Overlap.org Max/MSP/Jitter/Live Salon, 7-9 July 22nd. RSVP to info@overlap.org for the address of our July meeting location in Downtown San Francisco.

It’s getting time again for our monthly Salon devoted to sharing code, ideas and projects built with Cycling ‘74s New Media Toolkit Max/MSP, and Ableton’s electronic music performance application, Live. This one promises to be the biggest one yet, and we are incredibly excited to be joined this month by the Bay Area Computer Music Technology Meetup Group.

This month we are pleased to welcome a special guest presentation by Peter Nyboer of Livid Instruments. He will be showing the just released Ohm 64 controller that is not only beautiful hardware, but also innovative and well designed software. Peter has been developing interactive music creation software as long as almost anyone I know, and he invariably teaches me new ways to think about writing UI, networked applications and robust data storage.

In addition to Peter we will have some other surprises in store as the Salon crew always has interesting projects to demonstrate. We will be also be starting to develop group project drawing on all the talents pooled in the Salon, so don’t miss this meeting so that you can get in on the ground stages of idea development. We are also the official Ableton Live users group for the Bay, so expect to see some Live action…maybe even some control from the Ohm 64.

Also, bring the things you are working on. The purpose of this event is not only to network and learn from some of the best Max programmers around, but also to share ideas…because everyone has a new perspective on programming or music creation to teach.

Last but not least: While you have to RSVP for our meeting location, you’ll have to trust me that it is a new exciting location that will be of interest to anyone that is fond of media art or live audio visual performance.

Some refreshments will be provided, but bring your laptop, code, questions, curiosity and thinking caps. We all look forwarding to seeing you.

About Overlap.org:

Overlap is an online platform for experimental media, releases, and events. Through innovative special events and exclusive online releases, Overlap shares new independent music, video and experimental art via its website Overlap.org, and provides anyone with a blog to share their media with the world.

CHRISTOPHER WILLITS EUROPE DATES

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - JUNE 5th
Christopher Willits - audiovisual set
@ iMal.org - 30 Quai des Charbonnages/Koolmijnenkaai 30 1080
http://imal.org/index.php?sub=venue_EN

VIENNA, AUSTRIA - JUNE 11th
Christopher Willits - audiovisual set
@ Fluc - Neubaugasse 52/37 A-1070 Vienna, Austria
http://www.fluc.at/contacte/contact.htm

PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - JUNE 12
Christopher Willits - audiovisual set
+ TSB
@ Palac Akropolis
http://www.palacakropolis.cz/program/2009-06-12

DRESDEN, GERMANY - JUNE 14
Christopher Willits - audiovisual set - 9pm
@ Thalia - Görlitzer Strasse 6, 01099 Dresden
http://www.thalia-dresden.de/kontakt.html

BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 19
Ableton Presents :
Christopher Willits - audiovisual performance + Max/MSP/Jitter/Ableton Live Workshop
Workshop at 7pm, Performance at 9pm - 10 Euros
@ eNKa - Elsenstr.52/ 2HH, 2 Etage 12059 Berlin
http://www.myspace.com/enka52

http://www.christopherwillits.com
http://itunes.com/christopherwillits
http://myspace.com/christopherwillits
http://twitter.com/willits
http://www.overlap.org

Wednesday night June 03, 2009 from 7-9 pm @ Sound Arts - 520 Hampshire street, suite #206 SF, CA 94110

This salon is hosted by Overlap.org and Sound Arts and mediated by Barry Threw. It is encouraged to bring patches, questions, and ideas. We are excited that Ableton Live is now a part of the Overlap Salon, and we are the new Ableton Live user group of San Francisco !

The salon will begin with a short introduction by all participants, and followed by a quick presentation. The remainder of the time will be spent collectively working and thinking about “the project of the day”. Everyone is welcome regardless of experience using Max/MSP/Jitter or Ableton Live.

Max/MSP/Jitter and Ableton Live patches covered in the Salon will also be shared on Overlap.org following the event. All participants are encouraged to bring their own laptop, and libations. WIFI provided.

About Overlap.org:

Overlap is an online platform for experimental media, releases, and events. Through innovative special events and exclusive online releases, Overlap shares new independent music, video and experimental art via its website Overlap.org, and provides anyone with a blog to share their media with the world.

* Contact email: info@overlap.org

* Sponsoring Organizations: Overlap and Sound Arts

* Website: www.overlap.org

* Event post : More info: http://overlap.org or email info@overlap.org

Overlap and Volume present

LISTEN/VISION 06
Sunday 10 May 2009 at Cafe Du Nord, Doors 7pm

Join Overlap for a floating Sunday evening of beautiful sounds and images.

Featuring

Christopher Willits (overlap/12k/ghostly) – SF local experimentalist / genre flexitarian will perform solo + an exclusive collaboration with the strings and horns or Classical Revolution (!).

Taylor Deupree (12k) – the man behind 12k who is always doing much more with much less. visiting from NY. his first SF show in many years.

Classical Revolution – an amazing group of players actively bringing chamber music out of the chamber.

$10, 21+
Doors at 7pm, show at 8pm.

Buy Tickets Online

Cafe Du Nord and
The Swedish American Hall
2170 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 861-5016

Sponsoring Organizations :

XLR8R - amazing magazine and culture accelerators based in SF.

Friends of the Urban Forest - bringing trees into San Francisco.

Overlap.org - experimental music/art releases, events, and community.

