We're Live
8 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago -We're Live is a podcast on the future of entertainment and live performance. Each episode I speak with world-class creators and performers to deconstruct the trends and experiences that are revolutionizing the entertainment industry. This includes using mixed reality technologies, live performances & social distancing, the creative process and much more.
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Episodes
Jennine Willet on Third Rail Projects, Developing New Works and VR + Immersive Theatre
September 25, 2020 10:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBJennine Willett is the co-artistic director for Third Rail Projects, a New York based immersive and site specific company. Jennine is a director, choreographer, educator, and creative consultant. She is co-creator of the Brooklyn immersive theater hits Then She Fell and The Grand Paradise, and the popular touring work, Roadside Attraction. She led a two-year collaboration between Third Rail Projects and Chicago’s Albany Park Theater Project, culminating in the production of Learning Curve, a...
Jennine Willett on Third Rail Projects, Developing New Works and VR + Immersive Theatre
September 25, 2020 10:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBJennine Willett is the co-artistic director for Third Rail Projects, a New York based immersive and site specific company. Jennine is a director, choreographer, educator, and creative consultant. She is co-creator of the Brooklyn immersive theater hits Then She Fell and The Grand Paradise, and the popular touring work, Roadside Attraction. She led a two-year collaboration between Third Rail Projects and Chicago’s Albany Park Theater Project, culminating in the production of Learning Curve, a...
Rafael Pavon on VR producing, user-centric storytelling and the future of VR.
September 10, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBRafael Pavon, an award winning creator and producer of virtual reality and immersive media experiences. Rafael started his career as a filmmaker, then jumped fully into VR producing after putting on his first head set. He was Creative Director an immersive studio called Future Lighthouse, a Disney-backed company called Jaunt and is most recently working as an independent Creative Director for a variety of studios including AtlasV and Overlat. Rafael is one of those amazing people who can b...
Joanna Popper - The future of location based entertainment, Amazon's Jack Ryan experience and more
September 03, 2020 11:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBJoanna Popper is a senior media and entertainment executive with 20 years of experience in the US and internationally. She's worked with NBC Universal, Singularity University, McKinsey and most recently as Global head of VR + Location Based Entertainment at Hewlett-Packard. She is also a sought after international speaker at SXSW, Cannes Film Festival and much more. Her work at HP is all about their new hardware coming out and the location based entertainment hubs so many people have come t...
Sammy Chien on Exploring Spirituality Through Art, Dance and Technology, and Virtual Performances
August 20, 2020 11:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBSammy Chien (Chimerik) is a Taipei born, Vancouver based first generation Taiwanese-Canadian immigrant and queer artist-of-colour (He/She/They). He is an interdisciplinary artist, director, performer, researcher and mentor who works with film, sound art, new media, performance, movement, dance, theatre and spiritual practice. He has studied film (BFA Honours) at Simon Fraser University and developed an expertise in electroacoustic music and digital technology in performance environment. Af...
Christina Heller - Volumetric Capture Technology, Metastage and Producing VR
August 20, 2020 11:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBChristina is the CEO of Metastage, an XR studio that brings real people and performances into digital worlds through volumetric capture and complementary tools. Metastage is the first US partner for the Microsoft Mixed Reality Capture system and located in Los Angeles. Prior to leading Metastage, Christina was the Co-Founder and CEO of VR Playhouse, an immersive content company based out of Los Angeles. She is a recipient of the Advanced Imaging Society’s 2018 Distinguished Leadership in Te...
Bob Bonniol on the Creative Process During a Pandemic and the Future of Live Events
August 20, 2020 11:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBEmmy Award winner Bob Bonniol is an acclaimed director and designer of live production, broadcast, and media-driven interactive installations. Widely known for his ability to transform live experiences into must-see spectacles, his imaginative implementation of media and interactivity has rendered top-tier applications spanning the global architectural, entertainment and marketing industries. Bob’s most recent projects include his award winning role as co-creative director and producer for ...
Podcast Trailer
August 17, 2020 03:00 - 1 minute - 1.18 MBWe’re Live is a podcast about technology, live events and the experience economy. Each episode I interview the artists, technologists and producers that are changing the way we experience entertainment -- from AR/VR to live in-person experiences. Find out more about the show and me at fraserlarock.com.