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with Lorelei D’Andriole
Wednesday, August 6, 5-7pm
Cloud House at PS1 Close House (538 S. Gilbert)
sliding scale $20-$125
In this workshop, participants will learn the basics of TouchDesigner, a software that is free for non-commercial projects. Participants will then have the opportunity to create their own MIDI-controlled patch for manipulating video for live performance contexts.
Participants will walk away with knowledge and experience in this visual programming language and with multiple patches to experiment with after the workshop. They will also have the option to participate in a showcase performance with local musicians on the evening of Fri. August 8.
Applications:
• Live video mixing during a concert or DJ set
• Interactive video installation
• Live video art
• Generating unique video patterns
Workshop requirements:
• a MIDI controller (Korg nanoKONTROL recommended – or another controller with knobs and faders)
OR
a xbox/playstation controller
• A computer or laptop
• Some of your own video footage (Quality and content are up to the participant)
We have a couple of computers and controllers to loan if you don’t have your own!
Registration deadline: August 3
TEACHING ARTIST:
Lorelei d’Andriole (she/her/hers) is an artist, educator and writer whose work is at the intersections of intermedia and transgender studies. Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, d’Andriole toured across the country in punk bands and played hundreds of shows in venues ranging from house shows to amphitheaters. d’Andriole earned her BFA in New Media from the University of Central Oklahoma (Magna Cum Laude) in 2018 and immediately went on to earn her MA and MFA with honors from the University of Iowa’s Intermedia program. She has shown work nationally at universities, galleries, festivals and DIY spaces including sUgAR Gallery (Arkansas), University of Nevada – Las Vegas (Nevada), and Public Space One’s Open Air Media Festival (Iowa). As a production director for KRUI 89.7 FM, d’Andriole hosted an experimental radio art program where she did weekly broadcasts for three years between 2018-2021. In 2022, d’Andriole completed a visual arts fellowship at the Leslie Lohman Museum of Art in New York City, NY and currently works as an Assistant Professor in Electronic Art and Intermedia at Michigan State University. d’Andriole has been an active musician in the US punk scene since childhood and is currently playing in the Michigan bands Pet Me and Danger Cat. d’Andriole has worked collaboratively as part of the artist duos HOLO (with artist Kelly Clare) and Wetware Instruments (with artist Abhishek Narula). d’Andriole served as a board member for the International Alliance for Women in Music where she advocated for queer and trans* composers and musicians between 2022-2024. She has completed artist residencies at Signal Culture in Loveland CO, Wave Farm in Acra NY, and the Insitute for Electronic Art at Alfred University in Alfred NY.