View Full Version : 6.16: X - 21st Century Live Art Happening
EIGHTYEIGHTDC
2007-05-30, 12:20 AM
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Above is last month's winning design by Devin Byrnes, utilizing the words: Entropy, Evaporate and Eviscerate provided by curator Tom Block
www.xindc.tv
When: Saturday, 6.16.07 -- 6-10pm
Where: BeBar, 1318 9th St. NW
Cost: $5
Music:
Calmer (Brooklyn, Polyvibe)
Luseq (DC, grafq)
Dance:
Mavi
Graphic Design:
Alex Gold
Amit Kumar
John
Projections:
Peter Parker (Phi.)
Other Details to come :bowasian:
EIGHTYEIGHTDC
2007-05-30, 07:08 PM
Kenji Williams Live podcast from the last 'X' -- www.eightyeightdc.com/88blog
EIGHTYEIGHTDC
2007-06-05, 12:49 PM
A bit more juice on Calmer:
Collin M. Palmer aka Calmer produces music with a mix of seemingly disparate frenetic beats and lucid analog melodies. Pulling from a strong background in composition, Calmer shows a jazzy sensibility that grows at turns into spastic avant-garde. Calmer started playing music at the age of five when he began to study percussion. He developed as a drummer in his teens while simultaneously learning piano from his mother and began writing music by exploring electronic sounds with samplers and drum machines. This transformed into movement toward computer recordings of instrumentals and organic sounds . His ability to intertwine complex programming and instruments has developed over the years. Calmer’s own description of the music genre he falls into is “futurist jazz fusion�? and his live act combines live drumming, traditional instruments and a laptop. He draws inspiration from Miles Davis, Dave Holland, Tony Williams and Billy Coblem to form a new sound in which he explores depths of complex arrangements and smooth bridges. Although the Polyvibe records recording artist’s music has been impacted by great jazz minds he doesn’t imitate their sound as much as he appropriates it, finding his own way through a futuristic style orgy of piano and drum, drum and computer.
Myspace.com/calmer
sl0p0k
2007-06-06, 04:30 PM
Wow!!! I LOVE the flyer!!! Lots changed from when I left to get some food until the final product!
OmniPresent
2007-06-06, 05:15 PM
Wow!!! I LOVE the flyer!!! Lots changed from when I left to get some food until the final product!
yeah, devin pulled out a 9th inning grand slam with this piece.....
i thought Apple had it in the bag - but Devin somehow produced this beauty.
'X' just keeps getting better!
IF YOU AREN'T FAMILIAR BY NOW, GET FAMILIAR!!!!
:menthol:
Steve Eternal
2007-06-06, 07:18 PM
definitely my favorite X flyer yet... peeps need to not sleep on X! sip a martini while the sun is still shining - check the artists work in realtime on projection screens and cool out on one of many couches/ headnod to the bleeps'n'bass. no other event of its kind!
OmniPresent
2007-06-06, 07:27 PM
i'm tellin you bro, we're too damn cool for most peeps - they feel intimidated by our overall awesomeness:hifive:
By far the most interesting, innovative thing happening in DC's EDM community. This event is pushing tings left, right and center.
Steve Eternal
2007-06-07, 05:47 PM
not to mention the superfresh lacoste flava. quite intimidating!
EIGHTYEIGHTDC
2007-06-08, 02:31 PM
not to mention the superfresh lacoste flava. quite intimidating!
You mean lecrunq sportife?
OmniPresent
2007-06-08, 04:30 PM
You mean lecrunq sportife?
hehehehe
yeah boy!
le crunq sportif is the hot shit!
OmniPresent
2007-06-08, 04:31 PM
you guys feelin' the new logo???
if so, which one do you like most.........
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z42/iimedia/x_logoConceptA.jpg
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z42/iimedia/x_logoConceptB.jpg
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z42/iimedia/x_logoConceptC.jpg
madeofwires
2007-06-08, 05:01 PM
dos
EIGHTYEIGHTDC
2007-06-11, 02:39 PM
recent DC transplant luseq rounds out the music:
http://www.myspace.com/luseq
OmniPresent
2007-06-11, 03:01 PM
this week = the hotness
my little bro turns 21 today!
klute on wed!
X & Pulse on Sat!
Helvetica Documentary on Sun!
dizzzzzamn!
EIGHTYEIGHTDC
2007-06-12, 12:13 AM
Peter Parker, VJ extraordinaire:
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OmniPresent
2007-06-12, 11:51 AM
Peter Parker, VJ extraordinaire:
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nice one bruva!
this pic reminds me of Devin & Josh (Exit Only)
this week = the hotness
my little bro turns 21 today!
klute on wed!
X & Pulse on Sat!
Helvetica Documentary on Sun!
dizzzzzamn!
It all started with Starscape too...you awake?
