Projection Mapping and Laser Show Design for Live Events

Projection paints the surfaces. Lasers and lighting fill the air between them. Put the two together and a room stops being a backdrop with pictures on it and becomes a space the audience can see light moving through.

We bring mapped content, lasers, haze and lighting into one show for immersive venues, brand domes, parties and private events. If you are planning a show that needs both, tell us about the room and the moment.

A projection mapping and laser show layers two kinds of light. The projectors put images on walls, domes and objects, while lasers and lighting draw beams and color through the space in front of them. The art is in making them help each other instead of fighting.

The technical point that decides it is haze. Bright house lights wash out projection, but subtle colored lighting and haze make beams and effects more visible. Haze can also disrupt a projector blend, so when a show needs haze for beams, we plan the projection around it.

• Lasers and fog alongside the mapping. We integrate custom-calibrated lasers and fog systems with projected content, as we did at Dreambox360.
• Lighting and sound design. On a dome or immersive space we can design the lighting and sound as well as map the projection.
• Architectural and landscape lighting. RGB lighting can carry the surroundings while projection carries the main surface.
• Beams kept off the image. We dim house lights and work with the lighting designer so direct beams do not land on the projection surfaces.
• One cue list. The media server can sync content to audio triggers or live inputs, and effects can be timed to the projected story.
• Coordination with your crew. Our event design team coordinates with lighting and sound engineers so the projection complements the rest of the production.

Immersive attractions. In a small permanent room, lasers, fog and projection can be engineered together and synchronized with the story, so every effect lands at the right moment.

Domes and party spaces. A projection dome can host large parties with VJs and laser light shows. Inside a dome, low ambient light keeps the image strong while haze and colored lighting bring the beams to life.

Clubs and nightlife. Standard club lighting sets a mood but stays static, like a color wash that shifts every thirty seconds or a laser pattern that loops. Mapped content gives that lighting a moving picture to play against.

Outdoor grounds. Outside, lighting can take the gardens and trees while projectors take the house or facade.

Shows timed to a soundtrack are covered on music synced projection mapping, and sky shows on drone projection mapping. Floating figures are on holographic projection. For images on water or mist, see water screen projection and fog screen projection. Citywide trails are on light festival projection mapping, and firework-free celebrations on Fourth of July projection shows.

• Dreambox360, Las Vegas. With The LINQ Promenade we created this 5D experience, opened in 2024, which combines 8 ceiling-mounted Optoma 4K projectors with custom-calibrated lasers and fog effects. We engineered both the technical infrastructure and the creative content, with each experience synchronized to its environmental effects for an audience of 35.
• Capital One Venture dome, Denver. Over six months and four locations, we projection mapped a 44ft geodesic dome and designed its lighting and sound. Four 25K lumen projectors ran the visuals, and our team adapted the environment for each scheduled activity.
• US Marines Annual Birthday Ball. Alongside the projection on the house, the team added extensive RGB lighting in the trees and gardens.

See all our projects.

Tell us the venue, the date, who is running lighting, and the moment you want the light to build to. We will come back with how projection, lasers and lighting share the space. See every surface we map on our projection mapping services page, or contact our team to start.