“Lifelike VJ”

scobot | March 22, 2010

I was so inspired by “Promoter VS. VJ” (see below) that I just had to create my own!  I decided to continue using the robot model from that clip as it works so perfectly for this point of view. Hopefully other VJs will create their own stories using this character too! the software used is from xtraNormal .  Here is my “I’m not the DJ” clip from my series “Lifelike VJ”.

I’M NOT THE DJ (by scobot)

 

I thought this was brilliant:

PROMOTER VS. VJ (posted by radley)

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#500

scobot | December 20, 2009

Friday, December 18th, marked my 500th career professional VJ performance. A lot of people say “Wow, you actually counted?” – well, yeah. When I first started out VJ-ing, I had no idea how long it would last, so at first, just doing one or two shows a month was a big deal and something to marvel at.  It wasn’t too hard to keep track of. Back then I thought reaching 20 was pretty amazing.  Before I knew it, 100! Now, some 1500+ performance hours later, I can look back and be humbled by the milestone. I am VERY lucky, and VERY grateful to everyone who has asked me to perform at their show/event. It has been an honor. 

THANK YOU!

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In the studio @ ITVNW “The DJ Sessions”

scobot | December 10, 2009

On Thursday, December 10th, I had the pleasure of performing with THE HUMAN ELEMENT for two sets at ITVNW’s studios for their live streaming show “The DJ Sessions”. This time I was actually in the studio – LIVE (not re-streaming) – it was a blast. Each one of these sets is about an hour. Enjoy!

1st Set with The Human Element 12-10-09

 

2nd Set with The Human Element 12-10-09 (I really like it towards the end where we finally grabbed one of the web cams and started to move it around! Much more fun!!)

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Mobile VJ

scobot | October 8, 2009

Since I am now VJing every Friday at the Pro Sports Club (“DJ Cardio Night), I needed a mobile rig that was quick and easy to set up and plug in. Plus, I didn’t want to have a bunch of cables hanging all over the place and looking all ghetto. So…I put all my gear (sans the laptop, external drive and midi controller) into one roadcase. The cool thing about it, it works really well and is super flexible (thanks to the KORG Kaptivator), it really feels like an instrument. The bad thing about it…it’s SUPER HEAVY! That sucks. Most of the weight is from all the power adapters (11!) – but, with the help of a little hand truck, it’s not too bad to maneuver around (if I can get it out of my car!) Here’s some pictures:

 

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  • The empty case (Odyssey FZGSNS7WBL)
  • 1. Upper Shelf (slides and covers messy cables)
  • 4. Funny soft Velco padding blocks (actually useful!)
  • 5. Plexiglass shelf (will mount cooling fans in)
  • 6. Foam block that allows room underneath gear.
  • 9. Sliding tray – had to give up because needed space.

 

 

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  • The puzzle of 11 Power Adapters!
  • 3. APC 11 Outlet 3400J Surge Protector (P11VT3)
  • 5. Video Distribution Amp

 

 

 

 

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  • Power, Distribution, and Fans – they fit!
  • 3. Starting to plug in the power
  • 4. DA sits on top of laptop adapter
  • 5. Awesome fans and controllers from CoolerGuys.com
  • 8. Spot where Thermal Fan Controller will go
  • 10. Kramer UXGA scan converter

 

 

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  • All set up and ready to ROCK!
  • 1. Lacie Esata external drive (with all my VJ content)
  • 2. M-Audio X-Session Pro midi controller
  • 3. ASUS G50V-X1 running Arkaos 3.6.5
  • 4. RCA monitor (from car DVD kit – love it!)
  • 5. Microsoft wireless mouse
  • 6. Video Distribution Amp
  • 7. KORG Entrancer (my baby!)
  • 8. Programmable Thermal Fan Controller
  •                                                                             9. Edirol V-4 (the classic! with cross fader)
  •                                                                           10. Kramer UXGA scan converter
  •                                                                           11. KORG Kaptivator (sampler + two monitors!)

 

*Note about the routing (for those who care) – all source material signals (Laptop, Kaptivator, DVD player etc.) all feed into the V-4. From there it goes to the ENTRANCER > Distribution amp > Monitors+Projectors+Recorder. I also send the PREVIEW signal from the V-4 to the input of the KAPTIVATOR. This allows me to sample any source (handy for last second logo filler) and use it as a new source to mix back into the V-4. Fun fun fun!

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Behind the scenes of the “Dance Cam”

scobot | August 13, 2009

I still haven’t decided if I’m calling it the “Live Cam” (which most of my YouTube videos are titled) or the “Dance Cam” (which seems more appropriate).

In any event, here’s a split screen look at what I see (on the left) and what is going out to the master feed (on the right). This was kind of tricky to sinc up as both videos were shot on two different recorders, but it works out pretty damn close – just a frame off here and there – but you get the idea :)

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