mattleaf.com will be somewhat de-commissioned for a time while I focus on happenings at http://prgrms.net

Follow Tweets @mattleafdotcom

mattleaf.com stays as a central folio, prgrms.net for all the latest.

-

peace ~

I’m super fortunate to have been selected to participate in the JUMP Mentoring program for 2012!

From the JUMP site:

JUMP is a national mentoring program for artists aged 18-30, who are in the first five years of their professional practice.

JUMP artists are supported to undertake a one on one mentorship with a leading professional of their choice, focused on a funded creative project.

JUMP is serious about championing our nation’s next generation of arts industry leaders, and ensuring that geography and cultural diversity are no barrier to identifying and promoting artistic excellence.

I picked Ollie Bown as my mentor: an artist, musician and researcher, originally from the UK, who is now based in Sydney and works at the Design Lab at University of Sydney.

I’ll be working on extending the PROGRAMS project, expanding my software skill-set, live audio-visual performance and online presentation.

JUMP have put up a ‘Sneak Peek’ of the selected artists and mentors – check it out here.

More on all this in the New Year!

Till then, Happy Holidays

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, Heath Franco, Greatest Hits, Matt Leaf, Maximum Rim, Rowan McNaught, Dale Nason, Antuong Nguyen + Pageant, Ian Haig, Stephen Haley, Joe Hamilton, Sam Hancocks, Sean Healy, Christopher LG Hill, Amelia Hirschauer, Misha Hollenbach, Spencer Lai, Joshua Petherick, Johann Rashid, Soda Jerk, Nic Tammens, Lara Thoms, Alex Vivian, Oli van der Lugt, Yandell Walton, Marcin Wojcik, Warran Wright, Wikileaks, Emile Zile

BYOB MELBOURNE
Tristian Koenig Gallery
Level 1, 18 Ellis Street, South Yarra
Friday, December 16 2011

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, with some great rewards offered for your contribution. Check it out here: http://www.indiegogo.com/InOutFest

Full details at the IN/OUT website. PROGRAMS page up here.

Set times up on the FB Event Page.

Performances at The Knitting Factory, and workshops at Death by Audio – both in Brooklyn.

Hope to see you there ~

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 doing with Ableton Live and VDMX.

~

MT

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

I’ve set up a new blog called Scroll – Type

It exists to document my travels abroad from Japan, The Netherlands, and onto the United States, where I’ll be taking part in an artist residency for the rest of 2011.

I’ve used the wonderful COL horizontal scroll theme by Greg Ponchak.

Documenting day-to-day experiences via short text pieces, poetry, and a selection of travel photos.

http://scroll-type.com

3rd self-released EP from The Min Min Lights: Secret Sessions, released today.

‘Secret Sessions’ was recorded during residence at our old farm-style cottage share-house at Doon Court, in Briar Hill, Victoria, Australia.

The recordings were taken in 2009 from practice sessions of our live performance score for Kwaidan, which took place at Rainbow Serpent Festival the same year.

We have decided to release the recordings, but true to The Min Min Lights ethos, we journeyed to the Blue Mountains National Park in New South Wales, where we re-recorded Secret Sessions amongst a windy open-air environment.

Listen and Buy via http://theminminlights.com

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.