ISOKNOCK came to exist in a period of EDM dullness where almost every show looks and feels the same: RGB lights, monstrous LED walls, jumping DJs, and cyberhuman floating visuals.
The ANTI stage we designed is the answer to hyper-digitalized EDM aesthetics. Our approach is punk, human-made & guerrilla. Our lights are analog, warm & ragtag. Our aesthetic is raw, grimey & handcrafted. Our materials are urban, mundane, exposed, decayed & intervened.
We designed & painted hundreds of stickers, posters and graffiti etchings to create our stage’s grungy & punk aesthetic.
The lighting map we designed served as our guide for selecting colors and setting moods during ISOKNOCK’s Coachella show.
We documented our rehearsals and put together this BTS documentary of us building the stage at a soundstage in DTLA & transporting it to Coachella.