bITjAM: Archive

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Here’s a video from Golan Levin, a great educator within the Processing community gave a very inspirational performance/speech on TED. In his 2004 performance, he used the application that he wrote, which translated gestural drawings into very interesting loops of music.

Jan 31st

Had fun this afternoon messing about with VDMX, Ableton, Reaktor and good ol microkorg, check out http://bit.ly/6WlbZE for the vids!

Jan 30th

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Another recording from today, this time using VDMX VJ software but also mashing the audio within the video clips.

Jan 30th

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A quick mini bITjAM live streamed earlier today.

Jan 30th

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bITjAM and Twestival

Ok on the 25th March we hope to join hundreds of cities from around the world in hosting charity events called twestival. Each city will raise money for a specific cause, details can be found on twestival.com. We hope to book the skyroom at the top of the YMCA in Stoke on Trent. We will have live music, interactive activities such as remixing music and video. We will also have a live sketch and...

Jan 29th

woah this is a gr8 browser based music sequencer, lots of new ideas to get folk involved in the @bitjam http://icio.us/yoft2p

Jan 28th

Here’s the biography of our February bITjAM special guest Arctic Sunrise http://ow.ly/11ouU we are very excited!

Jan 28th

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Arctic Sunrise biography

Arctic Sunrise Releasing under his own Airvent Media label and having tracks appear on UK label Audiobulb and Japanese label Mizukage, 31 year old Ashley Brown has been busy. His debut 7inch release was picked up by BBC Radio1s experimental queen Mary Anne Hobbs as a fantastic futuristic piece of electronic music. Independent press likened him to Squarepusher and Einoma and plans for his...

Jan 28th

RT @g_han: Photo: At Creative Learning Network, we are starting FREE workshops for people want to take their creative… http://tumblr.c …

Jan 27th

Have recorded first pieces of the collaborative #wcad piece, will take this to #barefootdoctors Friday.

Jan 27th

We’re running free social media workshops for Creative practitioners and hobbyist in Stoke on Trent http://bit.ly/4ur6vU please RT

Jan 27th

A question to our bITjAM folk, digital artists, coders and geeks what could you do at the bITjAM if we provided free wifi?

Jan 26th

RT @markbrereton: Lets put Stoke on the map @foursquare

Jan 26th

RT @lone_wolf_sky: Integrating the real and the digital. Future interfaces #tablet http://bit.ly/6Mfdbm

Jan 26th

Woah just created a dark Aphex Twin alike video mix while fxing isight facial close ups! Just need dark soundscapes now…

Jan 24th

RT @myredhotcar: @wwtcapdo uk laptop battle champion at bitjam? Sounds good no?

Jan 22nd

Hello folks, we’re very please to announce we have confirmed for feb’s bITjAM, arctic sunrise “UK laptop battle… http://bit.ly/8BUSoj

Jan 22nd

RT @carlplant: Managed to get my wiiremotes working with my new VJ software for interactive performance, just need to programme a set fo …

Jan 21st

Jan 20th

Great start today to preparing our #PechaKucha presentation, expect it to be a mix of digital media, improvisation and a little cheek!

Jan 19th

Jan 17th

Tonight @ 9pm (GMT - current UK time) all of facebook will have 5 minutes of silence for all the lives lost in Haiti..

Jan 16th

We’re keen to collaborate with programmers in the near future at bITjAM, we’ve got projects that’ll be ideal for #processing or similar

Jan 16th

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Updates on bITjAM developments

Hello, just wanted to update folks on a number of on going projects and ideas for the bITjAM 2010. We’re currently developing a funding bid for the bITjAM ‘lab’. We hope to find a physical space to run workshops and research into using dance, digital arts, programming and all things experimental. The bITjAM ‘lab’ will also have a strong digital infrastructure, linking into the web as well as a...

Jan 16th

Aiming to open up city registrations later tonight. /via @twestival we’re excited about this one!

Jan 12th

RT @IPR_School: Bandize: Useful Tools for Professional & Touring Bands #musicproduction #audio… http://tinyurl.com/yemzskv

Jan 10th

We’re very excited to have news of our #processing visual wizard @mattyr64 back in Feb. Expect more improv synth, guitar and binary action!

Jan 10th

Thanks everyone for joining the bitjam last night!

Thank you everyone who came to the bITjAM last night, great to see so many fantastic experimental and avant garde artists and friends there! Hope everyone enjoyed the diverse sounds? We’ll have the visuals back in February with new directons to venture down, watch this space! Digital love x

Jan 8th

Thank you @hellocatfood glad you enjoyed it last night!

Jan 8th

We look forward to seeing and chatting to folk tonight at the warm, comfy and relaxed bITjAM!

Jan 7th

Jul 1 9pm-11:45pm: bITjAM at the Rigger →

Jan 2nd

Digital dreams from @bitjam, obtain studio space with good Internet connection to develop digital skills for artists! #rubyonclay

Jan 1st

Favorited Eskimo Elktro New Year Mix 2010 www.iameskimo.com by Eskimo Elktro on #SoundCloud http://bit.ly/7WE5Hywww.iameskimo.com by Eskimo Elktro on #SoundCloud http://bit.ly/7WE5Hy

Jan 1st

A little New Year's gift from the archives

Here’s a little gift from the sound archives of the bITjAM, enjoy, see you next thursday.. x

Jan 1st