Oh
yes, and I also have a no-input audio and video mixer duo with
Jon Vaughn called "J + C Feedback Factory".
We played at the send + receive festival in the spring, and it was very
well received. There are videos and
such here:
I also work in new media professionally, but at the University of Saskatchewan.
Last year, I worked at the Human-Computer Interaction Lab as a Researcher
of new technologies for many-to-one communication between audiences and DJs
in nightclubs. Did the publishing thing with them, yep. Now I work for the
Division of Media and technology as a Multimedia Programmer. I organize traveling
new media artist talks independently, and sometimes I host media art workshops
at my house in fun stuff like circuit bending and Pure Data.
Stuff I could be doing
at Byte Me! Festival:
1) VJ performance: utilizing Max/Jitter patches, a MIDI
controller, Arkaos, and no-input mixing techniques, Carrie will crimp your
eyelashes with her sensual, psyched-out mix of synaethetic delights. Sensations
abound when her intimate and original footage is mixed in conjunction with
live sound, creating a haptic space where perceptions of the physical world
become fantastic and uncanny.
2. Arkaos workshop: Utilizing Arkaos VJ software, Carrie
will lead the workshop participants through discussions and demonstrations
of: aesthetics of the interactive improvised video image, various philosophies
on copyright for VJs, the basics of video capture and compression for VJ software-ready
clips, basic hardware configuration, Arkaos basics, and performance and collaboration
tips. Participants may bring either Mac or PC laptops with the free demo of
Arkaos installed. if time permits, carrie may also briefly overview other
types of VJing software, such as Cosmic Painter, dervish, Modul8, and Max/MSP/Jitter.
3. Jitter workshop: participants will learn the basic principles
of how to create their own video mixing program using Max/MSP/Jitter software.
Patches (programs) can be published to run solely with the (free) Max Runtime
environment for those taking the workshop who don't own licensed copies of
Max.
4. Panel Discussion: In conjunction with other VJs and theorists
at the Byte Me! festival, I would like to propose a panel discussion on copyright
and Creative Commons issues for VJs.
5. Panel Discussion: In conjunction with other VJs and theorists
at the Byte Me! festival, I would like to propose a panel discussion on the
role of women in the rise of VJ culture worldwide.
6. Live Demos: If
there is some sort of open area for the public, we could set up a VJing
studio that people could drop by and participate
in, without the pressure of them having to commit to a workshop. I imagine
a couple of big tables, a couple of projectors, a few black, white, and chromokey
green backdrops...a couple of cameras, some lights, and some VJs, madly at
work, creating and compressing new clips on the spot...maybe a few fabulous
accessories would help get people in the mood...but we could show people
in
a non-threatening environment how fun and rewarding it is to work behind
the scenes as a VJ and see your video come to life in a live mix. Wouldn't
this
be fuuuuuuun!?!?!? (note from Kat: Yep... we call it Plug
n Play! :)
I'm especially interested in talking
to the other women involved in VJing and VJ theory, because while the festival
is on, I will be in the process of curating an issue of Vague
Terrain, an online Canadian electronic arts magazine, with the issue
dedicated to audiovisual collaboration and the rise of the VJ.
video still collage by Carrie Gates,
2007
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