We strongly believe that if we do everything we can to treat everyone as we ourselves would wish to be treated, we can succeed in our efforts to “turn everyone on” to the magic of the live music experience. We believe whatever your religion, race, culture, education, gender, ability or disability, that everyone should be able to enjoy music as equally as is reasonably possible and plausible. We thrive on making people happy from the time we open our doors to the last note of the concert. This was one of our most ambitious projects to date and we look forward to carrying on our relationship with the Die Antwoord team moving into 2018.We believe that music is a universal language that unites all of us and brings people from all walks of life together. Our on site team was able to easily adapt the look and feel of each show on the fly depending on set length, amount of songs, and on site video screens. Utilizing technologies such audio reactive ISF and GLSL shaders, custom 3D object files, real-time animation elements, as well as live camera feeds, we were able to program a show that complimented the live elements of VJIng while providing a backbone of traditional visual tools like SMPTE time code.Įach song in the show has a different feel to it, whether it’s the lyric tracks of “I Don’t Care” and “Love Drug”, or the 3D environments for “Enter The Ninja”. Our approach to VJing and programming a show of this nature was very different from how we approach an electronic music show.
On the art side, our VJs created custom content by creating vector images and content packages derived from Ninjas iconic art style, allowing a seamless integration of these elements at many different moments throughout the show. The ZEF Pyramid was built in over 30 international countries in the summer of 2017, as well as a 24 city US and Canadian bus tour. The result was a dynamic stage piece that allowed for their DJ, “GOD”, to overlook the audience while allowing Ninja and Yolandi a variety of multi level platforms and performance spaces to utilize as needed.
Melt Creative worked closely with Die Antwoord to design a stage that could be advanced and built in any size festival venue from Arenas to small mobile stages.
First, was to design a stage that not only could be built on a national tour scale, with full mobility but also on an international one. Designing a stage and international tour that would accommodate multiple performers, backup dancers, and the DJ gave us many challenging obstacles to overcome. We wanted to create something that offered a sense of environment, at the same time aligned with the Die Antwoord identity and its firm hold on South African ZEF culture. When ZEF management approached Melt Creative to design their new international show, we knew we had a special project on our hands. Bee’s Knees – “Variety Pack” EP Artworkĭie Antwoord, the prolific duo of Ninja and Yolandi Visser, is probably one of the most iconic, strange, and head turning acts of this decade.Indy 500 – Event Promo Fly Through 2017.Adventure Club “When Darkness Falls” – Cityscape Stage.