Hikaru Utada

Hikaru Utada

2024
Overview
Under the creative direction of Jason Ardizzone-West, a monolithic, otherworldly landscape took over this 110-foot-wide arena stage. Inspired by retro-futuristic machines, nine cubic video columns emerged from CNC-carved foam dunes, creating an immersive visual environment across the stage. For three songs within the show, I developed and animated motion graphics that complemented the stage design, translating the music into dynamic visual sequences tailored for the live performance.

Executive Producer: Teruzane Utada – U3MUSIC
Producer: Hikaru Utada
Akira Miyake -Allegro Moderato / U3MUSIC

Creative Director & Production Designer: Jason Ardizzone-West - JAW Studio
Lighting Designer: Jeremy Lechterman - F9
Video Designer: Jackson Gallagher - F9
Show Director (JP): Tomokazu Yamada
Associate Production Designer: Sean Sanford - JAW Studio
Associate Lighting & Video Designer: Sydney Asselin - F9
Associate Lighting & Video Designer: Alex Talbot - F9
Video Programmer: Michael “Hank” Hankowsky - F9
Lighting Programmer: Erin Anderson
Art Director: Pablo Beckett - F9
Art Director: Ally Munro - F9
Animators - Liangel Castellanos, Alex Campbell, Ricky Rufola, George Hurrel, John Erickson, Cora Keene, Andrew Gange
Project Manager: Rob Kuhn - F9
Rendering & Previz: Evan Alexander - Cite & Site
Studio Assistant: Marissa Todd - JAW Studio
Studio Assistant: Anton Volovsek - JAW Studio
Studio Assistant: Mehula Singh - JAW Studio

F9 & JAW Studio Production Manager: John Lewis - Lightning Japan
Official Tour Promoter: Yuji Okamoto,Takayuki Endo - KYODO TOKYO
Mitsuo Kurano - YUMEBANCHI
Production Producer (JP): Ken Ishizaka - M Tres
Stage Manager: NAX Nakata - Ahny Global Link
Head of Video Department: Masa Mochizuki - AVC
Head of Camera Department: Satoru Terao – KYORITZ
Head of Staging: Hirokazu Ikuma – SHIMIZU OCTO
Stage / Rigging Coordinator: Risa Uemura – SHIMIZU OCTO
Head of Lighting: Tomokazu Takahashi – KYORITZ
Lighting Interpreter: Michiko Rowson – KYORITZ
SFX: Satoko Sakabe – SPARK
Staging: Shimizu Octo
Automation: Tait Japan
LED & Video Systems: AVC
Camera: Kyoritz
Lighting: Kyoritz

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Video Content

Motion Graphics

Animation