VOLTA XR’S IMMERSIVE VISUAL EXPERIENCE PLAYING A PIVOTAL ROLE AT THE GAS TOWER & GREENPEACE STAGE DURING GLASTONBURY 2022

BONOBO, TSHA, JAMIE JONES, HE.SHE.THEY AND MORE WILL BE UTILISING VOLTA’S XR TECHNOLOGY AT THE FESTIVAL

Free, self-service XR creation platform Volta XR is to play a vital role in heightening the experience of many festival goers at this year's Glastonbury. Already being used by artists such as Imogen Heap, DJ Yoda, Maceo Plex, The Blessed Madonna and more, this year the game-changing technology will be front-and-centre at the Gas Tower, Shangri-La as well as on the Greenpeace stage with the HE.SHE.THEY party. It will offer immersive visuals for a handful of artists including Bonobo, TSHA and Jamie Jones.

Volta has previously been highlighted as One of TIME Magazine's Best Inventions of 2021 and has been enabling creators to broadcast ‘metaverse-reaching’ immersive experiences. The innovative platform means live streaming artists can employ any audio source from desktop audio to MIDI controllers and DAWS like Ableton to automate various visual effects in sync with their music in real time.

The Gas Tower at Shangri-La is considered to be one of Glastonbury's most iconic after-hours venues. It's a place where technology and art, activism and education all come together in collaborative fashion to offer a glimpse of the future. Volta XR are amongst a world class list of VJ and AV artists including Chinese icon Ai Weiwei. The technology will also be used at ​​the Greenpeace stage with international house and techno party series HE.SHE.THEY.

Artists confirmed to be using Volta XR throughout Glastonbury include Bonobo, Jamie Jones, Grove, Potter Payper, TSHA and Fumez The Engineer.

Volta will also be powering the visuals for Greenpeace’s iconic “rave tree” as part of He.She.They’s takeover on Friday evening. Artists in question are: Elkka, Syreeta, Chloe Caillet and Maze & Masters!

Whilst Volta is powering a number of high-profile artists at Glastonbury, Volta can be used by any artist no matter if they're: playing at Glasto or a club night, making a music video or social media content, or streaming from their bedroom to Youtube or Twitch. 

BURAK YETER RELEASES HIS FIRST EVER NFT WITH ‘BLACK HOLE’, A NEW SINGLE ONLY AVAILABLE ON ATLANTICUS MUSIC!

THE TRACK WILL ACCOMPANY A NUMBER OF OTHER BENEFITS FOR FANS WHO BUY THE NFT

With his new track ‘Black Hole’, recorded for his true fans, Burak Yeter confirms his fascination for space, the galaxies and its cosmic phenomena.

Futuristic, Burak Yeter will take control of the entire process by looking for an innovative distribution model, and turned to Atlanticus Music to create a limited NFT collection, available June 29th for public sale, while a private sale will be running for the whitelisted people 72 hours before.

The cost of this NFT, 79 USD, will encompass the limited edition of the track in the best audio quality (.wav). In addition, there will be a few rewards to thank the community, such as:

• an invitation to a very private livestream once a year 

• the video clip of Black Hole

• and a thank you video from Burak Yeter 

Among the buyers, 40 will have the chance to win a guestlist at Burak Yeter’s events with the person of their choice (one event per year). 1 lucky NFT holder will win a night with Burak including a dinner before the show and a backstage access for the whole DJ set. 

Atlanticus Music will open the whitelist on June 15th to any fans willing to participate in the awareness of the project on social media - by liking, tagging a friend and DM’ing to ask for a whitelist spot on either Instagram, Twitter or Discord, leaving your email to get access to the private sale. This is a limited NFT collection for Burak’s closest fans, so fans must be sure to hurry as the total number of NFT’s will be very limited. 

A release party on June 29th will be hosted in Ibiza at Gastroclub and Mixology bar Cova Santa. Burak Yeter will play Black Hole for the very first time in public, all the buyers from the private sale will have guestlist for the event and will meet their favourite DJ in person. 

WATCH: 8KAYS LIVE AT KHARKIV PHILARMONIC BY TIME:CODE

This video was filmed in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on January 24, 2022, exactly one month before Russia revealed the full-scale war on multiple Ukraine cities.

The music you'll be hearing is an original work of art by Iryna Shvydka, aka 8Kays. Iryna's life, like many others, was drastically altered, but she persevered and continued to create music in order to make the world a better place.

Speaking about the video, TIME:CODE team commented:

“We are honored to be working with such a talented artist, and we believe that Iryna will achieve great things in the future. It’s been a while since we shared new videos and experiences with all of you. We wanted to share this video regardless of the current state of the world to remind everyone that art is the universal language that bridges all empty spaces and brings people together. It's hard to believe that the places our team visited during our stay are no longer in a state they’ve been.

These events have occurred in the past and, unfortunately, will continue to occur in the future. As a result, our collective mission is to prevent these events from happening and to better protect people, ideas, and legacies. We are honored to bring this small piece of the beautiful Kharkiv onto our platform in order to resurrect art, humanity, and history. We would also like to express our heartfelt gratitude to our dear friends from Kharkiv's Basanta Music company, who assisted us in creating this work of art.
Basanta Music is a well-known Ukrainian organization dedicated to promoting artists and music events. “Together for better”, as Basanta team says.”

8KAYS followed:

“It’s getting super hard for me to acknowledge that the lives of millions of people have changed so immensely after Russia has escalated the war against the whole nation of Ukraine. I have lived my whole life in Kyiv. Kyiv is the city of my memories; it’s where I finished school, university and had my first performances. It’s a city full of my friends, my close people and my parents.

Needless to say the level of tension our country has been living in since 2014 is immense. This is the year when all values changed and our country became a victim of the predator faced by Russian Federation, which was planning an insidious war attack against our country, killing thousand of people and changing lives forever.

Titan efforts from Ukraine’s army and the defense, as well as volunteer community, prevented our country from the further occupation and helped save its future. With years of long war actions and thousands of sacrificed lives of heroic people who are still protecting our country, it was horrible to become a witness of the criminal full-scale war escalation from Russia.

I am sure everyone watches the news and can understand that it’s impossible to describe what happens in the areas where the Russian army is kicked out and in the occupied areas.

6 months ago I worked in a beautiful studio called Basanta music in Kharkiv. Basanta is a team full of creative and enthusiastic people, which have lit my eyes and soul, so I decided to move to Kharkiv and to work from there. It is a warm period to remember, as the more I stayed, the more colours this beautiful city and its people brought to me.

At the end of January 2022, the Basanta team united with the Serbian TIME:CODE crew for the event they did at Kharkiv Central Market. Two days after the party we went to the graceful Kharkiv Philarmonic to record the live video of mine, which you can watch online now. Just one month after it the full-scale war started.

But I’ve accepted to do my work. And, of course, I am happy to share this video, as we are launching the donation campaign to help Kharkiv people who need your support more than ever. Kharkiv volunteer organization Stellar https://stellarua.org is helping local people here since the first days of war, so you can follow the link HERE to choose the preferred way of donation, either to pay via Paypal to volunteer@stellarua.org. The war is not over and now Ukraine needs your support. I do hope you like the video. All the best
Ira 8Kays”.