The new video for the Synapscape track “Dirty Deal” was produced entirely with the VSx (previously referred to as VS4) video synthesizer system, with “traditional” post-production tools (Adobe Premiere and After Effects) used only for the final edit and some (minimal) compositing.
Continue reading →labXIV: The Betrayal EP
labXIV “deftly tread the line between the sterility and of mid-eighties EBM and post-industrial and the melody and warmth of classic electropop” (IDie:YouDie). The new record was produced as a collaboration with Philpp Münch (Synapscape, Rorschach Garden) and is now available as a digital EP — to be followed by a full vinyl release.
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CONTACT
In February 2020, Coredark Labs teamed up with SOMA 2020 for the production of the CON><TACT theater performance at the Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica, CA —
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NAMM 2020
Once again we make the trip to Anaheim for the NAMM Show!
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OMBRA Festival
In November 2019 The Present Moment traveled to Barcelona, Spain for a performance at this growing international music festival, joining legendary electronic acts such as DAF and Psyche.
Continue reading →A VS4 Discussion in DTLA
In July 2018 at a venue in downtown LA I gave a talk that described some of the background, historical references and motivation behind the development of the VS4 project. This discussion touched upon topics including Wagner and early 20th-century avant-garde art, moving to UX and design of the current revision of the software visual instrument.
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