A new visualizer clip featuring Australian World Music Star Mitch Tambo at AIME 2024 in Melbourne has been lauded for its futuristic innovation.
The clip was released this week for the Australian performer’s new single “The Best” – a reimagined version of the of the Tina Turner classic – sung in Tambo’s traditional Gamilaraay language.
It features Tambo performing the song at the Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event earlier this year surrounded by dancers and circus performers in hyper colourful outfits lit up in lights.
The costumes, which took months to create, were embedded with up to 10,000 individual pixel lights as well as LED lights.
The dazzling performance was conceptualised by top creative entertainment company, Circus Bizurkus, who proudly proclaim they are “Australia’s loudest entertainment curators”.
“We’ve had people say they were astounded by the costumes and show, and had never seen anything like it in the events space before,” says Circus Bizurkus founder Fernando Barraza. “We programmed the costumes, powered by rechargeable batteries, to flash their lights in time to music. It’s an exciting concept as you can also create incredible shapes, logos and patterns with the lights as well.”
The creative director says he worked closely with Tambo, one of Australia’s best-known performers, to deliver an event performance with wow factor.
“We wanted to honour Mitch’s heritage by starting off with images of the earth, sand and desert – and then ended up in Planet Tambo with inflatables, amazing lighting and neon. It was a pop show like no other – literally the way of the future in events.
“So often event organisers spend all this money on AV, catering and table settings but have nothing left for entertainment. And yet that’s often what makes an event memorable.”
Since launching onto the music scene five years ago, Tambo is one of Australia’s most acclaimed recording artists and in-demand corporate entertainers having performed at The Australian Open, The Prime Minister’s Olympic Dinner, the Australian Grand Prix and the T20 cricket world cup to name a few. He also frequently performs at corporates internationally.
Tambo’s manger Jason Williamson, from Purple Muse, says the performer’s appeal lies in his uniqueness. “Not only is Mitch fresh, he’s breaking apart the preconceived notion of who a First Nations performer is,” says Williamson. “He also delivers performances which are vibrant, visually interesting and high energy. Not every performer or TikTok sensation is a good fit for an event in that sense.
“It’s exciting that galas, award ceremonies, sporting events and council-led festivals are embracing Australian entertainers who are able to bring such a rich cultural diversity – and a lot of fun – to an event.”
