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PAWSA

Coachella 2026  /  Quasar Stage

Three visual worlds for a three-hour journey.
Sophisticated. Atmospheric. Groove-driven.

Visual Direction by Strangeloop Studios

Creative Vision

The Quasar Moment

PAWSA on Quasar is an invitation into restraint as power. Between the twin monolithic LED walls, we build a visual language that mirrors the music: rolling, hypnotic, and deeply considered. No visual excess. No festival clichés. Instead — environments that breathe, textures that pulse, and light that grooves. A three-hour arc from twilight atmospherics through peak-hour intensity, returning to stillness.

2
LED Monoliths
100ft
Stage Width
3hr
Extended Set
6.5K
Nits Brightness

Sophisticated Restraint

The anti-EDM visual show. Dark foundations, warm accents, deliberate negative space. Every frame earns its place.

Audio-Reactive

Visuals that breathe with the groove. Rolling basslines drive subtle motion. Builds and drops expressed through light, not spectacle.

Desert Scale

Designed for twin 100ft LED walls in open desert. High contrast for golden hour. Atmospheric depth for after dark.

The Three Looks

Visual Framework

LOOK 01

Noir
Environments

Dark cinematic landscapes. Desert, concrete, and deep water as visual canvases.

LOOK 02

Tactile
Surfaces

Hand-crafted textures, ink, and bold 2D forms. Painterly and physical.

LOOK 03

Midnight
Pulse

Minimal light, shadow, and smoke. The visual expression of groove.

Look 01

Noir Environments

Dark cinematic landscapes as immersive visual canvases

The set opens in vast, atmospheric space. Desert at twilight, concrete cathedrals, moonlit water. These are not backdrops — they are environments the audience inhabits. Slow, breathing motion. Monumental scale meeting intimate detail. The visual equivalent of PAWSA's warm-up: patient, enveloping, magnetic.

Cinematic Atmospheric Monumental Slow Drift
Night sky desert landscape
Moon over desert
Sand dune deep shadows
Desert under dark sky
Dark concrete hallway
Brutalist concrete interior
Concrete waterfront tunnel
Dim concrete room
Dark ocean waves
Moody dark sea
Dark night ocean
Deep dark water
Look 02

Tactile Surfaces

Hand-crafted textures and bold 2D forms on massive screens

PAWSA paints his own cover art. This look honors that craft. Abstract ink flows, bold graphic reductions, and raw material studies projected at monument scale. A 2D-forward aesthetic that feels physical and hand-made, even at 100 feet wide. The visual language of underground vinyl culture, elevated.

Painterly Tactile 2D-Forward Hand-Crafted
Abstract ink flame
Blue ink on black
Black white fluid abstract
White smoke on black
Dark geometric shapes
Abstract dark geometric
Geometric dark forms
Dark geometric dramatic
Dark abstract texture
Dark abstract surface
Dark rock texture
Glossy black surface
Look 03

Midnight Pulse

Minimal light, shadow, and atmosphere in service of the groove

The peak-hour visual language. Clean lines of light tracing through darkness. Smoke catching a single beam. Shadows moving with rhythmic precision. This is house music made visible — not through literal imagery, but through the interplay of light and negative space. Sophisticated. Never gratuitous. The visuals at their most minimal become the most powerful.

Minimal Groove-Driven Peak Hour Nocturnal
Abstract light trails
Light trails at night
Long exposure light streaks
Night light traces
White blue fluid
Dark abstract pattern
Dark ocean moonlight
Dark water ripples
Light beams through smoke
Dark atmospheric smoke
Abstract dark smoke
Smoke trails

Next Steps

Let's Build This

Three looks. Nine sublooks. One three-hour arc across the Quasar stage. From twilight desert to peak-hour pulse — every frame designed for PAWSA's signature: sophisticated, classy, unmistakably underground.

Hour 1 — Warm Up
Noir Environments
Desert twilight, concrete cathedrals. Slow drift. The room breathes.
Hour 2 — Build
Tactile Surfaces
Ink and texture intensify. 2D forms pulse with rising energy.
Hour 3 — Peak
Midnight Pulse
Minimal light and shadow. Maximum impact. Pure groove made visible.

Deliverables

Custom real-time visual content for dual LED monoliths. Full 3-hour visual arc with transition design. Audio-reactive integration with live DJ performance.

Technical

Unreal Engine / Prismax XLive compatible pipeline. Designed for P3.91 LED at 6,500 nits. Optimized for open-air desert conditions.

Timeline

Concept approval → Look development → Content production → Tech rehearsal → Coachella Weekend 1, Friday.

Contact

Strangeloop Studios
strangeloop-studios.com
Los Angeles, CA

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