Overlap is pleased to announce a new collaboration with swissnex San Francisco and YOU.

On April 24th swissnex is unveiling the QB1, a robot that alters the fundamentals of human-machine interaction. To celebrate the occasion, and kick-off a new relationship with swissnex, I will be dj’ing two short sets, and the Overlap.org max/msp freaks (= me, louis, barry) will be unveiling our own generative system of music. The goal is to fill the event space with beautiful ambient sounds via systems of constrained indeterminacy. This system will process and morph and resynthesize MIDI files that are submitted to Overlap.org by YOU (yay!).

If you’d like to submit, here are the guidelines for Overlap Music Bot submissions:

1. All MIDI files must be in the key of Amaj, D#maj, or F#minor.
2. Submission must be made through overlap.org. > sign-in and make a post with a link to your MIDI file(s). If you are not currently registered on overlap.org you can do so here ! - http://overlap.org/wp-register.php
3. No limit to the # of files you wish to submit.
4. Credits to all artists involved will be announced at the event and follow-up posts about the QB1 event (more below).

swissnex premiers QB1: Staring At You

[Gestural interaction with QB1.]

Program:

Location:

http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/activities/events/QB1_robot

LISTEN/VISION 05

April 11th, 2009 9 pm - 12pm
Ashamu, Lyman Hall
77 Waterman St, Providence, RI 02912
Ashamu

This weekend only, LISTEN/VISION goes east to Providence, RI. This event will feature pieces from artists: Greg Davis, Roddy Shrock, Jorge Bachman, Christopher Willits w/ Ryuichi Sakamoto.

LISTEN/VISION is a unique series exploring the art of perception. It is a place and time for a shared experience of sound and light and space. Overlap.org has commissioned new and *unreleased* sound and video recordings from an international pool of acclaimed contemporary artists. LISTEN began as an Overlap event founded by Christopher Willits in 2005. After two successful years of audio only compositions the series began to incorporate audio-visual pieces thus becoming LISTEN/VISION.

GREG DAVIS – “Interbeing” - 2006 – 21:07 mins –after years of hip-hop groups, jazz combos, free improvisation, and experimental composition, greg moved toward the world of computer-based music in 1997. at depaul university in chicago, greg studied classical & jazz guitar alongside composition and jazz studies. In 1997, he started his own label, autumn records, to release his own music and the music of others.  greg davis has played live shows around the world with: hrvatski / keith fullerton whitman, 242.pilots, david grubbs, zoviet france, chicago underground duo, flying lutenbachers, ogurusu norihide, fonica, the animal collective, f.s. blumm, ratatat, i am robot and proud, alejandra & aeron, jan jelinek, christopher willits, sebastien roux, sora, leafcutter john and more.
http://www.autumnrecords.net

RODDY SCHROCK–”DUOTONE” - 16:16 - is a New York City based sound artist.  A mercurial presence in the new music scene, his live performances, music and installations have been presented in Japan, Europe and North America.  His music juxtaposes playful sonic surfaces and formalism, rooted in frivolity.
http://www.fundamentallysound.org/

JORGE BACHMAN - Multi-disciplinary, mixed-media and sound artist. Since the early eighties, he has been exploring the strange, unique and microcosmic sounds of everyday life, collecting field recordings. The sound atmospheres created are meant for deep listening and are composed in symbiosis with the sculptural installations. He creates equally sensual and detailed oriented photo-based work. His art explores social and sensual constructs and experiences.
http://anihilo.com/
http://www.ruidobello.ch/

WILLITS + SAKAMOTO - Sakamoto is a living legend in music. His numerous releases in YMO, and his grammy award-willing solo work has inspired two generations of fans and artists. Christopher Willits is an incredibly multi-talented artist who has shown he can do just about anything. In the late-nineties Willits began integrating his guitar playing with unique custom digital processing, and has since become instrumental in redefining the guitar in the digital age. Overlapping all forms of music, sound, and visual art, Willits’ work defies genre distinctions while retaining a presence unto it’s own.
http://christopherwllits.com
http://sitesakamoto.com

Wednesday night April 29th, 2009 from 7-9 pm @ Sound Arts - 520 Hampshire street, suite #206 SF, CA 94110

This salon is hosted by Overlap.org and Sound Arts and mediated by Barry Threw. It is encouraged to bring patches, questions, and any sort of libations (those are drinks). We are excited that Ableton Live is now a part of the Overlap Salon, and we are the new Ableton Live user group of San Francisco !

Our salons are a mix of presentations and ad-hoc discussion, dependent upon what kinds of ideas and issues are brought to the table. Everyone is welcome regardless of previous experience, and we will try to cater to all skill levels. We also drink beer.

Max/MSP/Jitter and Ableton Live patches covered in the Salon will also be shared on Overlap.org following the event. All participants are encouraged to bring your their own laptop, and libations. WIFI provided in case you are bored.

About Overlap.org:

Blending the lines between a record label, event production company and social network, Overlap.org brings together a diverse network of independent artists and media connoisseurs. Overlap promotes and distributes music, video and art via its website and live events. Monthly releases at Overlap.org feature brand new material and live event recordings which push the boundaries of genre classification. On the community front, anyone can sign up and join Overlap.org and share their work for free.

* Contact email: info@overlap.org

* Sponsoring Organizations: Overlap and Sound Arts

* Website: www.overlap.org

* Event post : More info: http://overlap.org or email info@overlap.org