New Media Artist, VJ and Photographer born in Barcelona.

I gratuated in Animation & VFX at Universitat Ramon Llull La Salle Bonanova.

My main interest in audiovisual culture is the treatment of image and movement. I have a strong understanding of color, texture, and light, and how these elements work together.

Also sociology, psychology and the overall understanding of human behavior.

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Her career follows a colourful journey from working in optics to graduating in Psychology, working in mental health and homeless services, VJing to Graphic Design.

She has a long-term passion for musical and new media art projects. She makes her mark with technicolour live visual performances under the artistic name VJ AYL.

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Since 2013, this anti-disciplinary meeting gathers in Barcelona leading artists, creative technologists, musicians, filmmakers, designers, thinkers, scientists, entrepreneurs, makers and hackers to participate in a carefully commissioned program with the aim at inspiration and networking.

TALKS

Creators, artists and industry leaders gather at the Sónar Think Tank to address the impending issues of the digital ecosystem. Exclusive access for delegate pass holders.

WORKSHOPS

The workshops are organized with leading Spanish and international institutions and companies, and are the practical context of Sónar+D, and designed to explore and develop skills and techniques. They are aimed at both makers and professional. Only for Delegate Pass holders. You can book your appointment through the Networking App.

DEMOS

Technology companies take the stage to provide demos and presentations of their products and applications.

MARKET LAB

This is the nerve centre of Sónar+D. It is a space where the creators of the year’s most outstanding technology initiatives present the projects that they have developed in creative labs, media labs, universities and companies. A place for trying out innovations that explore new forms of creation, production and marketing, and which in turn fosters relationships between professionals in the creative industries and the general public.

INNOVATION CHALLENGE

Sónar+D Innovation Challenge (SIC) co-organized by the Music Technology Group of Universitat Pompeu Fabra, is an online & onsite platform for the creative minds that want to be one step ahead and experiment with the future of technology. It brings together innovative tech companies and creators, collaborating to solve challenges that will lead to disruptive prototypes showcased in Sónar+D.

START UP GARDEN

The Startup Garden is the space dedicated to the entrepreneurial ecosystem related to creative technologies. Unlike other startup contests, Startup Garden is an innovative concept where only 30 startups are selected and will benefit from a program of activities designed to boost their promotion, networking and investment opportunities. These activities include the Startup Competition, Mentoring for Startups and Meet the Investor, “one on one” sessions to connect investors with entrepreneurs.

REALITIES +D 
A selection with the year’s most disruptive audiovisual content and technological platforms, that opens up new storytelling possibilities and creates potential for content distribution and production.

TECH SHOWS

Sónar+D draws on talent and the Sónar musical line-up. The shows with the +D tag are live ideas arising from the interaction between creativity, music, technology and innovation.

Sónar Calling GJ273b Control Room by ABSOLUT

Un espacio diseñado para descubrir los aspectos artísticos y científicos del viaje de 12,5 años luz que transportará una representación de la mejor música electrónica actual al exoplaneta Luyten’s Star b.

SONAR 360° BY MEDIA PRO

Is a space dedicated to fulldome audiovisual work. The pieces presented here are immersive experiences where the audience is completely surrounded by 360° image and sound.

THE ZERO GRAVITY BAND

The Zero-Gravity Band is a sonorous-luminal creation in a 360° immersive environment that aims to induce the public to feel similar sensations to those they have outside the planet Earth in conditions of zero gravity. The experience takes place inside an 11-meter diameter dome that has unprecedented 3D sound characteristics. TZGB also includes an exhibition featuring prototypes for making art and musical creations in zero gravity and smart “space” suits. The installation runs in a 5-minute loop.

MEET THE EXPERT

One-on-one professional coaching meetings for 10 minutes with renowned experts from creative industries. Only for Delegate Pass holders at Sónar+D. You can book your appointment through the Networking App, an exclusive service for delegate pass holders.

ARTISTS WANTED

Sónar+D offers the possibility to artists registered at Sónar+D to present demos (or on-going projects) to a selection of renowned producers and record labels searching for new talents, in 15-minute one-to-one sessions. Registration is required thourgh our Networking App. Limited places. Only for delegate pass holders.

Meet & drink by Estrella Damm

On Thursday and Friday, at 8pm, a company or institution will invite delegates and Sónar+D participants for drinks at the ‘Networking Bar’ meeting point. This will be the ideal place to relax, unwind and enjoy a cold beer – courtesy of Estrella Damm- after the day’s various performances, lectures and activities, as well as sharing experiences and meeting other professionals attending the daytime format. Only for delegate pass holders.

Networking Dinner 

The first day of Sónar+D closes with an informal dinner that will gather the delegates and participants around a big paella. An opportunity for networking in a relaxed setting in the heart of Sónar by Day.

