Full show information is below, but check out the exclusive clip of Reformat The Planet 1.5 by 2 Player Productions:
Come out early at 7pm for the FREE screening of Reformat The Planet 1.5, then stay for the show!
Saturday, May 9th, 2009
7PM • FREE screening / 8PM • show
$8 / $5 with flier • All Ages
» Alex Mauer [Philadelphia, PA, USA]
http://www.headlessbarbie.com
Alex Mauer draws influence from an 80’s childhood to create complex themes on a number of soundchips and synthesizers. He has been releasing music for free over the internet since 1996 and in 2007 started selling music playable on NES cartridges.
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» Void Vision [Philadelphia, PA, USA]
http://www.myspace.com/voidvision
Void Vision is a Philadelphia-based project with a frequently morphing and experimentally-minded setup. The music itself is inspired by the obscure side of the 80’s new wave and post-punk scenes, but branches out stylistically into a myriad of directions. Sonically and visually, they make an attempt towards the dramatic and eccentric, and flirt with dark, morbidly humorous themes. They are currently exploring the 8-bit and Coldwave genres, and obsessively collecting more gear than they know what to do with, while they work on recording material for their first release, and will be planning more shows in the near future.
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» Go Motion [New York, NY, USA]
http://www.myspace.com/gomotionmusic
Paul Owens, co-founder of 2 Player Productions and director of the acclaimed documentary Reformat the Planet, puts aside the camera and picks up a Nintendo Game Boy as Go Motion, making music that sounds like the score to a really fun movie. He’s also recently contributed to and co-produced the first two releases on Hemlock Records, Fade to Fall and Seasonal Affective.
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» NO CARRIER [Philadelphia, PA, USA]
http://www.no-carrier.com
NO CARRIER, or Don Miller, is an educator, programmer, and live visualist living in Philadelphia. He reprograms nearly obsolete videogame and computer hardware for use at live music events and installations. He primarily codes for the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Commodore 64, creating visual works that incorporates both new and recycled symbols and patterns. His work simultaneously speaks to the emerging DIY technology culture, and the reminiscence of a generation raised on interactive media technologies.
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» Open Mic & Visuals
Each month 8static features an open mic and visuals session where you can show off your best new stuff. Bring your 1/8th inch output-able audio device or your RCA output-able video device, plug in, and rock out.
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» FREE screening at 7:00pm
“Reformat the Planet 1.5″ explores the last two years of chipmusic in New York, exposing fans of the original Reformat the Planet documentary to the intensity that was Blip Festival 2007 and 2008. This new documentary piece shines a spotlight on the ever-crowding Pulsewaves, the growth of the chip music scene in Philadelphia, and the arrival of the next generation of chip musicians to the 8bit scene. Runtime: 40 minutes.
http://www.2playerproductions.com/
