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Gerdon Design uses SP by Stage Precision at Nukranox Festival

Gerdon Design, based in Mainz, Germany, specialises in show, content and lighting production. In late 2023, the team at Gerdon Design were approached to work together with client Revolution Event on the upcoming Nukranox Festival, a celebration of hardstyle music, which was to be held in December 2023 at a 5,000-capacity arena venue in Salzburg, Austria.

“Revolution Event had come up with an idea for an immersive festival experience”, recalls Marek Papke, CEO at Gerdon Design. “They wanted to take a holistic approach and provide a narrative for the upcoming show and future shows in the series. The concept for Nukranox was to create a realistic forest environment and tell an ever-evolving story throughout the night through visuals, special effects and, of course, music.”

“A 24-metre LED wall covering the entire back wall of the stage was the focal point of the design”, continues Papke. “On the screen we planned to synchronise the visuals, depicting a dynamic, constantly changing forest environment with lighting effects to mimic day, night and weather conditions such as fog, rain and snow.” Gerdon Design introduced a 360°-backdrop printed with the same forest scene as on the LED screen. They also incorporated scent machines emitting forest aromas and burning wood scents, along with snow machines to create a multisensory experience.

Stage Precision’s SP software acted as the backbone of the system architecture. The team played real-time content from Unreal Engine on the LED walls, allowing for dynamic interaction during the show as different DJs played on stage. “Stage Precision’s Shield plug-in gave us the possibility of interacting with the visuals during the show”, says Papke. “With the forest environment inside of Unreal Engine, SP acted as the control cockpit for this content. We can manipulate everything through SP and also control the video switching inside the Barco E2 through the same user interface.” The Nukranox festival series will continue in 2024.

(Photos: Stage Precision/Gerdon Design)

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