Barcelona Tech City Breakfast

On Thursday at 10:30 AM all delegates are invited to the Barcelona Tech City Breakfast. A great opportunity to start the day networking with other professionals and participants. The breakfast will be served at the Networking Bar.

Info Point ME by Meliá

ME by Meliá will be at MarketLab with a space to welcome and provide you with privilege information about Sónar+D and how to have a true Barcelona experience.

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In love with all things RAW, all things DIGITAL and generously ARTY. She is the one to turn to when you want to know what’s happening in town on any given day.

Currently dreaming of a “winterless” lifestyle and seriously planning her great escape.

Always happy to meet new emerging artists, like herself, and getting involved in projects that would benefit the wider audiovisual audience.

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A special occasion to explore the latest trends in the Audiovisual creation. All the proposals featured high standards in the set up and performances obtaining a great response from the audience who has been keeping eyes and ears peeled at all time.

The festival program was hectic and had a really good balance between education and entertainment. Our most sincere congrats to the organizers for the hard work and the careful selection of artists and performances. We attended the event on Saturday the 4th of June at Shape, creative warehouse space in East London.

“Itinerarios” by Fonostrabico has been the first show we had the chance to see. Ernesto Sarasa’s works explores new AV pathways (“itinerarios” = pathways in Spanish) born out of the dialogue between sound and image. The AV set featured doom atmospheres and hammering rhythms.

Dub sounds perfectly combined with a minimalistic black and white visual set. Figurative narration and abstractions merged together creating an evolving audiovisual environment to be explored by the viewer.

Mark Pilkington is an audiovisual composer and participated at Splice Festival with his screening piece “Moirè” . His works explores the synesthetic relationship between sound and image. The visual space is composed by a fusion of glitchy distorted abstractions and excerpts from VHS video tapes.

The images are captured inside the visual planes creating a unity among the coded visuals and the source material. Starting from the research of meaning the viewer is progressively led to a more complex aesthetic appreciation of the piece.

Straight after  the AV interferences of Mark Pilkington, D-Fuse took over with Latitude [31°10N/121°28E] an emblematic performance we were looking forward to see. The show is driven by the notion of drifting through the city.

The visual set up consisted in a combination between screens and see-through loans. Thanks to this immersive installation the viewer is immediately dragged in this audiovisual journey through the cities of China.

D-Fuse creates an alternative psycho-geography by the AV remix of crowds, journeys, lights, deserted space and architectural forms together with the data visualization related to the imagery. The artists (re)connect political maps and statistical data to the human beings who live those places showing the rapid transformation of the urban contexts of Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chongqing.  The project has been supported by the British Council and the Arts Council England.

Liam Roberts has showcased “Unwaves” a semi-improvised AV performance mixing analogical and digital tools.  The colourful live VJ Set plays along with the perky improvisations of the drums, guitars and synths. Noise distortion and melodic hints interweave to give birth a captivating jam session where the viewer is dragged into a spiral of sounds and visions.

An outstanding work we were craving to see was ” Supereverything”  by Light Surgeons. The work explores identities, rituals and places in the cultural landscape of Malaysia.

Same immersive set up used by D-Fuse for this anthropological AV performance where the visual space is deconstructed by different views and perspective.

Classic and contemporary coexist in a complex composition where Vjing merges with documentaries and South Eastern instruments mash up with electronic music.

Beyond space and time The AV narration is built upon a non-linear juxtaposition of different abstract and organic images. These simultaneous fragments show us the complex relationship between environment and human beings featuring an intense vortex of emotions and impressions. The project has been supported by the British Council.

Many thanks to the organizers for giving us the chance to attend this new important spot in the AV worldwide panorama. Without doubt Splice hit the spot and we truly hope this 1st edition will have many more to come!

www.splicefestival.com

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The show started with a live perfomance of the electronic artist Ralp, that created a modular synthesizers set with an opened configuration to the improvisation. In this case, Devide, a Barcelona studio, was the one in charge of the audiovisuals, creating minimalist graphics with special geometric forms inspired in black and white.

https://www.facebook.com/Ralp-110743788937344/?fref=ts

Then was the turn of the amazing Venetian Snares. The canadian artist composed what he does best: IDM, breakcore and glitch. He had just edited Traditional Synthesizer Music (Time Sig) and this was the first time he did an analog live performance. Funk has recordings in albums edited by discographic firms like History of the future,Isolate/DySLeXiC ResPonSe, addict, Sublight, Low-Res, Hymen, y  Planet Mu.

The creative laboratory Eyesberg (Barcelona) designed a 3D show generated in real time synchronized with music, mixing generative art and video megaloops. We had to watch it through special glasses to appreciate with a higher intensity the 3D effect.

https://www.facebook.com/vsnares/?fref=ts

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I am the director of Audiovisual City. All my life has been dedicated to promote audiovisual and new media arts in the contemporary society.

