On October 9th, (randomly John Lennon’s birthday), we got invited to do video for…Kid Koala. Kevin Luddy organized and DJed several events at Revolution Hall in Troy in the past. So when Kid Koala was booked, he was asked to open for him. Kevin knew of our recent experiments with live video performance, and asked us to join. This time, the live painter was none other than Fernando Orellana, who taught Knox Harrington what’s what.
The rehearsals were very inspiring. Fernando’s compositional ass kicking really elevated the output to the next level.
We practiced with Kevin doing a live DJ session with Serato Scratch software and hardware.
Fernando built two projector casings at his workshop that mounted right on the ceiling. Somebody had the great idea of using rolls of butcher paper to create a screen-roof over the dance floor of Rev-Hall to encase the dancers in full visual awesomeness. We installed the screen the day of the show and set up our gear.
After jamming with Kevin, Kid Koala took the stage. He had a video zoom on him and his hands on the screen behind him, while our butcher paper rolls dripped with medulla-melting visuals over the audience.
I was super impressed with his performance. A few people came up and told me that I was the first person to introduce them to this guy’s music: I felt special. It was nice to hear him play his older, jazzy stuff and the new rock and pop sampled stuff. Enjoy the videos. Check out more on such video-instrumentalism on the previous post.
We did video for Kid Koala from bob smithson on Vimeo.
