As part of the “30 second museum” put on by Neo Shibuya TV on November 16 - 22.
Via @Neoshibuyatv on Instagram:
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Premiering two audiovisual pieces @ Lightbox NYC, part of the Creative Code Art festival on the 12th through the 15th
Super excited to be a part of this event coming up on November 12 - 15th. I’ve got two pieces being debuted, “Ablation Cutie” and “Aurora (Migration)” this Thursday, the 12th between 8pm and 9pm.
Those in NY can come to the festival at Lightbox in Manhattan, and those outside of NY can take part virtually in Sansar & watch the pieces streamed on Twitch!
iku LIVE @ 909FEST w/ visuals by Gleix - - - Full set up on youtube
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Drip // A sketch with the in-progress Gleix Video Modular
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I've been quietly working on a DIY Modular Video Synthesizer. Here's a little sketch using the current working modules, a circuit bent Casio SK-1, and the Modbox 37. Lots to document on the modular! A lot has been done but I've not documented it just yet, hoping to get to that soon - more to come.
Casio SK-1 & MB37: http://gleix.net/modbox-37
Initial blogpost re: modular: http://gleix.net/updates/2020/9/25/beginning-the-gleix-video-modular
Footage from my installation @ The Cityfox Experience Halloween 2019
Put together some footage of my install at last years Cityfox Halloween festival.
Around this time last year I was given the opportunity to put together a themed composition with synchronized lighting for the "Lobby of the Lost" at the Cityfox Experience Halloween Festival at Avant Gardner here in Brooklyn.
The 30 minute piece moves through a series of dark atmospheres, anxiety driven percussive moments, ambient textures and (given the room's theme) some eerie circus-type melodies. The music is accompanied by a collection of sequenced strobe lights, chandeliers, wash lights, and glowing gowns that surround the room.
Both the music and the lighting sequence were written in Image-Line’s FL Studio. The lighting sequence, written in a series of 14-bit MIDI triggers and automation envelopes next to the music, is sent in real-time via a loopback into Derivative Touchdesigner where the data is processed and sent out as DMX values to each of the fixtures. A simple previz system was also built within Touchdesigner to visualize the lighting data during the sequencing process.
It was an absolute highlight of my year getting to dive into such a unique project and see it all come together. To everyone at the venue who helped in any way, Billy for the opportunity, and those who came by to check out what I went nuts working on for a couple weeks, thank you. Hope to do something like this again some day 🎃 Happy Halloween!
https://www.gleix.net https://www.instagram.com/gleix
Thank you to https://www.brendanzoltowski.com for helping capture footage during the event.
#cityfox #halloween #installation #synchronizedlighting #touchdesigner #flstudio
Full visual set for Iku
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I did visuals for @iku.picocore during the last @iochipmusicnyc stream, and the other day they reached out to commission some custom visuals for their 20 minute set during the @909worldwide event this past Saturday. This may go up on youtube at some point, but in the meantime here are a few clips on Instagram.
Beginning the Gleix Video Modular
After building the VGS-35, VGS-FB, and eventually the 100PFB, I realized that I wanted to do a more fully-formed video synthesizer for myself.
I went back and forth on layout designs, enclosures, what to include, how to include it, and ultimately realized that the project was continuously expanding in scope as I learned more and more. I was removing features based on the size of the enclosures I could find, and limiting the functionality as a result.
So, after realizing that I don’t want to limit myself, and I want to be able to expand my video synth as I continue to learn, I’ve decided to go the modular route.
Panel Progress
I’ve been working first on designing a layout and building a few panels. None of these are functional yet, except for the LFO which I built based on Niklas Ronnberg’s design as I needed a module for testing purposes.
As things develop I hope to build out a dedicated spot in the Devices section for these modules so I can document their development and share resources.
Album Release: 'FM in the B4' by Broken Alias
'FM in the B4' by Broken Alias is out today on all streaming platforms. You can also pick up a limited edition cassette available on Bandcamp which featuring stills from a DIY video synthesizer.
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Album stream with analog visuals • Bandcamp • Spotify • Lagom Audio/Visual • Broken Alias Webpage
Broken Alias is a project that was conceived in an effort to keep music that I make on mobile platforms & consoles separate from the other music I produce, and this album is no exception. FM in the B4 is, like previous Broken Alias works, an album written entirely while traveling and commuting in NYC, using Caustic for Android. As a theme this album explores FM Synthesis as a primary tool. The album title is derived from this fact, and due to this album being written in 2019 - in what many of us might now consider the "before times.”
Released through Lagom Audio/Visual.
New chiptune & visuals during another chip music stream on the 29th!
IO Chip Music NYC is hosting a second international chiptune open mic! This time around I’ll be premiering a brand new song & music video off of an upcoming Broken Alias EP, and I’ll also be doing visuals for a few acts! Full lineup and info below.
Creative Code Visual Art Showcase in VR - August 15th!
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I’ll have an audio/visual piece of mine, “Aurora”, shown at this event coming up on August 15th. This event takes place in two rooms on the VR platform Sansar which also has a desktop client.
Check out the event page here.
2020/08/23 EDIT: I have uploaded my visual performance from the showcase here.
Hosted by @neverknowsbetter and @creativecodeart
Music Video: Broken Alias - Meeting u
Finished up a reworked version of the video I debuted at I/O Chip Music NYC’s International Open Mic stream the other day!
