In this special episode, Kat and Jake sit down with the Founder and Lead Developer of Notch, Matt Swoboda, to learn what's been happening for the past two years or so of Notch 1.0 development, and we also learn what Kat has been up to!Join us a

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#27 The journey to 1.0 with special guest Matt Swoboda

Jun 15th, 2021 27m 37s

In this special episode, we sit down with the Founder and Lead Developer of Notch, Matt Swoboda, to learn how his game development and creative coding experience evolved into a real-time motion graphics package used by exceptional artists on th

#26 Live Events after COVID

Jun 8th, 2021 34m 57s

To round up this season of the podcast we invited Laura Frank and Nils Porrman back to discuss some of the major changes we've experienced this year and to what the future of live events might look like.In our previous conversations, Laura and

#25 Developing a Solid Creative Process with FRAY_DEV

Jun 1st, 2021 33m 12s

In this episode, we talk to Finn Ross and Adam Young from FRAY Studio to find out about the inspiration behind FRAY:DEV. We also talk about the benefits of learning by doing and the importance of developing a solid creative process. Adam and Fi

#24 Screens producing with Laura Frank

May 25th, 2021 30m 46s

Laura Frank has worked in entertainment technology for over 25 years. Starting her career as a moving light technician, she established herself as a top lighting programmer with projects spanning rock tours with David Bowie and Madonna, to Broa

#23 Managing Client Expectations (and a Virtual Production Primer)

May 18th, 2021 30m 38s

In this episode, we speak to Nils Porrmann of Dandelion + Burdock. Last year, Nils co-authored two extensive blog series entitled "Mixed Reality Studios, a Primer for Producers" and "Virtual Production with Notch and disguise". If you are about

#22 Getting started with XR for live production

May 11th, 2021 35m 14s

In this episode, we speak to JT Rooney and Scott Millar of XR Studios. Scott (CTO) and JT (CCO) have been behind some of the largest, most innovative live productions on the planet (including Katy Perry at American Idol, Billie Eilish, the MTV

#21 ‘Criolo XR’ Live Stream on Twitch

May 4th, 2021 34m 39s

Welcome to season 4! In this episode, we speak to Tito Sabatini, creative director at Duo2TV, and director Denis Cisma - two old friends who combined their talents in concert design and film to create Brazil's first XR live stream concert for a

#20 Holiday Special

Dec 15th, 2020 38m 49s

In this Holiday Special episode, Kat is joined by Notch founder Matt Swoboda and VP of Sales Sarah Cox to look back at the rollercoaster ride that was 2020, and forward to what 2021 might have in store. They share their favourite productions an

#19 Inside The Boys

Nov 10th, 2020 37m 28s

In this episode we find out how a small team of creatives re-imagined the talk show environment for Amazon Prime’s ‘Inside the Boys’.Amazon Studios approached Technical Director Brandon Epperson for a COVID safe workflow that could produce thei

#18 Potential Energy

Nov 3rd, 2020 31m 32s

Brett Bolton is a freelance audiovisual artist from Las Vegas, Nevada. He’s well known for his work on some of the largest tours on earth, but he still manages to make time to explore personal projects. In this episode, we talk about Potential

#17 MTV Video Music Awards

Oct 27th, 2020 32m 7s

From industry veterans Silent Partners Studio, we're joined by Art Director Claudine Boulanger and 3D animator Patrick Gosky who share how they created the virtual main stage for the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards.The VMA’s was the first major awa

#16 Independent Music Awards 2020

Oct 20th, 2020 24m 41s

Creative Producer Urs Nyffenegger has been surprising audiences in the live broadcast space for almost two decades. As an early adopter of virtual workflows, he’s had his fair share of challenges. With a vision to extend reality using real-time

#15 Interactive & Immersive Championship

Oct 13th, 2020 40m 34s

Educator and entrepreneur Elburz Sorkhabi wrote the first ever TouchDesigner book, a free and open publication, complete with video tutorials. When he’s not working on projects for clients, he’s running the Interactive Immersive HQ, a community

#14 NGHTMRE

Oct 6th, 2020 30m 5s

Motion graphics artist Tanner Thompson used his experience of live concert design to create a series of virtual productions for EDM artist NGHTMRE. With NGHTMRE’S US tour ‘Portal’ cut short, Tanner rolled with the punches and created an online

#13 Pound the Pavement

Sep 29th, 2020 29m

Creative Director Kev Freeney and Notch Designer Dillon O’Sullivan welcomed the challenge of creating The Blizzards ‘Pound The Pavement’ music video during a national lockdown. After initial plans for a live-action music video were put on hold,

#12 Alter Ego

May 26th, 2020 30m 21s

Alter Ego is a generative video installation reflecting on the use of social media and the rise of artificial intelligence in our democracies. The artwork presents thousands of images uploaded in real-time by millions of Instagram users. Bespok

#11 IMAGINE UAE Festival City Mall

May 19th, 2020 28m 34s

IMAGINE is a nightly spectacle at Dubai's glamorous United Arab Emirates Festival City Mall. Created as the centerpiece of the Diwali festival of light celebration, IMAGINE features six water screen and over 70 projectors. Produced by Foraus, V

#10 Learning Notch

May 12th, 2020 34m 35s

In this special episode, we're joined by former Notch course attendee and professional motion artist Olly Venning, and Armin Kazlauskas, our in-house Notch training specialist. We talk about the difference between in-person and online training,

#9 Artechouse NY: SUBMERGE

May 5th, 2020 23m 44s

SUBMERGE was a month-long installation which celebrated the Pantone colour of the year - Classic Blue. This carefully considered design combines 360 -degree projection and interactive screens for an unforgettable immersive experience. Curated a

#8 Printworks

Apr 28th, 2020 37m 49s

Printworks used to be Western Europe's largest newspaper printing facility, and in 2017 the warehouse was reborn as a 5,000 capacity clubbing space. Renowned for its spectacular audio-visual shows, Rebel Overlay has been at the heart of the bol

#7 Back to the Future the Musical

Apr 21st, 2020 44m 6s

FRAY Studio is a multi-award winning studio, and in this episode Creative Director Finn Ross talks us through their work for "Back to the Future the Musical" for the Manchester Opera House. Finn has almost two decades of specialist experience i

#6 Emeli Sande - Real Life Tour

Jan 7th, 2020 39m 5s

Bluman Associates create entirely real-time stage visuals for UK solo singer Emeli Sande’s ‘Real Life’ tour. Colourful, theatrical deisgns created by Bluman Associates Kyle Reseigh are controllable live from the lighting desk. ‘Real Life’ toure

#5 New Year's Eve Special

Dec 31st, 2019 41m 16s

In this New Year's Eve Special episode of the podcast, our host Kat sits down with three of her colleagues to talk about significant events in 2019 and what the new year might bring for Notch. Guests are Notch CEO and Founder Matt Swoboda, VP o

#4 BTS - Love Yourself

Dec 24th, 2019 47m 19s

BTS is a seven-member boy band from Seoul in Korea that is taking the world by storm. The Love Yourself World tour sold over 1 million tickets worldwide and hit stadiums in the US, Europe, Asia and South America. All of it Now created rendered