Intel is known mostly as a PC processor company, but they’re so much more, experimenting with new, unprecedented technologies that power incredible experiences. Intel wanted to remind the world that its technology can create magic. So they joined forces with the greatest magician in music, Lady Gaga, to create a dazzling Grammy’s performance, full of high-tech wonder.

This campaign shows how the left-brain can push the right. Collaborating with Haus of Gaga, Intel built a ring that let Gaga control the stage effects in real time. They also powered facial scanning and video projection, helping her pay homage David Bowie’s iconic looks. There was even a robotic dancing piano. This was the first time a brand was integrated into the Grammy’s show.

In collaboration with Intel technologists and Lady Gaga’s creative team, specialized hardware powered by Intel® processors provided the requisite high performance to choreograph the lighting, audio and projection systems in perfect harmony with Lady Gaga.

An “animated face” was developed for her that enabled her to adorn a number of iconic looks all in a single performance in real time, to mind-blowing effect.

She controlled how she appeared on a beautiful large LED wall. Her Intel® Curie™ module-based ring generated the real-time effects as she rotated and animated her wrists and arms.

Her rose gold piano took on a life of its own as three Intel® Atom™ processor-powered robot arms danced as one to add unexpected motion effects to a traditionally staid and steady instrument.

An innovative combination of her Intel Curie technology-based ring and holographic display materials were used to allow her to generate a three-dimensional hologram of Bowie.

Intel helped create the signature image of this year’s Grammy’s, with the first of its kind 3D mapping of the iconic looks of the late David Bowie on Lady Gaga’s face. The tribute was, by far, the most talked about moment of the night, with over 83 million social impressions - 2015’s top brand achieved 53 million social impressions which Intel surpassed in 2016 before the Grammy’s even started! Intel garnered 535 pieces of global media coverage, over 10 billion media impressions globally, and became the number one social share of voice amongst all promoted brands.

Millennials love creativity and self-expression and actively look for ways to express themselves through technology. But this generation doesn’t understand what Intel does or how it fits into their daily lives.

Intel’s strategy was to leverage the Grammy’s event and Lady Gaga both before, during and after the show to engage the curious nature of Millennials and help them make the connection that Intel technology powers many of the experiences they seek.

Intel and Lady Gaga collaborated on the world’s biggest music stage – the 58th Annual Grammy’s – to demonstrate how technology can push the boundaries of creativity. The audience saw a live performance like never before that showcased how entertainment can evolve with the use of the right technology and artistry. The results were magical. Intel launched the campaign at CES with a mysterious :50 video to generate intrigue for the Grammy’s performance. From there, they began an integrated campaign with social, digital, PR, and TV content -- including a 30-second teaser spot, and a 90-second spot that ran immediately after, deconstructing the performance. This drove to a 7 minute film about the collaboration. The entire broadcast averaged 25 million viewers.