KENNY CHESNEY AT SPHERE, LAS VEGAS

Comix lent their vision to the design process behind Kenny Chesney’s 15-show residency at Sphere, Las Vegas. Lightborne and Music Video Director Shaun Silva tasked the Comix team with distilling the essence of Chesney’s “Noise” music video and amplifying it exponentially in a sensory overload comprising nearly 5,000 screens.

Rather than simply creating one feed of material, the Comix team decided to uniquely programme each individual screen, drawing focus, variously, to certain patterns and animations that affected the space on both macro and micro levels. They were willing to do whatever it took to make the show as immersive as possible.

The team relied on Notch 1.0 for both previsualisation and production, using it for around 90% of the visuals. They found Notch’s real-time workflows—specifically its array of Cloner systems and rendering options—allowed them to iterate over and over as rapidly as possible, which proved crucial for managing Sphere’s ultra-high resolution.

Comix found a few recent Notch features particularly helpful. As Lead Notch Designer Emil Bardh recalls, “Tiled Rendering especially was a true life saver and a must-try when working in high resolutions like this! Notch’s support team even provided us with detailed instructions on how to get the most out of it.”

Additional press coverage:

Billboard, USA Today.