CLOSE LIVE
2017 - 2019
As a visual artist of the CLOSE LIVE project by British-Canadian electronic musician Richie Hawtin, I created original real-time visual effects and multiple live camera control systems.
From the debut performance at Coachella Festival in April 2017 to the last concert at Hollywood Palladium in November 2019, I performed live visuals on all his shows.
The visual effects applied to a video "Richie Hawtin - CLOSE live: How I PLAY" shot by Joan Martorell of Bratvolk Studio
While Hawtin sought to redefine the execution of DJing by taming new custom-built music technologies, I pursued mastery of my own unique visual representation of Hawtin's performance.
The 75-to-120-minute show was performed all in real time without any timecode or pre-rendered materials, making each one of the experiences special; the effort attained a coherent narrative of audio-visual improvisation and brought a rare harmonic sensation of music, visuals and lights to the audience.
CLOSE LIVE TOUR DATES
2017
14 April – Coachella Weekend 1, Palm Springs, USA
21 April – Coachella Weekend 2, Palm Springs, USA
26 May – Movement, Detroit, USA
3 June – Vivid LIVE, Sydney Opera House, Australia
9 June – Primavera Sound, Porto, Portugal
10 June – We Love Green, Paris, France
14 July – Melt, Gräfenhainichen, Germany
18 August – Pukkelpop, Hasselt, Belgium
26 August – Creamfields, Warrington, UK
13 October – III Points, Miami, USA
4 November – Club to Club, Torino, Italy
2 December - Mandarine Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
9 December – Bonusz, Budapest, Hungary
11 December - BBC Recording Studio, London, UK
2018
25 May - All Points East, London, UK
2 June - Forbidden Fruit, Dublin, Ireland
7 June - Northside, Aarhus, Denmark
9 June - Castello Scaligero, Villafranca di Verona, Italy
16 June - Sónar, Barcelona, Spain
1 July - Awakenings, Halfweg, Netherlands
6 July - Eurockeennes, Belfort, France
14 July - Mad Cool, Madrid, Spain
27 July - Audioriver, Plock, Poland
18 August - Lowlands, Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
10 October - Olympia, Paris, France
11 October - O2 Academy, Glasgow, UK
12 October - The Roundhouse, London, UK
27 October - Mirai Tokyo, Toyosu Pit, Japan
8 December - Avant Gardner, NY, USA
2019
31 May - Nuits Sonores, Lyon, France
1 June - Primavera Sound, Barcelona, Spain
5 July - We Are Electric, Liempde, Netherlands
11 July - Dour, Dour, Belgium
17 July - Colors of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
10 August - Sziget, Budapest, Hungary
5 October - Sónar México, Mexico City, Mexico
16 October - ADE DGTL, Amsterdam, Netherlands
23 November - Factory 93, Hollywood Palladium, LA, USA
CREDITS
Visuals by: Itaru Yasuda
Artist: Richie Hawtin
Agent: Ben Turner - Graphite Media
Production Manager: Christopher Lundie
Creative Director: Ali M. Demirel
Lights by: Matthias Vollrath
Sound Tech: Johannes Kraemer
Video Tech Lead: Florian Schmitt
Video Tech Support: David Imlau (at III Points, Avant Gardner & Factory 93)
Video Tech Support: John Hunter (at Coachella & Movement)
Video Tech Support: Felix Faust (at Sónar México & ADE DGTL)
Tour Manager & Backline Tech: Konstantinos Georgiou (2018 - 2019)
Tour Manager & Backline Tech: Simon Winkler (2017)
Tour Manager & Backline Tech: Johannes Bollmann (2018)
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