Case studies from the studio.

Not just what we made, but how and why. Starting point, decisions and outcome – laid out in detail for selected projects.

WeLive concert film series – case study punchline studio
Concert film label · since 2020

WeLive: A Corona stopgap became an award-winning format

How we built our own concert film format with the Lahrer Rockwerkstatt out of the 2020 live-music standstill – now with over 1 million viewers, two national awards and state funding.

16 episodes 1M+ viewers 2 awards
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Music & Stories tour – case study punchline studio
Live production on tour · 2020

Music & Stories: An International Rock Show in 48 Hours

A call from Deep Purple's tour manager, two days to prepare: how we produced backstage content, an opener and a live announcement on short notice for the tour with Uriah Heep, Wishbone Ash and Nazareth.

48 hrs lead time 3 bands 2 days to trailer release
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Deep Purple live at the Kärntenhalle Klagenfurt – case study punchline studio
Interview & concert filming · Long Goodbye Tour 2019

Deep Purple at the Kärntenhalle: A Shoot Day on the Long Goodbye Tour

21 hours of shooting, a makeshift studio built from trade-show partition walls and a conversation with bassist Roger Glover – filming Deep Purple's farewell tour stop in Klagenfurt.

21 hrs shooting time 4,000+ fans 16 songs in the set
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Attila Reißmann – Bunker Concert in Lahr's NATO Bunker – case study punchline studio
Concert film & set design · WeLive Episode 16, 2025

Bunker Concert: How a NATO Relic in Lahr Became a Film Set

For WeLive Episode 16 with Attila Reißmann, we filmed inside a real NATO command bunker where the band Scaramouche already rehearsed in the 90s – shortly before it's demolished.

Since the 1990s band history 3 cameras 16 songs in the set
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Classic meets Electro | WeLive on Tour – case study punchline studio
Mixing & Mastering · WeLive on Tour, 2021

Classic meets Electro: How We Blend Opera and Live Electronics Into One Mix

For WeLive on Tour at Parktheater Lahr, we recorded opera voices, strings, organ and piano against live electronics in one continuous take, then mixed and mastered it.

11 musicians 78 min. continuous take 7 works
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