LZ-Louzhang
Music Live Show
VJ Artist
I was delighted to receive an invitation from experimental electronic musician LZ-Louzhang to be the VJ for his music live show at the Carson TV Center, USC.
The show lasted for 20 minutes and I handled all aspects of visual animation and stage design.
The overall musical style was characterized by Oriental Futurism.
The opening song served as an introduction. I incorporated elements of traditional Eastern aesthetics to complement the music's style.
As for the second and third songs, the rhythm and pace became more soft and gentle, accompanied by visuals that evoked a sense of peace and poetry.
This part depicts the composer's journey from his small hometown to LA. I utilized techniques such as zooming in on spiderwebs and applying old film filters to evoke feelings of time traveling through memories.
The final song shifted the style slightly towards dance, the visual changes to high-contrast and fast-paced. Here, I incorporated more dynamic effects and abstract animations to reveal the Futurism art style while still maintaining a connection to local Oriental and Chinese culture.
Behind the Scenes
Touchdesigner live setup:
Computer network connection test:
(We used TDAbleton package to connect my Touch and LZ’s Ableton)
I used a huge combo of program for this project including Touchdesigner, Cinema4d, Houdini and After Effects.