PELLYVISION w/ Izella

Pellyvision’s first quarantine guest was Izella Berman, an LA based musician, DJ, and visual artist. She plays bass and sings for Jack Name and plays in experimental duo Pan and Misty. In the confines of her bedroom, she carves out moody musical realms and enjoys creating fantasy worlds through her detailed analog collages and film photography experiments. She also sustains a lifelong love affair with dance, her most formally trained outlet, and has amassed an eclectic collection of records, tapes and VHSes.

Shot and Edited Thought Forms: Linda Perhacs and the Creation of Parallelograms

This short doc was created in 2014 and finally released.

In 1970, Linda Perhacs’ released her visionary folk album Parallelograms. To celebrate Parallelograms' 50th anniversary, dublab proudly presents a short film featuring Perhacs explaining the synesthetic epiphanies that inspired the album's track. Over 40 years after the release of Parallelograms, Linda released her follow-up albums, 2014's The Soul of All Natural Things and 2017's I'm A Harmony.

Directed by Jessica Hundley

Filmed & Edited by Alex Pelly

Additional Camera by: Erik T. Butts

Audio Recorded and Mixed by Jake Viator

Produced by Mark “Frosty” McNeill

Production Assistance from Jarret Leong

Made by dublab.

Video Synthesis Workshop for Perfect Circuit (POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS)

Saturday, March 14 - 6pm

Curious about how video synthesis works? Come and learn from the extraordinary video artist Alex Pelly the essentials of the art form.

Video synthesis, although originally emerging in 60's, still remains a largely under-explored territory for many synthesists. While it shares much of the same principles as traditional sound synthesis, the field is still full of mystery and misunderstanding.

Perfect Circuit decided to come up with something that will aid in demystifying the concepts of analog video synthesis. Thus we've invited an extraordinary video artist Alex Pelly for a one-of-kind workshop focused on the basics of the practice. Equipped with a flexible LZX modular video synthesizer, Alex will be creating a complex patch live, in front of your eyes, thoroughly explaining what each module's purpose is along the way.

Perfect Circuit / 2405 Empire Ave, Burbank, CA 91504

More details on Facebook and Eventbrite.

PELLYVISION W/ MYSTIC CIRCUITS

Recorded live Thursday, February 20, 2020

Check out the archive of this episode to patch yourself into a Mystic Circuit of audio exploration and alignment. Our reality is a dance of opposing energies, oscillating between tension and harmony in an eternal puzzle of interlocking paths. The uninitiated are often a victim to the rhythms which surround them, unconsciously allowing themselves to be modulated by signals echoing from ancient stories of distant lands. Then there are those who route themselves through a more Mystical path, closing the Circuit of reactivity and pressing start on a sequence of presence and intention.

Portals Art Show at Digital Debris Video Gallery

On display February 15th - March 6

𝙋𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙨 is a site-specific video installation series created by Alex Pelly for Digital Debris. It explores experimental video as a doorway for the imagination. The exhibit is comprised of works which lead the viewer on a meditation of their own subconscious, offering a fixed point of focus and sense of forward motion through color, tempo, texture, and mood. The objective is to ignite a personal journey that is guided but untethered.

With a background in narrative filmmaking, Pelly moved into an abstract video art practice as a way to free herself from the limitations of physical production. Without the restraints of budget, location, actors, or crew, she discovered a direct pathway to authentic self expression. This work has also been a gateway into communities of art, music and video, propelling her beyond obstacles of gender stereotypes, sexism and aversion to self-display.

All works are created through an analogue video process, combining modular video synthesis, effects processors, and video feedback.

Opening reception Saturday, February 15

Live Performances by:
𝙍𝙤𝙜𝙪𝙚 𝙎𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙨
𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙣 𝘽𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙙
𝙋𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚

DJ set by 𝙎𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡 (Darkmatter Soundsystem)

Digital Debris Video Gallery / 2646 N. Figueroa St / Los Angeles, CA

More info about the opening Facebook.

SIGN PAINTING EPISODE - TATERED’S NICE CONTENT

Another episode of Nice Content that I directed, produced, shot and edited for Fullscreen’s Tatered channel.

PELLYVISION W/ FORCE PLACEMENT

Recorded live Thursday, December 19, 2019

December’s guest was Jason James aka Force Placement, a DJ/producer from Los Angeles, CA. He is a resident DJ and founding member of The Black Lodge, an LA based event collective and record label that has been pushing mutant strains of underground dance music to the masses since 2015. Known for his versatility as a DJ and live PA artist, Jason’s performances run the gamut from soulful and cerebral house music to mind-bending acid techno. He has released music on 100% Silk, Material Image, Lost Soul Enterprises, Tigerbeat6, Vanity Press and Budget Cuts Recordings.

