[u] Announcing Vague Terrain 09: Rise of the VJ[/u]
Vague Terrain is excited to announce the launch of our new issue, Vague
Terrain 09: Rise of the VJ. Guest curated by Saskatoon-based VJ and
artist Carrie Gates, this installment of our digital arts quarterly
brings together a wide variety of work exploring emerging VJ culture.
featuring work from:
ana carvalho
kelley bolen and jake hardy
defasten
francis theberge
jackson 2bears
jaygo bloom (interviewed by michelle kasprzak)
lara houston
leeane berger
michael betancourt
mo selle
neubau / kero
ryan stec
solu (interviewed by peter kirn)
tim jaeger
VJ pillow / VJ mademoiselle
VJzoo / chrism & fenris
xárene eskandar
ziv lazar
view the issue: via
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Thanks for your continued support!
Greg J. Smith & Neil Wiernik
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 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
About me
Montreal ex-pat naw (Neil Wiernik) who currently calls Toronto his home, began composing electronic music in 1988 with explorations in audio art and experimental music. Neil's interest in sound and technology has lead him to a continued questioning and refinement of audio tools and modes of production resulting in experimentation with altered instruments, modified devices, and custom software environments. Neil's music could be described as warm, atmospheric, and cinematic electronic music. The sound design of naw is firmly grounded in the rich traditions of dub studio culture but can also be weighed alongside formal contemporary composition. His music was recently described in "The Wire" as having "...the kind of sharpness and clarity usually lost amid the murk and decay of clicks and cuts and digital delays." Neil has released music on various labels including: Noise Factory, Pertin_nce, Clevermusic, Piehead, and A/S Systems.
In addition to his recording career Neil is an accomplished curator and digital media specialist, he has shown work in a variety of non-traditional spaces since the late 1980's and his projects have included works in radio, print, and internet diffusion as well as other non-gallery spaces including derelict buildings, billboards, pirate airwaves, and public space. Neil has presented projects at the Finland Contemporary Museum, ISEA, Subtle Technologies Conference, La SAT, The Medusa Complex, Mutek Festival and Gallery Optica. Neil was a co-founder of the Toronto and Montreal based electronic music promotion outfit clonk, and currently co-curates vagueterrain.net - an online digital arts quarterly. +Most Recent Blogs
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Written March 04 2008 , Tags: vj, video art, international
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