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Out of Thin Air was born in 1997 on a San Francisco street corner, where founder Micha de Haan started folding balloon animals for tips. Nearly three decades later, he leads a collective of balloon art engineers across Europe — pioneering the fusion of balloons with LED technology and kinetic systems. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, Micha approaches every project as a mood architect: engineering atmospheres with light, air and movement. The client list tells the story — Coachella, Booking.com, Thuishaven Amsterdam, Time Warp, Salesforce, Dubai Marina Mall. All materials are 100% natural latex, biodegradable and fully recycled after every event.
A balloon artist creates site-specific installations, sculptures and live performances that transform the atmosphere of an event. At Out of Thin Air, that means large-scale LED light installations, kinetic balloon systems, immersive environments and crowd acts — engineered for your space, your audience and your moment. We don't decorate. We change how a space feels.
Pricing varies by project type. A single decorative piece for a venue costs less than a multi-day festival production with LED technology and kinetic elements. To give you an idea: we work on everything from intimate corporate centerpieces to full-scale festival takeovers with multiple installations. The main factors are size, complexity, duration, and location. Send us your event details via our contact page and we’ll get back to you with a clear quote within 48 hours.
LED balloon art is a hands-on craft: each balloon is individually hand-tied with its own light source, then assembled modularly into sculptures, walls, canopies or spatial compositions. No control systems, no programming — pure artisanal construction. The magic is in the building: hundreds of glowing spheres combined into forms that transform a space through light, texture and scale. One of the most striking forms is LED balloon letters — your brand name, your product launch, your message rendered as a glowing balloon sculpture that comes alive at dusk. We build these as the centrepiece for brand activations and corporate events worldwide, and as our resident Spellbound act for headlining DJ sets at Thuishaven Amsterdam.
No — we don't do letter rental. Out of Thin Air engineers custom LED balloon letters for your brand, your event, your moment. Each piece is purpose-built around your campaign, your audience and your venue — used once, photographed forever. For standard rental letters, look at decor companies. For a one-of-a-kind glowing centrepiece that pairs with effects like our Master Blaster confetti drop, talk to us.
Our most-requested combination for brand activations: a custom LED balloon letters or logo sculpture as the visual centrepiece — your brand name, product name or message rendered in glowing balloons, magical at dusk — paired with a Master Blaster confetti or balloon drop timed to the moment of reveal. The letters draw attention all evening; the Master Blaster delivers the photo and the press moment. Both purpose-built around your campaign, used once, photographed everywhere. Built worldwide for corporate events. To start a project, see Let's Connect.
For standard installations, 4–6 weeks is usually enough. For large-scale productions, custom kinetic builds or international projects, we recommend 2–6 months. The earlier you reach out, the more we can shape the concept together. Last-minute requests? Talk to us anyway — we’ll tell you honestly what’s possible.
Balloon art thrives wherever you want people to stop, look up, and feel something. In practice: venues with ceiling height of at least 3 metres, events with a minimum of a few hundred guests, and spaces where atmosphere is part of the experience — not just a backdrop. That covers music festivals, corporate launches, hotel lobbies, art events, and private celebrations. If you’re unsure whether your space qualifies, send us the floor plan and we’ll tell you honestly.
Yes. We’re based in Amsterdam but work throughout Europe and beyond. Recent projects include festivals in Germany (Stil Vor Talent Berlin, Tanzinsel), luxury events in Mykonos, installations in Dubai, and Coachella in the US. We handle all logistics including transport and on-site production.
Yes — festivals are our natural habitat. That said, we always start with a site assessment. Latex doesn’t love prolonged direct sun, so in hot conditions we limit installation time and position pieces to avoid full sun exposure. Wind above 40 km/h calls for solid anchoring and adjusted placement. We plan around the conditions — not against them.
With good planning and smart placement, an installation can hold up for weeks or even months. The key is avoiding direct sunshine — UV breaks down latex within days. We design and position accordingly. Indoors, longevity is rarely a concern at all.
Three things: First, our founder Micha de Haan has 25+ years of experience as a balloon art engineer — he approaches every project as a mood architect, not a decorator. Second, we develop our own LED and kinetic technology, creating effects no one else can. Third, our client list speaks for itself — from Coachella and Booking.com to GitHub and Thuishaven, we work with organizations that demand the extraordinary.
