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MTV || SnowGlobe (NYE 2019)

December 31, 2019

Video Recap

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

La Junta presents || de Todos Lados

July 19, 2019

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

Collaborators

LA Junta Los Angeles

Al Otro Lado

LED Lanterns
64 lanterns overhead
1,280 total LEDs
Live controlled and Audioreactive

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

Ableton || Ableton Loop 2018

November 11, 2018

Video Recap

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

KCRW || Masquerade Ball 2018

October 27, 2018

Video Recap

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

Collaborators

KCRW

KCRW Masquerade Ball

UC Riverside || Spring Splash 2018

May 12, 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

Collaborators

UC Riverside Associated Students Program Board

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

October 4, 2017

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

LA BREA TARPITS/LACMA || TARFEST 2017

September 16, 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

Team Supreme || #TBTUESDAY

February 28, 2017

Another chance to light up Team Supreme, this time a benefit at the Echo in LA. All proceeds went to the ACLU and Bridges for Music.

Design

(15) 24" helium/air filled balloons/custom printed
19 LEDs per balloon/285 total LEDs
"Live" controlled with a Queneo
Audio reactivity and custom programming

Collaborators

Team Supreme/Greg Gerschenson

Alluxe || CONTRAST EP release Party

November 2, 2016

Video Recap

Got to provide some light support to the talented Alluxe. A Light Crystal altar this time around.

Design

"Light Crystal Altar"
24 crystals with embedded LEDs
20 LEDs per crystal/individually controlled
Custom programming and live light playing with audioreactive programming
Custom crystal layout and install

Collaborators

Alluxe
Eric Spivak

LATE NIGHT LAGGERS || SUNSET CLUB

October 9, 2016

Last Sunset Club of 2016 went offfff! Thanks to Late Night Laggers for making 2016 another LA rooftop summer party to remember.

Design

LED embedded Helium filled balloons + Paper lanterns
3 floating balloon bundles +20 lanterns
"Live" LED control with a Queneo
Audioreactive programming

Collaborators

Late Night Laggers

Moby + Mia Doi Todd || Friends of the LA River 30th Anniversary

October 8, 2016

It was an honor and pleasure to provide lighting for the Friends of the LA River 30th Anniversary Celebration at LA River Studios featuring MOBY, the Jason McGee Gospel Choir, Mia Doi Todd, KANEHOLLER, DJ set by Kita Klane, and Zach Alwin & Duck Funk.