Define A 'Dead' Artist - Hologram Technology

[HeartShapedAsses]

My sister love Miku^ Though I shutter at "its" voice. But yeah I don't think there are any singers I would go see since, my favorites are living.

[Whisky And Speed]

A dead artist is an artist who ceased to be....to be alive at all like breathing and moving.A dead artist differs from an artist with a dead career.Hologram doesn't count at all, it's just a tribute to the artist based on his career when he was alive and based on his accomplishments when he was alive.

[HeartShapedAsses]

A dead artist is an artist who ceased to be....to be alive at all like breathing and moving.A dead artist differs from an artist with a dead career.Hologram doesn't count at all, it's just a tribute to the artist based on his career when he was alive and based on his accomplishments when he was alive.

True, and very insightful. Perhaps though, I should have been more specific when I said living I also meant actively striving in their musical careers, as well as in the physical sense. ;)

Also, I still feel it would be a better experience to view a holographic concert if the person was actually no longer existent (living or actively striving in music). Given the best scenario I can think of is Manson, I would have loved to see him during the late 90's live for his pure raw energy, and excitement. However, I personally think it would somewhat be disrespectful to go and see a holographic 1990 Manson, when we have a pretty fine Manson living and actively touring as of current.

With that said my solution is time travel. Yes... I am waiting on that to happen, and use for my own such selfish purposes.

But yeah on a more serious final note, on a broader term (speaking on more than any one artist) I would say if an artist is doing bad in their careers, for a period... Having a holographic younger, better, stronger version of themselves touring and possibly selling more tickets them him or herself, could be very damaging to the artist self esteem and may in fact prevent any major comebacks that may have happened if otherwise. -Another contributing factor would be: Why work/tour if you can do it without leaving your house, and get paid royalties for it too?

[DrClitoris]

That's fucking sick. I wouldn't even go see a holographic Ziggy Stardust ffs!

[MrPogo]

It is amazing how far this technology has come along but I don’t agree with this kind of use for it. Resurrecting dead musicians to ‘perform’ at concerts doesn’t sit right with me. I wouldn’t buy tickets to see a hologram of a performer, may as well just watch videos of past shows at home.

It would be pretty cool to have hologram "special guests" at concerts, where people who made cameo appearances on albums can't appear at shows (like a hologram Dave Grohl devil at a Tenacious D concert, instead of just their guitarist filling in the part, and a hologram Meat Loaf doing his lines in Kickapoo instead of Kyle Gass singing it), but there's no way I'd go to a hologram concert. Like you say, might as well just watch a DVD.

[rusty shackleford]

I can't make my mind up over whether or not I like this idea. However, if Pantera did this I would definately be there.

[Terrapin]

Well there goes that:

2Pac Hologram Makers File for Bankruptcy

Digital Domain Media Group, the visual effects company co-founded by James Cameron, is entering into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company produced effects for some 90 Hollywood films, including Titanic, the Transformers trilogy, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, although it undoubtedly gained the most exposure for deceased rapper 2Pac’s holographic performance at the Coachella festival in April.

In recent years a combination of cheaper technology, globalization, and tax incentives abroad has eroded margins in the American visual effects industry, leaving a trail of closures in its wake, of which Digital Domain is the latest example. Visual effects can eat up as much as 40 percent of modern film budgets, and the standardization of tools like Adobe After Effects and Nuke has made it possible for smaller shops from abroad to crack into the business.

CEO ULBRICH SAYS ANY DELAY IN SELLING WILL HAVE BIG CONSEQUENCES

The news follows years of losses from the company and comes just 10 months after an IPO that Seeking Alpha then referred to as facilitating "growth of a so far unprofitable business model." Although it was once valued at a high of $400 million, private equity firm Searchlight Capital is offering a scant $15 million for the majority of Digital Domain’s assets.

The company's new CEO, Ed Ulbrich, is pushing for a quick sale, pointing out that any delay could jeopardize work that Digital Domain has in the pipeline, reports The Wall Street Journal. But the 12- to 14-day time frame Ulbrich is shooting for would limit the ability of other potential buyers to put together bids for the mandatory one-day auction required under Chapter 11. Judge Brendan Shannon had originally insisted any sale be put on hold until around October 2nd at the earliest, but gave in after hearing testimony from a Marvel Entertainment executive who said his studio would withdraw its business if Digital Domain's future was still undecided next week, reports The Chicago Tribune. The one-day auction is tentatively scheduled for September 21st.

[Celebrity Killing Spree]

LOL at the claim of seeing a dead artist "Live."

As far as LIVE music goes, I'd rather see a tribute band. They may not be the real thing either but at least they have a pulse.

[brian219]

I think the tech could be used for neat applications. For example a band plays on stage wearing mocap sensors and a giant holographic version of the band plays on top of the stage for people in grass seats to see instead of watching on a monitor.