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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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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....
  3. You email us and we do a swap of your CD for our DVD showreel, or we download your music if it's online.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. We play stuff that goes with your music. Everyone has a mighty fine time. Your friends all tell you how awesome the show was.
  9. 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)

Illuminosity with Ian Corcoran at Central TAFE

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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 ;)

VJzoo are grateful to our generous supporters:
Plaza Digital - Best Service in Perth for Camera Video Computer
Government of Western Australia
ArtsWA - Western Australian Department of Culture and the Arts TDK Australia
Microcinema  International - the Art of the Moving Image

.... and our families :)

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