INFiLED visually transforms Michael Jackson's musical in Hamburg

A total of 250 Led panels from the manufacturer INFiLED offer creative visual effects, that accompany the music, the movements and history of artist Michael Jackson in this award-winning show.

The legacy of Michael Jackson keep shining and, through the work MJ The musical, his music, His movements and his story come to life on stage, where the creative process of the artist prior to his tour is shown Dangerous world tour of 1992.

With iconic hits like Beat it, Billie Jean, Bad, Smooth criminal o Thriller, the show that has been seen in New York and London and has won four Tony Awards, It began its journey in the German city of Hamburg, in it Stage Theater on the Elbe, at the end of last year.

In collaboration with Blue-i Group, theatrical technology provider for events and partner of Stage Entertainment, have contributed to the success of music production in Hamburg with a large-scale LED screen of INFiLED.

The visual installation for this show is set up with 250 AR series Led panels from this audiovisual manufacturer, which have a distance between pixels of 3,9 mm.

Visual design was a fundamental element to create a immersive feeling of the show. Vibrant, concert-style animations had to combine to make way for intimate and dramatic scenes., showing different eras and contextualizing key moments in Michael Jackson's life and career.

For this, dynamic Led screens were needed that could work in harmony with projection mapping and integrate the digital content with physical scenery in real time. The production also required perfect timing and dynamic playback.

Reliability was another key concern due to the high number of features. “As it is a long-term production - explains Ethan Forde, European sales director of Blue-i Group-, with eight weekly performances, we needed LED panels great reliability, with a constant performance, without the need for maintenance or frequent checks”.

When Blue-i Group assessed production requirements, chose to upgrade the display solution to INFiLED's AR3.9 series. After a demonstration, the video designer Peter Nigrini was impressed by its visual impact and decided to install 250 Led panels for the Hamburg show.

The AR3.9 panels offer in this representation a luminosity of 5.000 nits, ensuring visibility of all details, even under intense stage lighting. This level of brightness, common outdoors, It has been perfect for indoor use.

Led panels too capture the entire color spectrum with optimal precision, as Forde points out, “something crucial, since the colors had to stand out and combine perfectly with the stage design, especially during high energy moments”.

AR3.9 panels, designed to offer great reliability and low maintenance, offer consistent performance, while enduring the rigors of eight performances and multiple rehearsals each week.

“Even after years of continuous use of INFiLED Led screens, “They continue to meet the needs of a show with eight performances a week”, emphasize Karsten Walter, Stage Entertainment Production Video Engineer.

Besides, the AR3.9's ability to reflect intricate details, like a moving bridge on stage, guarantees that all real-time visual details reproduce perfectly. The panels also work without problems with the processors Brompton Technology and the servers Disguise, enabling seamless workflows that meet the technical demands of the show.

“For productions like this, the right screen is crucial. INFiLED AR3.9 Led displays have offered exceptional brightness and color accuracy, bringing creative vision to life. The integration with Brompton and Disguise has also been key to achieving impeccable production”, Forde concludes..