Yeasayer’s Scintillating Stage Show

Brooklyn indie band Yeasayer, fronted by Chris Keating 04 FAV, has just embarked on a transcontinental trek to promote their third album “Fragrant World.” Never ones to settle for the familiar, each album has redefined their sound, this time with a more minimalist bent.

As we mentioned in RISD XYZ, for their last tour, Benjamin Phelan 05 ID worked on a sculptural light device for the stage. This summer, they partnered with digital artist Casey Raes (a former student of President Maeda’s at MIT and the inventor of Processing, now used in RISD Foundation Studies studios) for the next generation stage design, using mirrors, projections and fractured light to complement the music. Read more about it at the Creators Project.