Live Nation and Philips Hue Connect Music and Light for Fans Everywhere Through the Living Light Sessions
November 11 2015 - 10:30AM
Business Wire
Emerging Live Nation artists perform house
concerts to demonstrate how connected lighting from Philips Hue
transforms living rooms into intimate, interactive music venues
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), the global leader in
lighting, today announced that its working with Live Nation
Entertainment, the world's leading live entertainment company, to
connect music fans everywhere through intimate emerging artist
performances and interactive connected lighting using Philips Hue.
In a series of exclusive online videos, the Living Light Sessions,
music lovers everywhere will be able to watch up-and-coming artists
perform songs from living rooms outfitted with the Philips Hue
connected lighting system. The inaugural Living Light Sessions
performance, featuring Rudimental, whose single “Lay It All On Me”
is currently charting globally, is now available online at
meethue.com.
When paired with more than 450 third-party apps now available,
the Philips Hue family of connected lights, the leading lighting
platform in the connected home, delivers limitless possibilities to
create dynamic experiences in the home, especially when synced by
apps to music – either pre-recorded or performed live. Whether the
music is soft and soothing or loud and upbeat, the versatility of
Philips Hue and its growing ecosystem allows imaginations to run
wild and takes interaction with favorite songs to a new level.
“Our goal is to elevate light beyond illumination and we
continue to see Philips Hue enthusiasts getting creative and using
their imaginations to unlock new ways to use our connected lights.
Music provides the perfect opportunity for people to create new
immersive experiences every day in their homes,” said Scott Martin,
Chief Marketing Officer, Philips Lighting North America. “Live
Nation connects people with music. Philips connects people with
light. The timing for our collaboration couldn’t be more right and
we want the moments that we create together with these talented,
emerging artists to inspire more dynamic experiences in households
everywhere.”
Rudimental’s performance video for “Lay It All On Me,” is now
available along with interview and tutorial clips in which the band
learns how to use Philips Hue. Through Live Nation, five more
artists will collaborate to create Philips Hue-inspired living room
sets between now and April and new content will continue to be
introduced.
“Live Nation is in the business of lighting up special musical
moments for people everywhere,” said Russell Wallach, president,
Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. “We are pleased to be
partnering with Philips to help showcase how environments can be
transformed through the magic of music and lighting.”
“We make music that brings together disparate ideas, genres and
people. Being able to perform our songs in someone’s home and see
how the Philips Hue lights responded and impacted the mood was
incredible. We fed off the interaction and I think our fans will
love the vibe that the lights brought out in these Living Light
Sessions videos – we certainly do,” said Kesi Dryden, co-founder of
Rudimental, Live Nation artists.
The Philips Hue connected lighting system isn’t just for music
and entertainment; users can interact with light to enhance
everyday moments, increase peace of mind through soft security or
simply enjoy endless new light and color experiences.
The extensive Philips Hue connected ecosystem includes Philips
Hue Lightstrip Plus, portable luminaires such as Philips Hue Go,
dual-lighted fixtures such as Philips Hue Beyond, control devices
such as Philips Hue tap and Apple Watch as well as bulbs and down
lights. Philips Hue now integrates with Apple HomeKit and Works
with Nest programs, making light even more essential in the smart
home. For more info on the Philips Hue growing range of products
and apps, to see some of the light scenes created by the Philips
Hue community, and to purchase Philips Hue visit:
www.meethue.com.
About Royal Philips
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a diversified health and
well-being company, focused on improving people's lives through
meaningful innovation in the areas of Healthcare, Consumer
Lifestyle and Lighting. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips
posted 2014 sales of EUR 21.4 billion and employs approximately
105,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100
countries. The company is a leader in cardiac care, acute care and
home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new
lighting applications, as well as male shaving and grooming and
oral healthcare. News from Philips is located at
www.philips.com/newscenter.
About Live Nation Entertainment
Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world's leading
live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders:
Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, Live Nation Media &
Sponsorship and Artist Nation Management. For additional
information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.
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Philips Lighting (North America)Melissa Kanter,
732-563-3994melissa.kanter@philips.comorLive NationCarrie Davis,
310-975-6941carriedavis@livenation.com
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