Feb 18
I will be playing Outside covering Tranceducer and Scott Walker sets 1130-0130. See you there.
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Jan 28
Hello all, few days without ongoing access to the internet so without much updates on the blog. Lots been going on. Arrived in Melbourne week before Rainbow Serpent Festival and got saddled in for a bit with some good friends.
Rainbow Serpent 2010
My first ever Rainbow and first time performance. This multi day event of epic proportions had attracted over 12 thousand people over duration of 4 days and provided plenty of entertainment and arts to see and experience. I ended up having to play 3 vj sets over the course of the festival; Friday night on Sunset Stage(with dust storms coming through the night), Sunday night @ Chill Stage with Tipper and Spoonbill and shortly after set @ Market Stage to likes of Grouch, Player 1 and few more.
There is so much that could be said about this festival, but yet its best to be experienced. Photos coming Shortly.
Melbourne
Now living in Melbourne, have few projects that are coming up. This Saturday 30th of January will be playing closing vj set @ Hi-Fi Bar for the Tipper show show with Opiuo. Will be vjing throughout the night with Dropbear and Netzair. Very exciting.. see you there…
News Update: Tonight I’m playing @ Roxanne Parlour for official Rainbow Serpent After party with Roberts Babicz, Jonny Mac, Abakus and Ree K along a string of Melbourne VJ crew – Yabberwocky, Inxcile and possibly few others. See you there…as well 
Jan 10
First post for 2010. Has to be done!
Happy happy 2010 to all of you, wishing you the best of everything you ever wish for.
The year started with a bang and a bit of a rain, which believe me, dont spoil the party atmosphere. For New Years eve. Cairns City Council had organised a series of activities on a stretch of the Esplanade for NYE festivities with two music stages, joy rides, food stalls for everyone to come and enjoy. Typically to a North Queensland new years weather you could bet that it will be wet and so it was. Despite the fact, people rocked up to the city in they thousands and had plenty to see and check out.
My role was to do visuals for few hours of visuals with approach to new years eve at the stage where they had few DJs playing that evening. Operating from the front of the house, I had pretty good view of the party and luckily was protected from the weather as it showered regularly.
The show went basically without a hitch. Music was to keep people dancing and all djs I though did a good job.
Last friday I was performing @ Gilligans nightclub with everyone’s anticipation for Infected Mushroom Show.
Its an honour to be part of this project and so my thanks goes out to Fireart Entertainment and Gilligans nightclub for making it happen…and also thanks to my friends ay FestivalVision for doing some amazing video feed work. Shane, Justin, Craigos and Sanaz..
Was awesome production and many other great artists have played great music and put on a great show. Subhuman Funk, a new formation of a group of artists had brough the house down as they warmed up before Infected mushroom.
Posting pictures shortly.
Dec 31
As I wake this morning, there is a quick realisation that its a last day for 2009. With some prep still to go for the show @ Cairns Esplanade (I’m on from 7ish till midnight..) I think back on all the things that happened through the year and in particular with the work that I have done and doing in regards of VJing and Visual productions.
This year has clearly been the busiest yet!! I don’t recall any other time where I was so strongly involved in such an array of very diverse and unique events that have been set all throughout Australia East Coast. This year has been an opening opportunity for me to step outside of Queensland which I have been covering for close to 4 years and had already made my mark in Victoria and New South Wales. And this is only the beginning.
There has been a lot of learning and realisations and despite some of the difficulties along the way, I’m still confident to keep walking forward strongly and in matter of fact really enjoy this journey!
The following year is already filling up quickly with sets of interstate shows primarily in Cairns and Melbourne/Victoria with some NSW and SE QLD are already filling up my busy schedule. To some extent it almost feels that I’m moving to Victoria for a while, but yet its only a passing through stage and generally I seek to grow and expand on International Circuit before the next year is out.
