Explorations in Visual Music

Studio Artist user Wilfried Jentzsch has been actively presenting visual music pieces at international festivals over the past few years. The image above is from the piece Widerschein des Lichtes (Ashen Light), which was commissioned by the festival Synthèse Bourges. It is based on electronic music derived from granular cross synthesis of Tibetan gong and…

World Premiere of Chaconne + Studio Artist Visits Belgium

Studio Artist animator Jean Detheux will have the world premiere of his new Studio Artist generated animated film”Chaconne” at the Rendez-vous du Cinéma Québécois on February 20th. Jean had this to say about his new film. “The film is an exploration of a different way to relate to film (and music) time and therefore, a…

Visual Abstract Live in Houston

Studio Artist user Jean Detheux’s new 3 movement animation piece “Visual Abstract” will be presented tonight in Houston with live musicians. The piece is a part of the Musiqa and Aurora Picture Show, which explores the boundary between reality and fantasy with an innovative mixture of live music and film. The show is from 7:30-10…

Festival du Nouveau Cinema Followup

Studio Artist user Jean Detheux has been busy lately with live visual music performances using Studio Artist. The photo above was taken at his recent live performance at Festival du Nouveau Cinema with musician Jean-Philippe Collard-Neven. You can see Jean below (on the left) busy working with Studio Artist on an iMac during the live…

Jean Detheux April Updates

Studio Artist user Jean Detheux has recently posted a nice collection of some of his newer Studio Artist animation clips to his web site www.vudici.net. The clips also include some of his live improvised visual performances in addition to the rendered animation pieces. You can check out all this new material at this link.

Visual Music Marathon 2009

If you are in or near New York City on April 11th be sure to check out the 2009 Visual Music Marathon. The marathon includes works from Studio Artist animators Jean Detheux, Michael Theodore and Dennis Miller. The Visual Music Marathon will be held at the Visual Arts Theatre, 333 West 23rd Street, New York…

Visual Music Solicitation for Siggraph 2009

Studio Artist user Dennis Miller will be helping to organize a visual music section in the computer animation festival for Siggraph 2009, which will be held in New Orleans next summer. Those of you who checked out the previous visual music marathon know that it was an awesome presentation of different animation styles and techniques…

Visual Music in San Francisco

“Visual Music” takes place in San Francisco on September 13 and will explore the relationship between sound and image in contemporary experimental film practice. The show includes excerpts from the 2007 Northeastern University Visual Music Marathon, and will include works by Studio Artist user’s Jean Detheux and Dennis Miller. The Visual Music event takes place…

Jean Detheux Chronicles the Visual Music Marathon

Studio Artist user Jean Detheux has written a review of the recent Boston Visual Music Marathon which featured his new Studio Artist animated film Daydream Mechanics V Sketch 3. I think any one interested in creating abstract visual animations will be fascinated by this review of the Visual Music Marathon. There is also a great…