The First Live Music Performance In Space

"The idea of having concerts in space is very exciting"

- John Spencer  (Head Of The Space Tourism Society)

The Launch Project is the movement that started almost immediately after what is now the Virgin Galactic brand’s spaceship won the x-prize and helped usher in the new era of Space Tourism. Soon to evolve into ‘ONE GIANT GIG FOR MANKIND’ it is an all encompassing multi-media venture behind the first live musical performance from the edge of space.

    ONE GIANT GIG FOR MANKIND will consist of; the weightless performance itself from 62 miles above the earth. A live 3-D broadcast of the event to the whole world, via TV, Internet, mobile devices and cinema screens. There will be several major concerts on terra firma from around the world, all with a direct feed of the show. A feature film documenting the journey of music in space from astronauts taking up their own instruments, to the unravelling race by music artists to be first. The performance itself will be used for a stunning IMAX presentation, that will be adapted to work in planetarium facilities, providing a much more visceral experience of being there with the artist.

       The show from space will also be celebrated by thousands of pop-up events spread across the planet marking this groundbreaking day in music history and a unique milestone in our civilisation.

      The Launch Project is being propelled forward by the company Nought2Sixty Productions who are an off-world entertainment consultancy as well as an on-earth production company. The Launch Project aims to bring to the universe this history making event in MAY 2013


THE COUNTDOWN HAS BEGUN......


    

Source: launch-project.com

Mr. Jean-Michel Jarre is named the Artistic - World Sky Race 2012

Mr. Jean-Michel Jarre, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, Artistic Director of World Sky Race

PARIS, FRANCE - Mr. Jean-Michel Jarre agreed to join the World Air League Honorary Board of Directors and will serve as Artistic Director for the Inaugural World Sky Race. Jean-Michel Jarre is a Goodwill Ambassador for UNESCO. As a performance artist, Mr. Jarre is a pioneer and a revolutionary superstar of electro-acoustic music. His unique signature concerts are a fusion of high performance analogue synthesizers choreographed with extravagant and cutting edge lasers and bold pyrotechnics. His mega-event concerts have attracted world recording setting audiences. Listed in the Guinness Book of World Records, Mr. Jarre's Oxygene concert was performed in Moscow before a live audience of 3.5 Million. The stages for his adrenalin inspired performances are timeless, epic and legendary.

In the role of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, Mr. Jarre uses his international events as a platform to raise public awareness of UNESCO's mission. He regularly performs at UNESCO World Heritage sites, helping to promote the importance of heritage preservation to millions of people around the globe. A tireless campaigner for the rights and education of youth, he sends a powerful and positive message of tolerance, multiculturalism and respect for all to young people everywhere.

In accepting his new role, "The World Sky Race is an inspiring and audacious challenge, that the world needs today more than ever. I am greatly honored to be a part of creating this spectacular and inspiring event." - Jean-Michel Jarre.

Source: www.worldskyrace

                                                       
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