Photo:Wired.com
I've always respected Trent Reznor as an innovator and this is a big reason why I like his music. He was recording albums using only a computer way back in 1990 (and probably before.) Today that's not so impressive, but seeing nine inch nails perform live is.
The visual effects from their Lights in the Sky tour are almost unbelievable. The most amazing part is that the visuals aren't pre-programmed. The effects literally listen to the music and watch the performers to react accordingly. It's a totally dynamic system and all done live. You wouldn't want the band lip syncing to pre-recorded music, right? So why have pre-recorded visual effects either? The musicians interact with the visual effects as if they were playing an additional instrument.
Wired.com's NIN article has a great description of the process, along with pictures and video of how they do this. The video is definitely worth spending 12 minutes watching, especially towards the end.
1 comments:
awesome article, and another amazing performance delivered from trent and his band.
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