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Is this the Future of Music?

admin — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:52:51 +0000

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/16/view/19832/hatsune-miku-virtual-japanese-popstar.html

Carmichael Lynch Water Tower

admin — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:00:09 +0000

I was asked to create a two-minute video that would be projected onto the water tower atop of Carmichael Lynch. This was strictly a visual piece lacking the element of sound I use in other works – or so it seems. Instead of creating a visual to go with an audio track, I took the frequency of a track and used it to aid in the generation of graphics for the projection by using a particle generator to create high contrast particles that would dance to a frequency in a song. The particle movement was an electronic interpretation of water being affected by sound vibrations. It would later transition into a constellation pattern that dances across the night sky on the surface of the water tower. Other limitations that framed this work were the ambient light in the area. This required me to strip the visuals down to the most basic form and color so as to be seen clear from the streets below.

MCAD 125 Gala

admin — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:00:34 +0000

Fall of 2011 marked 125 years for the Minneapolis College of Art & Design. To help commemorate this achievement a …
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Synthetic Unity 2.0

admin — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:04:04 +0000

In June 2011 we were accepted to participate in Minneapolis’ first Northern Spark Festival. This is a new MN Festival modeled on a nuit blanche or “white night” festival—a dusk to dawn participatory art event along the Mississippi and surrounding areas. These are a few images from the event that evening.

Synthetic Unity: A Projection Mapping Experience

admin — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:00:51 +0000

Synthetic Unity is a projection mapping installation, utilizing motion graphics, live music, and light atop three dimensional shapes. This project was built out of the basic idea of how audiovisual design (and light and sound in general) have the ability to shape and control space and environment. Synthetic Unity is an example supporting the idea that light, sound and space are permanent parts of an equation, but are able to having limitless outcomes based on how you use them.

Minneapolis College of Art & Design / Whittier Gallery: 27ft x 10ft Gallery Wall

Composer:
Chester Yourczek / Progressive Media Group, McNally Smith College of Music

Synthetic Unity: Process in Pictures

admin — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:00:37 +0000

Here are some pictures of the process we took for creating Synthetic Unity.