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The rumor began earlier last week when an anontold DeuxMoithat the singers performance would involve skating.
But that still leaves a lot of questions.
And how much would it cost?
A relatively small sheet of ice requires a lot of electricity to keep cool, particularly in that environment.
Its not what youd want to play a hockey game on, but its certainly skateable.
I just want to know the dimensions: How big a stage do you need?
What shape do you want it?
And how long do I have to put it in and take it out?
A synthetic floor can be thrown down in a couple hours.
Frank Ocean reportedly wanted around 100 skaters for this.
How big of an ice rink would you need for that?It depends on what theyre doing.
A standard NHL sheet is 17,000 square feet.
I just cant imagine what size his would be.
Otherwise, itd be jammed up.
And obviously, this rink would need to be elevated on a stage.
Does that make your job harder as far as constructing something?Oddly enough, no.
Thats an easier thing.
All ice rinks need a level surface on which to be placed.
And the ice is an insulator.
In other words, it doesnt want to transfer heat.
So you want to keep the ice as thin as possible so the refrigeration can work.
You want a nice, dead-level surface.
In many cases, our clients will just level the land.
But in about half the cases, theyll build a deck.
They know what they want.
Weve done movies where theres six months of planning because they want the ice a certain color.
So it wouldnt be that much.
When Oceans performance was happening, it was in the high 70s.
How is it possible to have ice out there?We use big air conditioners.
We drive them down to subfreezing temperatures.
We can make ice almost anywhere.
Its sunlight, its wind, its rain.
But you have to be able to shut down a couple of those variables.
In an environment like that, I would imagine, it would take three or four days.
But Im sure that they had a heater there.
Thats what we do, and that can be done in hours.
You mentioned earlier that real ice is for an unlimited budget.
The issue is, though, the additional costs, which we do not bear.
Typically, in the desert, that means using diesel.
One of these ice rinks can easily burn 50 gallons an hour of diesel.
I dont know how they wouldve gone about it.
I cant imagine they got electric out there.
If they have industrial electric, then youre talking about $20,000 worth of electric.
But if you have to make that with a generator, it can be three or four times that.
I havent seen an ice rink during an outdoor music-festival performance.
Have you?Its the first time Ive heard of it.
We just did one with Ryan Reynolds.
Weve certainly worked with all the theme parks.
But I have not heard of a popular singer using ice as a prop.
A guy that sells umbrellas loves it when it rains.
But I dont know if Im expecting my phone to ring for a lot of these.
This interview has been edited for clarity.