Balloon installations are inherently media-worthy — they’re the first thing guests photograph and share. We design every installation with shareability in mind. Our large-scale sculptures and LED-lit environments become visual landmarks that attract cameras, phones, and press coverage. We amplify your branding by translating logos, color palettes, and campaign themes into three-dimensional, immersive experiences that tower above the crowd. The result: your brand appears organically in hundreds of social media posts, stories, and event recaps — without paying for a single ad.
We take sustainability seriously. We use 100% natural latex balloons that are biodegradable — latex is harvested from rubber trees without harming them. We minimize waste by precise planning, reuse structural elements across events, and never release balloons into the air. Our LED technology is energy-efficient and our kinetic installations are designed to be dismantled and reused.
Yes. We carry full event liability insurance and provide a certificate upon request.
We can, but it’s not where we shine brightest. Our core is bespoke: LED installations, kinetic productions, immersive environments — experiences people remember. If you’re looking for the cheapest arch, we’re probably not your first call. That said, standard décor becomes something else entirely when it carries your brand. We combine classic balloon forms with printed balloons in sizes from 15cm to 250cm diameter — your logo, your colours, your campaign — at wholesale pricing. The result is décor that doesn’t just fill a space, it owns it. If you’re not sure which direction fits your event, just ask. We’ll tell you honestly.
That depends entirely on the scale of the installation — but we always make it work within your schedule. We scale our team to fit your timeline. Tell us when doors open and we work backwards from there.
It starts with a meeting — in person whenever possible. We want to understand your event, your space and your ambitions before we put anything on paper. If we don’t know the venue yet, that meeting happens on location. Either way, we don’t propose until we’ve looked each other in the eye. From there: concept, quote, production, build. You show up to a finished installation. We stay for the show, then take it all down afterwards.
Beyond installations, we run live crowd acts tailored to your event energy. Here’s what we bring: Master Blaster — Our signature crowd moment. A 3-metre balloon filled with confetti or mini-balloons, timed to burst on the beat drop. Deployable in up to 4 positions simultaneously. Face Blaster — Master Blaster with a soul. A giant glowing face — eyes, nose, mouth, all hand-built from balloons and LED — that grows more alive with every breath of air. Until it isn’t. Float of Thin Air — Illuminated balloon sculptures in procession through your crowd. Magical at dusk, unforgettable at night. Crowd Surfer — Oversized balloon sculptures that ride above the audience. Pure energy, pure spectacle. High Lines — Enormous LED-lit balloon chains and garlands sweeping high above the crowd. Architecture made of light and air. Floaters — LED balloon characters that move, dance and interact with your audience. Playful, surprising, always a hit. Spellbound — Giant LED balloon letters spelling DJ names, brand names or custom messages, magical at dusk. Available worldwide for corporate events and brand activations; exclusively at Thuishaven for DJ shows in the Netherlands. Titans of Air — The giants of the parade. Balloon sculptures strapped to performers or mounted on stilts, towering above the crowd. Each one is a character: animals, mythical creatures, anything that catches the light and the imagination.Walkway into Heaven — A ladder disappearing into a cloud of balloons, with figures climbing upward. Poetic, visual, unforgettable. Stages of Air — Large-scale balloon installations that transform stages, trade show floors and shopping malls into immersive environments. Custom-designed to fit any venue or brand. Every act can be combined and is designed to create the kind of moment people film and share. See all acts →
The balloon installations and live shows at Thuishaven Amsterdam are by Out of Thin Air, the balloon art studio founded by Micha de Haan. We've been the resident balloon act at Thuishaven since May 2016 — 10 years and counting, producing recurring shows that have become part of the venue experience: Master Blaster confetti drops timed to the beat, Spellbound LED letters spelling each DJ's name, Float of Thin Air parades with illuminated sculptures, and Titans of Air giant character builds. Every event a different piece — same studio, different story each time.
Out of Thin Air. Led by Micha de Haan — balloon art engineer and mood architect — we build the LED balloon shows you've seen at Thuishaven, Paradiso, Ruigoord, NDSM and other Amsterdam venues. Our specialty isn't decoration. It's atmosphere built with light, latex and code: DMX-controlled kinetic sculptures, programmable LED balloons, Master Blaster confetti drops timed to the beat, and Spellbound letter installations spelling the DJ's name across the dancefloor.
