(July 29, 2024) Earlier this year, Kaleidescape announced a new commercial initiative that integrates its equipment in commercial theater settings, working with the same projectors and audio solutions already installed. The benefit is obvious: participating theaters gain access to a vast array of library releases, allowing for additional movie screenings, classic movie marathons, and curated special events. Of course, commercial operators and their audiences also experience the same technical specifications that homeowners have come to enjoy, including lossless audio and pixel-perfect video.
A range of exhibitors—Alamo Drafthouse, B&B Theatres, Brenden Theatres, Cinema West, Classic Cinemas, Epic Theatres, Megaplex Theatres, and Star Cinema Grill—are currently piloting the Kaleidescape platform, and at least one major Hollywood studio has granted Kaleidescape access to its content for the venture. Now, music is entering the fold thanks to a new collaborative agreement with Mercury Studios, one of the leading creators, producers, and distributors of music-related content worldwide.
“Mercury Studios is about bringing our exciting films to audiences who love music and want to see their favorite musicians up close and larger than life,” said Rob Gill, SVP Global Operations, Mercury Studios. “Our catalog features documentaries and performances by incredible artists, including Peter Gabriel, Ella Fitzgerald, INXS, and Syd Barrett. This collaboration with Kaleidescape will bring audiences spectacular performances with the best sound and image quality.”
While specifics about titles have yet to be released, it's worth taking a peek at a few of Mercury Studio's catalog offerings. Current and recent projects include the Oscar and BAFTA award-nominated American Symphony (directed by Matthew Heineman), If These Walls Could Sing (directed by Mary McCartney), My Life as a Rolling Stone, a six-part series called Shania Twain: Not Just A Girl, This Town, Linda Perry: Let it Die Here, and the recently announced One to One: John & Yoko (directed by Kevin Macdonald).
Mercury Studios also produced Sam Smith: Live at the Royal Albert Hall for BBC, Billie Eilish’s Overheated at the O2 London, and Lang Lang Plays Disney for Disney+.
Editorially independent, Mercury Studios is powered by Universal Music Group and represents the world’s leading catalog of music-related content, consisting of thousands of hours of premium music-driven film and television programming.
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