I’ll post more pix, video of the night soon. In the meantime, enjoy Holly Dagger’s sexy robotic mix.

xx mix

Overlap.org and VOLUME present

LISTEN/VISION 02
Friday, March 21st, 2008, 7-9pm
San Francisco Art Institute Lecture Hall
800 Chestnut St.
San Francisco, CA 94133

CHiKA video still

LISTEN/VISION is a unique series exploring the art of perception. It
is a place and time for a shared experience of sound and light and
space. VOLUME and Overlap.org have partnered to commission new and
unreleased sound and video works from an international pool of
acclaimed contemporary artists. These exclusive pieces, not to be
found anywhere on the web or a CD, are presented in a collective
listening environment. LISTEN/VISION will also host occasional live
performances and multichannel sound installations.

For more information, visit volumeprojects.org and overlap.org.

The second installment of this series, LISTEN/VISION 02 will present
ew work by Gregg Kowalsky, David Kwan , i8u and CHiKA, and Sawako.

Gregg Kowalsky
Rosebud for Red Magus, 2006 (18:17 min)
Kowalsky’s compositions range from drone and noise pieces to the
psychedelic, which are highly influenced by the thick, humid air of
South Florida where Gregg lived for most of his life. He is interested
in filling the spaces his music occupies through dense, live mixes. He
has composed for film, dance, acoustic ensembles and sound
installations. Gregg’s debut full-length album, Through The Cardial
Window was released on the Kranky label in Spring 2006. Gregg Kowalsky
resides in Oakland, California where he completed a Master of Fine
Arts degree in Electronic Music and Recording Media at Mills College.
http://ossobucco.net

David Kwan
Solaris, 2006 (10:07 min)
Sound-generated video projections; dimensions and running time
variable; video projection with sound. David Kwan composes soundscapes
using live radio signals and feeds them into a customized video
imaging system to reveal visual patterning and to electromagnetically
alter their dimensions. The end result is an electronic form of
painting that is constructed from sound but manifested as light.

Kwan has presented work at the Berkeley Art Museum, Pacific Film
Archive, Headlands Center for the Arts, Artist Television Access, The
Lab, and Mission 17 in San Francisco; Jack Straw New Media Gallery in
Seattle; Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart; and Baracke am
Deustchen Theater in Berlin. He received a BA in Art Practice from UC
Berkeley and an MFA in Electronic Music from Mills College, where he
has been teaching in music, art and intermedia.
http://www.meridiangallery.org/davidkwan2003.htm

i8u and CHiKA
Infinity02, 2008 (30:38 min)
Unlimited or unmeasurable in extent of space, duration of time: the
infinite nature of the fabric of space. CHiKA uses minimal objects in
two-dimensional space to create a video work invoking the feeling of
the unlimited possibilities, approaching the unmeasureable nature of
the infinite. I8u’s soundscapes inspired by the concept of string
theory mirror our limited understanding and imagination of these
strings as they slip in and out of the dimensions we are aware of. The
audio and visual moves from a closed world with perspective as its
corresponding symbolic form.

France Jobin aka i8u is a sound/installation/web artist residing in
Montreal, Canada. i8u’s audio art can be qualified as “sound-
sculpture.” It reveals powerful, opaque and complex sound environments
where analog and digital meet. Her installation/web art can be said to
follow a parallel path, incorporating both musical and visual
elements.
http://www.i8u.com

Chika Iijima is a live computer visuals artist working within New
York’s expanded cinema community and VJ scene. Her videos implement
geometric minimalist patterns and original graphics in unique,
repetitive combinations. Chika has performed at the Museum of Modern
Art (New York), The Mapping Festival (Geneva), the Bushwick Art
Project (Brooklyn, NY), and the clubs Galapagos and Tonic, both in New
York.
http://www.imagima.com

Sawako
Untitled, 2006 (15:18 min)
Sawako is a Tokyo/NYC-based sound sculptor who understands the value
of dynamics and the power of silence. After beginning in video art,
Sawako shifted her focus from the video camera to sound. Once through
the processor named Sawako, sounds in everyday life - field
recordings, instruments, voice and electronic sounds - float in space
vividly with a digital yet organic texture. Her unique sonic world has
been called “post romantic sound” by Boston’s Weekly Dig.
http://www.12k.com/sawako.html

LISTEN/VISION 02 is $5 for the general public and free for S.F.A.I.
students and faculty.

With the national debate about healthcare brewing, we don’t seem to be discussing dental insurance or health.  If your mouth is in bad health, the rest of you will follow.

I have viewed dentistry as a luxury, being a freelance filmmaker and artist.  But the time has come to deal with some painful and rather costly dental needs, including extraction of two wisdom teeth.  (I remember the yanking out of the last two in 2003 and it scared me enough to keep me out of the chair until now).

So I am appealing to you, my fans and readers, to help me source low cost dental care, to donate to the cause of my smile, or to help me find a dentist who would be interested in barter of web/video services in exchange for dental work.

If you are interested in donating, or have any leads on the above, please email me at multo@multo.com.

Peace,
Melissa

It’s official - I’m going on a 4 date tour to the west coast to mix as VJ Miixxy for a few bands, primarily G Love & Special Sauce.  Also doing one show with The Sounds and The Bravery.

The Bravery
I will be in LA, San Francisco, San Diego and Long Beach between December 9 and December 13.

Will update from the road!

xx m.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYRyR0s57kQ

Check another great piece from the DVD of videos I shot and edited for the fabulous Andrea Grant. Her spoken word hits you and flattens you, in a very efficient fashion. Check out more of her work at Copious Amounts Press.

xx m

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKuMSb5k1og

Check out this swell video I shot and edited for the fabulous Andrea Grant, a couple of years back.  Check her out at Copious Amounts Press.

xx m

Click to view the whole image

More digital design - actually, this was on my hard drive for a few months and I just happened across it. Its rather good.

xx m

Rock and Roll,
Melissa

Hi Peeps!

Once again, DJ Mag has opened its 2007 Top 20 VJs online polls. An international audience can now vote for their favorite VJ, which this lil’ digipixi hopes is me!

http://www.djmag.com/index.php?op=top20vj

You have to vote for 5 VJs, not just one (daring you to show your VJ knowledge). I would suggest the following fabu pixelites:

Holly Daggers - the sexiest vixen behind her dual pioneers

VJ Sputnik - We miss in him in NYC but love him still from afar

Giles Hendrix - behind his chill exterior there is so much creative and tech knowledge

Missy Galore - rainbow bright goddess of feedback

Joshua Goldberg - the brilliant academic of the VJ set - brains, programming braun and visual beauty

Daniel Vatsky - suave style and retina popping visuals

Jay Smith - Dude made the VIDITAUR - MADE IT - props…

Ben Neill - Man mixing machine with the brass section, making video as alive as his music (one of the first true DVJs/VJ musicians around)

Berkoy - so subtle and lovely

Chika - mistress mixer extraordinaire
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Official Rules
You have a totally free choice of which VJs to vote for, but may only vote for each VJ once.

A points system means that the VJ you place in no.1 position gains five points, no.2, four points, etc., so choose wisely.

You must provide a VALID email address for your vote to count. We use your email to send you a message so that you can validate your vote. Please see our privacy statement.

Multiple votes are cheating and will automatically be discounted.

Voting closes on 25th September. Results announced at a glittering party in London on 24th October (details to follow soon)
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Please vote me on the list! And please promote this online voting to your friends, family and online buddies!

Besos mil,
VJ Miixxy

Getting ready for Lisbon!  Enjoy the e-card above (use wisely to spread the video mixing revolution).

xx m.