NEW VIDEO: MAYMIND “A SITE UNSEEN”

A new visual video created for Maymind’s “A Site Unseen”, the title track for his new EP. Alex incorporated the album art by Alex Maymind.

PELLYVISION W/ RAIN MATHEKE AND ELAINE CAREY

Recorded live Thursday, November 21, 2019

November’s guests were Rain Matheke of Endometrium Cuntplow and Elaine Carey of Rogue Squares and Telecaves. Rain blows bubbles and Elaine bursts them. This pair of noise grandmas share an affinity for organic textures, nonhuman biota, and the macabre.

ROGUE SQUARES - SUPER TIGHT TAPING

Thursday, November 20th - 8pm

Alex Pelly will be performing visuals with Rogue Squares for the pilot taping of Super Tight, a variety show with music and comedy. It’s a private event, but reach out if you’re interested in attending.

More info about Super Tight on Instagram.

RESONANT FREQUENCIES 021 - PHX

Friday, November 8, 2020 - Phoenix, Arizona

Resonant Frequencies is on the road! Kevin and Bill are excited to bring Resonant Frequencies 021 to Vidicon in Phoenix. Alex Pelly will be performing visuals along with an awesome line up of Vidicon artists.

Resonant Frequencies is a monthly open mic night based in Oakland, CA specifically for Experimental Electronic Musicians and Composers, accompanied by live Visual Synthesis with a focus on real time generation and performance. Within that framework we welcome all genres of music and visuals: West Coast School, Noise, Ambient, Illbeint, Beats, Glitch, Musique Concrete, Drone or your own unique style!

Resonant Frequencies exists to promote community - what better way to do that than getting together, creating sights and sounds while sharing ideas and making connections? Collaborations are encouraged.

Begun in January 2018 and hosted at Soundwave Studios in Oakland, CA by Kevin Friedrichsen and supported by Mark Lentczner and Bill Wiatroski, Resonant Frequencies has provided a professional-level sound and visual environment for beginning and established performers of electronic music and sound art.

More info on Facebook.

PERPETUAL DUNE MUSIC FESTIVAL

Friday, November 1st - Sunday, November 3rd

<<<<<<FRIDAY>>>>>>>>
6:30pm Merz & Jed Ochmanek (Live AV SET), Sana Shenai (Leaving Records), GIVS, Derek Monypeny, Jean Paul Jenkins, Voluminous Sparks, Landon King, Live for Each Moon + more TBC

Midnight-Late FM+/Directory presents: Ghorba, They/Them DJ, Kaili, Kins

<<<<<<SATURDAY>>>>>>
6am The Zero Collective & Sleep Dep Productions Sunrise Sessions: J3M5, Poopdood, No Translation, Primal Swirlings, Brian Griffith

11am Dublab’s PERPLEXAGON presents: Dntel, Gregg Kowalsky, MTN GRL, Ellen Phan, Live for Each Moon, Barry Conley, Brin

4pm Strange Frequency + Resource residency present: Felisha Ledesma, Stepf Atian, Omeed Norouzi, Legal Garden, Desiree Monique

7pm Less Bells, Arthur King, Kid606, Robedoor, One Child Policy, Zachary Paul, INTRCPTR, Jax Deluca, Angela Seo, Maymind, Corbo, Jax Deluca, Tar & Flowers, Dave Valdez, Noah Klein

1am Private Selections records presents: Dreams, Aerial, Arkitect

<<<<<<SUNDAY>>>>>>
6am The Zero Collective & Sleep Dep Productions Sunrise Sessions: Stephies Castle,The Zero Collective, NoisePoetNobody, Marlo De Lara, Modular Sound Bath

11am Modular on the Spot Los Angeles presents:
Kittyspitt , C1t1zen, Mike Dobler, Teafela, Pablo Perez,
Logreybeam, Legglake, Sequenox, Krān

4pm ATHAME presents: Dustin Wong & Takako MineKawa, Guy Blakeslee (Entrance), Nadoyel, Telomirror, Mirrored Fatality, Priyanka Ram, Derek Gaines, Patrick Shiroishi & the 2vvo

7pm Handbag Factory Presents:
White Boy Scream, Loopgoat, Conscious Summary, Sobbing Honey, Gabie Strong, La Línea de la Concepcion, Andorkappen

10pm-Late Perpetual Dawn Presents : OonceOonce, Give in, Knob Fiddler + Surprise guests.

Visuals: Alex Pelly (except Sat 1-4am Knob Fondler)
Projector sponsored by Future Lighting / Video

The Palms Wonder Valley / 83131 Amboy Rd, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277

More info on Facebook.

