Yarin Lidor

Artist, music producer, creative technologist known for global tours and top-rated AR effects.

AR Projects - Selected works


Muckrok Frida

In the heart of Abbot Kinney, Los Angeles, American street artist Muckrock (Jules Muck) created a striking mural of the iconic Frida Kahlo, captivating passersby.
Yarin has elevated this static mural into an interactive masterpiece by merging augmented reality with street art. This innovative fusion allows viewers to engage with the artwork on a deeper level, transforming their experience into an active and immersive journey.

The AR experience works with both the back and front cameras. The back camera unlocks the immersive wall, while the front camera lets users place Muckrock's elements from the drawing on their faces.Click to visit the mural on google maps


Bastile Input

Experience a unique music journey with UK band Bastille through an innovative Instagram filter, showcasing the power of immersive technology. Promoted via landing page links in music magazines and fan sources, the filter provides an interactive exploration of Bastille's albums.

The landing page features a link to the filter, enabling fans to scan the albums and play individual channels from the hits. Using the front camera, users can mark their favorite channels. Scanning all three albums with the rear camera unlocks a stunning visual experience and reveals never-before-seen material, giving fans insight into the band's creative process.Fans tagged the band and share their input, becoming part of pioneering musical history and potentially influencing the sound of Bastille's future albums.


Abrakadabra

Street artist Pilpeled and AR creator Yarin Lidor have transformed a mural in Beit Romano, Tel Aviv, into an interactive experience accessible via smartphone. An illuminated wooden box with scanning instructions stands beside the mural, guiding passersby to unlock the immersive art. Additionally, viewers can use the front camera to try a face mask inspired by Pilpeled's painting.


Jupiter Inside

The Californian Jupiter chocolate bar takes on a new dimension with augmented reality, featuring a vibrant mushroom that bursts from the bar, responding dynamically to movements and the environment.


Fiverr NYE

Promote Fiverr's NYE party with a unique Instagram filter that brings a poster to life through augmented reality. Displayed in the company's corridors, the poster includes a QR code linking to the filter.The filter works on both the front and rear cameras. In the front camera, users can see themselves transformed into disco balls. Scanning the poster with the rear camera activates an immersive AR experience featuring 3D animations and music.


Offer Nissim

For the official closing party of the Pride Parade in Yarkon Park featuring Offer Nissim , Lidor created an Instagram filter that brings the event poster to life with a countdown to the party. The posters are displayed throughout Tel Aviv, adding excitement and anticipation for the celebration.


Art Of Dreaming

The spectacular "Art of Dreaming" exhibition showcases 33 extraordinary inflatable sculptures by 24 leading artists. This unique project features massive sculptures, each expressing the artist's distinctive vision.Enhancing the exhibition experience, presenting an Instagram filter that animates the official postcard.The filter brings the inflatable sculpture from the postcard to life, offering visitors a preview of the artistic and innovative essence of the exhibition.


One Love

What does hope look like?
The street exhibition 'Create Hope' transformed to a moving exhibition across the globe, Twenty-six Israelis, including renowned artists and war symbols, present their artistic interpretation of the word "Hope" on giant signs throughout the country. In collaborated with Pilpeled to bring his vision to life in augmented reality.


AR Mug

In collaboration with pioneering illustrator Yuval Robichek, we brought a romantic painting on a mug to life through augmented reality. This innovative connection between a consumer product and AR is available in Robichak's store.


The Vending Machine

An illustration by Yuval Robichek comes to life in augmented reality. The heart vending machine becomes interactive, allowing users to push the button and receive hearts, making the whimsical artwork an engaging experience.


Hör

A collaboration between 3D artist Kyo Park and Yarin Lidor resulted in a unique musical filter for HÖR, winning 2nd place in Lancelist blog's "Those Long Nights" contest. This unofficial filter features sounds and 3D models that elevate the augmented reality experience.Using the rear camera, users can enter HÖR's recording room, where a loops pad allows them to play drum beats, bass lines, vocals and effects. With the front camera, users appear as if they are being recorded inside the room, immersing them in the creative atmosphere.


The Hallways

Experience Hallways debut album
'Homage To Tarab' through an immersive AR effect. Scan the album art to enjoy a track from the debut vinyl, accompanied by oriental visuals from the artwork.


Bumpin׳ Beats

To celebrate the launch of Esprite's pop-up store in a prime Hong Kong location, Yarin and Kyo Park created an interactive Instagram filter. This filter allows users to play live in a virtual DJ booth, adding a fun and engaging element to the shopping experience.


Sound Surface

Introducing Sound Surface, the first Instagram AR effect on Meta’s platform that generates live sounds. Selected as one of Meta Spark’s Top Effects of 2022, this filter uniquely leverages the platform to create electronic music effortlessly by combining musical instruments. Augmented reality and music blend seamlessly, allowing anyone, whether a music producer or a music enthusiast, to enjoy the experience.

Advanced AR effect:
Sound Surface uses the powerful oscillator patch to combine unique sounds, producing synthesized audio with Instagram’s internal engine. It offers unprecedented complexity and creativity.
Music in Augmented Reality:
Easily create instruments like synthesizers and shape audio sources with the oscillator, providing endless possibilities for both producers and enthusiasts.
Inside the Effect:
• Polyphonic synthesizers
• 50 chords (25 minor, 25 major)
• 30 bass and synthesizer grooves
• 25 drum loops


Music Kit 3

The third version of the Music Kit sequencer, ranked in the Top 10 AR effects for 2021 on Instagram. This upgraded AR effect allows users to create music in seconds with advanced manipulation of sounds and colors, offering new and surprising effects in Spark AR.The effect features 29 channels of musical instruments and an effects unit for each channel. The vibe is electronic, house, techno, and breakbeat, backed by synched drums, snares, basses, vocals, and synthesizers. No prior knowledge is needed. The kit has two cubes: the upper cube for music control and the lower cube for effects control. It includes three modes: selfie, producer (with effects panel), and face distortion that responds to the music. Dream and dare to create!


Snack Bag

A filter where users appear as if they are emerging from a snack bag went viral worldwide, garnering shares from celebrities J Balvin and DJ Khaled.


Dancing Glasper

An Instagram filter featuring Robert Glasper dancing to “Black Superhero” in the background. Fans can take photos or videos with Glasper doing a comic dance photobomb and share them on Instagram. This filter has gained significant attention, allowing fans to connect with Glasper uniquely while showcasing his music and the message of “Black Superhero.”


Air Scratch

Air Scratch lets you scratch in the air, select samples and loops, and use your hand for crossfading.Hand Up/Down to scratch (white line shows scratch point).Hand Left/Right to control crossfader (red indicator shows when open).Move hand to top right to change sample, top left to change beat.


About

Yarin Lidor is a multifaceted artist, music producer, and creative technologist who has made significant contributions to the entertainment and music industries. His extensive background includes playing Boiler Room sets, releasing official remixes for The Kooks and Charlotte OC, and receiving airtime on BBC Radio One. Yarin has showcased his talents globally through worldwide tours and has skillfully transitioned into the realm of Augmented Reality in recent years. His AR effects have been recognized by Meta, with two of his creations included in Meta's top 10 AR effects for both 2021 and 2022.

Yarin Lidor @ Meta SparkMentions and Awards:Meta Spark Top Effects of 2022
Top 10 Spark AR Effects of 2021
Those long nights @ Lenslist
Write The Future @ Music Week

Music


Mixes

Boiler Room Tel Aviv

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Productions


Commissioned

Nike Fuelband Paris

Jump Fizz

Mentions