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ben

Visualist Lightrhythm Co-founder

About Me

Originally from London, I currently live in Tokyo and perform/exhibit internationally. I have released on numerous DVDs, and have appeared in various magazines online and inprint on the subject of visuals which is my love and joy outside of my part time job.
Ive done a lot of work in the scene writing for books about visuals and being commissioned by respected companies for work on national television in the UK and US. Ive performed across several countries recently opening the Hollywood Independent Film Festival, working at asias largest club Ageha in Tokyo and coming home to share my av set in various venues around Spain, London and Amsterdam.
In 2003 I started publishing artists works with Jon Schwark under the business name Lightrhythm Visuals Ltd. This has developed into a proactive label which is committed to visual artists; every DVD contains VJ clips ready for software and our 4 year old company has already has much success in magazines distribution and licensing.
more about Lightrhythm Visuals
In 2005 I finished my first album - an ensemble of visual works accompanied by visual remixes from 11 guests artists from all over. Jon Schwark at lightrhythm authored the DVD with hidden tracks built into the menu areas. (if you have the DVD go to the track select screen, down to track 5, left, left down down, left up, enter.)
more about Hidden Partition
Im currently developing a new album - new ideas, tour information and more secrets can be found on my personal website Sheppee.net

My Interests

Futurism, Jeff Koons, Glow worms and the kind of people that follow thier dreams......

I'd like to meet:

Creatives - do-ers and believers

Music:

IDM

Movies:

AV collaborations - heres a couple of recent projects

2 - Shabondama - collaboration with Coppe and Back ted n'ted

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2 - Birds Mid-Air Heat Stroke - collaboration with Coppe and Terminal 11

3 - Shuffled and Buffered - collaboration with Funkstorung

4 - Dumbfound - collaboration with edIT and Daedelus

My other favourites from film directors Drawing restraint 9, Run Lola Run, Momento, Eternal sunshine, Timecode

Television:

Discover Channel

Books:

Vurt

Heroes:

Wilfred Calivaux

My Blog

Cybertongue Tour

Ill be working my way around the UK this month with partners in crime Coppe' Liberation Jumpsuit and lightrhythm allstar VJ Kevlar - We are hitting up several venues, promoting new DVD releases and pe...
Posted by ben on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:20:00 PST

VJTop 20 yo !!

Well its time once again - DJ magazine is collecting votes for the Top 20 VJ report in its November issue. Last year five artists releasing on lightrhythm appeared in the top twenty, and obviously we ...
Posted by ben on Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:35:00 PST

Turn and Burn

Its a good week - I just quit my job !!! Im gonna be starting at a new video pro company called http://www.alien-eye.com and Im so looking forward to it.Currently preparing and promoting away for my n...
Posted by ben on Fri, 26 May 2006 01:02:00 PST

Notation

For anyone thats paid attention to John Cage, I recently picked up his book called "Notations". Im currently developing some of the ideas in that book and creating a animated narrative using quotes fr...
Posted by ben on Wed, 26 Apr 2006 08:32:00 PST

3am - Jetlags kicking in....

Back in Japan - Phew.......so much fun on my tour - and so much hard work. My wonderful friends helped me soo much - I am very lucky. Five days at home now and still waking up at 3 in the morning wide...
Posted by ben on Sun, 09 Apr 2006 03:15:00 PST

Half way through Europe

Currently on tour through Europe - I've just finished gigs in Spain and London. I've had the best time so far working with some really great people from Visionica, and Exceeda. Heading out to Amsterda...
Posted by ben on Tue, 28 Mar 2006 12:20:00 PST