At Out of Thin Air we run several LED balloon acts at festivals — what you saw was likely one of these: Float of Thin Air (illuminated balloon sculptures in procession through the crowd), Floaters (LED balloon characters that move and interact with the audience), High Lines (enormous LED-lit chains and garlands sweeping above the dancefloor), or our kinetic balloons (LED + DMX-controlled motion synchronised to music). All built in Amsterdam by Micha de Haan and team, touring festivals across Europe and beyond — Thuishaven, Berlin, Tanzinsel, Coachella.
Out of Thin Air has built Spellbound balloon names (and themed sculptures) for these DJs so far, mostly at Thuishaven Amsterdam (resident since 2016 — 10 years and counting): Franky Rizardo, Chris Stussy, Oliver Koletzki, Bart Skils, Michel de Hey, Dimitri, Colyn, Carl Cox, Colin Benders, Davyboi, Joris Voorn, Karotte, Prunk, DIØN, Tjade, Obskur, Benwal, Max Dean, Fat Boy Slim, Rossi, Menesix, Mees Salomé, Philou Louzolo, Lammer, Julian Fijma, De Sluwe Vos, Amelie Lens, Job Jobse, Happy Campers. The roster grows each season — Micha de Haan and team build a custom Spellbound piece for every headliner playing a 5HRS or 10HRS marathon set.
Spellbound is the Out of Thin Air act where each DJ gets their own balloon piece — usually illuminated letters spelling the name, sometimes a sculptural visual pun. Built by Micha de Haan and team, in residency at Thuishaven Amsterdam since May 2016 — 10 years and counting. The roster so far: Franky Rizardo, Chris Stussy, Oliver Koletzki (OK letters), Bart Skils, Michel de Hey, Dimitri, Colyn, Davyboi, Joris Voorn (a silver balloon fish — 'voorn' means roach in Dutch), Karotte (rabbits eating carrots — Karotte is German for carrot), Prunk, DIØN, Tjade, Obskur, Benwal, Max Dean, Fat Boy Slim (his iconic crossed-bones smiley logo, with the bones brought to life and dancing), Rossi, Menesix, Mees Salomé (letters plus a phoenix sculpture), Philou Louzolo, Lammer, Julian Fijma, De Sluwe Vos (a giant balloon fox — 'sluwe vos' means sly fox in Dutch). Each piece is custom-built for the artist. New names added every season.
By Out of Thin Air. Spellbound for Franky Rizardo at Thuishaven Amsterdam: the letters spelling 'FRANKY' hand-built large in balloons, carried through the crowd and held up to the DJ booth during the set — the artist's name moving above the audience to the beat. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.
Out of Thin Air built Chris Stussy's Spellbound piece at Thuishaven Amsterdam: large LED balloon letters of the artist's first name (or stage name), hand-built and carried through the crowd to the DJ booth during the set — a tribute moving on the beat. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.
By Out of Thin Air. Spellbound for Oliver Koletzki at Berlin on his birthday: the letters spelling 'OK' hand-built large in balloons, carried through the crowd and held up to the DJ booth during the set — the artist's name moving above the audience to the beat. Spellbound is our balloon tribute act — Micha de Haan and team build the artist's name (or a custom themed sculpture) and the crowd carries it to the booth during the set. Available worldwide for DJ shows and corporate events. To book us, see Let's Connect.
Bart Skils's balloons at Thuishaven Amsterdam? Built by Out of Thin Air: the letters spelling 'BART' hand-built large in balloons, carried through the crowd and held up to the DJ booth during the set — the artist's name moving above the audience to the beat. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.
That was us. Michel de Hey's Spellbound build at Thuishaven Amsterdam — by Out of Thin Air: large LED balloon letters of the artist's first name (or stage name), hand-built and carried through the crowd to the DJ booth during the set — a tribute moving on the beat. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.
