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The Making of “Dirty Deal”

Posted on July 25, 2020December 4, 2020 by Peter

The new video for the Synapscape track “Dirty Deal” was produced entirely with the VSx video synthesizer system, with “traditional” post-production tools (Adobe Premiere and After Effects) used only for the final edit and some (minimal) compositing.

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labXIV: The Betrayal EP

Posted on July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 by Coredark

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

Posted on March 10, 2020May 21, 2020 by Coredark

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

Posted on January 20, 2020May 29, 2020 by Coredark

Once again we make the trip to Anaheim for the NAMM Show!

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OMBRA Festival

Posted on December 2, 2019May 21, 2020 by Coredark

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.

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A VS4 Discussion in DTLA

Posted on August 14, 2018January 14, 2019 by Peter

In July 2018 at a venue in downtown LA I gave a talk that described some of the background, historical references and motivation behind the development of the VS4 project.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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