Bike Audio Madness

Lounging

David in the Zone

Valentine's Day Fire Fiesta

On Wednesday, February 14th, lovesick Fishbon Event Lab operatives descended on Reds Espressobar for a tour de force performance of the Fishbon Firearts Cell performance troupe, Pyrospin. The event featured the whole range of routines from poi to rope and staff with cool combinations and narrative twists. The assembled were also treated to the debut of Alan's amazing new fire machine, christened "the Jellyfish." A wondrous pastiche of pulleys, cables, motors and leadscrews, the machine spouted fire and rocked from side to side in a raucous randomized dance.

The Amazing Jellyfish

Certain questionable individuals

Pyrospin madness at Reds

Could be worse

Sonofusion and the Overtone Violin

On Wednesday, February 7, Fishbon Event Lab activists were on hand for the remarkable blending of new music, the radically re-envisioned electronic Overtone Violin and Jitter generated graphics. John's Sonofusion is an interactive audio-visual piece for Dan's Overtone Violin, an entirely custom built, radically augmented musical instrument that preserves the traditions of violin technique while adding a whole new set of possibilities for the musician. In this piece, the instrument interactively manipulates audio, video, and three-dimensional graphics. The performer journeys through a series of virtual spaces, each with their own set of underlying processes which the performer controls through gesture and sound. To find out more about Sonofusion and the instrument, check out these links:

http://www.timebent.com/sonofusion/

http://www.timebent.com/SonofusionCREATE.mp4

http://www.create.ucsb.edu/~dano/violin/

Violin and peripherals

Dan demos Overtone Violin

John's Sonofusion score

Jitter Application

Overtone Violin Graphics

Community

Graffiti Project, Prototype Fishbon Bike and Fire Sticks

There was a lot to see on Wednesday, January 31 as Fishbon Event Lab agents gathered to see Brian's very cool Video Documentary, Adam demoed his LED Bicycle Wheel and the Fire Cell practiced with new Martial Arts Fire Sticks. The documentary was a chronicle of The Graffiti Project, a New Year's Day transformation of Brian's former house and studio into a beautiful art project two days before demolition. In addition to the live video and project stills, Alex showed his 3-D Model of the house created by mapping still photos. Later in the evening, Adam showed the bicycle wheel LED kit he assembled and programmed to display the Fishbon skeleton logo. The Fishbon Firearts Cell also demoed martial arts fighting sticks they plan to convert to fire tools and use in their performance routine.

Brian introduces Graffiti Project video

The Grafitti Project on site

Alex's 3-D model of Project house

Bicycle wheel LEDs displaying fishbon

Fishbon LEDs and controller circuit

JT and Vanessa in practice mode

House Music and Gear Demo

On Wednesday, January 24, Fishbon Event Lab operatives gathered to learn, experience and experiment with a wide range of genres of "Electronica." DJs Zedd and Dave from Santa Barbara's Turntable Cooperative brought turntables and crates of vinyl for an evening of superior tracks. With a live video feed projected on the Fishbon Pescadrome wall it was easier to follow and understand the nuances of the music that is a Fishbon staple. After the demonstration, the tables were open and participants experimented with their own excellent mixes.

For more information about The Turntable Cooperative check out their site at:

http://www.turntablecooperative.com/1.html

DJ skills

Zedd explains and Dave demos

Ronit and Alan at the mixer

Synechdoche, Nintendo Wii, and Kung Fu

On Wednesday, January 17, Fishbon Event Lab commandos were treated to an amazingly eclectic evening with visual music, Nintendo and Martial Arts. Wes and Graham's collaborative piece, Synechdoche is a blending of sonic architecture and spatial music in which elements in the visual domain are informed by techniques of composition in the acoustic domain, and vice versa. Membranes of multiple individual sound and image transformations smoothly and dynamically shift between organic and crystalline forms. Leading off the evening was a demo of Nintendo's impossible-to-get new Wii Game System. Ben and Alex showed off the dual accelerometer remote with raucous bowling and tennis matches that few tour professionals would recognize (style points trump scores at Fishbon). Later, Ethan demonstrated forms from his Kung Fu practice, soon to be a Fishbon Cell. Visiting collaborative media nomad John Hopkins also showed a piece collected from his Finnish residency.

Fascination

Images generated on the fly

Wes' Jitter Program Architecture

Choosing Avatars

Wii Avatar

Ethan on fire

Images from John Hopkins

Tour of the Cosmos

On Wednesday, January 10, Fishbon Event Lab agents assembled for a spectacular Tour of the Cosmos led by NASA scientist, Steve Corbett. Lots of big questions were addressed: Is Pluto a planet or not? (NOT). Is Sedna a planet or not? (MAYBE). Are black holes and blue dwarfs real or science fiction? (REAL). The presentation was accompanied by images taken by one of Steve's projects, the HyperSpectral Imaging Microsatellite launched in 2003

Blue Dwarfs captured by Imaging Satellite

Ambience

Vandenberg Satellite Launch

Steve holds forth

More galaxies and dwarfs

PYROSPIN Video Shoot and Wrap Party

On Friday, January 5, Fishbon Firearts Cell's performance troupe, PYROSPIN and friends met at the Reds Espressobar parking lot to tape their promo. Three HDTV cameras were used to gather footage that will be edited to produced the finished piece. Performers, used the whole range of tools from staff to chucks, fingers and poi. There were acrobatic routines, fire breathing and much more as the company pulled out all stops. Later in the evening all gathered at the Fishbon Studio on Helena Ave. for the well deserved Wrap Party.

Fishbon Firearts Cell Performance Troupe PYROSPIN