Mysteries of the Macabre

Avant garde opera anyone?

Bluedot just recently spent a day in the rehearsal hall with Beta Collide (award winning music professors from the University of Oregon) filming a music video for their song “Mysteries of the Macabre” for their new album “Psst! Psst!”

The whole shoot was as amazingly creative as is the composition itself,  Mysteries of the Macabre, a work based on three arias from Ligeti’s absurd opera Le Grand Macabre.

Brian McWhorter: trumpet
 David Riley: piano
 Phillip Patti: percussion
 Molly Barth: scream

direction & cinematography by Bluedot
 produced by Brian McWhorter & Molly Barth
 engineered by Lance Miller
 mastered by Taylor Deupree

Suns Return

A new reel for bluedot!

Having gathered footage all summer for our latest projects, many of our friends and associates have asked us what the heck we have been up to.

Realizing we hadn’t updated our reel in (gasp) 2 years, we thought it time to cut something new and exciting! A big thank you goes out all the people that are within its frames, on camera and off.

 

iPad + TouchOSC = Amazement!

As a remixer and VJ, the importance of control surfaces have been paramount. It’s our tactile connection to our art. It’s the ability to interface with too many buttons and knobs. It’s how the creativity flows.

Over the years, we have used MIDI, and music keyboard systems. Our favorite to date has been the Novation Remote SL, as it has LCD screens that sync with our software.

A few years ago, we were taken by the Lemur. What a beautiful device! Touch screen interface. Programmable screens, knobs, etc. Unfortunately, it had a pricetag that was about the same as a new Macbook Pro!

I picked up an iPad so I could see what can be done with one of these things. They’re cheap, they’re responsive and now they have apps to control our music and visual arts software! Additionally, you can create your own wireless setup and control your set from across the dancefloor!

The first step is to get TouchOSC. From there other applications can tie directly into Ableton Live, Modul8, Logic, Etc. Don’t let the setup discourage you!