PDF III // Past Work + Team

Strangeloop Studios

Selected past work in projection-mapped, large-format, and architectural settings. Key personnel and references for the BLINK 2026 commission.

Co-founded by Ian Simon and David Wexler // Los Angeles, CA

Studio

An Audio-Visual Studio Built for Architectural-Scale Work.

Strangeloop Studios is an audio-visual design studio working at the intersection of music and technology. Our primary focus is concert visuals, utilizing projection and LED walls with a focus on 3D animation.

When dealing with projection, treat buildings and stages as inspiration rather than passive surfaces. The practice is built for large-format work, in close coordination with creative collaborators, venue engineering, projector teams, and front-of-house audio.

Practice Areas

Architectural projection mapping
Large-scale concert + festival visuals
Real-time, audio-reactive systems
3D rendering + cinematic compositing

Featured Case 1 // Architectural Projection

2024 // Performance + Architecture

David Gilmour

Hollywood Bowl // Los Angeles, CA

Strangeloop designed and produced projection-mapped visuals for David Gilmour's Hollywood Bowl run, integrating original imagery with the venue's iconic concentric arched shell. The architecture became a collaborator: imagery cut to the music, calibrated to the venue's lighting, executed in close collaboration with Gilmour's creative direction and the Bowl's technical staff.

// Relevance to BLINK 2026

Direct precedent: a fixed iconic façade, a live musical performance as the score, calibrated multi-projector mapping, 3D animation.

David Gilmour at Hollywood Bowl, projection-mapped imagery on the venue's concentric arched shell

Selected Live + Touring Work

A Decade of Stage Visuals for Major Artists.

Flying Lotus, Layer 3 projection-mapped touring show

MODULAR PROJECTION STAGE CONCEPT

Flying Lotus - Layer 3 & Hypercube

Touring + festival visuals // PROJECTION MAPPING

Long-running creative partnership with Flying Lotus, including stage visuals, festival headline sets, and audio-driven real-time systems. Flagship touring show involves multiple projection surfaces with semi-transparent scrim and modular configurations.

LARGE SCALE Projection-Mapped FESTIVAL SHOW

The Weeknd - Coachella 2018

Concert + tour visuals // projection mapping

Ambitious live projection mapping project on Coachella Main Stage for The Weeknd's headline set. Complex UV map of custom fabricated face and hand, balanced for brightness against rear LED wall. Set up with 1 night of programming before show.

Key Personnel

The Team for The Common Ascent.

// Co-Founder

Ian Simon

Co-Creative Lead // CONTENT DIRECTOR

Co-founder of Strangeloop Studios. Co-creative lead. Leads narrative development, producing, and operations across the studio's touring, festival, and architectural work.

Oversees production planning, budget, scheduling, and venue coordination, as well as narrative and thematic concepting.

// Co-Founder

David Wexler

Co-Creative Lead // Lead Animator

Co-founder of Strangeloop Studios. Co-creative lead and lead animator.

Builds real-time, audio-driven motion for live performance and architectural projection. Leads in-house visual creative and animation pipeline.

// AnimatION LEAD

Nic Juister

Motion design // real-time ENGINES

Motion designer specializing in immersive visual experiences for live performance and large-scale events. Real-time visuals and projection mapping for top-tier touring artists and broadcast, including The Weeknd, Lil Nas X,

Selected work: The Weeknd, Lil Nas X, BLACKPINK, Mariah Carey, The Game Awards (TGA), Metro Boomin x Future, Kid Cudi.

// Lead Compositor

Alec Maassen

Compositing // finish

Lead compositor on the project. Integrates Notch, TD, and UE animation passes into the final master, with light-spill control and color grade.

Senior compositing experience across the studio's touring, festival, and architectural projection work, including Zedd, The Weeknd, Megan Thee Stallion, Nicki Minaj.

// Tech Producer

Gavin Gamboa

Technical production // pipeline

Tech producer on the project. Manages technical workflow, render pipeline, asset management, and on-site technical liaison with venue projection and playout teams.

Production experience across touring, festival, and architectural projection commissions.