Here are some pics from a live video light painting show at the Apple Store in Ginza, Tokyo. I was asked by Fluterscooter AKA Andrea Fisher to supply some visuals. She had found Fiz-iks’ work online and imagined in video form. I had not tried doing it with a video cam in real time before but after some research and a lot of tinkering I was able to get it all working. For extra impact I had it all controlled from my iPhone using the OSC technology. The set up requires two people. One to run the lights and one to operate the controls. Being short on guys with the regular fiz-iks team tied up with other things I enlisted the help of old friend and collaborator, Graphica. The company gave me some tech and logistical support and more importantly, Masao-kun to help me out.
So on April 17th, I flew up to Tokyo for the show. It was Fluterscooter on the flute with various guests throughout the show including a DJ, beatboxer, taiko drummer and a keyboard player. Having literally no rehearsal time with them meant my and Masao-kuns part was done pretty much on the fly. I think there is huge potential for this in the future. It is something I hopefully am able to fine tune and offer as a service.
Ardrian Storey, AKA Uchujin, was on hand to document the event. He is a Tokyo-based photographer and film maker. To see the video head over to his blog. He was even kind enough to add in a sparkle on my smile!
