Although working in an area with a rich but relatively little-known history, today's audiovisual artists perhaps owe as much to the VJs and music producers who've emerged from 90's electronic music culture, as some of the most influential 20th Century experimental film makers like Norman McClaren, Len Lye, Jordan Belson and notably Oskar Fischinger, who began laying the foundations of this fusion genre, based on a synthesis of motion, colour and sound, over half a century ago.

Now, using contemporary techniques such as sampling, remixing and digital manipulation alongside traditional film, video and music production methods, modern audiovisualizers are able to push creative boundaries ever further. Music and image play an equal, complimentary and indeed synergistic role in this arena with modern software allowing a much closer and more specific integration than was ever possible previously.

Whether it's finding new ways of visualizing music, or expressing images sonically, the goal is the same now as it ever was; to produce something that can be watched in much the same way as we listen to music. Again and again.

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	Snake Worship Island directed by Eclectic Method , and United Kingdom, Visuals / VJ, 2007, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:00:00 Primarily a live act, London based Eclectic Method comprise three members who between them represent two VJs and two DJ/composers. Specialising in ‘bootleg video’ remixing, the crew are known for their work w... more info
	Corp. Inc. directed by Bauhouse , and United Kingdom, Visuals / VJ, 2007, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:00:00 Award winning AV act Bauhouse are video artist and musician Fabian Grobe and DJ Clemens Wittkowski. The duo have been performing since 1995 and have played in Japan, Singapore, China, Korea, England, France, ... more info
	Old School Futures directed by Vitascope & Hannas Barber , and United Kingdom, Visuals / VJ, 2007, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:00:00 Vitascope - aka Simon Richardson - started VJing for dance events in 1994 alongside the fledgling Yorkshire drum'n'bass scene, using hand-made abstract celluloid loops mixed using three 16mm projectors. A mo... more info
	These Melodies directed by Kane & Fodel , and United Kingdom, Visuals / VJ, 2007, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:00:00 US based Brian Kane was one of the founding members of the innovative video art group Emergency Broadcast Network (EBN), who were early pioneers of video sampling and VJ software in the late 80's and who gain... more info
	Robot War directed by Red-Ochre , and United Kingdom, Visuals / VJ, 2007, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:00:00 Red-Ochre are Brian McClave and George Millward; the pair have been working together since the late 80's and are long time collaborators with Addictive TV, having worked on all their visual music projects. M... more info
	Dynamo directed by Glimpse & Fructose , and United Kingdom, Visuals / VJ, 2007, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:00:00 Justin Eade is a film-maker, promo director and VJ. Under the name Glimpse, he's mixed live VJ sets across the US, in Sydney, Cairo, Budapest, Paris, Helsinki and on the UK club and festival scene, appearing ... more info
	Skitzophonic directed by Mellowtrons, The , and United Kingdom, Visuals / VJ, 2007, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:00:00 The Mellowtrons are visual artist Giles Thacker and music producer Lee Walker. Resident VJ and animator with Orbital, one of the UK's most established and best known electronic dance acts, Giles Thacker has ... more info
	Five Studies directed by Cinderbud , and United Kingdom, Visuals / VJ, 2007, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:00:00 Cinderbud is a team of musicians and digital designers. Fusing their knowledge in all areas of digital media production, the group take on high-end commercial and non-commercial projects from television and ... more info
	Three Thirty directed by Addictive TV United Kingdom, Visuals / VJ, 2006, 00:00:00

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2008-10-24  Educational Media Reviews By Reviewed by Sebastian Derry, Temple University Billed as “The DVD that will change the way you look at music” these audiovisual bonbons are the crème de la crème of artists currently at work in “a genre that sits somewhere between film-making, digital art and music videos.” Productions from 9 multimedia music collectives (which may include VJs, DJs, computer programmers, music producers and music video producers) are showcased: Eclectic Method, Bauhouse, Vitascope & Hannas Barber, Kane & Fodel, Red-Ochre, Glimpse & Fructose, The Mellowtrons, Cinderbud, and Addictive TV. The disc kicks off (literally) with “Snake Worship Island”, which samples and remixes footage and dialogue from two 1970’s cheap-o kung fu flicks, then takes you on a 105-minute journey, seamlessly transitioning from one track to the next. Coupled with driving dance music, this is the sort of thing one might see projected on a giant screen in any contemporary urban dance club, or at a rave. The DVD menu offers audio options for PCM 2.0 or Dolby Digital 5.1, and selected artist interviews with Eclectic Method, Bauhouse, Vitascope & Hannas Barber, Kane & Fodel, and Red-Ochre. A preview of the DVD is available at the Microcinema website and at Addictive.com. Get it and watch it—you’ll dig it! Recommended for all libraries.

2008-04-15  play.com Although working in an area with a rich but relatively little-known history, today's audiovisual artists perhaps owe as much to the VJs and music producers who've emerged from 90's electronic music culture, as some of the most influential 20th Century experimental film makers like Norman McClaren, Len Lye, Jordan Belson and notably Oskar Fischinger, who began laying the foundations of this fusion genre, based on a synthesis of motion, colour and sound, over half a century ago. Now, using contemporary techniques such as sampling, remixing and digital manipulation alongside traditional film, video and music production methods, modern audiovisualizers are able to push creative boundaries ever further. Music and image play an equal, complimentary and indeed synergistic role in this arena with modern software allowing a much closer and more specific integration than was ever possible previously. Whether it's finding new ways of visualizing music, or expressing images sonically, the goal is the same now as it ever was; to produce something that can be watched in much the same way as we listen to music. Again and again.

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