ViceVerse Exhibition & Workshops

21. Apr, 2010

Exhibition opening, Pictoplasma screening & Color Me! wall, with Live A/V performances by wo0 & Invisible Bob.

When: Wed. April 28th | 7pm -11pm

Location: Gray Area 55 Taylor St. SF 94102

Cost: $5-$10 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds.

The Collaborative Design Expo will feature work on display from Dis-Patch and Communikey resident designers Nebojsa Cvetkovic and Marshall Demeranville III.

The Pictoplasma screening installation will showcase a selection of short animation films from the previous Pictoplasma Animation festivals. Clips and films feature a staggering list prominent studios and designers from all over the world, and are mostly pop music videos or short animated films. Find out why the entire world of graphic or character design and animation is gravitating towards this focal point in Berlin, Germany!

WoO is a Guitar & synth player from Belgrade. Interested in sounds transmitted from various devices people use everyday (mobile phones, remote controls, radio…), and with them he creates shimmering, highly detailed, frequency rich ambient music with organic/analogue feel. Two official solo albums: Mobi Rock (rx: tx, 2007) Come Blue (a.star recordings, 2008), as well as many other compilations, free web releases and live recordings. On an live show often collaborates with visual artist Incredible Bob, and has played throughout Europe, including many improv meetings with other musicians. A blissful journey in spacey sound… A/V concerts with Bob, improv meetings with local musicians.

2 Hands-On workshops: Intro to Ableton Live, and A/V Feedback

When: Thurs. April 29th | 7pm -10pm

Location: Gray Area 55 Taylor St. SF 94102

Cost: $40 (each workshop limited to 15 students)

Goran Simonoski (Piece of Shh…) will present an Official Intro to Ableton Live Workshop. Participants will need to bring a laptop.

Video feedback is a technique used in the 70s and 80s of the previous century. It is based on closing a video signal (input and output) in a closed circuit. In such a way, we are getting abstract shapes that then can be further manipulated. By using mixers and generators, you can create feedback even without using a camera, or an input signal. The participants will also encounter examples from the history of video art and television, after which they will create their own material. Workshop is conceived and led by Incredible Bob!

When: Friday April 30th | 7:30pm – 2:00 am

Location: Gray Area 55 Taylor St. SF 94102

Cost: $10-$15 sliding scale

Advanced tickets:

Schedule:

Kids-patch: 4 – 7pm

Kids-patch Orchestra: 7:30 – 8pm

Sonic Chop Shop: 8pm – 9pm

Tour showcase: 9pm – 2am

Kids-patch is an interactive audio-visual program for children presenting a completely intuitive, inventive and forward-thinking approach to children’s education in the context of arts and culture. Each event consists of a series of workshops for kids aged 5-12, related to the fields of music, graphic art, performance, creative processes and new media. It is a 100% participatory program. Closely working with established and experienced artists, children are discovering numerous new skills and are developing sensibilities in regard to the processes of creation and presentation of creative content.

At the end of the workshop different musical formations will be combined and children, will present what they have practiced and learned through a concert and group improvisation .

Participation is limited to 20. Sign up by sending an email to: education [at] gaffta.org

SONIC CHOP SHOP with D Numbers Creative looping, signal flow, and live signal-processing workshops. Learn the basics of creative looping and processing of instruments and sounds in a live performance context. Sonic Chop Shop fuses the interests, abilities and instruments of the attendants with the unique performance rig of D Numbers. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own instruments, pedals, loopers, processors, drum machines, sequencers, mixing boards and voices to the workshop. The fusion will begin right off the bat. It is an experiment in the art of electro-acoustic music process with total strangers. Attendees need NOT have any experience with electro-acoustic music!

We’ll close the three day SF tour stop with the ViceVerse Tour Showcase featuring D Numbers, Piece of Shh…, Moodswinger (DJ Set), and + Special guest Pigeon Funk (DJ sets) from Dis-patch and Communikey affiliates in San Francisco – Sutekh and Joshua Kit Clayton!