PERFUME AT SXSW

TitlePERFUME AT SXSW
BrandAMUSE / UNIVERSAL MUSIC
Product / ServicePERFUME
CategoryA05. Branded Live Experience
EntrantDENTSU Tokyo, JAPAN
Entrant Company DENTSU Tokyo, JAPAN
Contributing Company DENTSU Tokyo, JAPAN
Contributing Company 2 RHIZOMATIKS Tokyo, JAPAN
Contributing Company 3 DENTSU TEC Tokyo, JAPAN
Production Company P.I.C.S Tokyo, JAPAN

Credits

Name Company Position
MIKIKO elevenplay Stage Direction, Movie Direction and teaching
Daito Manabe Rhizomatiks Research Programmer,Technical Director,Creative Director
Kaoru Sugano DENTSU INC. Producer , Creative Director
Yuya Hanai Rhizomatiks Research Camera system Developer, Programmer
Motoi Ishibashi Rhizomatiks Research Technical director
Takahiko Kajima P.I.C.S. Movie Producer
Satoshi Horii, TAKCOM Rhizomatiks Research, P.I.C.S. management Motion Graphics Direction
Kazumasa Kimura, Akira Miwa TAKCOMSTUDIO, Ray CG Design
Akira Iio Ray CG Produce
Hirock Kimura Rhizomatiks Design Type Design
Hikaru Ikeuchi, Kohei Ai, Nao Wakamatsu DENTSU INC., DENTSU TEC INC., DENTSU TEC INC. Producer
Kana Yamada DENTSU TEC INC. Project Manager
Masahiko Uchiyama / Masahiko Kobayashi Stage Direction / PA
Sachiko Matsui / Kazuhide Tsunemi Lighting / Manipulation
Shinichi Miter / Masako Osuga Stylist / Makeup
Yuki Shimajiri / Yae-pon Hair stylist / Wardrobe
Masanori Shibamoto, Ryo Nagasawa DENTSU TEC INC. Live streaming
Hirotaka Nanjo, Kenji Koyasu, Naotake Sato, Tetsuya Morioka, Hiroshi Watanabe, K Recording
Muryo Homma, Shintaro Kamijyo, Youichi Sakamoto, Momoko Nishimoto, Katsuhiko Har Rhizomatiks, Crescent,inc. Technical support

The Campaign

They appeared as a headliner on the opening day of SXSW Music, which was the final day of Interactive. People from the global music industry technologists, investors, and media artists leading the tech industry are gathered. We needed to attract both audience.

Results

While Perfume has taken on many challenges, they broadcast live a new and unique performance for their fans around the world. Creating an experience unlike that of attending the live performance in person involved the use of cutting-edge AR and video composite technology. The live broadcast images were something completely new, traveling seamlessly between real and virtual worlds.

This was picked up by the music media through the artists’ official announcement and quickly spread, and Perfume quickly became the top trending artist mentioned on Twitter with regards to SXSW, exploding around the world. After the broadcast, many media outlets ran articles, and the archived footage became a real buzz item, replayed worldwide.

Many people around the world saw the broadcast of this performance. The number of views for the archived version also grew significantly during the one month it was made available. It was covered by Wired, the Huffington Post and many other media outlets, and garnered many comments on social media as well. Perfume came in third on Twitter among the artists most mentioned during SXSW.

Perfume is the most famous techno-pop group in Japan.Perfume is offering a completely new live experience. Their fan base is growing worldwide as they expand their activities globally. What they are attempting is to constantly put their fans first, while using technology to create entertainment. At SXSW in March 2015, Perfume had an opportunity to perform at a venue smaller than they’ve become used to in recent years. They leveraged that, communicating with both the fans at the venue and those around the world enjoying the live broadcast, offering both amazing content and an experience completely unlike any live concert.