$8 million: Total cost of the initial project to make "The Bay Lights" a reality.50 million: Estimated number of people dazzled by "The Bay Lights" during its initial two-year presence.728: Number of power and data boxes used in the light sculpture system.300: Number of vertical cables on the bridge that fitted with LED lights.100,000 feet: Length of cable for power, fiber and Cat 5 wires in the system.500 feet: Height of the installation to the tallest point.
240 feet: Length of the longest bridge cable.2 feet: Length of the shortest bridge cable.
12 inches: Space between individual LED lights in strand mounted on each cable. 1.8 miles: Length of "The Bay Lights" from end to end (approximately 26.4 football fields). 30+ Artists The Bay Lights by the Numbers. The Bay Bridge Lights is part of the Illuminate Festival in San Francisco 40+ Installations The Bay Lights is 1.8 miles wide and 500 feet high, and shines nightly from dusk to dawn as a gift to the people of California, thanks to the generosity of private donors and nonprofit presenting organization Illuminate. Originally installed as a temporary two-year artwork, this monumental tour de force was made permanent in February 2016. The Bay Lightsis an iconic San Francisco light sculpture by artist Leo Villareal, comprised of 25,000 individually programmed white LED lights to create a never repeating, dazzling display across the north side of the Bay Bridge west span. This campaign is to raise funds for buying equipment needed for a home studio so he can start a podcast to further his artistic productions and the promotional efforts he makes for other independent artists and musicians.Permanent monumental light display visable from the Embarcadero covering the entire San Francisco Bay Bridge West span. Zezé became blind at 25, 10 years ago, due to a rare disease (sympathetic ophthalmia) resulting from a penetrating eye injury. She invites people to participate in assisting Zezé, by contributing to a Gofundme campaign. New singles are being released every month in collaboration with Latin American poets Zezé Fassmor, Orlando Muñoz Garcia and musician-producer Dave Shul.īeyond music, Razteria is directly supporting artists and musicians in Latin American countries by assisting them with distribution services and funding. This allows her music to take on different meanings and musicality. Deciding to focus on Spanish, her second language, Razteria is delving closer to her Bolivian roots, where her father is from. This year - 2022, her releases will be primarily in Spanish, adding French and Italian in the mix. From the modernized vintage sounds of Juega, to the reggae feel of Ser felizand No veo nada, to the funk vibes of Corazon Cegado, and the cumbia beats of Infinito, Razteria's musical performance will take you on a journey through a surprising diversity of genres.Īrtist Razteria, aka Renée Asteria / Renay, is also a producer-engineer, and has independently released 8 albums and 1 EP since 2005 under her record label Asteria Records. 
She will be accompanied by veteran musicians Dave Shul(guitar of Los Mocosos, ex- Michael Franti and Spearhead), Raleigh Neal (keys ex- Michael Franti and Spearhead), Ronnie Smith (drums), Waddell Bell(bass, Fyah Squad Band) and Roberto Quintana(percussion). The June 24th performance will be the first live presentation of Razteria's new Spanish language catalog. Razteria creates eclectic multilingual pop music with vocals reminiscent of Sade, electronic elements of Massive Attack, grooves of Steel Pulse and the Latin vibe of Shakira.
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