definitely.

premises would be amazing, but thats a few steps ahead at the (but discussing it is still a good idea.) id much prefer to have an open studio where i could hold regular workshops etc, and hopefully ive just got involved with http://www.litmus.org (touch wood) which is another route into workshopping. once ive provedi can teach, and got some training from jsa, then i might be in a position to help litmus get a headquaters, and take it from there. have you seen my “the dream” thread, thats where i wanna take it eventually.

what is it that you do with yourself most days then? how coem you’re in aposition to donate? i take it you live near brighton? should meet up when im back in town for a pint and a chat.

you and me both mate.

bullshit, its definitey posible, its just a long and winding road, you’ve gotta start somewhere, and thats where i am now. you are getting miles ahead of yourself, but i think its important to have a vision, so you keep moving forward. dont encourage me too much, tho. i’ve gotta get my own kit and establish myself as a creative force in brighton first, and i think that wil open a lot of doors (it is already). one step at a time, one day at a time. other wise i get depressed.

spot on. but with vjig instead of two decks you have two laptops, and you are putting your own content and stolen edited footage thru one, layering up the visuals and triggering them live. so one laptop is more like ableton live, and you can happily do a set from just that. but you also have a visions mixer, ours has 4 inputs, and its v similar to an audio mixer, crossfader, effects etc. so you can have a vj on a lappy either side, a live feed from the crowd and a dvd, or a winamp visualisation, or any video feed at all really. fucking wicked fun.

the real skill is making the content good, selecting the content that goes with thetune, the dj, the vibe, whatever. anyone can press the buttons in time to the music, so it can be really accessable. you can also kind of tell a loose story throught the night, or use a theme as a base to subtly influence the crowd that takes a bit more practice. for years i was just doing “trppy visuals” but i take it a wee bit more seriously now…if you ever come to one of my gigs, im always up for letting people have a play on the kit. as i said, once ive set it up, it can be very intuitive.

its all about getting myself to a position that i feel i will be a benefit, rather than just blagging im a teacher to get kit. i still have so much to learn, 4 years into vjing…. id rather be honest and not get funding, then pretend im something im not.