VJX owner Tiago Pereira (previously spotted on CDM) is fusing technology with tradition in the OMIRI A/V project.

With Vasco Ribeiro Casais on electronic bouzouki, nyckelharpa, flute, loops, beats, effects pedals, laptop and other enhancements, the sound is a complex mix of past, present and future, and - with the help of João Chaves - the visuals help build this into a consistent performance. The historical basis of these pieces is in dance, so the content is spot on, with dance from a huge range of cultures making an appearance.

OMIRI LIVE - Teatro da Luz - Xotiça Marmeleira from Tiago Pereira on Vimeo.

Being Vixid.Noisepages, this performance does indeed feature a VJX as the hub which glues the visual show together. There’s some fitting use of blend modes on display, but we need not forget that the VJX is a mixer at heart. You don’t need to use effects just because they’re there, and Tiago doesn’t fall into this trap.

If you’d like to catch a performance being run through a VJX16-4, Deepvisual is playing a run of shows with The Orb during May and June:

MAY
Thursday 01 Scala London
Friday 02 Concorde 2 Brighton
Sunday 04 Wedgewood Rooms Portsmouth
Thursday 08 Ambassador Dublin
Friday 09 Festival Belfast
Saturday 10 Barfly Birmingham
Sunday 11 Academy 3 Manchester
Thursday 15 Rescue Rooms Nottingham
Friday 16 The Arches Glasgow
Friday 30 Chibuku TBC Liverpool TBC
Saturday 31 Sunrise Festival Nr Aylesbury

JUNE
Sunday 01 Trinity Bristol
Sunday 08 Rock Ness Festival Scotland

The continuation of a long collaboration, these shows will surely see the Vixid put to great use.