DJ Ace — DJ Ace - Stage Visuals by William Knies

DJ Ace

DJ Ace - Stage Visuals

+ Client Work+ 2021

DJ Ace is a DJ for Yeezy who works closely with DJ Drama. In 2021, he commissioned me to create a 3D character in his likeness and a set of stage visuals for his live sets.

Challenge

Create a 3D character that captures DJ Ace’s likeness and stage visuals general enough to play at any club or event.

Solution

I built the visuals around his own references, I modeled the character in DAZ Studio, designed and simulated the reference clothing in Marvelous Designer, then animated and rendered the stage visuals as loops in Cinema4D Redshift.

Results

Delivered a character that became his mascot and profile picture across his socials, plus stage visuals he still uses when he DJs.

Cinema 4DRedshiftMarvelous DesignerDAZ StudioVegas Pro
Art Direction
3D Animation
3D Rendering
Motion Design
Character Design
Post-Production

06.04.01Reel

06.04.02Character

DJ Ace — Character by William Knies
DJ Ace — Character by William Knies

06.04.03Stills

DJ Ace — Stills by William Knies
DJ Ace — Stills by William Knies
DJ Ace — Stills by William Knies
DJ Ace — Stills by William Knies
DJ Ace — Stills by William Knies

06.04.04Live

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