LightWave || Glendale CA

LightWave || Glendale CA

LightWave was a public installation activated from October - November 2021. We came up with the idea for LightWave as a project for the City of Glendale’s Arts and Culture Commission to honor the experience of the COVID pandemic through public art. Our final installation encouraged social connection while staying physically distanced, using motion sensors to allow different combinations of people to activate light patterns in an interactive, social, and connected way. When motion sensors were not activated, the light installation automatically progressed through a series of programs customized by us. This installation was an incredible opportunity to engage people in the public sphere during a time of collective trauma. Through this art piece, we hope the public was able to experience a sense of beauty and wonder, as well as connection to friends, family, and strangers alike.

Design

  • 25 ft. long LightWave

  • 134 light tubes with 60 pixels each for a total of 8,040 independently controlled pixels

  • A custom hyperbola construction that created a sense of twisting movement and allowed for differing experiences based on the angle in which the piece was viewed

  • Custom live light programming set to automated progression + motion sensor activation by individuals and groups

  • Month long installation, live from October 9 - November 12 2021

Sunset Lines || Unresponsive

Sunset Lines || Unresponsive

Collaborated with a great crew on the Sunset Lines video for their new single “Unresponsive”. We were asked to create a custom LED wall to serve as a bright backdrop full of vapor wave retro aesthetic. The film direction, camera work, and post-production maximized some really creative ways to utilize the illumination from the LEDs through reflection, refraction, and silhouetting.

Design

  • ~341 LED panels

  • 6,820 total LED pixels

  • 10 ft x 6 ft.

  • Diffusion screen

  • custom programming played "live" with a Queneo controller

Collaborators

Sunset Lines @sunsetlines

Frank Door @frankdoor

Karol G || New Year's Eve Performance | Hello 2021: Americas (YouTube Originals)

Karol G || New Year's Eve Performance | Hello 2021: Americas (YouTube Originals)

We flew out to Miami to create a LightTunnel for the first of three songs by the incredible KAROL G for her YouTube Originals Hello 2021: The Americas music video performance. What a way to close out one year and say hello to 2021. The video turned out better than we could have imagined. Thanks to fifty three films for the artistic collaboration and incredible shoot!

Design

  • 50 ft. long LightTunnel

  • 2,400 individually controlled LED pixels

  • Custom live light programming

FlyGuy Rufio || Act Like 1989

FlyGuy Rufio || Act Like 1989

Worked with FlyGuy Rufio on the visuals for his video “Act Like 1989.” Great vision, great artist, and even better person. Got the opportunity to create a light world for this concept. Enjoy!

Design

  • (~32) 4 ft. custom made LED foam tubes with 60 LEDs each

  • custom programming played "live" with a Queneo controller

Collaborators

FlyGuy Rufio @flyguyrufio

MTV || SnowGlobe (NYE 2019)

MTV || SnowGlobe (NYE 2019)

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NYE 2019 in Lake Tahoe, a 3 day EDM festival produce by MTV, world class DJs and artists, and LightRiders. What more do you want out of a NYE celebration? We enjoyed this event more than we probably should have - wait that is not possible, We enjoyed it exactly like we should have. We got to provide the light art that welcomed the tens of thousands of festival attendees each night as they entered the magical wonderland that was MTV’s SnowGlobe Music Festival

Collaborators

MTV, Discordian Design

Design

  • 200 strands of 15 LED beads each

  • 3,000 Total LED pixels

  • 7 total faces of LED beads

  • Hung from treEs ~30 ft tall

  • Live controlled and audioreactive

Reseda Rising Artwalk || 2019

Video Recap

4th Reseda Rising Artwalk complete. Debuting a new installation at this annual Reseda “homecoming” (we grew up in Reseda together) has become a yearly tradition . Thanks to 11:11 A Creative Collective for you support of 818 artists and, as always, putting on such s great event.

Design

  • LED tubes

  • 168 LED tubes || 60 LEDs per tube = 10,080 pixels

  • 70 ft. x 20 ft. arranged to create a 30 ft. x 20 ft. light cave

  • Live controlled

La Junta presents || de Todos Lados

La Junta presents || de Todos Lados

Video Recap

Awesome night. Great cause. Incredible music and people. What more can you ask for? It was a pleasure to collaborate with La Junta Los Angeles to make the dance floor pop in the name of a immigrant/HUMAN rights- Al Otro Lado. Check em out.

Design

  • LED Lanterns

  • 64 lanterns overhead

  • 1,280 total LEDs

  • Live controlled and Audioreactive

Photo Credit: © 2019 Eric Parsons Photography

Select photos from the event. For the full photo album click here (and we highly suggest you do, it was a seriously awesome time).

