Griffith Observatory Immerses Guests with 'Signs of Life'

To put forth an authentic, amusing and engaging experience, NUGEN Audio’s Halo Upmix plug-in was used.

Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles recently premiered its latest award-winning show, “Signs of Life,” in the Samuel Oschin Planetarium. The new immersive program thrusts viewers into the driver’s seat of discovery: illuminating the nature of existence on Earth and exploring where one might look for life elsewhere in the universe. To put forth an authentic, amusing and engaging immersive experience, re-recording mixer Michael Phillips Keeley turned to NUGEN Audio’s (opens in new tab) Halo Upmix plug-in.

Since he worked on “Signs of Life” in the midst of the pandemic, Keeley had to figure out the most beneficial way to translate the sound from his Dolby Atmos 9.1.4 speaker setup at his Sound Striker studio to the 28.1 system at the observatory. Having previously used NUGEN, he knew the brand would help him deliver exactly what he planned.