Strangeloop Studios
BLINK 2026 // Music Hall America 250
RFP Submission Package
Strangeloop Studios // Cincinnati, October 2026

The Common
Ascent.

A large-scale projection-mapped piece for the façade of Cincinnati Music Hall, scored to Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man, performed by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Five chapters across the American frontier, resolving in a hopeful collective ascent.

This package contains three documents, in accordance with the BLINK 2026 RFP. Preview each in the browser, or download the PDF.

Submitted 2026-04-30 // Cincinnati Chamber + BLINK 2026
// PDF I // Creative Proposal Package (sub-documents A, B, C per RFP)
PDF I-A Act I Prairie style frame, used as cover for the narrative outline
Sub-Document A

Narrative Outline

Written project script and narrative outline for The Common Ascent: structure, story, emotional progression, and how the work responds to Copland's Fanfare.

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PDF I-B Act V Future style frame, used as cover for the visual materials package
Sub-Document B

Visual Materials

Style frames and storyboard for all five chapters: Prairie, Steel, Silicon, Present, Future. Demonstrates intent for architectural mapping and spatial integration on the Music Hall façade.

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PDF I-C Cincinnati Music Hall, used as cover for the concept statement
Sub-Document C

Concept Statement

One- to two-page concept statement: artistic intent, relationship to the music and site, and the intended audience experience for BLINK 2026.

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// PDF II + III // Technical Overview, Past Work + Team
PDF II Act IV Present style frame, used as cover for the technical overview
Document II

Technical Overview

Production workflow, software stack (Notch, Unreal, Adobe Suite), pipeline diagram, content formats and delivery specs, and on-site commissioning approach with the supplied playout servers and projector array.

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PDF III David Gilmour at Hollywood Bowl, used as cover for past work
Document III

Past Work + Team

Selected past work in projection-mapped, large-format, and architectural settings, including David Gilmour at the Hollywood Bowl. Strangeloop Studios case studies and key personnel biographies.

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