The source material for the visuals come from an archive of imagery that began in 1968 and continues to this day in our performances of Lumonics Immersed.
1. Hand-painted 35 mm slides by Dorothy and Mel Tanner, a process that began in 1968 and ended upon Mel’s death in 1993. Hundreds of these slides are in our archives and have been digitized. Here are some examples:
2. Lumonics video productions from 1978 until present that included the late Dorothy Tanner, Mel Tanner, and engineer John Hall, and Marc Billard who continues the productions at Lumonics Immersed and orchestrates the Lumonics Light Orchestra live.
3. Colorado car rides and hikes, from urban to rural areas, which Marc Billard records and produces. Mountains, streams, forests, streets and roads are the source material. Marc then transforms the imagery in production, and adds an original soundtrack. We think of the finished productions as “alchemized nature films”. No AI is involved!
The photos below are examples of some of the source material.
The music is a collaboration of Dorothy Tanner and Marc Billard (Tanner/Billard) that began in 1994 and ended upon Dorothy’s passing in 2020. Marc continues to produce music for Lumonics Immersed. The music is produced using samples, keyboards, and also can include some of Dorothy’s spoken word we call Cosmic Rap.
