Beloved DJ and dubstep producer Mersiv is returning to Colorado’s legendary Crimson Rocks Amphitheatre for his third headline present on April 4th. However this time round, innovation can be taking heart stage.
Dubbed “Attack on Mars,” the present’s lineup guarantees an evening of blistering bass by way of supporting performances from Seth David, Zen Selekta, Lumasi, Mr. Carmack and EDM.com Class of 2025 star ALLEYCVT. Consider eight audio system positioned strategically across the crowd for an immersive listening expertise, and the result’s an inevitably unforgettable night time.
Already carried out efficiently at Mersiv’s efficiency at The Caverns in Tennessee final 12 months, the “Audiosphere” expertise refers to these audio system’ placement across the crowd in addition to their capacity to govern totally different parts of the music because it performs. The manufacturing is the “first of its kind,” in line with Mersiv and AKA Occasion Productions’ Andrew Kirschman.
And with anticipation already simmering for the “Audiosphere,” it was successfully introduced it to a boil when Denver residents began recognizing mysterious posters on the town’s streets containing Mersive’s unmistakable swirl emblem, the quantity 444 and a message: “New album live at Red Rocks 4.4.25.”
We caught up with Mersiv and Kirschman to debate the formidable “Audiosphere” expertise and what followers can count on on the present.
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EDM.com: When did you notice that the Audiosphere expertise might occur in your Assault on Mars Crimson Rocks present, and what modified in your set preparation (musically, visually, or in any other case) after placing the plan into motion? How is it related and/or totally different to the Audiosphere expertise at The Caverns?
Mersiv: As soon as we pulled it off on the Caverns, we knew it could be achievable on a bigger scale—we simply didn’t know the place but. And when the thought happened to do it at Crimson Rocks, we obtained so excited and began chipping away at what was potential and what wasn’t, till we ended up with the model of it that we’ll be deploying on April 4th. It’s totally different from the Caverns in some ways as a result of nature and structure of Crimson Rocks itself, however the idea and expertise will likely be very related in essence.
EDM.com: Your followers on social medias understand how a lot you admire a 360 set—how does the thought of a type of spherical expertise contribute to your mission and artistic course of?
Mersiv: It’s simply a lot totally different than something we’ve accomplished earlier than, and a lot totally different from something than any artists have accomplished within the reside area earlier than. It’s extra participating for the followers, and a brand new technique to take heed to reside music.
EDM.com: How do you anticipate the modern “Audiosphere” to raise and ship your sound? How would you like it to impression the Mersiv Sound Challenge as an entire?
Mersiv: What we’re aiming to do has not solely by no means been accomplished at Crimson Rocks, however can even be the primary Mersiv set of its form. I don’t need to give an excessive amount of away, however we’re actually excited to share one thing we now have put numerous hours and days into creating for the following chapter of the Mersiv Sound Challenge.
EDM.com: In your opinion, how does the Audiosphere expertise differ from and rise above the standard sound dispersion at Crimson Rocks?
Andrew Kirschman: The Audiosphere, particularly for this occasion, is all about extra protection. Whereas there will definitely be key moments the place sound will journey freely up and down, left and proper, for a particular listening expertise, the principle aim is to extend protection within the viewers space to create a extra even listening expertise for the patrons, no matter the place they’re positioned within the amphitheatre.
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EDM.com: What challenges do you face in creating this dynamic sound expertise in an open-air venue versus a contained venue like The Caverns? Is any fullness of sound misplaced to the wind, or do you anticipate that the rocks will amplify the impact?
Andrew Kirschman: In comparison with the debut of this mission at The Caverns, the largest change is simply the sheer dimension of the viewers space. With out using leading edge processing for object primarily based mixing (on this case D&B Audiotechnik’s “Soundscape”) the listening expertise can be considerably impacted with totally different arrival occasions of a number of sources for the listener.
Moreover, care has been put into guaranteeing that each listening place maintains some baseline of all sounds, no matter their automation. Say a selected sound comes out of the arrays on the high of the amphitheatre, the individual on the entrance row wouldn’t be capable of hear it. To mitigate this, time has been spent to make sure that even when one thing could pan arduous in a single course, it nonetheless has a baseline stage emitting from all sources, in order that content material isn’t misplaced primarily based in your location.
EDM.com: How do you hope this mission will go away its mark on Crimson Rocks and the broader respective scenes of music and sound design transferring ahead?
Andrew Kirschman: This specific mission, and our mission at AKA Occasion Productions typically, has been so as to add a brand new device for creativity for the artist to specific themselves. Doing this not solely breathes new life into songs which will already be fan-favorites, however it additionally elevates the listening expertise for everybody within the crowd.
This win-win state of affairs hopefully stimulates new concepts, inspiration and permits artists new avenues to specific their creativity by including a brand new layer by which they will think about their artwork to be represented.
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