About

Updated November, 2023

Justin Bolognino is the original META.

His ground-breaking and award-winning endeavors are threaded by technology, real-time design, and evolutionary immersive experiences focused on revealing hidden human connections. The “Synchronicity Architect" is the founder and CEO of META, an immersive experience studio that specializes in “The Art of Being There.” A new META spinoff, Unreality is set to be the definitive professional ecosystem for the global “Immersive Media industry.” Taking their skills and touch to nature, Bolognino and his wife Elizabeth founded Silent G Farms in 2014 in North Branch, NY, a retreat compound designed for nourishing creativity, music, wellness and consciousness. As of 2023, JB is now the Creative Director of the legendary immersive world at Hulaween, Spirit Lake.

With brand clients like Spotify, Twitter, HP, Samsung, Google, Vimeo, and artistic collaborations with St. Vincent, Dubfire, Skrillex, Phish, Questlove, Porter Robinson, Troye Sivan, Clyde Stubblefield, Tiesto and many more, META creates live, multi-sensory experiences that use technology, design and storytelling to ignite the human spirit. META was originally born as “the Meta Agency” in 2009 under Bolognino’s philosophy that the artists creating cutting-edge digital experiences and high-tech performance elements should be recognized, much like the celebrities and brands they create for. JB also developed the brand and social marketing for Brooklyn Bowl (2009), serving as Creative and Media Director, which would go on to open four more wildly successful venues throughout the country.

An industry visionary, Bolognino is extremely forward-thinking when it comes to technology’s role in immersive experiences. Over the last 15 years, Bolognino redefined the SXSW experience through #FEED powered by Twitter, produced multiple documentaries, and created interactive art and live music through his first company, Learned Evolution. His role as designer and curator of The Lab at Panorama (2016 - 2018), and Director of The Antarctic dome show at Coachella, “FLATLAND: A Romance of Many Dimensions,” has played an essential part in the evolution of the festival experience.  JB is also a founding partner and installation artist for Arcadia Earth (2019) in NYC, the first artist-driven immersive experience dedicated to sustainability, now evolving into a metaverse VR platform.

Bolognino currently lives in Westport, CT with his wife and acclaimed interior designer Elizabeth, daughters Chloe and Francesca, son Just, and doggo Billie Holiday.

SELECT PRESS

CNBC // Verge // Inc // Business Insider // CNN // Protocol // META Sues Facebook

New York Times // At ‘Arcadia Earth,’ Dazzle Illuminates Danger

Paper Magazine // The Story of FLATLAND w/ St. Vincent

Rolling Stone // Inside Panorama Fest’s Groundbreaking VR Experience

Wall Street Journal // Digital Art For Jumping Into

Northeastern U // The Unreality of the Virtual Experience

BizBash // 2017 Most Innovative People in Events

The Creator’s Project // Here’s a Sneak Peek of Panorama Festival’s Dazzling Visual Arts Hub

Forbes // How The Panorama Music Festival Seeks To Turn Technologists And Artists Into Rock Stars

Mashable // Panorama’s The Lab is a high-tech art experience, with cotton candy too

The Verge // Introducing The Lab, our incredible technology and art exhibit at the Panorama Fest

Vogue // Everything You Need to Know about the Panorama Music Festival

Newsweek // Exclusive 2018 LAB at Panorama Sneak Peek

Connect Corporate // 2016’s 40 Under 40

JWT :: Intelligence Report 

Celebrity Access :: In the Hot Seat with Larry LeBlanc

The Hindu :: The Culmination of Experience

Agency Post :: POV Interview “Synchronicity Architect” 

Communication Arts :: Designing the Future of Experiences

SF Examiner :: Best of SXSW - Social Media Meets Art

Complex Magazine :: 10 Steps for a Successful Creative Agency

Next Big Sound :: Building the Brooklyn Bowl Brand

One Small Seed :: Exploring the Physical World Through Online Instruments (On #FEED)

Catalyst Strategic Design Review :: On Brooklyn Bowl Strategy

Greenpointers :: Business of Evolution & the Future of Experience

Jump over to the SPEAKING page to learn more about JB’s public speaking efforts.