POP 01 SPEAKER SERIES: VR + MUSIC

In collaboration with the FADER and supported by: Anne-Marie Canning. This past June we explored the intersection of VR, music and art with a pop-up installation at TIFF Bell Lightbox that was filled with beauty, delight and surprises (like moss-covered headsets that we're pretty sure will show up on Paris runways soon). Along with the exhibition we invited Industry experts, creatives, and artists to talk on the past, present, and future of virtual reality. MODERATOR: JOSEPH PATEL VICE PRESIDENT OF CONTENT + CREATIVE AT THE FADER Joseph Patel is Vice President of Content + Creative at The FADER, leading the award-winning publication through international expansion and development of award-winning programming. Patel has produced a content slate that includes documentaries, scripted shorts, music videos, festival livestreams and social videos. SPEAKERS IN THIS PANEL: JON RIERA CO-FOUNDER, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF COMBO BRAVO Jon Riera is the co-founder, executive producer and creative director of Combo Bravo, a company specializing in 360 video and virtual reality production. He has a keen interest in traditional cinema and a passion for the camera. He's an award-winning film maker in narrative and music video content, and is a practicing cinematographer and freelance director. With a keen hunger for arts and culture from all over the world, Riera has been able to translate those experiences into visual storytelling. CONNOR ILLSLEY CO-FOUNDER, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AND TECHNICAL DIRECTOR OF COMBO BRAVO Connor Illsley is the co-founder, executive producer and technical director of Combo Bravo, a company specializing in 360 video and virtual reality production. A long time collaborator with business partner Jon Riera, Illsley specializes in postproduction, editorial, and sound design. He graduated from Sheridan College in 2013 with a degree in Media Arts, and has since freelanced for some of the top production houses and agencies throughout Toronto. KAREN VANDERBORGHT VIDEO ARTIST, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, DOP, EDITOR Karen Vanderborght studied at the LUCA School of Arts in Brussels and never lost that typical Belgian imaginative touch. Her cross-platform career stretches from curating the Brussels underground media art scene to creating documentary content for Canadian broadcasters. She picked up a wide range of technical skills, capturing the story alive as a DP, letting the tale testify as an editor, and boldly running with it as a producer and director. Unafraid to code and play with interactive tools, Vanderborght embraces new technologies to take content to spaces where it has never gone before. SPECIAL THANKS: Dames Making Games Funktronic Labs Henry Faber, New Tropics/​Gamma Space Collaborative Studio Josh Randall