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Carrie

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

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I have a different myspace page for my audio and video art stuff, there's lots o' goodies on it, so check it out here: http://www.myspace.com/thesoundsofcarriegates
but, cuz I luv ya, here's a linkie-poo to an mp3 of a mellow-ish experimental music DJ set I did a while ago in Montreal!

Also, I just made a new YouTube video page to show some of the little this and thats I've been working on:
http://www.youtube.com/carriegates

The scoop, the scoop...where to begin? I'm a busy little bee/bug in my corner of the galaxy...I've been DJing experimental music for 10 years now and VJing for 2 or 3...I also put on experimental music shows from time to time...sometimes I break doorbell buzzers apart and make microphones out of them and attach them to bags of leaves or my mouth full of Pop Rocks...and sometimes I make mini FM transmitters...sometimes I just make a big mess all over my apartment...I research how audiences and DJs interact and gain awareness of each other in nightclubs and write papers to recommend new design directions for interactive technology development for clubs...I created a database of all of the audio artists in Saskatchewan for Soil Digital Media Suite...I also am the recent Past President of Saskatoon's media artist-run centre, PAVED Arts ...I teach workshops in VJing, experimental turntablism, and various electronic delights...I think databases are cool...I also like to write about rave culture, cyborgs, experimental turntablism, net.art, aesthetics, postcolonial issues, etc...I plan ..ing my Art History undergraduate degree at the U of S sometime this year. I try to curl up in my satin duvet with my fat black cat/grizzly bear cub Abraxus as often as possible. Seems I'm a black sheep wherever I go...so I try to find my kindred in the dark of night.
Special addiction: strong ceremonial Japanese matcha green tea with vanilla soya milk and rainbow tapioca bubbles. Highly reccommended to hardcore green lovers (tea and otherwise).
check out my linqs for more:
Vinyl Interventions: Experimental turntablism and vinyl sculpture:
http://www.vinylinterventions.com
BricoLodge: the net.label I run with Jon Vaughn : http://www.notype.com/bricolodge
My University home page:
http://homepage.usask.ca/~cdg118
My MySpace Music Page:
http://www.myspace.com/thesoundsofcarriegates
LiveJournal:
http://carrie-gates.livejournal.com/
My YouTube Video World:
http://www.youtube.com/carriegates
And if you'd like to find out about interesting opportunities in the arts, I have a blog dedicated to the posting of sweet calls for submissions, jobs, contests, workshops, etc...
http://carriegates.blogspot.com/

New! In and Out List!


IN OUT
glitter pyramids wolf, panda, lasers, etc.
laquered Fruit Loops Cheerios pearlized pink blue Baltimore Chicago cups runnething over starvation economies sexy animal mascot outfits bell bottoms plastic icing roses icing gel dress-up dress-down queer rap mysogynist rap wii controllers wii circuit bent toys soothers Sapporo ichiban No Name ichiban (fuq that chicken powder stuff) powdered wigs powdered chicken cat o' nine tails dogs with nine heads Pengina Collective rock climbing Ze and the Boyfriends war In Queery Crew essays interplanetary travel within your very own home bomb threats drooling hurting baby animals nipple pasties mouth pasties (thanks for the correction, Freida!) liquid latex pencil sharpeners those ginormous new chisel tip Sharpies light green chalk

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

artists, freaks, geeks, rap stars, black sheep, contortionists, pagan gurus, masochists, party people, DJs, VJs, movie extras, people who got killed first in an 80's horror movie, Vulcans, origami masters, experimental audio artists, chubby pin-up models, brilliant theorists, drag folk, MAX/MSP/Jitter/Ms.Pinky users, John Oswald, hermaphrodites, Aphrodites, ghosts, those who hold plastic page protectors in the highest regards, wealthy independent curators and patrons of the arts, spelunkers, radio interveners, dead inventors, clowns, sexy computer programmer girls, the curious, maybe you...

VJ Clip of the Moment:

Check out more of my silent VJ clips at http://www.youtube.com/carriegates

p.s. this myspace account is mostly just for me to chat with my friends. If I don't know you, I'm likely to forward your add to my myspace music page !

My Blog

Announcing Vague Terrain 09: Rise of the VJ

Vague Terrain is excited to announce the launch of our new issue, Vague Terrain 09: Rise of the VJ. Guest curated by Saskatoon-based VJ and artist Carrie Gates, this installment of our digital arts qu...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:46:00 GMT

come visit me on fb

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=812635598
Posted by on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:28:00 GMT

vague terrain 09: Rise of the VJ: call for work

vague terrain 09: Rise of the VJ: call for workThere has been a distinct upswing of activity in the realm of audiovisual culture over the last few years. Specifically, the role of the VJ has become n...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:29:00 GMT

2nd Annual Anarchist Book Fair! (Sept. 28 & 29)

Come One, Come All!The 2nd Annual Anarchist Book Fair awaits!Friday, Sept. 28: Black Carpet evening parteeeeSaturday, Sept. 29th: The Book Fair!InformationEvent InfoName: BLACK CARPET EVENTTagline: Ki...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:13:00 GMT

media art workshops at my house this summer

I'm hosting a series of workshops in my house this summer. Topics that may be included are: circuit bending, Pure Data, Max/MSP/Jitter/VJing, Traktor, Ableton Live, audio mastering, making contact mi...
Posted by on Sat, 19 May 2007 15:38:00 GMT

my Google Calendar

Hey y'all Would you like to know what's hip and groovy in Carrieland? Would you like up-to-the minute forecasts on what's going down with the scene? Try new "Carrie Gates' Google Calendar" for your ...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:06:00 GMT

Touring Eastern Canada - June 2007

So I'm now planning to get a train pass for all of June, and I'll be travelling alone with my laptop and a video mixer, hitting up Detroit (to do some Max/MSP stuff with Kero), Montreal, Toronto, St. ...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 13:42:00 GMT

My Max/Jitter VJ clips (silent)

From my YouTube page: http://www.youtube.com/carriegates ...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:42:00 GMT

Anarchist Book Fair Fun!

taken from: http://carrie-gates.livejournal.com/So, the first Saskatoon Anarchist Book Fair that happened this past weekend was totally excellent. Mad props go out to Ali Lake and Meagan Wohlberg, the...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:33:00 GMT

dorky video of me at Saskatoon BarCamp

Here's a short video clip of me talking about BarCamp Saskatoon, an "unconference" about technology and other fascinating geeky stuff.This is kind of embarrassing, but whatevaYouTube Video: http://www...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:00:00 GMT