What Comix does

Comix is a London-headquartered live visual production studio that designs and delivers screen content, real-time visual effects, and show direction for concert tours, festival headliners, Las Vegas residencies, corporate keynotes, and brand activations. The studio's core offering integrates screen content design, show direction, real-time VFX/IMAG (Image Magnification) camera effects, and full technical show execution under one roof. Underlying production tooling is built on third-party live-event platforms including Notch (real-time generative VFX), D3 media servers, and Disguise programming systems, with proprietary workflows layered on top — notably a custom Notch IMAG pipeline that translates live camera feeds into a consistent visual language across every show, and bespoke content production for technically demanding venues such as Sphere Las Vegas' 160,000 sq ft LED canvas.

Comix serves three primary customer verticals: music artists and touring acts (its largest segment), Las Vegas entertainment venues including Sphere and Resorts World, and enterprise/corporate brands requiring broadcast-quality keynote and event production. The named roster spans Billie Eilish, Kygo, Illenium, Swedish House Mafia, Avicii, Tiësto, Imagine Dragons, Carrie Underwood, Drake, Martin Garrix, DJ Snake, Hardwell, Avenged Sevenfold, Alesso, Romeo Santos, Intercom, Royal Mail, and Ted Baker. Long-tenured multi-year engagements (six years with Avicii, a decade-plus with Alesso and Tiësto) indicate relationship-driven procurement rather than transactional sales.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees for visual production engagements, with pricing custom to show scope, venue requirements, and production complexity. The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales: work is acquired through the studio's portfolio reputation, founder relationships, and direct outreach to artist management teams, booking agents, and venue operators. Comix operates from three offices (London headquarters, Los Angeles for North American entertainment clients, Tokyo for Asia-Pacific), with no disclosed outside equity investment, parent company, or M&A activity. Operating geographies span Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East.

Name

Comix

Legal name

Comix Limited

Website

https://thisiscomix.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Comix is a London-headquartered live visual production studio that designs screen content, real-time VFX, and show direction for touring musicians, Las Vegas residencies (Sphere, Resorts World), and corporate brands. It operates from London, Los Angeles, and Tokyo.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Visual Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512), Graphic Design Services (54143)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

VFX Supervision & On-Set VFX Services (MPAHABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

VFX Production & Shot Work (CG Integration, Matte Painting, FX) (MPAHABAB), In-Camera VFX (ICVFX) Systems Integration & Workflows (MPAHADAE), VFX & Motion Graphics (CGI, Compositing, 2D/3D) (MPAAAMAC)

Keywords

• Live visual production
• Concert screen content
• Real-time VFX
• Show direction
• Broadcast design

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Visual Production Services: Project-based fees for designing and producing visual content for live shows, concerts, residencies, broadcasts, and brand activations. Scope includes screen content, show direction, real-time VFX, and full visual system development.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Comix is a multi-disciplinary visual production studio that designs and delivers live visual content for concerts, world tours, festival performances, Las Vegas residencies, corporate keynotes, and brand activations. The studio combines screen content design, real-time VFX using Notch, IMAG camera effect pipelines, D3 and Disguise playback programming, and full show direction to produce end-to-end visual systems that scale from arenas to stadiums and to technically demanding venues such as Sphere Las Vegas.

Product overview

Comix is a live visual production studio (not a software product) that delivers creative services to artists, venues, and brands. Their offering consists of multiple service disciplines—Screen Content, Show Direction, Notch VFX/IMAG, D3 Programming/Playback, Disguise Programming, Broadcast Design, and Brand Activations—that are combined and tailored for each client engagement. Projects span concert visuals for world tours, Sphere Las Vegas residencies, festival headliners, corporate keynotes, and brand events. The studio operates from London, Los Angeles, and Tokyo.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Live Visual Production Studio End-to-end visual production service combining screen content design, show direction, real-time VFX, and technical playback programming for concerts, world tours, residencies, and live events.
• Broadcast Design Visual design and graphics production for broadcast events, corporate keynotes, and television productions such as product launches and summit broadcasts.
• Brand Activations Visual content creation for brand events, integrating live performances and motion-led content into bespoke brand visual worlds for corporate clients.
• Film and Video Production Motion graphics, music videos, and promotional video content production for artists and brands.

Quantifiable outcome

• Viral social media moments (e.g., Kygo's panda animation took over social media for the duration of the tour)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• TAIT Towers: Global leader in live event staging, automation, and scenic fabrication for major tours, residencies, and broadcast events — adjacent incumbent providing the staging and automation infrastructure that Comix's visual content is built upon.
• Live Nation Entertainment: World's largest live entertainment company operating festivals, venues, and artist management — both a top client channel for Comix and a potential vertical integrator of live visual production services at scale.
• Solotech: Canadian-based live event production and AV integration company providing equipment, crew, and technical services for major tours and venue shows — adjacent incumbent in the same live concert production ecosystem.
• Sphere Entertainment / MSG Sphere Studios: Owner-operator of Sphere Las Vegas and Sphere Studios, the in-house content arm producing immersive visuals for Sphere residencies — both a Comix venue client and a potential in-house competitor for premium live-visual production at scale.

Direct peers

• Leviathan: Chicago-based creative design and production agency with motion graphics, VFX, and immersive experience capabilities for brands and live events — comparable as a multi-disciplinary design-led studio operating across VFX and brand activations.
• Moment Factory: Montreal-based multimedia studio producing immersive live visual experiences for concerts, public installations, and brand activations — directly comparable to Comix's end-to-end live visual production offering and Sphere-class project scale.
• Halon Entertainment: Las Vegas-based live entertainment production company providing real-time visual content, show direction, and creative services for residencies, tours, and venue shows — directly comparable service mix to Comix and geographically concentrated in the same Las Vegas venue ecosystem.
• VTPro Design: Los Angeles-based creative studio specializing in real-time visual content for live concerts, tours, and broadcast using Disguise and Notch — a direct competitor in the same technical stack and EDM/electronic artist client segment.

Others

• Disguise: UK-based technology platform providing the media server hardware and software (gx range, disguise software) that Comix programs for live shows — a key enabling vendor rather than direct competitor, but tightly coupled to Comix's delivery stack.

Emerging players

• Artechouse: Washington DC-based immersive art and technology exhibition company producing large-format digital art experiences — comparable in its use of real-time rendering and immersive visual environments, though focused on fixed installations rather than touring live shows.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/thisiscomix
• Xx.com/thisiscomix

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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