hikaru utada | SCIENCE FICTION
2024. show direction, production design, lighting design, video content, technical direction, programming.
Creating Hikaru Utada's Science Fiction Tour was a fever dream in the best sense. Under the impeccable creative direction and production design of Jason Ardizzone-West, a monolithic, otherworldly landscape takes over this 110' wide arena stage — only possible in Japanese arenas. Initially inspired by retro machines, nine cubed video columns rise from CNC-carved foam dunes. Tasked with bringing this world to life through lighting and video design, FragmentNine's Jeremy Lechterman and Jackson Gallagher brought out all the stops. The result is a hybrid installation piece / traditional concert design — a loudbox production that was a labor of love for the entire team, and epitomizes commitment and collaboration.
Credits
- executive producer | teruzane utada (u3music)
- producer | hikaru utada
- creative director & production designer | jason ardizzone-west
- lighting designer | jeremy lechterman
- video designer | jackson gallagher
- show director (jp) | tomokazu yamada
- associate production designer | sean sanford
- associate lighting & video designer | sydney asselin
- associate lighting & video designer | alex talbot
- video programmer | michael "hank" hankowsky
- lighting programmer | erin anderson
- art director | pablo beckett
- art director | ally munro
- project manager | rob kuhn
- animators | alex campbell, liangel castellanos, ricky rufola, george hurrel, john erickson, cora keene, andrew gange
- akira miyake | allegro moderato / u3music
- rendering & previz | evan alexander (cite & site)
- studio assistant | marissa todd
- studio assistant | anton volovsek
- studio assistant | mehula singh
- f9 & jaw studio production manager | john lewis
