The music industry has already seen incredible growth and transformation driven by advances in technology. With the advent of 5G, we could be looking at VR/AR concerts, with immersive experiences increasingly more realistic and realtime. But even without VR/AR, performance collaborations in realtime could become strikingly like the “real thing”, and that’s only the beginning. Join us as we explore the future of music in a 5G world.
Christina is the CEO of Metastage, an XR studio that brings performances into digital worlds through volumetric capture and complementary tools. Volumetric holograms can be experienced in augmented reality using mobile phones, high end AR headsets, or 3D displays. Metastage uses the Microsoft Mixed Reality Capture system and is located in Los Angeles. Prior to leading Metastage, Christina was the CEO of VR Playhouse, an immersive content company based out of Los Angeles. She is a recipient of the Advanced Imaging Society's Distinguished Leadership in Technology Award and was named in the Huffington Post as one of 5 women changing the virtual reality scene. She has contributed to over 90 immersive projects and comes from the world of journalism, radio and television.
David is Creative Director at AFVR.co and and a VR/AR creative executive with over 10 years of experience in leading creative teams across commercial filmmaking, game development and spatial computing. He was a cofounder and Creative Director of Virtual Reality at Viacom NEXT, where he and his team developed over 20 VR/AR projects, many of them sweeping awards at major film festivals. Working across R&D, talent development, publishing, and innovation strategy; among Viacom NEXT's highlights were working with MTV to bring VR artwork to the Obama White House, and partnering with Paramount Pictures and the Transformers franchise to develop the world's first ARKit movie tie-in. Their last project, Aeronaut VR featuring Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins, clinched the coveted Cannes Lions Grand Prix in the Digital Craft category.
As a studio leader and creative, David has made it his mission to consistently champion cross-disciplinary teams and processes, having himself worked across AAA and indie games, television and film productions, and virtual music events and experiences. He is also the co-founder of The Lightframe Co., New York City's first high-end volumetric capture stage and facility.
Tom is CEO and co-founder of Tribe XR. Tribe makes it easy to learn creative skills with VR and AR, and then share them with a global audience. Tribe XR DJ School is available now on Oculus Quest, Rift, Steam VR and Viveport.
David is Creative Director at AFVR.co and and a VR/AR creative executive with over 10 years of experience in leading creative teams across commercial filmmaking, game development and spatial computing. He was a cofounder and Creative Director of Virtual Reality at Viacom NEXT, where he and his team developed over 20 VR/AR projects, many of them sweeping awards at major film festivals. Working across R&D, talent development, publishing, and innovation strategy; among Viacom NEXT's highlights were working with MTV to bring VR artwork to the Obama White House, and partnering with Paramount Pictures and the Transformers franchise to develop the world's first ARKit movie tie-in. Their last project, Aeronaut VR featuring Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins, clinched the coveted Cannes Lions Grand Prix in the Digital Craft category.
As a studio leader and creative, David has made it his mission to consistently champion cross-disciplinary teams and processes, having himself worked across AAA and indie games, television and film productions, and virtual music events and experiences. He is also the co-founder of The Lightframe Co., New York City's first high-end volumetric capture stage and facility.
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