Since 2012 I’ve been using mainly Touch Designer for the development for generative audioreactive visuals for electronic Music concerts and festivals.
I’ve developed 2 tools for generative audio reactive visuals : Alkimia and Soul Engine.
Using this tools I’ve had the opportunity to collaborate with many musicians and sound artists like Mr Fingers, Visions Of Lizard, Craig Richards, Ivan Smagghe, Kode9, Scratcha DVA, Ikonika, Teklife Crew, Luma, Branko, Lao, Egyptrixx and many more.
Visions of Lizard – Dim glow in wreck (Official Video)
Manipulated, rendered and captured on real time using “Soul Engine Explorer”, a Touch Designer framework I created for generative audiovisual media.
This is an audiovisual collaboration with “Visions Of Lizard”, a music project of a Mexican colleague who is currently working in the Netherlands.
The video clip is the result of the experiment of using “Soul Engine Explorer” as a tool for creating a music video.
Following are stills captured from the software:
Here is a screen capture of the GUI’s software while doing this project:
HEX. Audio Reactive Installation for HYPERDUBD10MX
On 2014 I designed, programmed and operated the audio reactive piece “Hex” while directing Telekinetic Media Lab.
Comissioned by the renowned UK music brand Black Market Records, I was asked to design the stage for the 10th year anniversary celebration of the seminal label “Hyperdub” at Mexico City.
HEX worked as a synaesthesic stage, delivering unseen visuals to a yet amazing sound experience. Stage trusses, wood, robotic lights and 3 short throw 3K ANSI projectors were used to video map 7 different hexagonal surfaces with generative visuals reacting live to the sound from the mixing console.
The visuals were developed using Alkimia, a Touch Designer framework developed for audio reactive generative visuals for multi display. I’ve used this tool many times for different shows and applications.
1st of November of 2014. Day of the Dead at Mexico City. Salon Covadonga was the host of a great celebration, the 10th year anniversary of the seminal label Hyperdub.
The boss label Kode 9, alongside Scratcha DVA, Ikonika and Hyperdub’s latest partners Teklife’s DJ Spinn, DJ Taso and DJ Earl showcased one of the most impressive bass music events that Mexico City has lived.
Black Market, in partnership with Indio, Ensamble and Telekinetic Media lab were responsible for making this possible.
Following is a video that shows how Alkimia generates the visuals reacting to different sound frequencies.
Luma A/V Live at Unit Club Tokyo
Requested by Luma and Esphiral Media, I developed and performed the visuals for an audiovisual show which was presented at the basement of Unit Club Tokyo on 2014.
We used a custom back projected translucent screen to create a volumetric effect between the audience and the performers.
Visuals were generated on real time, reacting to the music using “Alkimia”, a Touch Designer framework built for real time generative and audio reactive visuals.
Soul Engine Demo 01
First recorded experiment using “Soul Engine”, a Touch Designer framework I built for real time audio reactive visuals.