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AMAZE (company)
AMAZE (formerly AmazeVR) is a virtual reality concert production company founded in July 2015 by former executives and founders of Kakao. Its headquarters is located in Los Angeles, California, with a second office in Seoul, South Korea. AMAZE develops VR concert experiences for global pop and K-pop artists, distributed via VR headset apps and theatrical installations. History Founded in Silicon Valley in 2015, AMAZE secured $7 million in Series A funding between December 2018 and April 2019 from investors including LG Technology Ventures, CJ Timewise Investment, and Smilegate Investment. This was followed by $2.5 million in Series A2 funding in December 2019 and $9.5 million in bridge funding in April 2021. In June 2021, AMAZE partnered with Megan Thee Stallion as its first featured artist, resulting in the U.S. theatrical debut of her VR concert, ''Enter the Hottieverse,'' in March 2022. A stand-alone app version for the Meta Quest was released in November 2022. In July 2022, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city limits , it is the List of United States cities by population, second-most populous in the United States, behind only New York City. Los Angeles has an Ethnic groups in Los Angeles, ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a Metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents. The majority of the city proper lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtual Reality Companies
Virtual may refer to: * Virtual image, an apparent image of an object (as opposed to a real object), in the study of optics * Virtual (horse), a thoroughbred racehorse * Virtual channel, a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel (or range of frequencies) on which the signal travels * Virtual function, a programming function or method whose behaviour can be overridden within an inheriting class by a function with the same signature * Virtual machine, the virtualization of a computer system * Virtual meeting, or web conferencing * Virtual memory, a memory management technique that abstracts the memory address space in a computer * Virtual particle, a type of short-lived particle of indeterminate mass * Virtual reality (virtuality), computer programs with an interface that gives the user the impression that they are physically inside a simulated space * Virtual world, a computer-based simulated environment populated by many users who can create a perso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concert Film
A concert film or concert movie is a film that showcases a live performance from the perspective of a concert goer, the subject of which is an extended live performance or concert, by either a musician or a Stand-up comedy, stand-up comedian. Early history One of the earliest-known concert films is the 1944 film ''Adventure in Music''. Another early film is the 1948 picture ''Concert Magic''. This concert features virtuoso violinist Yehudi Menuhin (1916–1999) at the Charlie Chaplin Studios in 1947. Together with various artists he performed classical and romantic works of famous composers such as Beethoven, Wieniawski, Bach, Paganini and others. The earliest known jazz concert film is the 1959 film ''Jazz on a Summer's Day''. The film was recorded during the fifth annual Newport Jazz Festival. The earliest known Rock music, rock concert film is Rock 'n' Roll (1959 film)#Production, Rock’n’Roll, a 1959 feature film produced by the promoter Lee Gordon. As it also features s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Technology
Music technology is the study or the use of any device, mechanism, machine or tool by a musician or composer to make or perform music; to musical composition, compose, music notation, notate, playback or record songs or pieces; or to Music informatics, analyze or Digital audio editor, edit music. History The earliest known applications of technology to music was prehistoric peoples' use of a tool to hand-drill holes in bones to make simple flutes. Ancient Egyptians developed stringed instruments, such as harps, lyres and lutes, which required making thin strings and some type of peg system for adjusting the pitch of the strings. Ancient Egyptians also used wind instruments such as double clarinets and percussion instruments such as cymbals. In ancient Greece, instruments included the double-reed aulos and the lyre. Numerous instruments are referred to in the Bible, including the cornu (horn), cornu, pipe (instrument), pipe, lyre, harp, and bagpipe. During Biblical times, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Webby Awards
The Webby Awards (colloquially referred to as the Webbys) are awards for excellence on the Internet presented annually by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a judging body composed of over three thousand industry experts and technology innovators. Categories include websites, advertising and media, online film and video, mobile sites and apps, and social. Two winners are selected in each category, one by members of The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, and one by the public who cast their votes during Webby People's Voice voting. Each winner presents a five-word acceptance speech, a trademark of the annual awards show. In its early years, the award was hailed as the "Internet’s highest honor" and was associated with the phrase "The Oscars of the Internet." History In its early years, the organization was one of several vying to be the premiere internet awards show. Both shows would compare themselves to the Oscars, as did media ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fast Company
