BLU-RAY NEWSReceive Blu-ray News via RSS

Sony BMG Sets Date, Specs for John Mayer Live Blu-ray

Thu Apr 24, 2008 at 03:00 PM ET
Tags: Disc Announcements, Music on High-Def, Sony BMG (all tags)

Sony BMG has announced a street date and specs for the John Mayer concert film 'Where the Light Is,' which will hit Blu-ray this July with a host of next-gen exclusives.

As previously reported, Sony had revealed plans to bring a previously-untitled John Mayer concert (recorded live at Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre in December 2007) to Blu-ray sometime later this year, but stopped short of issuing any further details or even a street date.

Pre-Order 'The Muppets'

Hitting Blu-ray on March 20th!

Now the distributor has issued the full media announcement for 'John Mayer: Where the Light Is,' which will hit Blu-ray on July 1 (day-and-date with the DVD) as one of Sony's most advanced next-gen releases yet.

Spanning 22 tracks, 'Where the Light Is' features three sets: an acoustic performance, a rare set with the John Mayer Trio (John Mayer, Steve Jordan, and Pino Palladino), as well as a set featuring Mayer’s full-band.

Captured with eight cameras and shot on Super35 film, the Blu-ray will feature 1080p/24fps video, plus audio options in PCM 2.0 Stereo (98kHz/24-bit) and Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround (96kHz/24-bit).

Exclusive to the BLu-ray is a picture-in-picture "experience" with musicians Steve Jordan and Pino Palladino (Bonus View enabled), as well as BD-Live content including a backstage performance of "Belief."

Featured on both the Blu-ray and DVD is a bonus "Mulholland Drive" acoustic performance.

Retail for the Blu-ray has been set at $29.95.

You'll find specs for 'John Mayer: Where the Light Is' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under July 1.

See what people are saying about this story in our forums area, or check out other recent discussions.

Discs mentioned in this article: (Click for specs and reviews)
Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Concert (Blu-ray)
Earlier on High-Def Digest:
John Mayer to Make Blu-ray Debut this Summer with Nokia Concert (Apr 10, 2008)


» High-Def Digest home page