PSY: four hours of concert loaded with effects with Disguise

GX media servers 3 of Disguise They demonstrate their ability to feed the screens with all kinds of visual effects at PSY's Summer Swag concert, South Korean pop star who trusted the Vico agency for the design, production and technical operations of its staging.

The popular annual concert series Summer Swag of PSY, famous for his “Gangnam Style“, draws crowds from all over South Korea. Las 16 performances distributed in nine cities of his last tour, seasoned with Rosé's surprise appearances, J-Hope o G-Dragon.

Hyungsub Park, director of Vico Creative, who has been working on the Summer Swag concerts since 2011 developing computer graphics for the stage together with his own PSY, faced a renewed challenge in the last edition of the celebrated concerts: “Our main goal was to ensure that 12K high-resolution graphics and live streaming, with a clean key, played perfectly on stage. Achieving seamless integration between live camera feeds and graphics was essential to the success of the project.”.

To undertake this project, Vico's team needed to find a multimedia server that could handle large data loads without compromising visual quality or interrupting the live audience experience. His images had to adapt to PSY's wide musical range, ranging from K-Pop to rap, rock and ballads, as well as the configuration of each enclosure.

In the same way, It had to be taken into account that the Summer Swag is celebrated during the sweltering korean summer, during which temperatures can exceed 39 °C. Therefore, the team needed to have equipment that could withstand extreme heat and resist the risk of sprinklers and water pumps affecting equipment.

New windows to production with Disguise GX 3

To address these challenges, Vico Creative trusted media servers GX 3 by Disguise. The production company worked for two months on the creation of the images, always in collaboration with the technology team: “Their team offered us practical guidance throughout the process, which allowed us to create a stable and reliable system for the entire tour”.

With the GX 3, the team was able project graphics in all stadiums. For example, during PSY's version of the ballad “Blue Whale” (blue whale) by the South Korean rock band YB, Vico was able to create a spectacular light show with humpback whales that seemed to swim in the air.

Another example was “We Are The One”, an original song by PSY featuring traditional Korean instruments. For the introduction and instrumental parts, all the 12K canvas It was filled with content to maximize visual impact in the stadium.

“Con Disguise integrated into the workflow, we were able to offer images of even higher quality. Being able to elevate such a legendary show and contribute to an experience that audiences truly love is something we are incredibly proud of.”, concludes Park.