Archive for the ‘chicago’ Category

Here are some old recordings, freshly uploaded. Now on vimeo they should be more convenient than quicktimes i had posted previously.
At this time i was working quite a bit with the blimp radio network / wpbr 89.3fm at the lab in chicago. Video Mixing for biweekly live webcasts.

21 June 2000 ****COSMO-ANATOMY****
at Deadtech, Chicago

KK Null and Christian Matts
also Ernst Long and Robb Drinkwater
KK Null and Christian Matts collaborate to perform a minisonic
and video duet titled “COSMO-ANATOMY.” Ernst Long and Robb Drinkwater perform Computer and Analogue Electronics.
KK Null christened Deadtech last May and now he’s back performing a duet with amazing video artist Christian Matts of Blimp Radio fame! Ernst and Robb kick off the evening with some great electronics.

**KK Null was not permitted into the country for a lack of a work visa and was sent back to Japan unfortunately so i did a a/v set with his audio on the tapes of the footage i was going to mix to his performance.

Live mix using vhs sources (about 20-40 tapes), with my old skool rig circa 99/2000 — 4 vhs + punch boxes + panasonic mx10 (2 inputs, $200 ebay) + 2 tube preview monitors.

This is a recording made at Shubas, Chicago IL (2002? ish).
Live video mix using mostly VDMX, Audio is live performance.

Live a/v mix from vhs sources, audio loops played from laptop, mixed with a panasonic mx20 video mixer.

Dj + Vj set recording at Hothouse, Chicago IL 2001/2(ish?).
Features cmatts audio/video mix.
S.Collins audio mix.
E.Boscor audio.

(from my proposal for the 2nd installation)
Description:
The installation consists of one projection of a live camera feed using nightshot/infrared mode converted to b&w. This feed is fed through long delay (est 1-1.5 min) and real time effects. Activity in the room / on the camera dynamically controls the length of the delay, amount of visual echo and volume of the sound. More motion turns up the effects and sound. Less motion turns down the effects and sound.

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Made it back from chicago where it was cold even by chicago standards.

The show was good, my piece was only mildly successfull. It did show me that it doesn’t really work so nearlty as well in an open room (it’s potentially a failure in an open room actually).

Took a processing class that was good. Now I just need to start trying to use it… more specificly, need to find a reason to use it. Suspect I’ll be using vdmx for installations for the time being. Think the things I would want to use processing for – data graphics- will take a while to figure out.

Oh, I also had to relearn an obvious lesson re using equipment (tripods) your not familiar with after a couple drinks. Think the camera still works bit I was too mad to even check. So I am lacking any decient documentation of the show. Have a few stills, but nothing that will be better than what I already had. Was hoping for some better documentation. … Oh well.

ugg…. so i never finished moving things over to the wordpress format. so things are still a mess around here.

also, please imagine a post just after jan 1, where i say happy new year and (mostly for myself) recap what happened last year.

but…., more importantly, you should come see my video installation. It will up on sat jan 24 at the motion graphics festival in chicago.

Saturday, January 24th, 9pm-12am
at Pixel Brothers Studio, 400 N Wolcott, Fourth Floor, Chicago, IL 60622

i posed a quick couple of clips from the last time it was installed.

“sorry, I’m not here right now” video installation documentation.