The eerily luminous singer — wearing a
gray suit, a black shirt and, of course, those
iconic shades — seems to interact with the
orchestra and respond to the audience.
The remastered vocals are as soaring and
O had been standing behind the mic.
“We want to give fans across the globe
the unique opportunity to once again experience
the legend who continues to be
Brian Becker, founder and CEO of BASE Entertainment
and BASE Hologram, producers
of the show — which was approved by
the Orbison estate.
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Orbison was known not only for his vocal range,
but also for his complex song structures and his
preference for dark, emotional ballads. His music
has been described as operatic, which led some
critics to dub him “the Caruso of Rock.”
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son Music, attended the New York preview
and told a reporter that the experience
“really took my breath away. At the end of
the day, it just looked like my dad standing
on the stage. It was a huge, huge success.”
the technology has advanced to the point
that such elaborate live presentations are
now possible.
from the hereafter to entertain fans include
rappers Tupac Shakur, who was killed in
1996; and Notorious B.I.G., who was killed
in 1997. But those 2012 holograms were far
less sophisticated, and replicated single
performances, not entire concerts.
Shows featuring holograms of eclectic
rocker Frank Zappa, who died in 1993; and
pop superstar Whitney Houston, who died
in 2012, are in the works. A production built
around Black Sabbath frontman Ronnie
James Dio, who died in 2010, is nearing completion
and will hit the road late this year.