Hey, just testing out a wordpress plugin I’m writing to embed etsy items into wordpress posts… it’s working pretty well, and there’s room for improvement, but here we go:

our band Haptic Synapses did a live show using 3 beatseqrs at Radio Integrated in alameda on january 29th, 2010. Our friend Donald Bell stopped by for a test drive and took some nice photos, which are here:

Please send me an email (steve at 3rl dot us) if you are interested in purchasing this beatseqr.

1. this is beatseqr serial number 6.
2. It is the 4th instance out of 5 in the version 3 series.
3. $299. Shippable today.

Or click here to fill out the web form

hey, check out what my friend Joel has been up to using a wiimote and infrared LEDs: a virtual theremin with DJ scratching ability!

http://bit.ly/9i0a3z

Joel is an old friend of mine from back when I lived in southern California and was going out with friends to listen to excellent DJs and stay up all night. Joel was one of those DJs. He was a trusted guide during an age of exploration of both music and mind. That was in the early 90’s and we’d lost touch until fairly recently.  The internet makes it easy to reconnect, so I was really excited to see that he’s produced an awesome project for expressive musical performance that he’s calling AirDeck. Check out his website for all of the details: http://mojosdojo.com/

Behold:

What I love about this project is that he’s taken the concept beyond an initial first step of a direct manipulation input for tone control to being an abstract control for arbitrary expression. As you can see in the video, he starts off doing a lovely Star Trek theme excerpt, and then moves on to using the controls to manipulate the forward and reverse velocity of an audio sample for a DJ scratch type of control. It’s not hard to imagine a system like this being used by dancers, for instance, to collaborate with sound artists to create new types of hybrid performance art.

It’s the kind of thing science fiction movies told us the future would be like, but realized now.

exhibits 1 and 2: William Gibson’s Johnny Mnemonic (1995)

and Philip K. Dick’s Minority Report (2002)

The only difference being that the versions in the movies is fake, an Joel’s version is very real. Bravo, man!

——-Original Message——-
From: Sean Ocean
Subject: [DEF] BSP: 1.29.10 Radio Integrated Live from the Bliss Factory with Haptic Synapses & Alixr

Those who have been following the Radio integrated broadcasts over the
last couple of years will know every broadcast is an informal party full
of surprises, torrents of free flowing beer, Chinese take out, new
friends and of course… some of the best techno talent the Bay Area has
to offer.

This broadcast will be no exception to the rule as we continue onward
into the new year with:

HAPTIC SYNAPSES. Haptic Synapses is a recently formed crew of some of
the leading players from the Dobox label out of San Jose, the Rhythmist,
Steve Cooley, and Qorser. Each member brings their own personality to
the table, with tech represented by Cooley, funk realized by The
Rhythmist, and deep soul as touched upon by Qorser. They each have come
together to jam out in the form of a live P.A. on a combination of self
made software & hardware to give real meaning to words techno soul in a
style that is both truly original and west coast..

http://soundcloud.com/stevecooley/live-at-works-200911-1

ALIXR. Techno machine? Scene fixture? or maybe a closeted ‘enfant
savage’ with a temperate demeanor.. however you peg Alex, he’s always
down like Charlie Brown to show you that there’s a big heart behind the
music he plays. Alixr’s love of techno is what shows through every time
he plays out it is what drives a deep connection between him and his
audience of growing supporters throughout the bay.

Listen live via the Web:

9pm-2ish January 29th

http://radio.defsf.com:1200/

You may have questions. We may have answers. It’s a little minimal so far, but we have a forum available now.

http://beatseqr.com/forum/