Co-founder of the notorious Yardcore clubnights that have run in London and Czech Republic, which has now turned into a popular monthly Sub fm (Mixmag’s winner for best dubstep internet radio station) show called Yardcore sessions (
Other current projects include:
London Poetry Systems
www.londonpoetrysystems.com which is a digital and cross-media poetry collective and resource running in London and in Oxford (In collaboration with Oxford University Poetry Society), which has now been running for a few years to critical acclaim. As an organisation, we have been focussing on creating a performance space for experimental poets and av collaborations, both showcasing these performers and creating high quality recordings of the pieces to form part of our well accessed archive.
Methlab Recordings and Artist Agency
Management of the artist 'Broken Note', which has now developed into a collaborative label and agency for both producers and Vj's with scheduled launch prior to the cmoing Summer. The purpose of the organisation is to redefine perception of darker, edgier sounds in multiple genres; as well as providing audio-visual producer/Vj packages with tailored visuals.
Zan Lyons (http://http://www.zanlyons.com/)
equally at home behind the camera and mixing desk, Zan Lyons music sees his own violin concertos collide with speaker-shattering electronica to create an arresting sound of apocalyptic proportions. Add to the equation his hypnotic film creations - made with ultra low-power energy-efficiency, and you have a truly revolutionary 21st century artist.
Since 2005, Zan has wowed audiences across the globe with his explosive live cinema shows, combining his stunning visual creations - some of which have been screened at Cannes and Raindance, with dark, chaotic beats and live viola looping.
Zan’s unparalleled performances are the most sensory challenging you’ll ever witness. In 2006, his short film ‘androids with delayed reactions’ was short-listed by the Thinksync film competition despite only being a work in progress, this was followed by a screening on MTV2. Later in the same year, ‘Girl Seeming to Disappear’, having enjoyed a successful festival tour, was nominated for the Lux film award at the London short film festival.
Frustrated with what he felt were inadequate facilities for a/v artists and a deep polarisation of audience demographics, Zan began the live cinema and music event 'This is our Punk-Rock'.
With a/v collaboration foremost in it's agenda, TIOPR has attracted artists including Four-Tet, Warp veterans Plaid and Berlin legend Alec Empire. A big part of the event was to get these artists working in conjunction with Warp films, Onedotzero and Manga entertainment to create unique audiovisual performances. With its fusion of independent film and trail-blazing electronic music, TIOPR has been a resounding success with 3 consecutive sold-out ICA shows and an all-day multimedia extravaganza at the 2500 capacity coronet theatre.
Zan is currently working on a long form film and music release.
Artists that we have previously booked and worked with include:
Blue Daisy, Bogdan Raczyinski, Mr76ix, Dj Rum, Combat Av, Rudi Zygadlo, Vent, Cursor Minor, Bong Ra, Four Tet, Alec Empire, Plaid, Hellfish, Distance, Equinox, Vex'd, Boxcutter, Broken Note, Various Production, Andy Stott, Point B, Atki2, The Bug, Scuba, Limewax, Bkey, Current Value, Remarc, Dj Producer, DMX Krew, Mu-ziq, Subeena, Sarantis, Deville, Warlock, Harmitage Shanks (Sully, Sneer), Bizzy B, Venetian Snares, Mira Calix, Monkey Steak, Si Begg, Tech Itch, PCM, Luke Envoy, The Teknoist, Benga, Elemental, Dom and Roland, Breakage, Distance and Kansas City Prophets. We will draw on this pool of artists whom we have built relationships with, as well as more experimental poets, producers, Dj's and Vj's. Given a budget, we will be able to give you a breakdown of the kind of line-up that we can provide for that sum. We may be able to draw on many of our acts to perform for minimal amounts, and we have a wide range of potential ideas for a line-up that can fit within differing budgets. We will draw on this pool of artists whom we have built relationships with, as well as more experimental poets, producers, Dj's and Vj's. Given a budget, we will be able to give you a breakdown of the kind of line-up that we can provide for that sum. We may be able to draw on many of our acts to perform for minimal amounts, and we have a wide range of potential ideas for a line-up that can fit within differing budgets.