''Fast Company'' is an American business magazine published monthly in print and online, focusing on technology, business, and design. It releases six print issues annually. History ''Fast Company'' was founded in November 1995 by Alan Webber and Bill Taylor, both former '' Harvard Business Review'' editors, and publisher Mortimer Zuckerman. Early competitors included '' Red Herring'', '' Business 2.0'' and '' The Industry Standard''. In 1997, ''Fast Company'' created an online social network called the "Company of Friends," which led to the formation of numerous meeting groups. At its peak, the Company of Friends comprised over 40,000 members across 120 cities, though membership declined to 8,000 by 2003. In 2000, Zuckerman sold ''Fast Company'' to Gruner + Jahr, majority-owned by media giant Bertelsmann, for $550 million. The sale coincided with the dot-com bubble burst, resulting in substantial losses and a drop in circulation. Webber and Taylor departed in 2002, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forbes
''Forbes'' () is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917. It has been owned by the Hong Kong–based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014. Its chairman and editor-in-chief is Steve Forbes. The company is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Sherry Phillips is the current CEO of Forbes as of January 1, 2025. Published eight times per year, ''Forbes'' feature articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing topics. It also reports on related subjects such as technology, communications, science, politics, and law. It has an international edition in Asia as well as editions produced under license in 27 countries and regions worldwide. The magazine is known for its lists and rankings, including its lists of the richest Americans (the Forbes 400, ''Forbes'' 400), of 30 notable people under the age of 30 (the Forbes 30 Under 30, ''Forbes'' 30 under 30), of America's wealthiest celebrities, of the world's top companies (the Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cha Eun-woo
Lee Dong-min (; born March 30, 1997), known professionally as Cha Eun-woo (), is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Astro (South Korean band), Astro, and debuted as a solo artist with the extended play (EP) ''Entity (EP), Entity'' in 2024. Cha made his acting debut in the film ''My Brilliant Life'' in 2014 and is known for his lead roles in ''Gangnam Beauty'' (2018), ''Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung'' (2019), ''True Beauty (South Korean TV series), True Beauty'' (2020–2021), ''Island (South Korean TV series), Island'' (2022–2023), ''A Good Day to Be a Dog'' (2023–2024), and ''Wonderful World (South Korean TV series), Wonderful World'' (2024). Early life and education Cha was born on March 30, 1997, in Gunpo, South Korea. He has a younger brother. Cha attended Nungnae Elementary School, Suri Middle School, and Suri High School before graduating from Hanlim Multi Art School in 2016, focusing in broadcasting and entertainment in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai (entertainer, Born 1994)
Kim Jong-in (; born January 14, 1994), better known by his stage name Kai (), is a South Korean singer, actor, and dancer. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Exo, its subunit Exo-K, and South Korean supergroup SuperM. He debuted as a soloist on November 30, 2020, with his first extended play (EP) '' Kai''. Apart from his musical career, Kai has also starred in various television dramas such as '' Choco Bank'' (2016), '' Andante'' (2017), and '' Spring Has Come'' (2018). He is recognized for his dancing in South Korea and K-pop, and is regarded by various publications as a fashion icon. Early life Kai was born on January 14, 1994, in Suncheon, South Jeolla Province, South Korea, as the youngest member of his family, with two older sisters. Despite his parents initially wanting him to learn Taekwondo and the piano, Kai began to train in ballet while in third grade after watching ''The Nutcracker'', and started jazz dancing when he was eight years old in the fourth grade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold (abbreviated as A7X) is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist M. Shadows, rhythm guitarist Zacky Vengeance, lead guitarist Synyster Gates, bassist Johnny Christ, and drummer Brooks Wackerman. Avenged Sevenfold are known for their diverse rock sound and dramatic imagery in album covers and merchandise. The band emerged with a metalcore sound on their debut album ''Sounding the Seventh Trumpet''; they largely continued this sound through their second album ''Waking the Fallen''. The band's style had evolved by their third album and first major label release, ''City of Evil'', into a more traditional heavy metal style. The band continued to explore new sounds with its Avenged Sevenfold (album), self-titled release and enjoyed continued mainstream success before their founding drummer, The Rev, Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan, died in 2009. Despite his death, Aven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aespa
Aespa ( ; , stylized in Letter case#All lowercase, all lowercase or as æspa) is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment. The group consists of four members: Karina (South Korean singer), Karina, Giselle (singer), Giselle, Winter (singer), Winter, and Ningning. The group is known for popularizing the metaverse concept and hyperpop music in K-pop. Aespa debuted on November 17, 2020, with the single "Black Mamba (song), Black Mamba", which achieved the highest number of views in 24 hours for a K-pop group's debut video. Their third single, "Next Level (Aespa song), Next Level", was released in May 2021 to widespread commercial and critical success, peaking at number two on the Circle Digital Chart and earning the Daesang for Song of the Year at the 19th Korean Music Awards. In October of the same year, Aespa released their first extended play (EP) Savage (EP), ''Savage'', which became the highest-charting debut album by a K-pop girl group on the US Billboard 200, ''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
