Circuit Bending Fever!
Circuit Bend自日本DIY雜誌”大人之科學” Theremin套件.
SIG 的新樂器! 28/11 Cosy Gig @ PopBites 首次現身!
http://specialinterestgroup.hk

Performer: SIG
Date: 28.11 (Wed)
Time: 21:00 till late
Venue: PopBites (map)
Admission Fee: $80/head (include 1 wine or drink)
More information: http://www.specialinterestgroup.hk/blog

HP INTER ACTION -ART IN MOTION
LIVE IN HONG KONG
Presents
DJ Nu- Mark: Decks vs Toys vs Gadgets-Jurassic 5
Coldcut Presents Journeys by VJ
Pfadfinderei – 1st Class Digital Shit – LIVE VJ
Supported by:
DJ Tommy
FAMA
Time: Friday, December 7, 2007 at 9:00pm
Location: Shop No. L308 New World Center, Former Hot Club, right next to New World Department Store Entrance.
Street: 18-24 Salisbury Road, TST
go hpinteraction.com to register!

由於Video放的位置太遠了, 拍得不太清楚. 收音亦不好, 但總好過沒有吧! 表演地方是台灣的紅樓, 這個Wikimania 2007的opening party. 當晚還有林強和柯智豪. 同一set我們在Creative Common Party07也玩了, 地點的台灣的南村落. 感謝背後默默工作的Jason和Jeff, 為我們寫了很多漂亮的program!
這裡貼一部份的video (上: wikimania ; 下: creative commons), 大家可以到youTube的Playlist看全部吧.
Wikimania 2007 Opening Party: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=B09743BC51DBC4A7
Creative Commons Party: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=1AE59038DBFBDD93
S.I.G – Super Hero Prolouge
主題曲是必看吧, Thermin是不可缺少的樂器!

Ate bit
歌是8bit, visual也是8bit, 玩了Game of Live, 今次加上Wii可以扭動畫面. Pattern全是跟聲音動的 (sound interactive). 我和觀眾都最愛這個.

Abstract Soundscape
Abstract Soundscape的音樂全部沒有預做好. 這個玩了web cam. web cam收在stage上面, 拍著一個指定位置. 我們就在指定位置上放上隨身物品如電話, 錢包甚至手等. Program會計算然後變成wave, 最後發聲.

Nippon EndSuite
結尾大爆. 跟開首的美國英雄漫畫做呼應. (即由美國科技類英雄漫畫至日本漫畫的過渡轉變) 大量日本漫畫及特攝video live trigger. 配日本漫畫式音樂加五十音亂唱vocal. 日本觀眾超high!

IpodNama
唸經機(buddhua machine)加MC303的音樂張力! Wii加 Procedual animation的可能性! Chris, 你用wii很型!

更多:
林強 x 柯智豪:
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w920oSuaQS0
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMaVrBTt3jE

引頸以待的Tenori-On終於上市了！
最難得的還是我在倫敦時偶然碰上一間叫NOG Gallery (在Brick Lane)，裡面竟然放了一部Tenori-On讓人試玩。我當然沒有放過好機會大肆試玩！一向都認為Tenori-On 會很重，於是我出了點力拿起它，才發現它是那麼輕巧。它的操控比想像中要難一點，但仍然很容易掌握。看著Tenori-On 前放著的一塊Quick Start Menu就可以弄個簡單的玩玩。Tenori-On 設有幾個mode, 當中包括performance, 我仍然覺得Tenori-On 比較適合玩現場。因為其互動的即時性對觀眾來說會是個特別的經驗，當然它本身最大的特點就是畫其聲，聲其畫的接觸式操控。對觀眾來說是看得出的聲音，是表演者在將彈奏的過程徹底展現的過程。可惜我沒有多留一點，九月四日Toshio Iwai就要跟Robert Lippok和Secondo在倫敦來個現場表演。
可以看看Yamaha的video demo, youtube抓來的。看後，才決定你會否花上599英磅買它回家。

Tenori-On (global): http://www.global.yamaha.com/tenori-on/index.html
(uk) : http://www.tenori-on.co.uk/
noggallery: http://www.continuumsa.com/index.htm

（image from: engadget.com)
這個可以是Madonna的The beat goes on, 也可以是The Beatles宣佈拆夥時Apple Records 為他們寫的新聞稿上最後一句：
“Spring is here and Leeds play Chelsea tomorrow and Ringo and John and George and Paul are alive and well and full of hope. The world is still spinning and so are we and so are you.
When the spinning stops — that’ll be the time to worry, not before. Until then, the Beatles are alive and well and the beat goes on, the beat goes on.”
這，也可以是Apple Inc為其新推出的iPod Touch的宣傳口號。
當你已經從水路找來iphone, ipod touch讓你氣憤因為你沒有喝到頭啖湯，還未算，iphone正式宣佈減價！8GB: US$499, 即將停產的4GB: US$299!!!! 全部有殺無賠大減US$200! 幸好自己不是美國人！待它來到香港，大家要認真想想要不要等它的3G version才買。

This is the Theme Song MV (on stage version) of SIG (Special.Interest.Group). SIG is a group by theDemos (http://www.the-demos.com) and HonHim (http://www.himprovising.com).
Cinematography: ming
Photography: jonejone.com
Editing: akai
Illustration: s.haze
Live Video of performance in Taiwan will be available soon!

SIG (theDemos x honhim) + 林强x柯智豪
@Wikimania 2007 Opening Party @ Taiwan
information: http://wikimania2007.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Party

林强x柯智豪 (My Favorite Musician 林强, and very talent musician 小豪!)

SIG

More and More PhotoSSSS about Wikimania Opening Party !!!!!! (there is a lot!)
theDemos Flickr set (wikiMania Opening Party)
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CC Party @ Taiwan
(uploading)

Mobile Brush by me, theDemos will be shown in the Free Culture Space of Wikimania 2007, together with Marius Watz, the founder of Genertorx , React Memoery by Micro+playground, and sub-exhibition Virtual i.d.ea by 台北藝術大學科技藝術研究所 and 台灣大學資訊網路與多媒體研究所.
Link:
Free Culture Space
Marius Wats
Micro+playground.
And I will do the main conference as well in the Wikimania 2007: “Digital Art, Open source and open content” and also will share in the Hack Day Extra.
And SIG (formed by me and himprovising) will …

香港的英語電視間中會有驚喜.
下星期一開始晚上八點, 亞視國際台連續十二個星期有Live From Abbey Road.
Abbey Road對一眾有留意英倫音樂的朋友來說大概不會陌生吧. 打從The Beatles無端端響條街影了張封面兼錄埋音, Abbey Road就由一條街變成一個icon. Pink Flyod的Dark Side of the moon和我的愛碟Radiohead的OKcomputer都要在Abbey Road Studio威威. 連早前Paul McCartney都要重遊舊地玩玩live兼賣賣新歌加精選. (這個國際台也有播, 型)
這十二集絕不簡單, Massive Attack, Red hot chili peppers, Muse, jamiroquai, Paul Simon等每集三個單位同你講呢條街! 無時間都錄定.

(image from French May website)
Graduated from IRCAM, Emilie probably not only just a pop but “something” deep inside her “creation”. Getting awarded of Best Electronic Music Album in French Music Awards 2004, I can not stop fall in love with her special voice (if dido got the sky voice, Emilie may be something like rainbow: happy and feel free). It is a MUST show in French May 2007.
Date: Tuesday 08 May
Time: 8:00 pm
Venue: Hong Kong City Hall, Concert Hall
Tickets: $150．$200．$250
more information
Plus, When French Electron meets Hong Kong last year, this …