M-Audio |
Music that Catches the Eye |
25 October 2006 |
Today s hottest VJs lend visuals to platinum-selling acts with M-Audiocontrollers Today s live music experiences hardly seem complete without an accompanyingvisual element. When renowned video performance artists Benton-C Bainbridge,Johnny DeKam and Brian Ziffer grew tired of relying on a mouse to controllayers of dynamic video and effects, they turned to M-Audio to get a handleon their live shows. Bronx-based VJ Benton-C Bainbridge has created visuals for artists likeKanye West and the Beastie Boys at stadiums and clubs the world over."Whether I m scrubbing the screens with GRID at Madison Square Garden withFall Out Boy or tweaking SCOPEMATE d oscilloscopes to keep pace with MixMaster Mike, my job is to have the choicest image on the screen at the righttime-no excuses if the band decides to rewrite the set list midway throughthe first song," says Bainbridge. "Using physical controllers like theEvolution series and M-Audio Oxygen8 allows me to keep my eyes on the stageand ears to the ground while I let my fingers do their thing." Live video performance innovator Johnny DeKam, currently on tour with ThomasDolby, has performed with Sasha & John Digweed, Paul Van Dyke, Photek andEminem. "For the Thomas Dolby Tour, I m using a pair of Axiom 25 keyboardsto play polyphonic video with my own custom software," says DeKam. "I lovethe flexibility of the Axiom s controllers. I use the endless encoders forbus mixing and effects control, and set up the trigger pads to instantlycolorize the video in real time, one pad for each color of the spectrum." Brian Ziffer-video artist, composer, A V software interactive media designerand founder of award-winning audio-visual performance group Naoism-hasworked with Johnny DeKam to create video content for Eminem, John Digweed,Thomas Dolby and more. "A Naoism show involves a lot of expressive controland integration," says Ziffer. "I use a Keystation Pro 88 as my masterkeyboard, layering multiple video sampler maps and audio triggers using thezones and groups. Using multiple zones, I can access different instrumentsand trigger video clips from one keyboard-without switching presets, orusing the octave up down buttons. I also use an UC-33e, Trigger Finger,MK-461C and MK-425C.". |
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