The *Spark Defuser mixer by Toby Harris is one step closer to getting into production. And you can help by showing your interest so that Toby can esitmate the price better and get to the next step. Read all about it here!
Author Archives: The MIDI Thief
The *spark + d-fuse mixer
Sometimes prayers are heard. A saint named Toby Harris has modified a conference kit and built a controller for it so that it’s possible to mix two VGA or DVI sources and output to a Matrox TripleHead2Go.
Modul8 2.6 Beta
So, finally, the long awaited Modul8 version 2.6 is now out in beta. Along with some bug fixes and Snow Leopard compatibility there are some exciting new features.
VJ article in Cap & Design
It might just be the biggest article ever about VJs in swedish press. Cap & Design features a 6-page article called “Design on the dance floor” written by Mats Almegård.
Light Reflections by the Vidiots
So I went to this vase party at Nordic Light Hotel last week. Iittala was showing off their vase “Lantern” by Harri Koskinen in a two piece video installation called “Light Reflections” by the Vidiots.
Another way of selecting VJ software
People often ask me what VJ application they should start with. I usually suggest that they should to go to softwarevj.com, find something for their platform, download a beta and play around for a bit. Let me present a slightly different solution.
An afternoon at Duckunit, Bangkok
I met up with visual artist Wit Pimkanchanapong and motion graphics designer Rueangrith Suntisuk during a visit to Bangkok to learn more about the Thai media-arts scene. The pair work out of a studio called Duckunit in the Aree district, not far from the Ari skytrain station.
CTRL ALT SHIFT – VJ Documentary
During one of my daily escapades on the world wid web I found this fairly new 11.25 minute long VJ documentary by V.I.A. It features The Light Surgeons, D-Fuse, Hexstatic, Vj Anyone, Addictive TV, Vector Meldrew and Fatamorgana. Enjoy!
8 Great multiscreen clips
I was inspired by Smashing Magazine top lists and thought I’d start busting out some list featuring vj clips in different genres. First out is this compilation of live multiscreen projections. The criteria for the clips was that they should be using 2 screens or more and the composition has to span over all screens (no repetition of one screen) and be performed live.
VJ Union jam at OSC09
The summer vacation is over and the Swedish VJ Union is back in business. We’re hosting a VJ Jam at the OSC09 electronica festival produced by Landet and Färgfabriken. The VJ jam is scheduled for friday august 14th and saturday the 15th from 22:00-03:00. The following VJs will be there: Fetish 23, Lysbang, Nino S, Morrsken, Den Svenska Björnstammen, Dag55, Joel Dittrich & Martin Söderblom, The MIDI Theif and Oskar Ekeblad.
I’ve worked with the Landet guys before and I predict this festival to be super-cool-hot-sexy-magic. Read all about the festival on the OSC09 web site.