D-Fuse AV
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D-Fuse are a London-based audiovisual artist collective, who use emerging creative technologies to explore social and environmental issues. Founded in the mid 90’s by Michael Faulkner, the group’s diverse creative backgrounds combine in a cross-disciplinary practice, including live multi-screen audio-visual performances, experimental documentary, photography, and temporary architectural installations. Since the mid 90’s, the line up has included Stuart Gill, Ian Masters (Pale Saints
), Joanna Buick, Andy Stiff, Axel Stockburger, Matthias Kispert, Barney Steel, and Toby Harris.
Widely recognised as pioneers of VJ
culture, D-Fuse edited the book VJ: Audiovisual Art + VJ Culture in 2006. Their current practice includes live multi-screen audio-visual performances, experimental documentary, HD shorts, and the temporary architecture of installations. Now at the forefront of the emerging genre of Live Cinema, the key relationship between sound and image underpins all of D-Fuse’s work.
Sound Director Matthias Kispert composes soundscapes from field recordings, electromagnetic interferences and different musical cultures, building a material link between the sounds of everyday life and D-Fuse’s visual work.
D-Fuse’s urban investigations are inspired by psychogeography
, and aim to highlight some of the social and environmental conflicts that arise in living spaces shared by a large number of people, while also leaving room for the personal and emotive aspects of life in the city. The video Brilliant City [2004] and the live cinema performances Latitude [2007], Particle [2009], and Endless Cities [ongoing] all present different views of contemporary metropolises and the population shifts and spatial transformations that are taking place there.
A collaborative ethos is central to D-Fuse’s practice, and has led to joint projects with musicians and artists from the electronic to the classical. Among them are Beck
, Scanner, Burnt Friedman and Swayzak
, as well as the contemporary classical composer Steve Reich
with The London Symphony Orchestra, and the Italian classical ensemble Alter Ego.
Whilst working primarily as audio visual artists on self initiated projects, D-Fuse have also led commercial projects for Apple
, Sony
, BMW
, Nokia
, and DoCoMo
, including commercials, online and mobile content, performances and installations.
D-Fuse work with live music and art institutions around the world, incl. BFI and The V&A Museum [London], Sonar [Barcelona], onedotzero festivals, Mori Arts Center [Tokyo], San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
, TriBeca Film Festival [NYC ] Sundance Film Festival, LA Film Festival, Eyebeam [NYC], Barbican [London], ISEA [Belfast], Nokia Labs [St Petersburg and Moscow], Ars Electronica [Linz], Rotterdam, Seoul and Milan Film Festivals, Lisbon Biennale, Valencia Biennale, MU Gallery [Eindhoven], Get It Louder [China], The Big Chill Festival [London], FILE [São Paulo], ON_OFF [São Paulo], German Gymnasium [London], Leeds and Reading Music Festivals, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Live Earth [New York, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, Rio De Janeiro, Johannesburg, Hamburg], Kinetica Art Fair [London], CineCity [Brighton], Lovebytes [Sheffield], MIC Toi Rerehiko [Auckland], CYNETart [Dresden], Cimatics Festival [Brussels], International Short Film Festival [Rio De Janeiro], Freewaves [Los Angeles], Icebox [Cape Town], Hipersonica [São Paulo], Duolun Museum of Modern Art [Shanghai], Plasma [Florence], Lothringer Dreizehn [Munich].
D-Fuse vs Nonplace (2002) Nowonmedia - Japan
D-Fuse Retrospective 2000-2003 (2003) Gas - Japan
D-Tonate_00 (2003) Nowonmedia - Japan
D-Tonate_00 (2004) onedotzero - UK
DVD AUDIO/DVD VIDEO
Beck Guero - Interscope (2005)
BOOKS
VJ: Audiovisual Art and VJ Culture - Laurence King
Sprawl Mix: Si-{cut}.db and Bittonic Mixmasters - Episode 4 / The Audiovisual Sessions (2004) Moonshine - US
Data_Flow: L'Usine Microscope Session DVD 2.0 - New Cooperations in Sound and Visuals (2005) DS-X.org - Germany
Light Turned Down: Scanner, Experimenta 01: Burnt Friedman Gas TV-05 Moving Image of London (2005) Gas - Japan
Xenon: Ben Sheppee - D-Fuse remix Lightrhythm Visuals - Singles 06-10 (2004) Lightrhythmvisuals
Hidden Partition (2005) Lightrhythmvisuals
Data_Flow: L'Usine [Version] Reline 2 (2006) Microcinema - US
Pale Saints
Pale Saints was formed in 1987 by Ian Masters , Graeme Naysmith , and Chris Cooper in Leeds, England. The group began as a jangly indie pop band, influenced by Primal Scream's early sound.-History:...
), Joanna Buick, Andy Stiff, Axel Stockburger, Matthias Kispert, Barney Steel, and Toby Harris.
Widely recognised as pioneers of VJ
VJ
A video jockey is an announcer who introduces and plays videos on commercial music television such as the United States' MTV, VH1, Fuse TV, non-commercial TVU, Canada's MuchMusic, and Asia's Channel V...
culture, D-Fuse edited the book VJ: Audiovisual Art + VJ Culture in 2006. Their current practice includes live multi-screen audio-visual performances, experimental documentary, HD shorts, and the temporary architecture of installations. Now at the forefront of the emerging genre of Live Cinema, the key relationship between sound and image underpins all of D-Fuse’s work.
