Cowboy Bepop “3, 2, 1 Let’s Vend” Vending Machine Experience

Client:Deeplocal, Netflix

Location: Complexcon 2021 | Long Beach, CA

When Deeplocal contacted us about this off-the-wall vending experience, our team of weebs and nerds jumped on the project with wholehearted zeal.

Our goal? Pay homage to the original Cowboy Bebop Universe while introducing the new live action series from Netflix. 

Complexcon visitors dropped a Woolong into the machine to activate an attention grabbing light show that featured visuals and music from the new opening credits. 

Spectacle fabricated the neon-noir themed vending machine and light boxes. Our team of creatives fully cut together a variety of 15 second music clips and video then programmed integrated lighting sequences to activate after visitors typed their selection into the vending machine keypad. 

Every piece of this build was bespoke to the Cowboy Bebop theme. We welded the chassis from scratch and our painters aged the metal to look rusty and well used. We laser cut a custom keypad to feature pictures of Spike, Faye, Ein and Jet. We also built and programmed the vending machine “innards” to accommodate Deeplocal’s merch choices. 

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