With a powerful collaboration between The Pixel Addicts and Microchunk, Butch Auntie joined their large team to help create a spectacular centrepiece to the Hed Kandi NYE party at the O2 Dome. With media created bespoke for the tour, the Glitterball took on the central visual role in the Indigo2, to show off some seriously fun (and seriously glam) visuals!
Butch Auntie is currently working with Todd Graft and Ben Loki from Microchunk, on the incredible tour from Minimal Techno DJ Luciano.
His show 'AEther' brings together a monumental creative and technical achievment by a large, hand-picked crew. The production's aim has been to create a strong synergy between the music, lighting and Visuals - to have the crowd's senses immersed to the Nth degree in this unique experience.
Creating bespoke 3D elements and Video for the set's finale - and performing alongside Microchunk's Ben Loki on the tour - Pete has been covering unique, creative ground on this international curiosity.
"The synchronisation of sound and colour brought to you by LUCIANO. The basic dynamics of this show concern a conductor orchestrating with the use of colour, and creating a live audio set which is essentially a jam. A conductor, LUCIANO, will be orchestrating 5 musicians from CADENZA - REBOOT, MIRKO LOKO, LEE VAN DOWSKI, GREGORYTHME, LAPS. They will play separate instruments from ABLETON LIVE, and together with a live percussionist, OMRI HASON; the selected colours from the light spectrum are assigned to each instrument. LUCIANO will be using colour to select his instruments using SALVATION to drive a touch screen interface, whilst also manipulating the mix live with his own FX and talents.
"The visual accompaniment is midi synchronised using all the Ableton machines and the live musician. A complex mesh of HD video layers corresponding to each audio clip and using AVENUE, from RESOLUME, will create a syncopated backdrop to this electronic orchestra.The show is both conceptual and ground breaking. The evolving narrative of the visuals will represent colour theories in 4 movements. Visual content will span diverse subjects to accentuate the way light is used to interpret the sounds. This is a rehearsed disciplined show to exacting technical standards and pushes the limits of software and hardware for both the audio and visual elements". - Candenza Records website
In preparation for Glastonbury, grand performers The Egg have taken on Butch Auntie as their live VJ-ing partner. Following in the footsteps of the mighty Todd Graft, Auntie will be giving their live shows the benefit of her years of experience.
The Egg's visuals are triggered and sequenced by the band's stage equipment, and allow a rich experience for their dedicated audiences.
Our recent Bright Structures outing to The Tabernacle was well received, with guests of the Rainbow Collections Children's Foundation arriving in Notting Hill. £30,000 was raised from the Auction inside the building - in benefit of a school in Africa which badly needed repair and resources.
Butch Auntie's team was asked to decorate the intricate architecture of this unusual London venue, bringing it to life with animations inspired by the charity and their cause.
This tightly orchestrated Live Show was rehearsed with the fantastic Eric Kleptone for his DJ set at Bestival 2007. With some serious collaboration in the weeks running up to the event, we created some blistering bespoke material which was driven by Eric's own mixing software - kicking off video samples in time with the music, accompanying Butch Auntie's Live Mix. See how the crowd reacted here!:
Bespoke VJ team Butch Auntie built a set for this great concept-event organised by BBC Radio 1's Bobby Friction. An ecclectic fusion of such bombastic music is quite a task to prepare for visually, - but as usual, Auntie rolled up her sleeves and did herself proud!...
"Award winning BBC Radio 1 DJ BOBBY FRICTION, presents his own club night FRICTION which is set to bring a new lease of life into the Asian Underground music scene.
Each and every month, Friction is curated by BOBBY FRICTION himself and will showcase the elite artists of Asian Music; both live acts and DJ's.
Friction is a fusion of East meets West, Desi meets Urban Electronica in a celebration of the Asian underground. Each artist is hand picked by Bobby himself so expect to see the crème de la crème of exciting, fresh artists alongside leading world class tastemakers in one of the most unique settings in the UK."
Butch Auntie - Moving Wallpaper / Ambient Reel
This Reel shows a small selection of Auntie's work covering Parties and Events which required an approach akin to lighting & decorating a venue for the client.
Whether a themed party, or introducing subtle elements of branding into a corporate event, Auntie's team created animations to tight briefs and frequently tight deadlines!
These examples show off the more sedate side of Butch Auntie's work, mixed live to create a dynamic environment for the event's guests.
Butch Auntie - Themed Party Visuals
Butch Auntie's Event work is frequently based around specific themes and sources for private parties. Whether our clients are holding a fancy-dress ball to celebrate a special occasion, or marking a new product launch with a film-flavoured bang! - Auntie's talents at mixing bespoke and licensed material in sync with the event's music is second to none...
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