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Maker Faire 2015

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General ECC News

Monday, 11 May 2015 06:15

See us at Maker Faire! This year is the 10th Maker Faire.  Frankly, it should be on every geek's bucket list.  We've participated many times, performing at five Bay Area Maker Faires starting with the very first ten years ago.  It's been five years since our last one, a mind-blowing treasure trove of artistic and technology nerdy delights that packed in 100,000 people then -- a little scary imagining what it will like now...

We won't have to imagine for long: it happens this weekend and we'll be there.  Participating for our first time in five years, we're flying to San Mateo California and signed on for the full ride:

  • Performance: The Evolution Control Committee performs with the nanoTar, and probably the Wheel Of Mashup, and very likely the Thimbletron too.  Yes, we're still figuring it out, but so are they -- this Maker Faire page lists SEVEN performances for us.  I suspect 3 in a single day would be fatal.  Now that we're on-site we've figured out the truth: ECC performs Saturday 7:30p to 8p on the Tesla Stage in the Fiesta Hall, right next to our booth.
    >>> Maker Faire page
     
  • Booth: See and interact with custom music inventions we perform with such as the VidiMasher 3000! Get into a Wiimote Pillow Fight! Kinect hacks! The ECC invites you in to our toy box, our first booth since Maker Faire number one!  Located in the Fiesta Hall right next to the stage/video screen.
    >>> Maker Faire page
     
  • Presentation: Kinect Hacking In Max/MSP. Ever wanted to control something with the mere wave of your hand? Or play with 3D/depth sensing on the cheap? The $30 Kinect sensor is your answer. This primer is an introduction to Kinect hacking in Max/MSP. Saturday 1:30-2p on the Make:Electronics stage.
    >>> Maker Faire page

THANKS to Sherry Huss and Maker Faire for reaching out to us and making our participation possible!

   

Album review of All Rights Reserved in Rock & Roll Report

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Press

Sunday, 25 November 2012 09:45

Rock & Roll Report logoMatheson Kamin reviewed The ECC's All Rights Reserved album for Rock & Roll Report, comprehensively reviewing every single track -- thanks Matheson!  Read the full review -- or at least this excerpt:

Once upon a time in the music industry, there used to be something called the “novelty album,” a release that contained something unique or unusual that would be outside of “the norm”. Whether it was an album of music from another country recorded in another language, someone making a demonstration that could be described without the need for visual examples, or simply humorous music that would not fit into the “pop” category, the “novelty album” was always strange or unique. This is one category that seems to have all but disappeared from today’s music industry…….well, maybe not entirely.

Enter All Rights Reserved, the 2011 release from The Evolution Control Committee.The Evolution Control Committee consists of TradeMark Gunderson and Christy “Frillypants” Brand. Together, Gunderson and Brand have created an album in All Rights Reserved that can only be categorized as a “novelty album,” especially since the entire release was constructed using other people’s music to create the songs contained within the release. What else would you call the album but “novelty”?

 

   

TradeMark Gunderson MFA Show/Installation

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General ECC News

Saturday, 21 February 2015 07:53

TradeMark G will soon have a masters degree in Art & Technology, partially thanks to this art show.  It's up for another month (through March 21, 2015) and if you're anywhere near Columbus Ohio don't miss this show: incredible works from over a dozen artists about to be unleashed on an unsuspecting world.  TradeMark G's installation, Variations For A Door And A Sigh, tells the story of birdless wings and wingless birds through four microphones, three AutoTuned doors, and a mysterious dark room filled with artifacts.

Phase Shift: Department of Art, Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition

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  • Phase Shift
  • Shane McGeehan: Altered States (detail), computer art, 2015
  • Alyssa Johnson: Views from the House, house paint on canvas, 2015
  • Paul Scott Page: Lunch Special (detail), photograph, 2014
  • TradeMark Gunderson: "Five People in Four Voices," door, microphones, various items, 2015
  • Natalia Arbelaez, untitled (detail), clay, 2015
  • Maija Miettinen-Harris, Straight Eclipse, spray paint, enamel, acrylic and oil on canvas, 2015
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 to Saturday, March 21, 2015
Urban Arts Space


Reception:

Saturday, February 21, 5-7PM

Urban Arts Space presents the work of graduating Ohio State University Master of Fine Arts candidates. The product of three years of intensive studio work, research, and experimentation, Phase Shift: Department of Art, Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition highlights the accomplishments of a diverse group of emerging artists. 

 

Artwork from:

Diana Abells
Natalia Arbelaez
Jeni Hansen Gard
TradeMark Gunderson 
Chris Harvey
Alyssa Johnson 
Michael McDevitt
Shane McGeehan
Maija Miettinen-Harris
Pete Morgan
Liam O’Connor
Paul Scott Page
Sarah Schultz
Zac Weinberg

   

El Error Maquinico (The Machinic Error) festival

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Concert and Performance Dates

Sunday, 23 November 2014 17:32

El Error MaquinicoPleased to participate in CENART's El Error Maquinico (The Machinic Error) festival! In addition to assisting Ken Rinaldo with the debut of the new 3 Story Robot I'm also pleased to be a last-minute musical addition to their opening event, performing & DJing a bit with my nanoTar.  Pop down to Mexico City and join us!

   

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