Live Video Projection along with motion graphics and pre-edited content

Paul Clay – VJ / Live Video Projection Design. Included  live video camera feed, along with titles, and pre-recorded content.

Produced by Gemini & Scorpio, Online Dating Gurus and Offline Party Mavens. A marvellous and mysterious event…a Halloween celebration of the extravagant and the grotesque…a 12-hour spectacle of atmosphere, costumery and diverse entertainments…an explosion of live music, dancing, circus arts, fire and late-night revelry, snake-charmed into an absinthe-fueled early-morning speakeasy.

With: A demonic dance floor by Brooklyn Wonderland with DJ Stylus, DJ Dirtyfinger and Reaganomics, plus live percussion by Blood Drums…Hand-cranked phonograph music by WFMU’s DJ Michael Cumella…Exotic Balkan rhythms by Raya Brass Band…Victorian music box mix, toy piano mayhem and circus techno by Sxip Shirey…An explosive fire experience by Dan Glass…Remixed vintage beats and frightfully sexy dance grooves by DJ Shakey…A pineal-tingling sunrise blend of live flute over world electronica by SuKhush…Live vintage soul + funk remix breakfast set by Cloud.

Costume inspiration: Dark Victoriana, macabre carnival, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Georges Melies & Brothers Quay films, Edward Gorey, cabinet of curiosities.

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Lighting, Audio, and Live Video Projection Design

Paul Clay – Lighting, Audio, and Live Video Design for the Gala. The design included live video camera feed for IMAG with Lower thirds, Power Point, and Motion Graphics.

OVATION, Asian American Arts Alliance’s 29th Anniversary Gala took place October 18, 2011 at Tribeca Rooftop, with Cocktails, dinner, silent auction and performances. a4′s annual star-studded celebration benefited New York City’s vibrant and diverse Asian American artistic community.

Lead Honoree: Zarin Mehta – President and Executive Director of the New York Philharmonic. Legacy Award: Barbara Ho – Prior New York State Council on the Arts Program Associate, Special Arts Services Program. Honoree: Fay Ann Lee – Actor, Director, Writer. Wai Look Award: Deepa Purohit – Co-founder of Rising Circle Theater Collective. Featuring: Michelle Park – Emcee; Jennifer Koh – Violin; Zikrayat – Arabic Music & Dance; and Michael Mao Dance Dance.

a4 29th Anniversary Gala, Lighting, Audio, and Live Video Projection – Paul Clay

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