I did visuals for a couple acts this past weekend for Seattle’s 2009 Decibel Festival. There were some great artists playing, though I was a bit of a non-goer. I was working on my visuals software right up until the Nosaj Thing show. Ended up going back to a software setup from about three years ago and took about five hours changing some things around to make my software a bit more friendly. As usual, I was editing the software during the shows as well. Thankfully, I didn’t cause any weird errors or crashes while doing this. That is definitely the danger.

I’ve been doing quite a bit of messing around with Max/MSP/Jitter and have most everything figured out. There are a couple main things (and I’m sure some small ones I’ll run into) that have been stopping me from using Max/MSP for my gigs. Main one is that the way I end up using my current/previous visuals software, Troikatronix Isadora is that I set up a MIDI dial controller for all of my main mixing, levels, hues, saturation, contrast, and set up a couple (or sometimes three) bin pickers, where I can look through my various folders of video. The way Jitter is mostly used is with drop down text lists. I don’t even know what most of my clips are named, since I just choose them visually.

All the methods in which I’ve tried to programmatically fill in icons and make them clickable have thus far failed. Because I really wanted to use Max/MSP this time, I started manually creating these things. I got about a third of the way through and Max/MSP crashed upon loading my file. I also tend to use some forms of feedback, by looping video back into parts of the software that I’ve already gone by, or by looping sections with specific filters. I’ve had a hard time getting this going in Max/MSP as I did a bunch of work to get the effects to be processed on the video card. The recursion I want to do looks like it might almost have to be outside of the video card, which might mean that the video card setup might not work. You can tell I’m still working on it. Hopefully by next time I’ll have some pretty crazy things happening.

(Photos by Russ, kochs.org, and Donte. Thanks to Luara for pointing me towards the Mary Anne Hobbs photo!)

I am doing visuals for a show up the hill at Easy Street Records. I’m still working on recreating my software and interaction for doing this, so we’ll see if I do it the old school way, or the new school way.

Samples of the music are in the links below.

See you there?

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music provided by:
Specs One (ABDUCTION, SOULTHEFT, FOURTHCITY, 206 VINTAGE)
nth + ronin (FOURTHCITY, EXPONENTIAL MEDIA) CD release event
with LoFreq (FOURTHCITY, SUBAUDIBLE LOVE SOUNDS, BEDroom HEADZ)
visuals provided by:
Ian Page-Echols (v8media)

Friday, January 23rd, 9:30pm
Easy Street Records West Seattle
4559 California Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98116
$5, 21+

myspace.com/easystreetafterhours
myspace.com/specsone
myspace.com/eswizard
myspace.com/lofreqmusic
v8media.com/
myspace.com/nth808 (various links)
soundcloud.com/nth808

10/31/2006

Foscil

Specs One

STOP BITING: DON’T LOOK AT THE MONSTERS
With DJs Hideki, Kamui, Sage Nomad, and guests. Lo_Fi Performance Gallery, 429 Eastlake Ave E, lofiseattle.org, 9 pm.

MAIN ROOM: HIDDEN HABITATS
(BUMBLE BEE, HIDEKI, KAMUI ,SAGE NOMAD,)
w/ INTROCUT ABSOLUTE MADMAN, & REI

Come watch and listen at Chop Suey. Yuba Foxfire and myself will be providing visual embellishment for the bands at this venue who come without visuals of their own. The dbFestival schedule is being finalized as this is written.

Decibel Festival Info:
Web Page
Myspace

Current Lineup for 2006:
Speedy J (Netherlands)
Green Velvet (Chicago)
Alex Smoke (U.K.)
Bola (U.K.)
Thomas Fehlmann: Dub Set (Germany)
Murcof (Mexico)
The Dead Texan (Belgium)
Nortec Collective (Mexico)
Telefon Tel Aviv (Chicago)
Apparat (Germany)
Ryoichi Kurokawa (Japan)
Taylor Deupree (New York)
Richard Chartier (Washington D.C.)
Subtle (San Francisco)
Andreas Tilliander (Sweden)
Fax (Mexico)
Jeremy Ellis (Detroit)
Mokira (Sweden)
Claude Vonstroke (San Francisco)
Panoptica (Mexico)
[a]pendics.shuffle (Los Angeles)
Kate Simko (Chicago)
Deru (Los Angeles(
Jacob London: Debut Live Set(Seattle)
Brett Johnson (U.S.)
Latinsizer (Mexico)
Tim Xavier (New York)
Soultek (Chicago)
Plankton Man (Los Angeles)
Lusine (Seattle)
Davide Squillace (Spain)
Jerry Abstract (Seattle)
Mr. Projectile (San Francisco)
Son Of Rose (Seattle)
Camea and Insideout(New York)
Let’s Go Outside (Portland)
Jon McMillion (Seattle)
Robin Judge (Vancouver)
Mister Leisrure (Seattle)
Yann Novak (Seattle)
Senior Frio (Portland)
Randy Jones (Seattle)
Ben Nilstein (Portland)
Paul Edwards (Seattle)
SciFiSol (Seattle)
Ruoho Ruotsi (San Francisco)
Nordic Soul (Seattle)
Plan B (Seattle)
Sun Tzu Sound (Seattle)
Kinoko (Seattle)
GreenStar (Portland)
Kris Moon (Seattle)
Foscil (Seattle)
Some very nice stuff, definitely check it out!!

