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Digital Showcase
Digital Showcase 40

Digital Showcase Flyer Front


Digital Showcase Flyer Back
Friday, December 8th, 2006

The Mohawk (912 Red River)
9pm-2am
$7 general; $4 for members
18 and up


Musicians:

DAT Politics
(Ski-pp, Tigerbeat6, Chicks On Speed)
Kevin Blechdom
(Chicks on Speed Records)
Proem
(Merck, n5MD)
Economy
Majora y Minora

Visual Artists:

Adam Kendall
Bertrand Gondouin
C505
Chris Jordan
Dan Winckler
Friends With You
Michael Miles
Motomichi Nakamura
Paul Giggo

Flyer Artist:

Alex Sedano



About the Showcase

The Austin Museum of Digital Art (AMODA) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to engage the public and artists in the creation, understanding, and appreciation of digital art. The Digital Showcase is an event, featuring live electronic music and visual art, ranging from abstract to accessible, presented in a social setting.More >>


Artist Bios:

Musicians

																	DAT Politics
DAT Politics
Ski-pp, Tigerbeat6, Chicks On Speed
Lille, France

Here come DAT politics again with their sixth album in six years of existence, called 'Wow Twist'. On this latest album, the French trio has once again evolved their sound, this time into a more song-based and pop realm, while still maintaining their taste for playful and quirky electronic excursions. The eleven tracks on 'Wow Twist' possess a new knack for perversely catchy hooks, and this joyous digital pop is often accompanied by the vocals of band-members Claude and Gaëtan whose lyrics ble... More >>

AMODA Artist Page: DAT Politics
Web Page: http://www.ski-pp.com/

																	Kevin Blechdom
Kevin Blechdom
Chicks on Speed Records
Berlin, Germany

Kevin Blechdom is a female originally named Kristin Erickson when she was born in Florida. Armed with a laptop, self-made computer music programs, piano chops, a 5-string banjo, and songs from the heart, Blechdom has brought much needed life into electronic music with her one-man show filled with song, dance, blood and guts.

Initially trained as a classical pianist and composer, Kevin was always looking for new musical structures and patterns and more FUN. She began recording music ... More >>

AMODA Artist Page: Kevin Blechdom
Web Page: http://www.kevyb.com/

																	Proem
Proem
Merck, n5MD
Austin, TX

Proem is a veteran of the Austin electronic music scene, having performed at many previous Digital Showcases and other local events. He has also performed at many shows across the country, including safteyinnumbers' SiN Festival in New York City, the Winter Music Conference in Miami, and the Decibel Festival in Seattle.

Proem's recorded output is equally impressive, having released 6 full-length albums and numerous EPs, singles, and remixes over the past several years. His release... More >>

AMODA Artist Page: Proem
Web Page: http://www.proemland.com

																	Economy
Economy
Austin, TX

One of them has a degree in engineering. One of them never went to college. New-ish to the Austin scene, Economy is comprised of two self-proclaimed "Men Against Handsome," Cordon Simons and Rob Landerman. What Economy brings to the table is an ambitious sound derived from years of listening to politically charged punk rock anthems, a love of hip hop and the limitless capabilities of electronic music.

Music has a funny way of meeting people, and Economy is no exception. Landerman c... More >>

AMODA Artist Page: Economy
Web Page: http://www.myspace.com/economy

																	Majora y Minora
Majora y Minora
Austin, TX

2006 has been a busy year for Majora y Minora. In March, Eric "Minora" Wallenstein, along with his business partner Zach Douglas, opened BackSpin Records. Since then, the store has quickly established itself as a hotspot for DJs and record collectors in Austin and beyond. Meanwhile, Hillary "Majora" Cardwell has been collecting vintage synthesizers and creating a formidable arsenal of original compositions and re-edits. Whether they're tweaking sounds in the studio or dropping DJ sets, this du... More >>

AMODA Artist Page: Majora y Minora
Web Page: http://www.myspace.com/majoray...


Visual Artists

Adam Kendall
New York, NY


Adam Kendall is a New York City video-artist and musician whose work has been described as "Deftly-mixed real-world sentiments with beautiful abstractions of monochrome tones and nearly organic shapes." In his composed pieces and improvisations, he explores and develops literal and abstract ideas, creating a sense of narrative while maintaining a non-linear experience.

Through his artistic approach and the performance series he curates, Adam tries to expand the concept and role of ... More >>

AMODA Artist Page: Adam Kendall
Web Page: http://www.hellbender.org

																			Bertrand Gondouin
Bertrand Gondouin
Göteborg, Sweden


Bertrand Gondouin is a digital media artist from Paris living in Göteborg, Sweden. His work combines software development and live improvisation with sound and image. While mainstream software tends to push the artistic process in established directions, he invents his own instruments such as visual synthetizers and physical interfaces.

