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Amy Winehouse hologram to start touring in 2019

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  1. balooga
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    The way these "holograms" are marketed to audiences is borderline predatory, IMO. You're watching a glorified video. It's a flat projection onto a pane of glass. The performance is a pre-recorded...

    The way these "holograms" are marketed to audiences is borderline predatory, IMO. You're watching a glorified video. It's a flat projection onto a pane of glass. The performance is a pre-recorded video of an actor with the real singer's likeness superimposed over their face. The vocals are just existing recordings and any spoken content between songs is a soundalike voice actor doing an impression.

    Without context I admit it's a cool fusion of art and tech. I'd expect to see it maybe in a gallery or museum. But it's being hyped as holography when it's absolutely not. These shows are publicized as if the original artists are involved, like it's some kind of posthumous performance they greenlit before they died. I'm not sure that audiences understand that they are watching neither sci-fi caliber holograms nor something the portrayed artist approved of. To top it off, concert venues are charging full admission prices to get in. The whole thing just strikes me as hollow and misleading.

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    rkcr
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    Why not just hire a look-alike to lip sync with a recording of Winehouse? It'd be so much cheaper and have the same effect...

    Why not just hire a look-alike to lip sync with a recording of Winehouse? It'd be so much cheaper and have the same effect...

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    1. cfabbro
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      Because you can potentially do a lot more interesting things with a holographic projection than you can a live human performer... plus holograms are cool and way better for marketing! :P Sharon...

      Because you can potentially do a lot more interesting things with a holographic projection than you can a live human performer... plus holograms are cool and way better for marketing! :P Sharon Apple, anyone?

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    unknown user
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    Apparently, her father is OK with this, but I still feel kind of uneasy. My mind immediately jumped to some horror black-mirror-esque alternative reality where corpses of dead celebrities continue...

    Apparently, her father is OK with this, but I still feel kind of uneasy. My mind immediately jumped to some horror black-mirror-esque alternative reality where corpses of dead celebrities continue touring, moved by animatronic skeletons. Oh well, not the first time my mind is being weird.

    The fans would probably love it. Especially if they add other artists into the mix (although who would enjoy being number two to a dead person?)

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    1. CharlieConway
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      I imagine he'd have to approve it for it to happen anyway and he likely stands to gain from it. The uneasy feeling you have is the trouble with all these holographic performances though, isn't it?...

      Apparently, her father is OK with this, but I still feel kind of uneasy.

      I imagine he'd have to approve it for it to happen anyway and he likely stands to gain from it. The uneasy feeling you have is the trouble with all these holographic performances though, isn't it? The artist isn't there to settle any uneasiness of their fans so it just feels... creepy.

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    2. Dux
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      Yeah, I feel you. I don't know if I was an artist that I'd like the idea of my likeness being digitally pranced around while I was dead and gone.

      Yeah, I feel you. I don't know if I was an artist that I'd like the idea of my likeness being digitally pranced around while I was dead and gone.

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  4. Pilgrim
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    Reminds me of William Gibson's Idoru

    Reminds me of William Gibson's Idoru

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