Addictive TV
September 26th, 2006 . by AVm staff
Primul clasament DJ Magazine destinat VJ-ilor ii are in frunte pe cei mai buni: Addictive TV, un grup londonez de artisti audio-vizuali care dupa mai bine de 10 ani au reusit sa aduca arta audio-vizuala in mainstream.
Graham Daniels, Peter Toll si Peter Whelan au contribuit la testarea si dezvoltarea unei noi generatii de turntable-uri: Pioneer DVJ-X1, un turntable digital care permite redarea simultana de imagini si sunete. Ultima realizare fiind noul model lansat anul acesta DVJ 1000 pe care baietii il vor folosi la gig-ul din cadrul acestei editii AVmotional si pe care il vor prezenta, in cea de-a doua zi a festivalului intr-un workshop inedit de Q&A.
Addictive TV sunt responsabili pentru producerea de diverse show-uri TV (amintim aici seria MIXMASTERS), doua DVD-uri editate la propriul label (AUDIOVISUALIZE si MIXMASTERS) iar ca VJ au lucrat impreuna cu Howie B, Miss Kittin, Goldie, Fatboy Slim si multi alti.
Centrul Pompidou din Paris, Teatrul Regal din Londra, Festivalul de Film de la San Francisco, The Edinburgh Festival, International Microwave Media Festival in Hong Kong, Sonar, Resfest sau festivalul Glastonbury sunt doar cateva din locurile in care Addictive TV au incantat ochii si urechile audientei. Iar anul acesta in lista lunga de participari se adauga festivalul AVmotional.
In 2005 Addictive TV impreuna cu Cinefeel si British Film Institute’s National Film Theatre au pus bazele unui nou gen de festival in UK - Optronica (film & music hybrid) ducand fenomenul audio-visualului intr-o noua dimensiune pe marele ecran.
Optronica a selectat cele mai bune proiecte contemporane din mai mult de 30 de tari (Actop, Mlada Fronta sau ZX Spectrum Orchestra) care vor fi prezentate si la AVmotional intr-un screening de 90 de minute.
Addictive TV sosesc la AVmotional cu o misiune importanta. Un DVJ set care va include ultimul lor proiect audio-vizual: The Eye Of The Pilot. Intreaga arhiva a pilotului Raymond Larry, filmata in timpul calatoriilor lui din anii ’50. Soundtrack-ul este creat chair de Addictive TV si este acompaniat live de chitaristul Alejandro Valera.
Daca ce v-am spus pana acum nu e de ajuns, sa amintim ca Addictive TV este prima trupa care realizat oficial un remix pentru o productie Hollywood, Take. Tot ei s-au ocupat anul acesta si de o promovare cu totul noua pentru New Line Cinema a filmului “Snakes on a Plane” (acum si in Bucuresti) – un “DVJ thrailer” creat pentru Vodafone.
Formed in 1992, Addictive TV are the unique crew of DJs, VJs, motion graphics artists and producers who release audiovisual work on their own DVD label of the same name. Fusing electro, techno and breaks with cinematic visuals and wired optics, Addictive TV have performed at clubs and festivals in the US, Canada, across Europe and, of course, Japan; in Tokyo, they’ve played at Ageha, Womb and Club Yellow. They’ve now adopted Pioneer’s new DVJ-X1 DVD turntables, using them alongside vinyl and laptops when DJing, VJing or performing live AV sets.
As VJs they’ve mixed live visual sets for artists including Howie B, Miss Kittin, Goldie and Fatboy Slim. Their own audiovisual tracks have been screened at festivals worldwide, including at Sonar, The Edinburgh Festival, MIDEM, Resfest and Hong Kong’s International Microwave Media Festival.
They’ve run their own night The Audiovisual Lounge in London since 2000 and have also taken the night to Paris, Berlin, Tokyo, Athens and Montreal.
The team recently finished producing the fourth year of the DJ:VJ mix series Mixmasters for national UK television (ITV1); this project showcases original work by audiovisual artists and exclusive short DJ sets fused with visual mixes from leading VJs and animators from all over the planet. Over the years, the project has featured the likes of Plump DJs, Slam, Ellen Allien, DJ Spooky, T.Raumschiere, Aim, Susumu Yakota, Hiroshi Watanabi, High Contrast and Matthew Dear.
