Fans can download the app to access the content
Steve Vai and 4DR Studios present his first foray into capturing performance with a volumetric approach. The content captured from his “Zeus In Chains” performance will be combined with fan-generated imagery from across the globe to deliver a truly collaborative new video.
“The virtual world is the third wave of the digital revolution, following the Internet and then social media,” Vai offers. “The primary intent of this undertaking is to explore new ways to experience songs, and more broadly tie an immersive fan experience in to the realm of artist performances. This is the initial first step within broad vision tied to exploring the virtual world in augmented reality via co-creating this video with the fans.”
The Zeus in Chains app harnesses the latest technological advancements to deliver this innovative experience. By utilizing volumetric video, the app creates a hyper-realistic 3D model of Steve Vai, which can then be projected into the real world through Augmented Reality. This cutting-edge volumetric video was captured at the 4DR Studios, employing the 4D Views technology, ensuring the highest quality and most immersive experience available today.
Several years ago, Vai and the Director of Muziekgebouw Eindhoven Edo Righini were engaged in a broad discussion. The two spent time together in 2022 when staging the Bridge Festival in Eindhoven, NL, where Vai performed with the Metropole Orchestra to great success. At some point in their dialogue, Vai mentioned an interest in capturing himself performing a handful of his songs utilizing holographic technology. There was no initial plan, but simply an interest in this content being captured for future posterity.
The app is available to the public at $2.99 through the Google and Apple App stores. The first 60 seconds of “Zeus in Chains” is live utilizing various clips he captured with the app so the door has opened for fans to begin creating the remaining content by downloading the video and capturing Vai performing Zeus at locations they grab. Fans can now upload ten-second snippets and share them directly to Steve via social media. Once the fan-generated content is received, he’ll integrate that content into fleshing out the rest of the video. Fans can upload to the platform of their choice and simply cite the hashtag #VaiEverywhere.