Restless and passionate. A special blend between communication and creativity with a dollop of Digital Marketing.

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Photographic Reportage and Review, by Hayley Cantor (VJ AYL)

This year Audiovisual City attended the festival LAPSUS in Barcelona for the first time to check out the audiovisual offerings (and a little bit of the music too). Lapsus consists of three branches of musical activity including Lapsus Radio, record label, Lapsus Records and annual festival held at the Centre of Contemporary Culture in Barcelona (CCCB).

Unsure of what to expect for this 3^rd edition of the festival, we went armed with camera to see what audiovisual treats we could find. Unfortunately we weren’t able to last the full 12 hours of the festival (one of the down sides of organising an all-dayer) but we think we probably caught some of the best bits.

The festival venue was divided very well, with three main spaces that consistently offered similar personalities throughout the day: the main hall, theatre and outside space. The main hall was well allocated to the more up tempo techno artists with more dancable sets such as the likes of F-On & Urtzi, and Lanoche, whereas the theatre was quite rightly reserved for more experimental sounds, with many spectators lying on the floor to enjoy the ambience. Each location was equally assigned with a visual counterpart, with the festival relying on 3 big local visual artists to support the audio pros: In da cratz, Mau Morgó and Slurp TV.

Visuals by In da Cratz

In da cratz is an artistic duo formed by Miki Arregui (Videocratz) and David Sala (Lectrovision) who filled our eyes with a wide range of stimulating live video performance throughout our time at Lapsus on Saturday. Between them, they provided an excellent combination of styles in order to adapt to each and every one of the artists performing in the central hall, with everything from more abstract effects through to some incredible city travel shots filmed in Hong Kong, including Wang Chai Station. Never before has an audiovisual performance given me such a strong desire to travel before and was reminiscent of Filastine’s visual performance with street scenes of Barcelona’s Raval neighbourhood.

F-On & Urtzi, Spain, Visuals – In da Cratz

If there’s one thing I would like to suggest for the next edition it would be a little more accessible information on each of the artists, with more regular social media updates. I felt that I had to do quite a lot of leg-work myself to work out who exactly F-On & Urtzi are, but fortunately there’s an excellent article by soundofthought, which explains the whole artistic project in great detail. Thanks for clarifying guys!

Lanoche, Spain, Visuals – In da Cratz

Sadly for the organisers of Lapsus, one of their headliners, Karen Gwyer was cancelled at the last minute (we didn’t manage to find out why exactly). Though we weren’t disappointed with the replacement, Lanoche (‘the night’ in Spanish) from vinyl-only record label, So Unreal (Madrid) created an interesting fusion between house and techno, which, accompanied by some impressive video footage from In da Cratz, made for a captivating audiovisual performance.

David Cordero, Spain

Next up was a live performance from David Cordero in the CCCB theatre, can only be described as a transcendental trip. Here, despite the visuals (video footage of a beach), the majority of the room were lying on the floor, heads supported by jumpers and coats to enjoy the excellent acoustics of this room and Cordero’s artistry.

Donnacha Costello, Ireland

Though you would never guess from the name, Donnacha Costello is from Dublin, Ireland. His performance was perhaps the most lively that we saw in the theatre space, with a very urban feel – his visuals were not that dissimilar to those of Lanoche’s, with travelling shots through a night-time city scape in black and white, brought a real urban feel to his music.

We definitely will be checking out the next edition of Lapsus, if not simply to have the opportunity to check out Slurp.tv and Mau Morgó, who unfortunately we missed this time around. Thanks Lapsus for an artistic Saturday experience.

Now I’ll simply leave you with the photographic report to enjoy, thanks for reading.

Report by Hayley Cantor (also known locally as VJ AYL)

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The seventh edition of Mutek festival in Barcelona opened its doors this year to many different kinds of electronic music expression this year, accompanied by quite a diverse range of visual styles.

DAY 1# A/VISIONS Institut Frances

The Institut Frances usually serves as a great starter for the rest of the Mutek schedule, providing two performances, this year the first was by Edu Comelles, followed by a sound and visual experience by Franck Vigroux and Kurt D’Haeseleer with their project ‘Centaure’.

Edu Comelles

Edu Comelles performance, more that a visually stimulating show, was a more ambient, environment, whereby the artist coaxes the audience into an almost meditative state. He uses the full screen to project a glass of water, with subtle camera movements to create a space for concentration directed much more at the audio than visual experience. Many of those in the audience closed their eyes after just a few minutes to absorb the sound in all its beauty.

Franck Vigroux and Kurt D’Haeseleer – Centaure

If anything could be in more opposition to Edu’s performance, that of Centaure had to be it, with basslines that vibrated in the chests of the spectators and a dynamic, fast-paced visual projection including everything from geometric forms to images of Christ, and faces seemingly suffocating in plastic. A provocative show both musically and visually speaking, not to missed.

