A VJ (visual jockey) creates images live, in real time, in sync with music. At VJ Fest Istanbul we always treated that as a social act, not a solo one.
VJ Fest Istanbul premiered in 2008 as the first VJ art festival in Turkey. In three years it hosted 46 VJs and dozens of musicians from 18 countries.
The software that powered a decade of live visuals: Resolume Avenue, Modul8, Arkaos VJ and Quartz Composer. A plain look at what each one is good for.
How Istanbul's live-visuals scene grew out of club nights in Beyoglu into festival stages, venues and an international network of audiovisual artists.
Everything this festival stands for is realtime: images made live, in the room, as the music happens. That same realtime instinct now runs the internet.
New Ways of Musical Connection: a beginner workshop at Bilgi University, Santral, on making your own visuals for music. 17 November 2011.
Hasierehei (Hannah and Rene) from Leipzig walk through video production for VJing, mapping and multi-projection setups. 14 November 2011.
Vidbeat and Vjunk from VJ Fest Istanbul realise live visual mapping at Nayah Reggae Bar for the Amber Festival meeting party. 6 November 2011, free entry.
Gorsel sanat ve muzik alaninda yeni platformlar, aglar ve isbirlikleri uzerine kisa bir not. (New platforms, networks and collaborations in visual art and music.)