You’ve been living under a rock if you’ve never heard of a disk-jockey before, sorry Gen Y, a DJ. But during silent disco last Tuesday when stunning random floated across the floor and asked me “Did I like the VJ?”, I wasn’t sure where to take it. We were after all standing next to a Tyrannosaurus Rex, drinking Canadian Clubs and it was only a breath before that a drag queen walked by. Despite the obvious innuendo and the need to take every obscurity of the english language straight to the gutter, beautiful stranger told me all about Video-Jockeying and Eightfilters, the VJ duo down the hall. And what a beautiful discovery indeed!
Video-Jockeying (VJ-ing) is a dynamic artspace. It is the augmentation of images and video files and linking these visuals to respond with and be manipulated by sound.
Visualisers in iTunes or Windows Media Player are good examples of VJ-ing on autopilot. Of course, they are no justice to the real thing, but captivating nonetheless. And although the form is relatively new, VJ-ing is speeding towards omniscience, alongside the growing use of synthesisers in Pop music. Expect to see the influence of a VJ in every Gaga, Kanye or Bieber video clip to come.
If you are in Sydney, I can recommend getting down to Jurassic Lounge at the Australian Museum to check out in-house VJ’s Eightfilters for yourself. They truly are very good at what at they do and a ‘must-see’ for 2011. Tuesday nights until April 19, 5:30-9:30.
Hello 21st century! *wave*
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