Photos by Hayley Cantor

Day 2# A/VISIONS 2, Barts Teatre

Day two saw a change of location to the majestic Bart’s theatre, in the heart of the city, with a further A/VISIONS session and two quite contrasting performances once again.

AFLOAT, Nev. Era

A project composed by Nev.Era and the pianist Albert Catalá.

Afloat is rich, organic visual performance that truly transports the audience into nature, accompanied by an ambient electronic jazz sound. The project takes full advantage of the potent projector in the theatre and invites the public into the sea and forest scenes projected. The image quality was exceptional.

Photos by MARTA MINGUELL

Photos by Hayley Cantor

Bugge Wesseltoft, Henrik Schwarz & Dan Berglund – “Trialogue”

Some of them we found to be quite remarkable, such as the musical fusion of Bugge Wesseltoft, Henrik Schwarz & Dan Berglund with their project “Trialogue”, which, whilst went unaccompanied by visuals, was a spectacle in itself as the three artists engaged in a seemingly complex and intimate musical dialogue live on stage. The performance really saw boundary pushing in terms of the presentation of the union of a wide variety of music genres.

On Thursday we could see in Barts Club the A/Visions 2 program which included impressive artists like Nev.era with his project “Afloat” and  On friday the program took place in the Old factory of Estrella Damm where “Experience 1” could bring us the opportunity to listen to exceptional artists like Adeline in the Intorno lab or Pole & MFO, Shigeto and The Orb in the Parking area.

The three generate a music dialogue mixing jazz, classic music and electronic music.

Photos by MARTA MINGUELL

Day 4# EXPERIENCE 1, Fabrica Estrella Damm

Intorno Lab

Photos by MARTA MINGUELL

Adeline

She merges into deep house and dance floor consciousness.

INTERMISSION, Shigeto 

Zach Saginaw hasn’t found his next step yet, and takes its title quite literally. This last EP it’s a transition between ideas and inspiration. He said these songs aren’t a strong message, he’s teaching himself a new language.

The Orb

Founded in 1988 by Dr. Alex Patterson and Thomas Fehlmann. The Orb is considered one of the most representative group of Uk electronic music since the 90’s. Strong references of futuristic and atmospheric electronic music.

For more information:

http://www.mutek.org/es/spain/2016/schedule#day-2016-03-17

http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/adelinesupreme/biography

the orb

http://ghostly.com/artists/shigeto

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November 27-28 2015

KaleidoSoup is the biggest international meeting of VJs and visual performers in South-East Asia. This first edition will be held in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), on November 27 and 28, 2015.

Its organizers call KaleidoSoup the Visual Art Performers Playground in South-East Asia. The open call of KaleidoSoup is addressed first to vj communities and groups of South-East Asia as occasion to compact and fraternize, but all the visual performers of the Globe are invited to join the feast and share their passion for AV performances of all kind. KaleidoSoup is open to all visual art performers and VJs, from amateurs to professionals. Submissions will be now collected till October 31, starting from this web page:

http://flxer.net/LAV/events/kaleidosoup/participate

Kaleidosoup shows the power of imagination. Visual performers are usually the most innovative professionals of the creative industry, and they are invited to gather from the South-East Asia regions (and beyond) to take part in KaleidoSoup in order to share tricks, solutions, insights, projects, knowledge, wrapped up in performances to show and shine.

This meeting is designed to celebrate innovative forms of performances and is an unmissable occasion for artists and creatives to get inspiration and learn something new. All the VJs and visual artists who will have applied for KaleidoSoup will be welcomed in the meeting space on a friday 27 and saturday 28 afternoon (from 1 to 8pm) where they can share and exchange knowledge and tricks, enjoy showcases, hold talks and present on-going projects.

On saturday night, right after the meeting space will be closed, from 9pm till late the VJ Arena will be operative and its large screens will be turned on showcasing several AV performances and some indoor 3D video mapping.

Soon after, a VJ Clash will blow minds and eyes away on the beats of the best electronic music producer in Saigon. The reference model comes from Europe and this meeting is supported by an international organization of VJs, the LPM, with its new media artists that started from Western Europe; nowadays, extending its network to all the Globe and including a large number of VJ communities. Audiovisual City has been selected as official media partner.

KaleidoSoup is produced by L.A.V., a collective of visual and sound artists based in Ho Chi Minh City, well-founded by Antonio Rosciano (vj paki), Daniel Long (DDL) and Tung Le (Crazy Monkey) and completed by Julien Noyer and Nhan Do (Solid Machine).

Kaleidosoup

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

kaleidosoup.saigon@gmail.com

LINK BOX

Kaleidosoup

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