Hologram tech allows musicians to perform anywhere in the world

Singer-songwriter Olsen and his guitarist appearing as holograms along with a real piano player on stage in central London. Photo: Reuters

Musicians are using an interactive hologram based on Victorian technology to reach fans in the locked down world of the coronavirus pandemic.

Musion 3D teamed up with Faroe Islands singer Dan Olsen to launch Fanshare, a modern twist on an illusion technique known as Pepper’s ghost involving a huge sheet of glass which was used in theatres in the 1860s.