alucidnation :: Ed Richardson

Ed Richardson [VJ Edit]: Visuals

Home Town: Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
Day Job: Digital Artist / New Media Producer.
Email: ed(at)alucidnation.co.uk

Bruce and I met at Harrogate Art College in the late 1980s, and an initially rocky relationship developed into a lasting one because of a whole range of mutual interests, one of these being moving and still imagery. Consequently, I've worked closely with Bruce to develop our own style of supporting visuals for alucidnation at the The Big Chill Festivals for the last 4 years.

VIDEO JOCKEY (VJ, VeeJay) ARTIST | ALUCIDNATION
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The imagery used in the VJ sets for alucidnation is predominantly sourced from Bruce's personal photographic archives. This we feel keeps the whole live AV experience balanced and relevant to the performance as a whole.

Alucidnation | Summer 07
Alucidnation | The art of conversation
Alucidnation | Beautiful House

The 3 clips above make up part of the live VJ set for alucidnation's stage performances. Ordinarily the visuals are mixed and projected live on stage alongside Bruce. For demo purposes I've designed some flash embedded video pages...

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
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After investing in a Canon EOS300d a couple of years back, my passion for photography has increased dramatically... Check out my photo gallery

AUDIO:
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I use Acid Studio Pro for my mixes...There's a limit to how much kit I can fit into my home studio and I'm certainly well shy of Bruce's vast Vinyl & CD collection, let alone a decent set of decks! So I'm sticking with this nifty bit of software for my audio work.

Track/Artist	Mp3 Streams
Phat knacker \| Broadbend (2003)
I put the original track basics together in Acid Pro in my home studio in Harrogate. It was subsequently remastered and embellished by Bruce in his London studio over a two day period. It's a working methodology that works for us; separate studios at opposite sides of the UK, connected by fast broadband connections (hence the collaboration name 'broadbend') to communicate and transfer the working audio files.
Ed's Lounge Mix \| prt 1 (For my Sisters Wedding).
An eclectic mix of modern classics - Featuring Turin Brakes, Air, Alucidnation, Charles Webster, Nick Drake, 2 Many DJ's, Ulrich Schnauss...
Ed's Lounge Mix \| prt 2 (For my Sisters Wedding).
An eclectic mix of oldies - Featuring Nat King Cole, Dusty Springfield, Mamas and Papas, Elton John, David Gray, Lou Reed, Earth Wind & Fire, Marvin Gaye...

OTHER STUFF
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The Disco Shed | Promo Vid
I'm still working on this one... check out progress so far.

Laptops at the Big Chill
Alucidnation was featured in Computer Music Magazine in November 2007 within a feature about what we and other like minded AV artists are up to these days, utilising new technology. Laptops at the Big Chil