VideoArtist/VJ .. First Exibition at a collective exibit in Macau at the age of 18, it was here that he began his artistic path, studing photography, painting, design and video, works in the same areas followed. Already in Portugal he began experimenting within the realms of Video-art, performance, Video-poetry and Vj´ing.
From 3D Animation to Live Feed Scratch, 360º projections, several techniques and methods are used in combination with different Hardware Setups, such as MIDI controlled Video Trigering , Multi-Cam setups, Multiple Projectors video walls and many more. Another line of work is live directing shows with multicams and multiple projectors., mixing his own graphic work with the live feed of the performance.
Also Directed three short features and collaborated with many others, participating in video exhibits and competitions.
The most relevant works and collaborations are listed below.
Last Projects/Shows:
SoundVision Tour .. VJ Tour around Portugal with Dj Jay Lion and Alvinho (SIC Radical) and the Noite.pt dancers, check www.noite.pt for details. Summer 2005
Festa pombalina .. Street event promoted by Camara Municipal de Oeiras and produced by Mercado da Cultura (usual partners for multiple events, check www.mercadodacultura.pt for details), September 2005
Folia na Ria .. Street Carnival in the city of Aveiro, March 2005, check www.camaramunicipalaveiro.pt for details.
Barcelona/ Lloret del Mar Easter Tour .. VJ tour with DJ Jay Lion for Total Fun Ent. , check www.totalfun.pt for details.
VJ Live Shows in Lisbon/2005 .. Paradise Garage, OpArt, Coconuts, Europa, Absolut, Souk, among others.
Video Clip for Stereo Addiction, Disco Phunker, Evolve rec. Check www.john-e.org .
Circle .. Video poesy, with Rodolfo Franco. Screnings: Natal Social, Bairro Alto Dez. 2005, AntiEscuela, Mérida-Espanha, November 2005, among others.
Natal Social .. Art exibit/sale for charity purposes, Lisbon, Christmas 2005.
Videoart screening (several works) at AntiEscuela, Mérida-Espanha, Dezember 2005
Live VJ for ComandoMacondo Spanish/Brazilian band, Mérida-Espanha, January 2006
VJ Tour in Brazil .. S. Paulo, Rio among other places. Video Design and VJ for EGO .. Electronic music festival, S. Paulo. Feb .. Apr 2006
VJ tour in Barcelona .. Video Design for St. Trop Disco .. Lloret de mar, multi projector install including video walls and 360º projections .. May 2006
Short stories:
The Square .. Oficial Selection of the festival, Olhares Alternativos Lisbon, 2004
Lucinha .. Screnings in Lisbon, Oporto, Madrid, 2004
Circle, .. AntiEscuela .. Mostra de Videoart, Mérida-Spain, 2005, Edita 2005 .. Spain, 2005
Currently collaborates with Stereo Addiction for a Live Audiovisual Project, ComandoMacondo Collective as resident videoartist/VJ, Noite.pt with the SoundVision Tour, the Brazilian composer/singer Glau, Crew Hassan .. Art Collective and many others.
Just returned from, Lloret de Mar -Barcelona were he desingned the new video projection system for the biggest and best well Known Disco there, St. Trop - Disco as well as resident VJ until the last 20th of July 2007 and after the presence at the Sudoeste Festival 2006 with the project Stereo Addiction, followed by the presence at Creamfields Lisboa 2007, among regular presences at Opart-Lisboa, VJ User in Orb will be performing again at Sudoeste 2007 this time with two projects, the continuacion of the 4 year long colaboration with Stereo Addicttion on the 5th of august and a new project called Archyback on the 2nd. Still this July performing at a Music Fest at Foz do Arelho - Portugal with the Band Archyback. More Projects and new clips coming soon as well as new webpage. .
Lisbon, 2006
