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London Start-up Unit1 Studio Plans Digital Avatars of Deceased Musicians

digital · 2026-09-21

Unit1 Studio, a London-based start-up, aims to build digital avatars of musicians who have died or are too old to perform live, with the longer-term ambition of sending these avatars on tour. The company's stated goal is to recreate concerts featuring departed idols through digital likenesses. No timeline, funding details, or specific artists have been disclosed. The venture places Unit1 Studio within a growing field of companies using digital reconstruction to stage performances by artists no longer able to appear in person.

Key facts

  • Unit1 Studio is a start-up based in London
  • The company wants to create digital avatars of musicians who have died
  • Avatars would also target artists too old to perform on stage
  • The start-up hopes eventually to send these avatars on tour
  • The project aims to recreate concerts of departed idols
  • No specific artists, dates, or funding details were disclosed

Entities

Artists

  • KT Tunstall
  • Barney Wragg
  • Andrew Lloyd Webber
  • Tupac Shakur
  • Snoop Dogg
  • Dr Dre
  • Ozzy Osbourne
  • Paul McGuinness
  • Jimi Hendrix
  • Daniel Waterhouse

Institutions

  • Unit1 Studio
  • Unit1
  • Balderton Capital
  • Spotify
  • EMI
  • Later… with Jools Holland
  • Coachella
  • Abba Voyage
  • Kobalt
  • Revolut
  • Mercuri
  • U2
  • Black Sabbath
  • Queen
  • The Beatles
  • Cavern Club
  • Live Aid
  • Woodstock
  • The Guardian

Locations

  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Scotland
  • Sweden
  • Ireland

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