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Wednesday, February 09 2022 - 16:01
AsiaNet
Sony invites fans to new brand campaign "Set The Stage" with The Kid LAROI
TOKYO, Feb. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

-- Tate McRae and BIA also collaborate with Sony to bring top hits to life 
through fan-created artwork

Sony Group Corporation ("Sony") announced a new brand campaign, "Set The Stage" 
-- an opportunity for music fans to help co-create content with some of their 
favorite Sony Music Entertainment artists, including The Kid LAROI, the 
Australian artist behind the chart toppers "Stay" and "Without You," 
multi-platinum-certified, Boston-born artist BIA ("Whole Lotta Money") and 
Canadian singer/ songwriter /dancer Tate McRae ("you broke me first").    

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Streaming live from a studio in Los Angeles, Tate McRae will begin a string of 
live performance videos on February 24 with a live set featuring her new single 
"she's all I wanna be," released on February 4. BIA will follow with a 
performance video on March 3, with "Set The Stage" culminating in an upcoming 
grand finale performance from The Kid LAROI*. 

To bring fans even closer to the Sony Music artists they love, The Kid LAROI, 
Tate McRae and BIA will each invite their followers to participate in the "Set 
The Stage" challenge. Fans in the United States will be able to submit artwork 
of the artist's song lyrics that will then be turned into dynamic, visual works 
that the artists will perform within during their "Set The Stage" live video 
performance. 

The performance videos with 360 Reality Audio, production diaries and 
unreleased behind-the-scenes content of all three live performances will be 
shot with Sony's flagship digital cinema camera -- the VENICE 2 and FX9 
full-frame cameras, and will be released throughout the campaign.

"I'm beyond excited to partner with Sony and bring my fans in on the fun," said 
Sony Music Artist The Kid LAROI. "My fans have quite literally changed my life 
and I want to connect with them in new ways. With my first global tour coming 
up, I wanted to take this opportunity to share this experience with my fans, 
putting their voices at the center of my work."
 
Each day, fans will be invited to check out Sony's global YouTube channel to 
watch exclusive, behind-the-scenes content of their favorite artists as they 
prepare for their live performances. Performance videos will be brought to life 
using Sony's cameras including its new flagship cinema camera VENICE 2. The 
VENICE 2 builds upon the success of the original VENICE and features the best 
overall image quality with natural skin tones, highlights that roll off and 
expanded dynamic range. The videos will also be re-mixed in 360 Reality Audio 
to create a lifelike music experience for fans.

"Providing fans with a deeper connection to their favorite artists and their 
music through technology is the cornerstone of Set The Stage," said Shiro 
Kambe, Senior Executive Vice President, Corporate Executive Officer of Sony 
Group Corporation. "We are creating exciting new content by pairing talented 
artists and innovative technology to deliver an experience that only Sony can 
provide." 

The action kicks off on Thursday, February 24, when viewers can tune in to 
watch Tate McRae's live "Set The Stage" performance on Sony's global YouTube 
channel ( 
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3424867-1&h=4080552624&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fuser%2FSony&a=Sony%27s+global+YouTube+channel 
).

*For more information about "Set The Stage", including updated details of 
artists' performances, please visit: 
https://www.sony.com/en/brand/setthestage/home 

Media inquiries: Corporate Communications Department, Sony Group Corporation 
Sony.Pressroom@sony.co.jp  

SOURCE Sony Group Corporation
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