Sound Director Matthias Kispert composes soundscapes from field recordings, electromagnetic interferences and different musical cultures, building a material link between the sounds of everyday life and D-Fuse’s visual work.
D-Fuse’s urban investigations are inspired by psychogeography
Psychogeography
Psychogeography was defined in 1955 by Guy Debord as "the study of the precise laws and specific effects of the geographical environment, consciously organized or not, on the emotions and behavior of individuals." Another definition is "a whole toy box full of playful, inventive strategies for...
, and aim to highlight some of the social and environmental conflicts that arise in living spaces shared by a large number of people, while also leaving room for the personal and emotive aspects of life in the city. The video Brilliant City [2004] and the live cinema performances Latitude [2007], Particle [2009], and Endless Cities [ongoing] all present different views of contemporary metropolises and the population shifts and spatial transformations that are taking place there.
A collaborative ethos is central to D-Fuse’s practice, and has led to joint projects with musicians and artists from the electronic to the classical. Among them are Beck
Beck
Beck Hansen is an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known by the stage name Beck...
, Scanner, Burnt Friedman and Swayzak
Swayzak
Swayzak is a tech house duo from the United Kingdom that consists of James S. Taylor and David Brown. They live and work in London and released their first 12" single "Bueno" / "Fukumachi" in February 1997 to much acclaim...
, as well as the contemporary classical composer Steve Reich
Steve Reich
Stephen Michael "Steve" Reich is an American composer who together with La Monte Young, Terry Riley, and Philip Glass is a pioneering composer of minimal music...
with The London Symphony Orchestra, and the Italian classical ensemble Alter Ego.
Whilst working primarily as audio visual artists on self initiated projects, D-Fuse have also led commercial projects for Apple
Apple
The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family . It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits, and the most widely known of the many members of genus Malus that are used by humans. Apple grow on small, deciduous trees that blossom in the spring...
, Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
, BMW
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...
, Nokia
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
, and DoCoMo
DoCoMo
DoCoMo is a trademark of the NTT DoCoMo corporation of Japan, used in its home market and in India in partnership with Tata Teleservices. It is an acronym of the phrase "Do communications over the mobile network."See also the following mobile phone operators:...
, including commercials, online and mobile content, performances and installations.
D-Fuse work with live music and art institutions around the world, incl. BFI and The V&A Museum [London], Sonar [Barcelona], onedotzero festivals, Mori Arts Center [Tokyo], San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is a modern art museum located in San Francisco, California. A nonprofit organization, SFMOMA holds an internationally recognized collection of modern and contemporary art and was the first museum on the West Coast devoted solely to 20th century art...
, TriBeca Film Festival [NYC ] Sundance Film Festival, LA Film Festival, Eyebeam [NYC], Barbican [London], ISEA [Belfast], Nokia Labs [St Petersburg and Moscow], Ars Electronica [Linz], Rotterdam, Seoul and Milan Film Festivals, Lisbon Biennale, Valencia Biennale, MU Gallery [Eindhoven], Get It Louder [China], The Big Chill Festival [London], FILE [São Paulo], ON_OFF [São Paulo], German Gymnasium [London], Leeds and Reading Music Festivals, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Live Earth [New York, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, Rio De Janeiro, Johannesburg, Hamburg], Kinetica Art Fair [London], CineCity [Brighton], Lovebytes [Sheffield], MIC Toi Rerehiko [Auckland], CYNETart [Dresden], Cimatics Festival [Brussels], International Short Film Festival [Rio De Janeiro], Freewaves [Los Angeles], Icebox [Cape Town], Hipersonica [São Paulo], Duolun Museum of Modern Art [Shanghai], Plasma [Florence], Lothringer Dreizehn [Munich].
Releases
DVD VIDEOD-Fuse vs Nonplace (2002) Nowonmedia - Japan
D-Fuse Retrospective 2000-2003 (2003) Gas - Japan
D-Tonate_00 (2003) Nowonmedia - Japan
D-Tonate_00 (2004) onedotzero - UK
DVD AUDIO/DVD VIDEO
Beck Guero - Interscope (2005)
BOOKS
VJ: Audiovisual Art and VJ Culture - Laurence King
Compilations
Endeka: Fluid onedotzero_select DVD1 (2003) onedotzeroSprawl Mix: Si-{cut}.db and Bittonic Mixmasters - Episode 4 / The Audiovisual Sessions (2004) Moonshine - US
Data_Flow: L'Usine Microscope Session DVD 2.0 - New Cooperations in Sound and Visuals (2005) DS-X.org - Germany
Light Turned Down: Scanner, Experimenta 01: Burnt Friedman Gas TV-05 Moving Image of London (2005) Gas - Japan
Xenon: Ben Sheppee - D-Fuse remix Lightrhythm Visuals - Singles 06-10 (2004) Lightrhythmvisuals
Hidden Partition (2005) Lightrhythmvisuals
Data_Flow: L'Usine [Version] Reline 2 (2006) Microcinema - US