MOBIUS8 -- Electronica Performance Art Overview: Experience space age orchestration of lighting, visual effects, and laser morphing to the beat of Mobius8's original and remixed dance tracks. John Laraio and his “Hydra”, the most innovative spatial instrument of its kind, come together as MOBIUS8-- a performance art event and “Electronic Jockey” “EJ” that translates motion into sound. With a solid background in various styles of music, MOBIUS8 is an experience like no other.
About John Laraio as MOBIUS8 John, an accomplished session and touring musician, experimented with infrared light and lasers to translate motion into sound. Through this experimentation, his proprietary creation known as the “Hydra” was born. Since then, MOBIUS8 has performed for numerous Cirque Du Soleil premiers, Dick Clark, Stan Lee, Steven Spielberg, Armin Van Buure and Deadmau5. Other MOBIUS8 credits include appearances on ABC’s ”World News Tonight,” NBC, CBS, FOX News, Discovery Channel, Globo in South America, American Airlines in “Flight News,” and Fuji Networks Japan. A recent MOBIUS8 performance art event found him at the foot of the Great Pyramids in Giza, Egypt with Riverdance and Mariah Carey. He’s recently toured with Cee-Lo Green and filmed an NBC Christmas Special with Cee Lo, Rod Stewart and the Muppets, that was aired last holiday season. Corporate Events and Hospitality Support of Sponsorships More intimate performances include corporate events for salesforce.com, Apple, Yahoo, Ericsson, Sony, Nintendo, MGM, IBM and Fuji networks. MOBIUS8 recently shot a Dr. Pepper commercial with international recording artist, Pit Bull. John's music writing and prodution credits go way back to the 90's creating music for Black Ops entertainment's "Black Dawn" & "Treasures of the Deep" Game works "Home Run Derby" & "Kick It" Sony Pictures "Dream for an Insomniac" and various electronic music cues with Trevor Rabin for "Armageddon".
John recently composed the music for Guy Laliberte's show, Through The Echos. John and Guy also released three EPs together in 2020-21 titled "Eye Wonder", "Funkin Paradise" & "Into Your Tribe"
Mobius LLC entity:
Mobius LLC is a company lead by John Laraio aka Mobius8; comprised of diverse and seasoned individuals formed for the purpose to bring more exposure and expand the Mobius8 (MOB8) brand and give the EDM fans a new experience. Mobius8, the consummate futurist, uses many laptops, series of infrared and laser beams to manipulate sound, lighting, video and laser fx all in real-time, using his own invention, a multi-headed, multi-media, interactive spacial instrument he named “HYDRA”. Mobius8 live performances offer a glimpse into the distant future... a real-time computer based interactive art form.
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