AMODA Digital Showcase + Laptop Battle March 13, 2010

Join AMODA for a party featuring live electronic music and visual art from Austin and around the world. Expect video projections, interactive installations, and a Laptop Battle with musicians competing to outperform one another in a tournament style event.

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LIVE ELECTRONIC MUSIC:
-- Laptop Battle (see details below)
-- Random (8bitpeoples / Sweden)
-- Heitor Alvelos, Anselmo Canha, João Cruz
(FuturePlaces showcase / Portugal)
-- Pierce Warnecke (Bee Records / France)
-- Daetron Vargas (Austin, TX)

LIVE VIDEO ARTISTS:
-- Party Time! Hexcellent! (Austin, TX)
-- Eyeplug+Vidkidz (NYC/Austin)

ANIMATION & MOTION GRAPHICS:
-- Mirrorshade (London, UK)
-- Mato Atom (New York, NY)
-- Takuya Hosogane (Tokyo, Japan)
-- Harvey Benschoter (Philadelphia, PA)
-- Gangpol & Mit (France)

INTERACTIVE INSTALLATIONS:
-- Bleep Labs (Austin, TX)
-- Pierce Warnecke (Bee Records / France)

FLYER ARTIST:
-- Jake Wagoner (Artifakt / Seattle, WA)

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ABOUT THE LAPTOP BATTLE

Once again, AMODA will present a Laptop Battle featuring eight of Texas' most skilled electronic musicians competing for the title of champion. The battle revolves around contestants using their laptops to musically outperform one another in a series of elimination rounds. Each performance must be 3 minutes or less and the only equipment permitted is a laptop and one external controller. Judged by a panel of music and art experts, the outcome of each match is decided based on a combination of emotional impact, originality, stage performance, and crowd response.

CONTESTANTS:
-- Blixaboy (Dallas)
-- Caglioso (Austin)
-- The Mysterious H (Austin)
-- Cygnus (Dallas)
-- Dubbel Dutch (Austin)
-- Traducer (Austin)
-- Deejay Yayyay (Austin)
-- Ikipr (Austin)

JUDGES:
-- Phillip Walker (Laptop Deathmatch)
-- Thomas Fang (Artificial Music Machine)
-- Rachel Koper (Women and Their Work)
-- Eric Wallenstein (Backspin Records)
-- Aaron Mace (Church of the Friendly Ghost)

EMCEE:
-- Zeale (Austin)

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SUPPORTED BY:
This project is funded in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division.

ABOUT AMODA:
The Austin Museum of Digital Art (AMODA) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to engage the public and artists in the creation, understanding, and appreciation of digital art. The Digital Showcase is an event featuring live electronic music and visual art, ranging from abstract to accessible, presented in a social setting.

Official Website: http://www.amoda.org/