Global News @ Shocap and Animatrik for a Behind-The-Scenes on the Jill Barber XR Show

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November 12, 2020. Global News visits Shocap Entertainment and Animatrik Film Design for a behind-the-scenes on the upcoming Jill Barber XR show, one night only on Friday, November 20, with Live Nation Canada.

Singer-Songwriter Jill Barber and the Shocap team had originally envisioned taking people out of their pandemic living rooms and into the sensual environment of a 1930s nightclub in Paris. Barber, inspired by Vancouver After Dark, a book that dives into the city’s forgotten nightlife history, wanted to ground the project in place and history, and the Palomar concept was born.

“All of the big famous jazz acts of the day came through there. You’ve got Louis Armstrong, Billie Holliday, The Ink Spots, just a long list of the who’s-who,” said Shocap executive director Athomas Goldberg. The recreation won’t be perfect, Goldberg said, owing to a lack of good photos or film shot inside, but the product is designed to capture the feel.

Goldberg says he’s hoping they can create something both radically different from the usual pandemic live-streamed concert — often broadcasting from the performer’s home — and breaking away from how computer animation is traditionally used.

For Barber, it’s a chance to personally connect with the city’s history — and to share that connection with her audience through a performance that feels like a night on the town. “The very cool thing from doing this project is I have heard from so many people who have told me what it was like, and people have shared their really special memories of being inside,” she said.

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Tickets available from the Jill Barber website, Show date is November 20, 2020.

Fun note: On-Site Reporter Linda Aylesworth’s mother celebrated her 20th birthday at the original Palomar Supper Club; She brought an original folding card with a photo from the famed nightclub.

Full story by online journalist Simon Little at Global News: B.C. Singer in a live performance at the iconic Vancouver venue.

See you at the Palomar!