EIGHTYEIGHTDC
2007-06-13, 01:25 PM
Calmer's bringing down his drum kit!
OmniPresent
2007-06-13, 02:45 PM
new logo hotness for all you 'X' community artists......
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z42/iimedia/newXlogoFixed.jpg
and a new Mission Statement/Slogan as well.....
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z42/iimedia/newXslogan.jpg
Here's the Methodology for the new logo concept:
The new concept is supposed to represent all facets of the creative community coming together to push things forward.....
hence the phrase, "Uniting the Creative Community to Celebrate the Evolution of Artistic Culture"
The 4 triangles are supposed to represent the different facets of the creative community that are represented at 'X'.... Designers, Fine Artists, Musicians, & Performance Artists - all converging on one single point. The negative space between the "artists" forms an 'X' - which is also supposed to symbolize the way that all of the participants working together as one is what makes the event work. Without one of the elements, there is no 'X' - this further re-enforces the group dynamic present at all 'X' events. The style and color of the logo are meant to be functional and abstract, allowing each individual to interpret the logo in their own way, rather than incorporating my style into the logo.... since the 'X' is supposed to represent a variable which is the product of the efforts of each artist combined with a collective of creative individuals, I felt that the logo should not represent one specific style or artistic preference.
The form of the 'X' is not completely straight to represent the fact that as a group, the artists involved with 'X' are constantly trying to push things forward, and challenge the generally accepted manner in which to live your life.
new logo hotness for all you 'X' community artists......
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z42/iimedia/newXlogoFixed.jpg
and a new Mission Statement/Slogan as well.....
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z42/iimedia/newXslogan.jpg
Here's the Methodology for the new logo concept:
The new concept is supposed to represent all facets of the creative community coming together to push things forward.....
hence the phrase, "Uniting the Creative Community to Celebrate the Evolution of Artistic Culture"
The 4 triangles are supposed to represent the different facets of the creative community that are represented at 'X'.... Designers, Fine Artists, Musicians, & Performance Artists - all converging on one single point. The negative space between the "artists" forms an 'X' - which is also supposed to symbolize the way that all of the participants working together as one is what makes the event work. Without one of the elements, there is no 'X' - this further re-enforces the group dynamic present at all 'X' events. The style and color of the logo are meant to be functional and abstract, allowing each individual to interpret the logo in their own way, rather than incorporating my style into the logo.... since the 'X' is supposed to represent a variable which is the product of the efforts of each artist combined with a collective of creative individuals, I felt that the logo should not represent one specific style or artistic preference.
The form of the 'X' is not completely straight to represent the fact that as a group, the artists involved with 'X' are constantly trying to push things forward, and challenge the generally accepted manner in which to live your life.
Hot Graham!
X for the win.
OmniPresent
2007-06-13, 08:14 PM
big tings this sat!!!!!!!
sl0p0k
2007-06-13, 09:22 PM
Apartment full of boxes needed to be unpacked after the move... Club full of good music and good vibes... hmmm... What to do, what to do...
OmniPresent
2007-06-14, 05:25 PM
here is the palm card flyer I just finished....
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z42/iimedia/xCardFRONT_MED.jpg
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z42/iimedia/xCardBACK_MED.jpg
EIGHTYEIGHTDC
2007-06-15, 12:08 PM
Apartment full of boxes needed to be unpacked after the move... Club full of good music and good vibes... hmmm... What to do, what to do...
Boxes will be there tomorrow...good tunes wont.
Easy one mate :)
http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/events/x-bebar-2/
EIGHTYEIGHTDC
2007-06-15, 07:09 PM
anyone got an extra Floor or mounted Tom that Calmer can use for the drum kit?
someguy
2007-06-15, 08:09 PM
last month was pretty cool guys, i'm gona be out for this month's party for sure.
EIGHTYEIGHTDC
2007-06-16, 02:25 PM
last month was pretty cool guys, i'm gona be out for this month's party for sure.
:lighta: :lighta: :lighta: :lighta:
OmniPresent
2007-06-17, 04:18 PM
YESTERDAY WAS FUCKING INSANE!!!!!!
BIG THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT MADE JUNE'S INSTALLMENT OF 'X' SOOOOOOOO TIGHT.... YOU GUYS KICK ASS - THE X MOVEMENT IS GROWING..... IF YOU DON'T KNOW, YOU BETTA AXE SOMEBODY!
OmniPresent
2007-06-18, 01:33 PM
go check out the new site guys......
it's still being developed - but they have done a descent job so far.
www.xindc.tv
OmniPresent
2007-06-19, 01:15 PM
CONGRATS TO JOHN SEXTON FOR HIS WINNING DESIGN....
THE 3 WORDS WERE: OMNIPOTENT, OBESITY, ORBIT
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z42/iimedia/JohnSexton_XdesignBIG.jpg
Nice design! Graham can you get the others up here?