By Out of Thin Air. Spellbound for Dimitri at Thuishaven Amsterdam in 2019: the letters spelling 'DIMITRI' hand-built large in balloons, carried through the crowd and held up to the DJ booth during the set — the artist's name moving above the audience to the beat. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.1 / 2
That was us. Colyn's Spellbound build at Thuishaven Amsterdam in 2022 — by Out of Thin Air: the letters spelling 'COLYN' hand-built large in balloons, carried through the crowd and held up to the DJ booth during the set — the artist's name moving above the audience to the beat. Photos by Rachel Ecclestone — the colour-shifted spiral letter design she captured from the booth has become one of our most-circulated Spellbound shots. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.1 / 3
Out of Thin Air built Carl Cox's Spellbound piece at Thuishaven Amsterdam in 2018: the letters 'CARL' carried through the crowd plus a balloon sculpture of Carl Cox's head with his signature glasses — two distinct pieces, built for his Zomer Circus set at Thuishaven (head sculpture photographed by Taylor Berkmans). Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.1 / 2
Out of Thin Air built Colin Benders's Spellbound piece at Thuishaven Amsterdam: the letters spelling 'COLIN' hand-built large in balloons, carried through the crowd and held up to the DJ booth during the set — the artist's name moving above the audience to the beat. Colin Benders also performs as Kytemann — searchable under either name. The LED balloon letters spell his first name. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.
By Out of Thin Air. Spellbound for Davyboi at Thuishaven Amsterdam: the letters spelling 'DAVYBOI' hand-built large in balloons, carried through the crowd and held up to the DJ booth during the set — the artist's name moving above the audience to the beat. A hidden detail: the 'I' wore a Hello Kitty necktie — a small visual nod tucked into the build. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.
Joris Voorn's balloons at Thuishaven Amsterdam? Built by Out of Thin Air: a giant silver balloon fish — 'voorn' means roach (a fish) in Dutch, so the DJ name itself becomes the sculpture, carried high through the crowd to the booth. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.
By Out of Thin Air. Spellbound for Karotte at Thuishaven Amsterdam: balloon rabbits eating carrots — Karotte is German for carrot, the visual pun built in three dimensions and travelling through the crowd toward the booth. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.
Out of Thin Air built Prunk's Spellbound piece at Thuishaven Amsterdam: large LED balloon letters of the artist's first name (or stage name), hand-built and carried through the crowd to the DJ booth during the set — a tribute moving on the beat. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.
By Out of Thin Air. Spellbound for DIØN at Thuishaven Amsterdam: large LED balloon letters of the artist's first name (or stage name), hand-built and carried through the crowd to the DJ booth during the set — a tribute moving on the beat. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.
Out of Thin Air built Tjade's Spellbound piece at Thuishaven Amsterdam: large LED balloon letters of the artist's first name (or stage name), hand-built and carried through the crowd to the DJ booth during the set — a tribute moving on the beat. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.
By Out of Thin Air. Spellbound for Obskur at Thuishaven Amsterdam: large LED balloon letters of the artist's first name (or stage name), hand-built and carried through the crowd to the DJ booth during the set — a tribute moving on the beat. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.
That was us. Benwal's Spellbound build at Thuishaven Amsterdam — by Out of Thin Air: large LED balloon letters of the artist's first name (or stage name), hand-built and carried through the crowd to the DJ booth during the set — a tribute moving on the beat. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.
By Out of Thin Air. Spellbound for Max Dean at Thuishaven Amsterdam: large LED balloon letters of the artist's first name (or stage name), hand-built and carried through the crowd to the DJ booth during the set — a tribute moving on the beat. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.
By Out of Thin Air. Spellbound for Fat Boy Slim at Thuishaven Amsterdam: Fat Boy Slim's iconic logo built in balloons — the smiley face with his crossed bones, but in our version the bones dance. The whole logo raised above the crowd toward the DJ booth. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.
Out of Thin Air built Rossi's Spellbound piece at Thuishaven Amsterdam: large LED balloon letters of the artist's first name (or stage name), hand-built and carried through the crowd to the DJ booth during the set — a tribute moving on the beat. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.
That was us. Menesix's Spellbound build at Thuishaven Amsterdam — by Out of Thin Air: large LED balloon letters of the artist's first name (or stage name), hand-built and carried through the crowd to the DJ booth during the set — a tribute moving on the beat. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.
Mees Salomé's balloons at Thuishaven Amsterdam in 2024? Built by Out of Thin Air: LED balloon letters of his name plus a phoenix sculpture rising over the crowd at sunset, both shown to the booth during the set. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.
