History

As an independent animator and digital artist I have been working with a dilemma. I spend much of my time behind my computer creating complex and dream-like images. I consider my artwork to be more closely associated with music then with movies - hence the term Visual Music. I have always enjoyed live music and long ago I used to perform theater to a live audience. An audience gives you a strange kind of energy - you can usually tell if they are interested or not. If they are that gives you energy to continue and if they are not that gives you the energy to do better to try and gain their attention.

However, in the world of pre-created visuals such as animated art, this is impossible to gain. Occasionally, I do create visuals live, but even in that circumstance the artists is usually in the back of the room and there is a strong sense of distance from the audience. You can gain some energy from the audience, but not in the same way.

About 18 months ago I had a vision. I was wearing a strange and silly suit that made me look like a 1950's futuristic-style space man with glowing videos and images emanating throughout my body.
I came up with a simple suit using a cheap silver space suit Halloween costume and a digital picture frame (playing simple colorful videos) strapped to my chest. Every few weeks I would go to an event wearing my crazy suit and I would gain the attention of everyone around me. It was quite empowering.
I attended a Dublab New Years Eve party, an LA Record Valentine's Concert, USC's Rhythms + Visions event, I even taught a workshop at MOCA about 3-D imaging this thing (I drew a crowd of about 200 people) as well as a dozen other places.

After some time the suit wore out pretty badly. There are holes all over the fabric, the picture frame does not quite connect to the battery very well and turns off constantly and I have a whole bunch of new ideas that I want to implement (which I will list sometime soon).

So, stay tuned! I will explain my new Revamped suit as well as how you can help me fundraise for this project!