Dead & Company
Sphere, Las Vegas
Treatment had the privilege of working with long term collaborators Dead & Company on their recent residency at Sphere Las Vegas. Opening to rave reviews, the show draws on a rich visual history of a band who formed in San Francisco during the rise of the counterculture of the 1960s.
The 160,000 square feet wrap-around screen allows the audience to be transformed from the streets of San Francisco to outer space, from new undiscovered worlds then back in time to legendary venues from the band's past.
Highlights of the show included a psychedelic journey following the iconic Uncle Sam re-imagined for the spherical screen; time travel from modern day San Francisco through fantastical portals before arriving back at 710 Ashbury Street in 1965, the year the band formed; and Drums/Space, a percussive segment lead by original member Mickey Hart which turns the venue into kaleidoscopic visuals reacting in realtime to the drums being played on stage.
Treatment were responsible for design and production of video content and overall show direction led by Sam Pattinson.
Creative Direction
John Mayer
Sam Pattinson
Technical & Camera Director
Brandon Kraemer
Design Directors
Damian Hale
Tim Booth
Sam Munnings
Head of Production
Lizzie Pocock
Producer
Julia Goldberg
Sam Brickman
Executive Producer
Sam Pattinson
Design & Animation
James Rushton
Rosalvo Melo
Charlie Broome
Nick Lyons
Tiago Higgs
Jim Greenslade
Simon Russell
Andy Evans
Dave Shepherd
Susana Yamamoto
Gareth Blayney
Warren Chapman
Hayden Bannochie
Yoonkyeong Yang
Notch Design
Brett Bolton
Creative Technologists
Dylan Steenkamp
Zed Wall
Andrew Brod, Fuse
Jackson Cobb, Fuse
Disguise Programmers
Danny Purdue
Andreanne Lafrance
Sean Green
Shoot Producers
Meg Pautke, Wise Productions
Matt Cummins
Creative Consultants
Mark Mawson
Roderic Wilson
Research & Archive Consultants
David Lemieux
Jay Blakesberg
Amir Bar-Lev
Matthew Sanger
Licensing
Tim Scanlin, Clear Rights
Sound Design
The Elements
Associate Producer
Tilly Reith
Legal
Will Everitt for Lee & Thompson
Technical Partners
BOXX, Fuse, WEKA, Disguise and LucidLink
Photos provided by
Treatment, Rich Fury, Jay Blakesberg, Joshua Hitchens and Alive Coverage