MUSIC HISTORY 101 SEPTEMBER 8, 2003 - David Bowie performed the first interactive concert when his performance was beamed live into 21 cinemas from Warsaw to Edinburgh. Members of the audience talked to Bowie via microphones linked to ISDN lines and took requests for songs from fans. The show will consisted of Bowie performing an exclusive live set showcasing his brand new album Reality released September 15th on ISO/Columbia Records, as well as many cuts from his legendary back catalogue. The 90-minute programe was be simultaneously transmitted via satellite to cinemas and theatres across Europe and due to time delay the following day across Asia, Japan and Australia. North America, Canada and South America was able to catch the show, making this a truly worldwide event. It was the latest in a long line of groundbreaking technological advances for Bowie, BowieNet, his exclusive online community was the first to offer ISP capabilities to its subscribers, he was an early exponent of e-mail using the then brand new form to communicate with the media during the legendary Serious Moonlight tour in the 80s. In addition Bowie was at the cutting edge of digital technology by offering the first widespread online download of the track Telling Lies in the mid 90s. This spectacular trans-continental media event will cover the furthest flung corners of the world, from Rio de Janeiro to Milan, from New York to Sydney, from Edinburgh to Warsaw and from Toronto to Tokyo. The show was be shot in digital widescreen and recorded in DTS digital 5.1 Surround sound for total digital delivery to cinemas - not a film reel in sight - representing the most innovative and wide reaching use of digital technology in cinemas to date.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 23:50:35 +0000
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