It gives me a great pleasure to thank all the people that have played such an amazing part in all the endeavours that I was fortunate to be part of in the year 2009:
Massive kudos goes out to ALL Promoters and Artists as well as all Production crews that I have worked with this year. Especially I would like to thank my Winter Solstice family, Open Records, Little Rascal Records, Digger Street Arts Community, Bushweek Festival, Electric Avenue, Ministry of Sound Australia, Taste-y, Alliance Techniqe in Melbourne, Landcrabs Festival, Mackay Festival of Arts, VJ Dreamtek in Sydney, SLBeatz collective, Q-Dance Australia (XQ) and especially Dr Willis and Matt Chromatic, Festlinx Far North QLD – Melissa Robertson, Illumination Cairns, Cairns Festival of Arts, Earthdance, VJ Prosporous, VJ Morph, VJ Asterix, Matty Moon, Shiptu_shaboo, Dropbear, Spoonbill, Suspect, VJ Forums Community, VJ Loops(Kyle + Solly), 15/15 Festival- Festival Vision(Shane), Fireart Entertainment(Terry you rock!), Gilligans Cairns, Jivan Arpitam, Dave Masters, Subculture Creations + my Persian sister…and all my close friends and family throughout Australia!!! Thank you!
Happy 2010!!!
Dec 16
This week-end vdmo Kstati is heading down to Sydney. Woot. Second time this year. This time its to play at very, very exciting event brought to all of you by Q-Dance | XQ: X-QLUSIVE: TECHNOBOY. Amazing production, massive sound and visuals that are sure to set you speachless no doubt. Get excited!!:)
Location: 19.12.2009 Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
Times: 9pm till 6am
Featuring DJs: Technoboy, Headhunters, Isaac, T’n'T aka Technoboy & Tuneboy,Stephanie, Hardstyle Masterz(LIVE), Dr Willis.
VJs: Matt Chromatic, vdmo Kstati
More Info and Videos: www.q-dance.com.au
Will follow up with event photos, videos and reviews after the show.
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Sep 22
Well.. It has been a good time break from festivals performance. Last being Illumination just little over a month ago. Needed that break to readjust my content, try out new technologies through R&D and generally have a break and do other non vj things. At the moment I’m feeling freshen up, now its time again to get back into a thick of it.
This week-end is the beginning of such season, starting of with Earthdance – Far North Queensland.
As an annual dance event which takes places all over the world towards world peace, Earthdance has gained much awareness and attracts thousands upon thousands of people across the world to share the moment and dance for peace Most of the events happen on the same week-end, so global energy adds its element to the cause.
Very happy to be on the line up, also performing along side Plankton and Phrosporous (vjs).
Aug 29
For those who are not in Cairns,- we are right in the middle of Cairns’ Festival of Arts busy entertainment and stimulating schedule. There are plenty of things to see and do, one among the many is TimeOut concert happening today and on the free side of the things, myself and Arpitam will be doing somewhat of a display in video art and video experimentation from 8.30pm on city square tonight Saturday August 29th 2009(where the stage construction is – onto a screen with projector).
We aim to showcase a level of our work and techniques we use at present. See ya there.
Aug 24
Over last week-end I had the pleasure to perform visuals as part of Illumination (Cairns) – White Party which was brought by Silver Gem and it had its 10th Anniversary since the inception in 1999. The event is a brain child of Deano & Venus who had put a lot of effort and vision to make and keep making this event reality year after year. I want to thank them dearly for they efforts.
This was my first time to perform at this show, even though I nearly made into the line up for the last year, this was the time. The event itself attracts somewhat diffrent audience to what you’d normally see at outdoor bush events in North Queensland which was a nice change as it brings new crowd to electronic music and arts for people to enjoy.
I was booked to do live vj’ing work on main stage along side Blakey (vj Phrosporous) and a string of local and nation talent with amazing sound, light and lazer rigs to boot. Continue reading »
Jul 16
The White Party in Mackay. To my personal knowledge, this would have to be the first event of this kind in Mackay. Co produced along side a string of events as part of Mackay Festival of Arts, this particular event is brought in a spectacular fashion at the brand new Mackay Exchibition and Entertainment Centre – MECC by the mighty efforts from the Council.
Im really looking forward to this event as well as I will not only get to play there with number of artists I have performed with before (eg. John Ferris, Reece/Biggsy and Mikee Metro) but also will end up working along with DJ Archie who I almost worked with in Sydney few months ago @ Home/Sydney but also play to Jane Grigg and Alex Taylor. Jamp packed and full of fun! Exciting Week-end.
Since my departure from Mackay region late last year, it will be great to catch up with some of my great friends and family for a short 2 night stay. Will see you there!
Jul 16
Quite a busy week-end ahead on the live visual front for me. Its great! This week-end is a start of an amazing festival up in North Queensland called – Land Crabs – Outdoor Cancerial Celbration. Im performing on the 17th of July which is Friday night as – vdmo Kstati and following night you can see vj plankton covering over Saturday night. Continue reading »