Full video overview for the VGS-FB & VGS-35 as a video synthesizer / feedback generator
I'm taking part in a chiptune music stream!
My Chiptune project Broken Alias will be taking part in an international open mic event for artists who make chip music, as well as visual artists, on the 11th and 12th! See poster below.
I’ll have a selection off of Travelchip and a live performed visual accompaniment. Come stop by at 10am on July 11th and 9pm July 12th at twitch.tv/iochipmusic
Animated pixel art
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The fireworks were nonstop in Brooklyn for the past few weeks, and I put together this little pixel art scene with background ambience of the city on July 4th :)
New Device: The VGS-FB, a feedback generator/video synth add-on for the VGS-35
A new page has been made for a recent build, the VGS-FB. Like the post-title says, this new device is meant to expand the abilities of a previous build of mine. In conjunction with the VGS-35 this functions as an analog video feedback generator and a lofi video synthesizer. Check it out here!
Working on getting a video together.
Live Visuals // A bunch of event recaps from 2019 edited together and posted!
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Finally had the time to edit together some highlights of my live visual work at The Brooklyn Mirage, with a focus on some events from the 2019 season.
You can find some videos within the posts for each event on the live visuals page, or check out the full playlist here!
Here’s one particular night where I was having too much fun live coding some experimental systems with the live camera feed:
And one that gives a better view of the whole venue:
Music Video: Gleix - Data Will Call
Image-Line, makers of FL Studio which I use for music production, opened up a contest to build something using their visualizer plugin. This is my entry.
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Data Will Call is a track off of an upcoming two track breakcore 7" single by Gleix. This music video was built fully within the song's project file in FL Studio using the zGameEditor Visualizer plugin (v2.73). The visual plugin for this project is utilizing 55+ total layers with 400+ detailed automation clips linked to shader parameters, as well as audio from a few mixer channels, to craft this tightly synchronized music video. The only external asset is my logo.
Thank you to Image-Line for putting together this contest - this is a plugin I had completely overlooked and I had a ton of fun diving in and learning it while trying to craft a music video to fit this piece.
I think the potential of the plugin to do more than a one-scene visualizer for a track is massive! While many of the shaders that have been ported to the plugin don't have a ton of hooks in them for more control, it still provides a way to modify and sequence a ton of shader parameters in real-time! I really wanted to try and showcase what it's capable of in it's current form and am excited to play with this a little more in the future. Good luck everybody who's entering!
Visit me at https://www.gleix.net // @gleix on instagram // https://www.twitch.tv/gleix for live streams. Watch for the release with Lagom Audio/Visual in the next month or so.
Credits & appreciation for shader authors and those who ported them to the plugin:
ColorCyclePalette (0:44 to darken) - cynex
Xyptonjtroz (0:00) - nimitz
ColorBlobs (Throughout as the glowing white orbs) - @paulofalcao
Protean Clouds (0:15, throughout intro)- nimitz @stormoid
Youlean Blur, Youlean Peak Shapes (1:48), Youlean Tunnel (0:38), Youlean Waveform (1:18), Youlean Pixelate (1:38) - Youlean
Combustible Voronoi (0:34) - Shane (converted by Youlean & StevenM) https://www.shadertoy.com/view/4tlSzl
Neon Lit Hexagons (0:47) - Shane,Youlean
StrangeAcid (0:23), TextDraw, FeedMe (2:17), BoxedIn (0:41), Blooming - Jph Wacheski http://jph_wacheski.itch.io/
Hexagonal Blocks (0:50) - Shane (converted by Youlean & StevenM) https://www.shadertoy.com/view/XdjyWD
Cubic Truchet Pattern (0:58) - Shane (converted by Youlean & StevenM) https://www.shadertoy.com/view/4lfcRl
Psuedo CJKV Characters (1:18) - Shane (converted by Youlean & StevenM) https://www.shadertoy.com/view/Xtcczj
RhodiumLiquidCarbon (0:31, throughout) - Jochen Feldkoetter http://www.soundcloud.com/virgill Adapted from https://www.shadertoy.com/view/llK3Dy
SplinePeaks (1:18) - David Hoskins Adapted from https://www.shadertoy.com/view/MsXGDj
Oblivion (1:32) - nimitz Twitter: @stormoid Adapted from https://www.shadertoy.com/view/XtX3DH
Transparent Isoslices (1:16, 2:04) - Shane (converted by Youlean & StevenM) https://www.shadertoy.com/view/MsjBDR
Stack Trace (1:09, 2:25) - srtuss Adapted from https://www.shadertoy.com/view/lt23WG
BallZ (0:49) - Rado1
StereoWaveForm (2:25) - StevenM
Cheap Cloud Flythrough (1:29, throughout) - Shane (converted by Youlean & StevenM) https://www.shadertoy.com/view/Xsc3R4
Polar (2:52) - K+OBV10U3_NINJA
Boaty Goes Caving (1:36), Alps (1:40), Alien Thorns (1:51) - Dave Hoskins
Extruded Video Image (2:13, throughout the end section) - Shane (converted by Youlean & StevenM) https://www.shadertoy.com/view/tsdXDB
Linear (2:04) - StevenM,OBV10U3_NINJA,Youlean
Notebook Drawings (2:09) - Florian Berger - shaderoo.org
And whoever brought FL Chan into the mix