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Strictly + Lowdown

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About Me

Strictly and Lowdown = Live Visuals, VJ, Docos, Filmclips, Drama
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Rachael Performs Live Visuals with Silverchair and Powderfinger on ATGD
Rachael Performs Live Visuals with Powderfinger on the ARIA's
Upcoming Strictly+Lowdown VJ Shows:
Loads of shows coming up. Keep eyes peeled for details...xox
Strictly+Lowdown have performed live with:
LCD Soundsystem, Dizzee Rascal, Fatboy Slim, James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem), Peaches, Beastie Boys, Snoop Dogg, Lily Allen, Hot Chip, The Walkmen, Sleepy Jackson, Mogwai, Stereo Lab, Yo La Tengo, Powderfinger, Dandy Warhols, Audio Active, Jungle Brothers, Blackalicious, The Streets, De La Soul, Money Mark, Mos Def, Happy Mondays, Polyphonic Spree, Mix Master Mike, Grand Master Flash, Cut Copy, The Presets, Goldfrapp, Kenny Dope (Masters at Work), DJ Qbert, Jazzy Jay, Jroc, LTJ Bukem & MC Conrad, DJ Krush, Peter Bjorn & Paul, Sarah Blasko, DJ Spooky, Ozomatli, Gerling, James Lavelle, Har Mar Superstar, Sneaky Sound System, Scribe, John Digweed, Paul Van Dyk, Eddie Halliwell, Carl Cox, Sven Vath Goldie Lookin Chain, Rae & Christian, Ugly Duckling, Timo Maas, Mad Professor Dub Sound System, Freestylers, Kid Koala, 1200 Techniques, Resin Dogs, Hilltop Hoods, Giants Of Science, Screamfeeder, Ministry of Sound, GodsKitchen, Riot in Belgium, Krafty Kutz, Temper Trap, Kid Kenobi + MC Shureshock, Tylea, The Informants, Not From There, I/O3, Scanner, Soma Rasa, Butterfingers, DJ Dexter, Sonic Animation, Roger Sanchez, The Bird, Bronx Dogs, Atmosphere, Matisyahu, Van She, TZU, Mattafix, Broken Head, Nick Skitz, Plump DJs, Blue King Brown, Muscles, Sebastian + Kravansky K.I.M. Expatriate, Midnight Juggernauts, Armand Van Helden, Tim Deluxe, Trentemoller,
Strictly+Lowdown Love and have Worked with
Big Day Out-National (current)
Splendour in The Grass (current)
Good Vibrations (Sydney + Brisbane)
Parklife (current)
Shore Thing NYE - Bondi Beach (current)
Glastonbury Festival
Summerfieldayze
The Family-VJ residency (current)
Mardi Gras in Sydney (current)
Future Music Festival
Visuals - Powderfinger - Across the Great Divide Tour (more photos here )

My Interests

music, cameras, film, digital, tape, screens, projectors, stories, mac computers, final cut pro, avid, after effects, photoshop, fairlight video synthesizers, graphic design, vision, sound, mx 70, mx50, photographs, lomos, taschen design books, art, mark ryden, kozyndan, joe sorren, tomato, hexstatic, no-domain, bgrade trash schlock, comic art, 20 century graphic design, cadavre exquis, remixing, repurposing, re-presenting, sampling, looping, post modernism/symbolic theft, short film, music videos, drama, documentary

Music:

From A-Z and much in between

Movies:

This list is far too long. Check out some of the directors we like.

Television:

The Sopranos, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Six Feet Under, Twin Peaks, Documentaries on any subject. DeadWood, Nighty Night, Arrested Development, Global Village, Love My Way, Seinfeld, Creature Comforts, Actors Studio, CNN, BBC, History & Biography channel, Media Watch

Books:

Res mag, Adbusters, IF film, Taschen Design, Grafitti books, picture books, popup books

Heroes:

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My Blog

Mardi Gras to Wolfmother

I had some cracker gigs during march/april. First up while Rach & Adam had Future Music & St Jerome's festivals covered, I took off to Sydney for the Mardi Gras 30th Anniversary. Highlight's during th...
Posted by Strictly + Lowdown on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:52:00 PST

Powderfinger-Who Really Cares Filmclip

The new Powderfinger single features a live video taken from ATGD tour, and Rachael's screens.Her backdrop for this track was inspired by a U2 show, and features all members of the band on seperate ca...
Posted by Strictly + Lowdown on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:23:00 PST

Across The Great Divide DVD!

Hey I'm on a DVD! well the visuals for Powderfinger are anyway...plus I'm amused to see that the silly glasses I bought in a joke shop in Mildura have made such a television splash...first on Rove, no...
Posted by Strictly + Lowdown on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:00:00 PST

Rachael Performs with Powderfinger on the Aria’s

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Posted by Strictly + Lowdown on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:15:00 PST

Powderfinger - Across the Great Divide Tour Photos

Photos from Across The Great Divide Tour with PowderfingerVisual Director/Designer/Live OperatorRachael JohnstonVisual ProductionRachael JohnstonKen WestonegotrippHilary BuntI found some of these phot...
Posted by Strictly + Lowdown on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:27:00 PST

S+L this year-Snoop Dogg, Beastie Boys, Peaches, Presets

Snoop Dogg, Beastie Boys, Peaches, Presets, Bob Sinclair, Felix Da Housecat, The Streets...
Posted by Strictly + Lowdown on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:13:00 PST

Eat Laser Scumbag video @ Melbourne International Film Fest

News just in - ELS video is to be screened at the Melbourne International Film Festival! nice work.
Posted by Strictly + Lowdown on Tue, 22 May 2007 04:33:00 PST

Eat Laser Scumbag video on Rage this Friday

Ken Lowdown directed and edited a fun video for Brisband Eat Laser Scumbag and it's going to be on Rage this Friday night.Thanks to ELS, David Granato (Camera), Tim Woodward (Illustrator) Rachael (Las...
Posted by Strictly + Lowdown on Thu, 17 May 2007 10:51:00 PST

It's all in the Family: Family Loves Interview with Rachael

NB: The magazine has printed in the intro that Strictly and Lowdown do the installations in UNCLE. We would like to point out that in fact a lovely lady called Marion actually creates those visual ins...
Posted by Strictly + Lowdown on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 07:58:00 PST

Big Day Out - Tim Woodward's Illustrations

Tim Woodward is a good pal and a Brisbane artist that we have been recently working with on a number of projects. We got him in to do two shows of the Big Day Out Tour - Brisbane and Melbourne. He dre...
Posted by Strictly + Lowdown on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 07:23:00 PST