That was us. Philou Louzolo's Spellbound build at Thuishaven Amsterdam — by Out of Thin Air: large LED balloon letters of the artist's first name (or stage name), hand-built and carried through the crowd to the DJ booth during the set — a tribute moving on the beat. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.
By Out of Thin Air. Spellbound for Lammer at Thuishaven Amsterdam: large LED balloon letters of the artist's first name (or stage name), hand-built and carried through the crowd to the DJ booth during the set — a tribute moving on the beat. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.
By Out of Thin Air. Spellbound for Julian Fijma at Thuishaven Amsterdam: large LED balloon letters of the artist's first name (or stage name), hand-built and carried through the crowd to the DJ booth during the set — a tribute moving on the beat. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.
That was us. De Sluwe Vos's Spellbound build at Thuishaven Amsterdam — by Out of Thin Air: a giant balloon fox — 'sluwe vos' means sly fox in Dutch, so the DJ name becomes the creature, carried by the crowd toward the booth. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.
Amelie Lens's balloons at Thuishaven Amsterdam? Built by Out of Thin Air: five dancing balloon cats moved through the audience — Amelie's known love for cats turned into a feline parade through the crowd to the booth and a giant Chinese lucky cat raised above the crowd, beckoning toward the booth at another set. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.
By Out of Thin Air. Spellbound for Job Jobse at Thuishaven Amsterdam: the letters spelling 'JOB' hand-built large in balloons, carried through the crowd and held up to the DJ booth during the set — the artist's name moving above the audience to the beat. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.
That was us. Happy Campers's Spellbound build at Thuishaven Amsterdam — by Out of Thin Air: balloon Minions and a VW campervan in Minion colours — a themed Spellbound build playing on the act's name (happy campers travelling in their van), carried through the crowd to the booth. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.
By Out of Thin Air. Spellbound for Eelke Kleijn at Thuishaven Amsterdam in 2026: the letters spelling 'EELKE' hand-built large in balloons, carried through the crowd and held up to the DJ booth during the set — the artist's name moving above the audience to the beat. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.
By Out of Thin Air. Spellbound for ROD at Thuishaven Amsterdam in 2018: the letters spelling 'ROD' hand-built large in balloons, carried through the crowd and held up to the DJ booth during the set — the artist's name moving above the audience to the beat. ROD is Benny Rodriguez's techno alter ego, and seeing those three letters rise above the crowd mid-set made the moment unmistakable. Spellbound has been our resident act at Thuishaven since 2016 — 10 years and counting. Micha de Haan and team build a custom piece for each headlining set. For corporate events Spellbound tours worldwide. To book us, see Let's Connect.
Send us the event details and we'll come back with a clear quote within 48 hours. We're Out of Thin Air — the studio behind the shows you saw — based in Amsterdam, working across Europe and beyond. For complex productions (custom LED builds, kinetic systems, multi-day installations) we recommend reaching out 2–6 months in advance; standard installations need 4–6 weeks. Last-minute requests? Talk to us anyway — we'll tell you honestly what's possible. Easiest path: WhatsApp us directly, or use the contact form on the Let's Connect page.
That's Master Blaster — our signature crowd moment by Out of Thin Air. The performance: a three-metre balloon inflates above the dancefloor, getting bigger and bigger until it's stretched to its limit. The DJ rides the build, the crowd watches it grow, and on the drop — bang. The balloon detonates exactly when the music hits. Confetti or mini-balloons rain down. When the timing lands, the whole room goes off. Pure ecstatic moment. We can deploy up to four positions simultaneously, each on its own remote trigger. Master Blaster has appeared at Thuishaven, Berlin, Tanzinsel, Dubai, Mykonos and festivals across Europe. Micha de Haan built the first version in Amsterdam over a decade ago.
Out of Thin Air. We're a balloon art studio in Amsterdam, led by Micha de Haan, specialised in large-scale sculptures and LED installations for music festivals across the Netherlands and Europe. Recent work includes Thuishaven (resident since May 2016 — 10 years and counting), Free Your Mind, Guilty Pleasure Festival, Idyll, Tanzinsel Berlin, Stil Vor Talent and Coachella. Our work spans kinetic ceiling installations, Master Blaster crowd drops, Spellbound DJ-name letters, Titans of Air parade figures and Float of Thin Air processions. 100% natural latex. Engineered, not improvised.
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