This approach opens up new artistic possibilities which he explores in different fields including: Dance and scenography in the Laeterna Machina D... More >>

AMODA Artist Page: Bertrand Gondouin
Web Page: http://www.bertrandgondouin.ne...

																			C505
C505
New York, NYC


C505 creates art, design and sound for online and off-line media. Projects have ranged from art installations and experimental music performance, motion graphics, kiosk, DVD interfaces to web sites, print design for art and commercial audiences.

C505 was founded by Yoshi Sodeoka, a New York based artist, designer and musician who has been producing both art and commercial projects for over a decade. Sodeoka has received grants from Greenwall Foundation and his digital artwork has be... More >>

AMODA Artist Page: C505
Web Page: http://www.c505.com/

																			Chris Jordan
Chris Jordan
New York, NY


Producer, educator, sculptor, visualist; Chris' focus has been on the fundamental aspects of light and the mechanics of vision. His work challenges the individual to examine how technology is altering the solipsistic beliefs of society and materialism.

His live projection performances have been an integral part of dance, orchestra, rock, dj, theater, and circus performances. He teaches occasionally, gives sporadic lectures, organizes semi-regular salons, and projects everywhere.More >>

AMODA Artist Page: Chris Jordan
Web Page: http://www.seej.net

																			Dan Winckler
Dan Winckler
New York, NY


Dan Winckler is a visual designer, performing artist, programmer and educator in the fields of new media interaction and performance, improvisational theater, and networked collaboration. As a visualist and projection designer, he has performed at New York venues such as Eyebeam, SubTonic, {R}ake, EyeWash, and the Tank, and elsewhere, including the Austin Museum of Digital Art (at South by Southwest 2008), the MenschMeerMedien Festival 2007 in Bremen, Germany, and the International Symposium... More >>

AMODA Artist Page: Dan Winckler
Web Page: http://danwinckler.com

																			Friends With You
Friends With You
Miami, FL


Friends With You (FWY) is an artist collaborative founded by the two Miami-based artists, Sam Borksonand Arturo Sandoval III. Since its conception in 2002, FWY has continued to promote the two artists' common message of magic, luck, and friendship, through its popular designer toy line, public art installations, new-form playgrounds, published works, live performances, and various animation, motion picture, and multimedia projects.

From Art Basel in Miami to Pictoplasma in Berlin, F... More >>

AMODA Artist Page: Friends With You
Web Page: http://www.friendswithyou.com/

																			Michael Miles
Michael Miles
Chicago, IL


Artist Bio: Although Michael Miles went to high school in the turn-of-the-millennium greater Houston area, it was not until he moved to Illinois to attend the Art Institute of Chicago that he became fascinated with and a participant in contemporary youth culture. This has translated to warehouse parties, spinning dance music at venues around the Windy City and appearing on a video compilation alongside Paperrad. His video work takes scenes of rebellion from history and re-imagines them as... More >>

AMODA Artist Page: Michael Miles

																			Motomichi Nakamura
Motomichi Nakamura
New York, NY


Motomichi Nakamura was born in Tokyo, Japan. After graduating from Parsons School of Design in New York he moved to Ecuador where he started working as an artist. He returned to the U.S. in 2000 and currently lives and works in Brooklyn.

The subjects in his work often reflect a conflictive nature and can be frightening yet humorous, part human and part monsters. They can also appear at once childlike and sexually deviated. The use of color in both his digital work and in his paintin... More >>

AMODA Artist Page: Motomichi Nakamura
Web Page: http://www.motomichi.com/

Paul Giggo
Austin, TX


Paul Giggo is a homosexual revolutionary and video artist. Before going underground, he scribbled this message on a public bathroom stall: "The strong sisters told the brothers that there were two important things to remember about the coming revolutions, the first is that we will get our asses kicked. The second, is that we will win."

AMODA Artist Page: Paul Giggo


Flyer Artist

																			Alex Sedano
Digital Showcase Flyer
Alex Sedano
London, UK


Alex Sedano (born 1978 in Granada, Spain) is a graphic designer and typographer currently based in London, UK. Sedano studied art and design at his hometown art school, at the same time that he was active in different experimental art groups and working as a DJ.

In 2000, he moved to Madrid to study cinema. His work was exhibited in various galleries where he also performed experimental electronic music (laptop sets).

After 3 years working as a visual artist in some of the ... More >>

AMODA Artist Page: Alex Sedano
Web Page: http://www.myspace.com/alexsed...



About the Showcase

The Austin Museum of Digital Art (AMODA) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to engage the public and artists in the creation, understanding, and appreciation of digital art. The Digital Showcase is an event, featuring live electronic music and visual art, ranging from abstract to accessible, presented in a social setting.

The Digital Showcase Director is Todd Simmons. Please contact him with any comments or questions. If you wish to contribute visual art, music, or graphic art to a Showcase, please visit our Call for Art page for details.

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