Epilepsy Foundation Greater Los Angeles || Care and Cure Benefit 2019

Epilepsy Foundation Greater Los Angeles || Care and Cure Benefit 2019

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An amazing experience- we got to participate in this wonderful annual event, Care + Cure a the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, benefitting the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angeles. A simple, elegant design to activate the stage created a beautiful backdrop to feature the guests, hosts, and speakers.

Design

  • LED Lanterns

  • 40 lanterns split between two curtains

  • 800 total LEDs

  • Area: ~15 ft tall X 45 ft wide

  • Live controlled

Ableton || Ableton Loop 2018

Ableton || Ableton Loop 2018

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LightRiders got to hang out at the The Montalbán for a few nights and soak in the creative convergence that was Ableton Loop 2018. We put up beaded curtains, hung overhead and horizontally, to create a beautiful, flowing light installation floating above the gorgeous rooftop. Attendees got to hang out and take in performances by Richard Devine, hear talks with creators, and vibe out to Dublab DJs all weekend.

Design

  • 130 strands of beaded LEDs

  • 1,800 individual LEDs

  • 30 x 60 resolution

  • Live controlled and audioreactive

Collaborators

Ableton

The Montalbán

Triforium Los Angeles

Triforium Los Angeles

LightRiders was honored to be a part of this incredible project to bring the Triforium back to life for a three part series in the fall of 2018. Featured in the LA Times and the culmination of a multi-year project, this endeavor revived a decades old, ahead-of-its-time audiovisual structure originally designed and installed by Joseph Young. With new technology (and some old tech), we were able to get the Triforium back up and running for a limited, temporary run. Hopefully, it can be restored to embody the original vision of Joseph Young’s futuristic vision.

From the Triforium Project

“The series, curated by Claire L. Evans and Jona Bechtolt of 5 EVERY DAY and YACHT, is hosted by Tom Carroll of TOM EXPLORES LOS ANGELES and made possible with the assistance and support of LA City Councilmember JOSE HUIZAR, the Los Angeles DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, the GOLDHIRSH FOUNDATION, THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION, and NOW ART LA.”

Media Coverage

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Los Angeles Times

After decades of silence, L.A.'s Triforium becomes the 'pipe organ of light' its creator meant it to be — for three nights

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@triforiumproject

Curbed LA

See Downtown’s space-age Triforium sculpture light up to music

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Video Recaps

Collaborators

5 EVERY DAY ,YACHT, TOM EXPLORES LOS ANGELES, LA City Councilmember JOSE HUIZAR, the Los Angeles DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, GOLDHIRSH FOUNDATION, THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION, NOW ART LA

Design

  • 1,474 individual light fixtures

  • 29,480 total LEDs

  • 3 individual faces with 22 columns of light fixtures on each column

  • ~60 ft tall

  • Live controlled and audioreactive

KCRW || Masquerade Ball 2018

KCRW || Masquerade Ball 2018

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We were so happy to get the opportunity to work with the KCRW events team to put together the “Chamber of Luminescence,” a room filled with our theGRiD installation- an immersive installation with vertical foam tubes filled with embedded LEDs. The masquerade ball was filled to the brim and the costumes were incredible. See the details below…

Design

  • (45) 4FT HANDMADE FOAM TUBES (YOU CAN'T BUY THESE ANYWHERE!)

  • Total of 3,000+ LEDs,

  • 68 individually controlled LEDs per tube

  • 9 x 5 grid

  • ~30 ft long x ~12 ft wide

Ventura Artwalk || 2018

Ventura Artwalk || 2018

Video Recap

Thanks to Downtown Ventura Partners, we were invited to come to the 25th Anniversary of the Ventura Artwalk to do an all new installation customized for this special occasion. We used LED beaded curtains to create a light world that could be both seen from afar and be completely immersive. The beaded curtains created a nostalgic feel with a modern tech twist.

Design

  • LED Beads

  • 3,150 individual LED beads, hung in strands of 15 beads

  • Ten separate curtains of 315 LED beads each,

  • Area: LED bead curtains hung parallel in a 2,400 sq. ft. space

  • Live controlled and audioreactive

Reseda Artwalk || 2018

Reseda Artwalk || 2018

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Video Recap

We came home (raised in Reseda!) for the third year and put together something we had never done before- a dual structure immersive installation with more LED lanterns - 150 - than we had ever done before. This allowed us to create patterns that mirrored each other on each structure and also had patterns that bounced between structures to create a cohesive experience. See below for more details!

