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Leaf-tierney presents new work at BYOB Melbourne this coming December. BYOB (Bring Your Own Beamer) is a series of one-night exhibitions where artists are invited to bring their own "beamers" and explore the medium of projection by creating a collaborative happening of moving light, sound and performance, originally initiated by Rafaël Rozendaal. The Melbourne incarnation is organised by Ry David Bradley, Antuong Nguyen, Sam Hancocks and Emile Zile. BYOB Melbourne Participants: Olivia Barrett, Gavan Blau, Sally Blenheim, Ry David Bradley, Lane Cormick, Amiel Courtin-Wilson, ...Read More

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IN/OUT Fest is happening on this 11/12/13 of November. I'm super lucky to be part of it, where I'll be presenting a set of new material developed since I've been here in New York City. I'm performing as PROGRAMS, on the night of the 11th, from 8:30pm. Playing alongside contemporary musicians such as Christopher Willits, Tehn, and Daedelus, it's a real honor to be involved. Also, if you can help out, IN/OUT have a fundraising campaign going on over at IndieGoGo, ...Read More

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I'll be doing an artist's talk alongside fellow Australian video artist Bonnie Lane, at Harvestworks TONIGHT, at 7pm. If you're in NYC I hope you can come down, it's located at 596 Broadway #602, just South of Housten Street. (Take the R or N to Prince St, or the B D F or M to Broadway / Lafeyette). I'll be showing some previous work, including the NOUMINA piece, as well as discussing my new project PROGRAMS, and the work I have been ...Read More

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I'm playing my first ever live set as PROGRAMS, at Warper in Brooklyn this Tuesday night :) In you're in NYC hope to see you there! TUESDAY August 16th, from 8pm 2 Floors of live performances all night at ZAMAAN BAR 349 Broadway Brooklyn, NY (Williamsburg) FOOD all night and HOOKAHS! Comfy couches and proper Bass! FB: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=201494353238515 Read More

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NOUMINA screens at Design Festa Gallery next week - from Sunday the 17th - Tuesday the 19th of July, at Gallery 302. Opening on the 17th, from 6pm. Come down if you're in Tokyo for opening drinks at 302 & the Design Festa cafe/bar. More info on NOUMINA at the project art page. Map HERE LINK on Design FESTA Facebook Event Hope to see you there. Read More

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  To celebrate the first anniversary of the audio-visual project NOUMINA, I have decided, after much deliberation, to release it online for free download. NOUMINA uses open-source material: hi-res images from NASA, the Planetarium software Stellarium - and as such is offered to the public under a creative commons license. For release, I've never wanted to compromise on quality - which seems to be a given with web video at this point in time. So I have decided to avoid the compression ...Read More

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Recently, I  had the privilege of attending an immersive cinema lab in Perth, entitled DomeLab 2010. It was a one week intensive residency on live-action content-creation for 'Full Dome' , or 'Planetarium cinema', presented by the Australian Network for Art and Technology. I was interested in attending the residency for it's immersive potential, and being a media and sound artist was intrigued about the possibilities for a high-definition cinematic experience. The workshop was a hectic 6 day experience, meeting upwards of 30 artists, designers, technicians, tutors, ...Read More

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My recent film/installation work NOUMINA has been accepted into CINESONIKA, a film Festival in Vancouver, Canada. From the festival website: "This first annual festival will showcase international works of film and video with fascinating soundtracks, idiosyncratic sound design, eclectic scoring and innovative approaches to the sound-image relationship. Read More

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Liquid Architecture is Australia's premiere annual festival of sound arts. Events often include concerts, immersive sound presentations, audio-visual and recorded work, exhibitions and installations. 2010 sees 'LA' hit its 11th year, with a program in 7 Australian cities. The festival presents an array of local and international artists engaged in the field of sound, in a range of live and installation settings. Read More

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The Gertrude Street Projection Festival is a week of projected light along Gertrude St, Fitzroy, Melbourne. The free street-based event provides audiences with a navigable gallery across a multitude of buildings, shop fronts and venues. It's hosted by the Gertrude Association and is now in it's 3rd year with the 2010 theme ME.YOU.US. Read More

