Cercle Odyssey x SMODE

Music beyond the ears: SMODE delivers real-time visual power for Cercle Odyssey’s groundbreaking immersive concert experience

Project overview

From Mexico to Los Angeles to Paris, Cercle Odyssey delivered 30 completely unique immersive concerts, marking a new milestone in live audiovisual production. Imagined by the French music platform Cercle, the experience invited audiences into a 2,300 m² nomadic structure, surrounded by monumental screens measuring 50 meters wide and 12 meters high, with the artist positioned at the center. Each performance became a full sensory journey, combining spatialized sound, cinematic visuals, and even exclusive scents.

As an official partner, Smode Tech powered real-time image generation, compositing, and playback, placing its software SMODE at the heart of this multisensory experience.

Cercle Odyssey x SMODE

Project overview

From Mexico to Los Angeles to Paris, Cercle Odyssey delivered 30 completely unique immersive concerts, marking a new milestone in live audiovisual production. Imagined by the French music platform Cercle, the experience invited audiences into a 2,300 m² nomadic structure, surrounded by monumental screens measuring 50 meters wide and 12 meters high, with the artist positioned at the center. Each performance became a full sensory journey, combining spatialized sound, cinematic visuals, and even exclusive scents.

As an official partner, Smode Tech powered real-time image generation, compositing, and playback, placing its software SMODE at the heart of this multisensory experience.

Mathieu Glissant
Visual Creator of Cercle Odyssey

"SMODE has this very special philosophy: it’s not just a passive tool, it’s a living, active, reactive ecosystem. And above all, they’re willing to evolve with us. For a structure like Cercle Odyssey, which changes every year, that’s invaluable"

Mathieu Glissant
Visual Creator of Cercle Odyssey

"SMODE has this very special philosophy: it’s not just a passive tool, it’s a living, active, reactive ecosystem. And above all, they’re willing to evolve with us. For a structure like Cercle Odyssey, which changes every year, that’s invaluable"

Cercle Odyssey x SMODE

The technical power of SMODE

At the core of Cercle Odyssey’s monumental installation, SMODE was chosen as the real-time media server and visual engine. Its role was central: generating, compositing, and playing live visuals without relying on any pre-rendered content.

Flexibility and live adaptation : every concert became a unique creation, shaped live.

  • Instantly generate and modify visuals.
  • Real-time control over colors, speeds, intensities, and orientations.
  • Ability to reinterpret and reconfigure media libraries for each artist.

Power and reliability : rock-solid stability for daily immersive shows.

  • 8 X Real media servers (Alabama Media / Groupe Novelty) equipped with SMODE.
  • 12 simultaneous 4K streams, distributed via fiber optic and Lightware HDMI.
  • Perfect fluidity, minimal latency, even in 8K multi-screen configurations.

3D previsualization and workflow optimization : significant time savings and boosted creative freedom.

  • Full simulation of stage environments before physical construction.
  • Anticipation of transitions, spatialization, and camera placements.
  • Previsualization in immersive conditions at Groupe Novelty’s studios.

Precision meets improvisation : total creative freedom between technical rigor and artistic spontaneity.

  • Timecode mode: frame-perfect precision for complex sequences.
  • Interactive mode: improvisation and real-time adaptation to artists.
Cercle Odyssey x SMODE

The technical power of SMODE

At the core of Cercle Odyssey’s monumental installation, SMODE was chosen as the real-time media server and visual engine. Its role was central: generating, compositing, and playing live visuals without relying on any pre-rendered content.

Flexibility and live adaptation : every concert became a unique creation, shaped live.

  • Instantly generate and modify visuals.
  • Real-time control over colors, speeds, intensities, and orientations.
  • Ability to reinterpret and reconfigure media libraries for each artist.

Power and reliability : rock-solid stability for daily immersive shows.

  • 8 X Real media servers (Alabama Media / Groupe Novelty) equipped with SMODE.
  • 12 simultaneous 4K streams, distributed via fiber optic and Lightware HDMI.
  • Perfect fluidity, minimal latency, even in 8K multi-screen configurations.

3D previsualization and workflow optimization : significant time savings and boosted creative freedom.

  • Full simulation of stage environments before physical construction.
  • Anticipation of transitions, spatialization, and camera placements.
  • Previsualization in immersive conditions at Groupe Novelty’s studios.

Precision meets improvisation : total creative freedom between technical rigor and artistic spontaneity.

  • Timecode mode: frame-perfect precision for complex sequences.
  • Interactive mode: improvisation and real-time adaptation to artists.

Expert operators at the helm : a team fully able to harness SMODE’s flexibility and power

  • Morgan Davodet and Vincent Le Moigne: live media server operator, controlling SMODE, sometimes even via gestural interfaces such as a theremin.
  • Teams from Groupe NovelMedia: technical integrationty and Alabama , operations, and ensuring reliability throughout the tour.

Cercle Odyssey x SMODE

Expert operators at the helm : a team fully able to harness SMODE’s flexibility and power

  • Morgan Davodet and Vincent Le Moigne: live media server operator, controlling SMODE, sometimes even via gestural interfaces such as a theremin.
  • Teams from Groupe NovelMedia: technical integrationty and Alabama , operations, and ensuring reliability throughout the tour.

A collective achievement

Cercle Odyssey was born from an extraordinary technical and artistic collaboration. Alongside Smode Tech, several official partners played a key role:

  • Ircam Amplify, whose stereo-to-spatial technology transformed stereo mixes into real-time 3D sound, enhancing spatialization.
  • L-Acoustics, delivering immersive sound with its L-ISA systems and the eco-friendly L Series, enveloping audiences in hyper-realistic audio.
  • MANE, adding an olfactory dimension with bespoke scents created by perfumer Ugo Charron.
  • Panasonic Connect, bringing projection expertise with 50,000-lumen 3-chip projectors to illuminate the massive screens.
  • Synology, ensuring secure and reliable data management throughout the project.

This synergy of technology, sound design, visuals, scent, and infrastructure transformed every Odyssey show into a truly immersive and unforgettable experience.

Cercle Odyssey x SMODE

A collective achievement

Cercle Odyssey was born from an extraordinary technical and artistic collaboration. Alongside Smode Tech, several official partners played a key role:

  • Ircam Amplify, whose stereo-to-spatial technology transformed stereo mixes into real-time 3D sound, enhancing spatialization.
  • L-Acoustics, delivering immersive sound with its L-ISA systems and the eco-friendly L Series, enveloping audiences in hyper-realistic audio.
  • MANE, adding an olfactory dimension with bespoke scents created by perfumer Ugo Charron.
  • Panasonic Connect, bringing projection expertise with 50,000-lumen 3-chip projectors to illuminate the massive screens.
  • Synology, ensuring secure and reliable data management throughout the project.

This synergy of technology, sound design, visuals, scent, and infrastructure transformed every Odyssey show into a truly immersive and unforgettable experience.

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