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Just finished a proof-of-concept video for an interactive audio/visual installation, where the audience become the performers in a room-sized drum machine with blinking lights and sychronized video:
The audio is straight from a drum machine, triggering the video in real time which is done in Processing; this initial draft shows that this is just the tip [...]
Came across this nice interview w/ Chris Liebing enthusing about digital dj’ing technology:
Although I didn’t learn anything new technology-wise, I was very pleased to learn about his great series of techno podcasts.
[ Via Dubspot's blog. ]
For whatever reason, I find the following combination of Kraftwerk’s seriousness mixed with a laugh track and a chiché plot hilarious:
This is the third piece in my “electric window” series, which began in December of 2007 when I stuffed a small pre-made frame with EL wire and a decorative acrylic panel as an entry to Gallery 101’s annual fundraiser / art auction, 101 Frames.
The year after, I made another EL wire based piece, and animated [...]
This piece has a colourful history
The original, static fixture shown above was built for Cube Gallery’s 2008 exhibtion, Homage, which asked participating artists to create an homage to an important influence on their art.
I chose to make a wall-mounted rendition of Dan Flavin’s fluorescent installation, “untitled (in honor of Harold Joachim)”:
For the [...]
The work of production is really reduction.
From this video:
Found via Innercityvison’s blog.
Still collecting myself from a busy weekend past . . .
On Friday evening, Artengine’s new media Nite Ride exhibition opened, and I got to enjoy the first ride of the night, listening to Tim Hecker’s custom 5.1 channel surround soundtrack to a drive through the Gatineau Hills.
Guerilla mag has a great video from opening night [...]
People are finding it easy to publish something without any controls. And this is the problem with the internet in general. There is so much information, and no one knows if it’s true or not. It’s just there. It’s an information monster.
From Resident Advisor’s recent interview w/ Ricardo Villabolos.
If you’re in Ottawa this Thanksgiving weekend, I invite you to swing through Westboro on Saturday afternoon to check out Cornucopia, Wesboro’s fall celebration. There’ll be street performers walkin’ the beat and lots more to see and do during this all day “animated sidewalk sale.”
As for the beats, I’ll be providing the tunes all [...]
Really diggin’ the new M-nus release by Clickbox + Run Stop Restore. Currently can’t get enough of the title track with the slide-y bass guitar and creepy almost off-putting vocals; then the solo synth-line part in the middle: nice dark/groovy stuff. This one will def. get some play at my autumn/Halloween gigs!
Also enjoying [...]