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As part of the Video Arts Lounge at this years Rainbow Serpent Festival, I'll be presenting a screening of short, abstract video works, predominantly from the Sonic Acts XI Festival: The Anthology of Computer Art DVD... Read More

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SUBAUDIBLE HUM Live A/V Gig - featuring T A N T R U M S and Re:enactment (QLD) SubAudible Hum Live A/V Gig - the room will be black, there will be a big big big screen, on it will be some very interesting and beautiful video by some very talented people, behind it will be SubAudible Hum. Supports from T A N T R U M S and Re:enactment (QLD) at 9pm. Features works by C Rodent, Dirty Puppet, Leaf Tierney, ...Read More

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Currently down at Freeplay at the State Library in Melbourne. So far it's been pretty good, with the highlight definitely going to Petri Purho (Kloonigames) out of Finland with the Keynote Presentation on 'Making Shit Games and Making Shit in Games'.... Read More

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I'm running my first audio-visual event in Australia on the 22nd of February. I got some funding from RMIT University's arts funding body 'Union Arts'. It's basically a get-together for RMIT Fine Arts students, but anyone is welcome. It's an outdoor event, held in the riverside lawn amphitheatre at Footscray Community Arts Centre. A range of sound & video experimentalists will be performing - from 6pm, thru dusk until 11PM. BYO Picnic, free entry - with a few drinks and snacks provided. Full ...Read More

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short version saturday november 15, 6pm-> 18 dawson st, brunswick bring friends, booze, boozy friends. theme = future retro long version jim knox battlesnake lewis cancut spitfire parade jessica elphinstone lamonte young talent time vijay thillaimuthu jason montero danny griffith phoebe kiddo jared davis sinuso dial martin kay Read More

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OUT_SET presents Graduate Students from RMIT FINE ART SOUND in a night of aural and visual expansion. Delivering an eclectic mix of music spanning a wide aural spectrum. From ambient, drone, noise, & vocal manipulations to treated acoustic electrics, psyched-out-jazz and critical-cut-ups. Video Screenings + Live A/V. Read More

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Within Earshot presents a closing night concert to mark the end of their residency at First Site Gallery. Clearing all remnants of the exhibited sound installations, Within Earshot members and invited guests will occupy the many empty spaces of First Site Gallery, bringing with them only one sound out-put to create an interaction of sound fields with varying complexity. Sound sources will vary from acoustic to electronic. Through movement, audiences have the ability to tune in/tune out to multiple sound sources, ...Read More

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friday beers, august 29 5pm-8.30pm building 8, level 11 (above the library) $3 coopers, $3 house reds == LIVE we has == M. LEAF-TIERNEY 'extended laptop DIGITAL video guitarist etc' RICHIE LIPP 'slow rock emotional ballad style' PHOEBE FAULKNER who promises 'a down-tempo set' == and DJing we has == LEWIS CANCUT who says 'I hate all music that's why i'm the next serial wax killer' and QUE who says 'Can, Bauhaus, Fatima Miranda, Tony Conrad, Faust, Early Cure, B-52's, Early Sonic Youth, Early Squarepusher, Neu! Cluster, Hoa Hio, Suicide, Steve Reich, Slits, Kleenex/lilliput, Joanna ...Read More

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FOOTSCRAY AUDIOVISUAL SOCIAL CLUB Electric Cinema Invitational Tuesday August 12, 6-8pm Pit Theatre, Footscray Arts Combining the A/V energies of local and international artists, FAV's night of audiovision turns the industrial pit theatre into an electrified sensory space. Read More

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short version: friday beers building 8 (above the library), level 11 friday july 25, 5-8 pm live: martin vodstrcil & richard pilkington, automating and danny griffith DJing: david short and matt tierney drinks are $3; entry free long version: after friday's classes, come and drink cheap beers in a cozy little room overlooking the city. coopers and house reds are $3 each. there's live music too: - danny griffith: he of subaudible hum fame, playing a solo acoustic set. man does a fine version of africa, that's for sure. - ...Read More