Design

  • 150 lanterns

  • 3,000 LEDs

  • Two independent structures

  • Each structure: 8 ft. tall/30 ft. around

  • Each structure: 5 rows of 15 lanterns each

  • Structure material: PVC

  • Live controlled and audioreactive

Frogtown Artwalk || 2018

Frogtown Artwalk || 2018

Video Recap

We got to come back to Frogtown after a ridiculously fun Frogtown Artwalk 2016. For 2018, we did a half-mile installation of over 100 synced lanterns along the famed Los Angeles River,connecting the various food and art at Frogtown Artwalk. This definitely could not have been done without the help of some incredible volunteers. All in all, it was 24 hours from setup to breakdown, and completely worth it.

Design

  • ~2,500 feet long

  • 110 individual lanterns, all synced

  • Individual lanterns were each powered by a custom-battery pack

  • 2,200 LEDs total

  • Live controlled and audioreactive

UC Riverside || Spring Splash 2018

UC Riverside || Spring Splash 2018

Video Recap

LightRiders made our way out to UC Riverside's annual outdoor music festival Spring Splash. The event was huge, college kids showing out, and a lantern grid by yours truly to add to the experience.  Thanks to the UC Riverside ASPB for inviting us to be a part of a wild event. 

Design

  • (32) Paper Lanterns with LEDs embedded

  • 8 x 4 grid

  • ~25 ft long x ~16 ft tall

  • Live controlled 

Grand Park LA || NYELA 2017

Grand Park LA || NYELA 2017

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We were honored to be invited back by the folks at Grand Park LA in the heart of downtown Los Angeles for our third New Years eve event in a row. We installed our most immersive installation yet, theGRiD.  3000+ LEDs spread out over 45 4ft. hand-rolled foam tubes hung down to create a a bright, rich immersive 3D environment. New Years Eve guests hung out in the hanging light-forest to take selfies, talk, romance, and enjoy the view. Always an incredible event!

Design

  • (45) 4ft handmade foam tubes (you can't buy these anywhere!)

  • Total of 3,000+ LEDs, 68 individually controlled LEDs per tube

  • 9 x 5 grid

  • ~30 ft long x ~12 ft wide

  • Overhanging structure using wire and nylon rope

Working Not Working/Vice Media || #FoodFightLA @ Vice Media HQ

Working Not Working/Vice Media || #FoodFightLA @ Vice Media HQ

Video Recap

It was an honor to be asked to support Working not Working's #FoodFightLA, sponsored by VICE Media. This was the launch of their Work In Progress program, connecting creatives and changers to do good. 

Design

  • (24) Helium filled balloon stacked in 3 arches

  • (20) Foam tubes with omnidirectional views

  • Audioreactive and live controlled

Collaborators

Working not Working // Vice Media

Reseda Rising ArtWalk || 2017

Reseda Rising ArtWalk || 2017

Video Recap

Reseda is where LightRiders was raised. So naturally, we had to debut our newest installation, the GRiD, for this year's event (11:11 Creative Collective).  Our most immersive installation yet. 

Design

  • (45) 4ft handmade foam tubes (you can't buy these anywhere!)

  • Total of 3,000+ LEDs, 68 individually controlled LEDs per tube

  • 9 x 5 grid

  • ~30 ft long x ~12 ft wide

  • Overhanging structure using urban materials (palm trees, fencing) and wire rope

LA BREA TARPITS/LACMA || TARFEST 2017

LA BREA TARPITS/LACMA || TARFEST 2017

Video Recap

A return to Tarfest for our second go around. Had a ball lighting up the stage and a separate set of installs for the beer garden. Thanks to Launch LA for inviting us back! 

Design

Stage

  • helium filled, LED embedded balloons over the stage

  • live control

  • two balloon arches (front of stage back of stage) + two balloon bundles

Beer Garden

  • (4) paper lantern bundles spread throughout the beer garden

  • independent pre-programmed LEDs

Collaborators

Launch LA

ojivolta || Remix Live- Portugal. The Man - 'Feel It Still' // KYLE - 'iSpy' ft. Lil Yachty --

ojivolta || Remix Live- Portugal. The Man - 'Feel It Still' // KYLE - 'iSpy' ft. Lil Yachty --

We worked with Ojivolta to create this incredible live video. LightRiders fabricated a custom 4ft acrylic disc with 3,000+ LEDS and 4 acrylic tubes + embedded the LEDs in the controller box casing. The disc + tubes were live controlled during the video shoot. Many thanks to Ojivolta for the creative collaboration.

Design

  • 4 ft diameter acrylic disc with 2000+ LEDs, completely custom and hand soldered

  • (4) 4 ft. acrylic LED tubes with 72 LEDs each, custom built

  • custom LED embedded box for their controller

  • custom programming played "live" with a Queneo controller

Collaborators

ojivolta and director Clément Oberto