Tupac 'in action' at Coachella, courtesy of Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg
The trick is performed by projecting an image up through a pane of glass on the stage.
The company which produced the visual effect was named by Ars Technica as AV Concepts. They use a proprietary mylar sheet called a Musion Eyeliner from UK company Musion.
The two hip-hop legends appeared to perform Tupac's hits California Love and Ain't Nothin' Like A Gangsta Party after an eerie solo rendition of Hail Mary .
Musion told The Huffington Post that AV used the Eyeliner technology, which was invented in 2000 by the company's director Uwe Maas.
The technology can bring performers from across the world on stage together at the same time, anywhere in the world. Who would you most like to see 'Musioned' together?
AV Concepts was contacted for comment by The Huffington Post, telling us: "we are filled with gratitude on the amount of recognition that is coming our way. Since there is still another weekend of Coachella and we want it to be as magical for those fans as it was this past weekend, we will not be doing interviews or discussing the technology at this time."
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Shocking news from Coachella: the Tupac hologram that brought the gangster rapper 'back from the dead' was not actually a hologram, but a visual trick using tech developed by a UK-based company.
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Shocking news from Coachella: the Tupac hologram that brought the gangster rapper 'back from the dead' was not actually a hologram, but a visual trick using tech developed by a UK-based company.
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Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg will beam up the Tupac hologram again for the upcoming second weekend of Coachella, but the producer and now-occasional rapper...
If Coachella 2012 is remembered for one thing, it's likely to go down in history as the year electronic music dominated the lineup, from the festival's longstanding dance nexus the Sahara Tent to the traditionally rock-oriented main stage.
Yet again we discover there is nothing new, just new ways of doing old things. Still, it was certainly impressive. I guess we'll just have to wait a bit longer befoe we can have Princess Leia giving us a message in mid air.
DaveJohnWard: Yet again we discover there is nothing new, just new
This was absolutely phenomenal and shows the brilliance technology can bring to art. It is through art that we can carry on the legends of the most brilliant performers and minds of our time. What a tribute this was to a legendary hip hop artist. You can see some more 2Pac art on my artist’s blog with a surreal illustration I made in memoriam recently at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2011/09/in-memoriam-tupac-shakur.html
Brandt931: This was absolutely phenomenal and shows the brilliance technology can
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Huffington Post UK | By Melanie Hick Posted: 18/04/2012 17:49 Updated: 19/04/2012 08:22