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Proscenium flash for acts that push electronic envelope.(V PLUS: MUSIC FOR SCREENS: SPRING 2012)
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There's no denying that electronic dance music is having its day in the sun with artists like Skrillex winning three Grammys this year and electronic music festivals drawing hundreds of thousands. But watching live shows where people trigger sounds on their laptops does not exactly qualify as performance art.
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This is where V Squared Labs comes in. The L.A.-based visual art studio uses 3D projections, light displays and other visual effects to create elaborate stage shows for everything from Miami's Ultra Music Festival, which attracted more than 200,000 attendees in March, to "American Idol."
The lab …
