We
predominantly provide VJ services,
which means that we mix video and other graphical elements
for projection at parties and events.
VJing
can be relatively unobtrusive, for example as a feature
at a corporate event, or it can be an intensive, interactive
performance, for example to accompany DJs and electronic
musicians at clubs.
We
don't provide music or lights - we JUST DO VISUALS. We
can recommend some excellent DJs and musicians, lighting
companies and events managers if you would like referrals
to such.
We
are thoroughly committed professionals, both artistically
and technically. We place equal weight on both the creative
and technical aspects of our performance, working closely
with an event's artistic director and the stage manager
and other technical staff. We value relationships and
teamwork very highly and do our utmost to ensure we're
'part of the solution' and never 'part of the problem'.
We
charge from $100
to $500 per event-hour.
This includes two of us and all our VJ equipment, but
does NOT include projector/screen hire. We don't
charge for set-up time, but do have a 3hr minimum charge.
See our
Gig Setup for more information
about hiring us, what's included and what we need from
a venue.
Large
corporate events and festivals are quoted on an individual
basis, depending on what's required, how many people will
be attending, if we need to develop new content etc.
Although
we're based in Perth, we're happy to travel anywhere in
Australasia for events that are appropriate and where
it's viable to do so. Apart from projectors, all the rest
of our kit is pretty portable so we can travel quite easily
compared to most acts.
If
it's a charity fundraiser event, please contact us for
special rates. We're negotiable if it looks like being
fun and the working conditions are good.
“I
was so impressed with your dedication and flexibility
whilst working with us. Sometimes as a football
club we can be quite particular and specific with
what we want, but you managed to take it all into
consideration and create something quite memorable.
I
was truly amazed to see the wonderful work you had
done and thank you for your hours of work behind
the scenes. The comments from people on the night
were also very positive and they were quite captivated
with the vision that was being screened.
Thankyou so much, you really added that extra touch
to our special night!
”
-
Rebecca Creer, West
Coast Eagles. |
If
you're interested in booking us to do visuals, usually
it goes like this:
- Check
out our online stuff - eg Are we available
for your gig date/s? Do you like our visual
style? How much can you afford to pay (or how good
a pitch do you have if it's a Benefit gig)? You
can see more about us at our MySpace
page.
- Ask
around - you can see all of our previous
gigs and Perth's a small town. You probably know
people we've worked with, or who have been to some of
our gigs. Don't take our word for anything - ask them.
Whatever they say is probably true....
- You
email us and we do a swap of your CD for our DVD
showreel,
or we download your music if it's online.
- We
have a play with your music and see if we can come up
with stuff that goes well. If not, we recommend other
VJs to you.
- We
show you what we've come up with - either on DVD or
we'll visit you with a laptop for Show n Tell. You point
at what you like and tell us what you don't. If there's
enough of the former and not too much of the latter,
we might be the VJs for you.
- We
like to have a direct contact for the venue too, to
point them to our Information
for Venue Managers - especially if it's a venue
we haven't played before.
- We
arrive early for set-up. You don't get charged for that
time. We check everything's working properly, get a
feel for the venue and practice with your music.
- We
play stuff that goes with your music. Everyone has a
mighty fine time. Your friends all tell you how awesome
the show was.
- You
book us again for next gig :D
We
know you'll be pretty busy at the gig and probably won't
notice what we're doing. We try to always record our video-desk
though, so if you want to see what WAS going on, we can
usually give you a DVD recording of the performance. Usually
the sound on that is crap as we're rarely able to get
a line-in from the audio desk - but hey, we don't DO sound...
We
can also include customised material for your event. All
manner of digital content can be used - still images,
logos, video.
'The
Experience Becomes' vintage Jazz/Blues/Tap footage
to a track by Mr Pili-Pili (France)
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Up
until 2006, we basically took any booking but now we're
pickier and only accept bookings where we know our stuff
will suit. It's nothing personal - we can recommend other
VJs if they'd be more appropriate. Or DVDs, even, if you're
just after something pretty to go with the lightshow.
We
also try to avoid smoking venues, which has meant that
in the past we've avoided the big Clubs etc.
"Will you make my band a video?"
There
are dozens of 'clips' we've done with different
bands scattered around YouTube, MySpace etc
- but they're not music-videos as such. They're recordings
of live VJ performance sessions. They're not intended
to be something you send off to Rage, Channel V, MTV
etc.
It's like comparing a song produced for CD with
a live recording... they both have their value and
their place, but they're NOT the same thing.
The constructed narrative in most music videos,
for example, isn't something we do in our work.
On
the other hand, because we're improvising our visuals
live to your music, in some ways it's more
"real" as we respond to speed, mood, rhythm... it's
almost like dancing.
When
making a VJ'd clip, we improvise over and over
again recording to a pro-miniDV desk, and then
pick the best set - with maybe just a little tweaking
in
Premiere
before
we author to
DVD or upload to the web.
It's
another alternative to uploading a live gig recording
to YouTube or MySpace for
your fans, since to get a GOOD multi-camera live recording
of a band is nearly as difficult
and
expensive as having
a traditional music-video made.
If
you want a more traditional music video, we recommend
our friends Gen
Bailey and Lucy
Dyson - although they're both based in Melbs
we love giving them an excuse to come to WA ;) |
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