Fourthcity, the world-renowned think tank behind innovations like Laptop Battle, Poster Midget, StopBiting, the Keg-Stand-Mandatory Party Series & The Original Fourthcity Weekly, proudly & without reservation announce a party of the upmost priapism:

BRUSHED GOLDEN AFTER DINNER PARTY
aka FOURTHCITY CREW SHOWCASE 2006!! < -----

On June 9th, the day of our party, the world will know the reason why the Fourthcity Interns have been growing bedsores via their custom-designed lay-z-boy internet capsules!
On Friday June 9th, FOSCIL, ABSOLUTE MADMAN, VINCENT PARKER, KAMUI, HIDEKI, BUMBLEBEE, INTROCUT, REI, M’CHATEAU, KINOKO & PLAN B nourish you with new songs.

Visuals by V8 Media

We cannot tell you where our party is because you’re a snitch, but call 206 322 2209 to find out which super-secret warehouse on Capitol Hill you should roll (deep?) to.

Once again it’s on.

**Free commemorative Brushed Golden zines to the first 20 people!
**Short film debut by M. Iwata for Brushed Golden!
**This is a benefit show for New Beginnings Women’s Shelter!

Friday June Ninth
(The Day Before The Laptop Battle)
at “Club De Silencio”
$5, no guest list (it’s a benefit)
call or email privately for location

BYOB

01/06/2006

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

All of us here at the Fourthcity Studios wish you a debaucherous-yet intellectually stimulating 2006!! We offer you, for our first (non-weekly*) event of the new year:

COPY (Live, CD Release!, PDX)
GIU (aka Galactic Ionization Unit**, Live, SEA)
ABSOLUTE MADMAN (Live, SEA)
DJN (??,
SEA/CHICAGO)
FOURTHCITY DJS (aka Hidden Habitats, aka The Thripple Nipples, aka Kamui, Hideki & Bumblebee!, Live-ass DJ Set, SEA/KANSAI/HAWAII)
$5

ps- this WILL be the start of an earth-invasion by the Galactic Ionization Unit. join them before it’s too late.

Beehive
Henry Bee Noone
DJ Greg J of KEXP

Doors open at 9pm

Friday, July 2nd 8pm to 10pm all ages /10pm to 2am 21+
EN Resturaunt on the corner of 2nd & Wall
2429 Second Avenue 206.770.0250

Habit featuring the Specialist (Kontact, Tacoma – D&B)

DJ
Sleepy (Definition Marketing, Animal Thug Productions, Brooklyn, NY – Hip-Hop, R&B, Reggae)
Jef Batra (En Resident – Ol’ School Breaks)
Myche (En Resident – Nu Skool Breaks & Beyond)
Kidd Fa Real (En Resident – D&B & Jungle)

MC
Michael & Sage Nomad

Art
Joe Vollan (Painting)

Visuals
v8media
Kinoko

Substudios, StaticFactory, and Autonomat present:

Ninja Tune, Mush, Hefty, and Plug Research recording artist DAEDELUS!!

Merck recording artist DECEPTIKON!

and local fave VARIFORM!

visuals by V8 Media
9:30pm-2am 21+ $7
05/20/2005

Substudios, StaticFactory, and Autonomat present:

Ninja Tune, Mush, Hefty, and Plug Research recording artist DAEDELUS!!

Merck recording artist DECEPTIKON!

and local fave VARIFORM!

visuals by V8 Media

9:30pm-2am 21+ $7

DAEDELUS

Daedelus, the eccentric electronic maestro from southern California returns with “Exquisite Corpse”, his most complete and baffling record to date. One of LA’s most daring new artists, this young musical romantic weaves together a true “love-sound” that falls between honeyed melody and avant-electronics. Daedelus chops and splices disparate acoustic sources into incredible works of staggering resonance. Contrasting IDM styled cut-ups with childlike arrangements from the 30’s and 40’s, he has created a sound that is entirely new.

His productions find the hidden common denominator between modern electronics and sampled music from days gone by. Exactly the kind of music you’d expect from a scarily well-connected electronic nut who happens to dress in Edwardian clothing and names himself after an ancient Greek myth legend.
Biography

DECEPTIKON

Portland based producer Deceptikon creates music that is evocative and atmospheric, equally drawing upon hip hop and jazz elements for his gorgeously produced, carefully crafted grooves. Utilising numerous techniques, yet regularly arriving at a similar funky location, Deceptikon effortlessly creates the kind of highly composed beat oriented instrumental hip hop pieces championed in recent times by Ninja Tune via the likes of Sixtoo or Blockhead. Composed over the last few years, his latest album “Lost Subject” is a journey that fits perfectly into the lounge room – funky basslines, crackling hip hop beats and lush, gentle atmospheres that act as a relaxing tonic to all the stressors of daily life.
Press Info

VARIFORM

Seattle artist Peter Schott, aka Variform, views music as a very important and personal learning tool for self-awareness…”like a mirror into the soul”, as he puts it. His music is highly emotional and reflects his many diverse influences, including amongst them artists such as Aphex Twin, DJ Shadow, and Future Sound Of London. His track “Dusty Room” was one of the standouts on last years highly acclaimed Fourthcity compilation.
Variform Sitelet

Greg Jaspan, DJ
KEXP 90.3FM
www.kexp.org
gregj@kexp.org