PELLYVISION W/ GIVS

Recorded live Thursday, October 17, 2019

This months guest was GIVS, two friends that share a love of improvisation, concocting spontaneous adventures with kinetic drums, swirling synths, and clouds of guitar. The duo blends shades of techno, ambient, jazz, and noise into something new, ecstatic and of the moment. When going solo as Give In (George Cochrane) and Voluminous Sparks (Chris Avitabile) the two inhabit very different sonic spaces, but as GIVS they leave those prior forms at the door and let the unknown happen.

MELTING EPISODE - TATERED’S NICE CONTENT

This is the third episode I directed, produced, shot and edited for Tatered’s Nice Content. Tatered is owned by Fullscreen.

PELLYVISION W/ MAYMIND

Recorded Live Thursday, September 19, 2019

September’s guest was  Maymind, who’s most recent release, A Site Unseen, is now out on Perpetual Dawn’s club-focused label. Maymind is the musical identity and project of Leo Maymind, a producer, DJ and writer, born in Riga, Latvia and currently living in Los Angeles, CA. A sense of otherness and deep intentionality draws together the disparate strains in his work, whether its in the live sphere, in remix work, or in the studio.

WEED WHACKING EPISODE - TATERED’S NICE CONTENT

Weed Whacking is out! This is the second episode of Nice Content I directed, produced, shot and edited for Fullscreen’s Tatered channel. Additional camera work by Dalton Blanco and music by Baseck.

DECADES LA ANNIVERSARY PARTY FOR DUBLAB AND BEDROCK

Saturday, September 21st - 3pm - Midnight

Alex Pelly will be doing visuals for the Main Stage and activating the Quad Installation.

On Saturday, September 21st, join us for a Decades Celebration. Non-profit radio station dublab, and music mecca Bedrock LA join forces to celebrate their respective 20th and 10th anniversaries.

From 3pm to 12am, we invite the community to this fundraiser event to benefit dublab’s mission and programming. The event takes over the Bedrock LA building with 10 areas featuring live performances, DJ sets, sound installations, activations, food trucks, drinks and more. Suggested donation is $10, the event is 21 and over.

The fundraiser event marks two decades of dublab broadcasting from the Los Angeles and ten years of Bedrock LA providing a space for musicians to rehearse, record and more.

Bedrock Studios // 1623 Allesandro St, Los Angeles, California 90026

More info on dublab and FB.

Tickets and additional details HERE

LINOLEUM BLOCK PRINTING EPISODE - TATERED’S NICE CONTENT

Fullscreen has resurrected Super Deluxe and rebranded it Tatered. Here is the first of several episodes I directed, produced, shot and edited for Nice Content (formerly Stoned Mode). This one features art designed and printed by Alex Mata with music by Kid606.

QUAD AT THE ACE HOTEL NEW YORK

Saturday, August 24th - 6pm - 2am

The installation, curated by KamranV and Frosty, features a four-speaker immersive sound playback with reactive visuals by Alex Pelly.

Audio works include Suzanne Ciani’s comeback quadraphonic Buchla modular synth performance recording, Sun Ra’s cosmic classic “Space is the Place,” newly recovered quad tapes from Ed Michel’s Impulse! Records archive, exclusive spatialized mixes by Arp and Craig Leon, original compositions by $3.33 and Lucky Dragons and a fully enveloping field recording by dublab’s George Jensen.

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6-10pm
QUAD installation in Liberty Hall featuring:

Suzanne Ciani – LIVE Quadraphonic
Alice Coltrane – The Firebird
Arp – Nzuku
Sun Ra – Space is the Place
Michael White – Lament (Mankind)
Craig Leon – Excerpts From “The Canon”
Lucky Dragons – bongo music
George Jensen – Partington Cove (edit)
Keith Jarrett – Great Bird
$3.33 – RILED IDLE
Alice Coltrane – Lord of Lords

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7:30pm
Live quadraphonic performance in Liberty Hall by:

BCGEO (GEORGIA)

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8pm-2am
After party with DJs in the Ace Hotel Lobby:

8-9pm: Love Injection
9-10:30pm: Miho Hatori
10:30pm-12am: Matt Werth (RVNG Intl.)
12-2am: Bryce Hackford

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The Ace Hotel New York // 20 W 29th St, New York, New York 10001

All Ages
Free Admission
Open senses

Presented by dublab with support from Love Injection.

PERPETUAL DAWN 4 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

Saturday, August 17th - 4pm -2am

Live: Xiu Xiu, Cruel Diagonals, Byron Westbrook, Drum & Lace, Loopgoat, Maymind, James Powell, Zachary Paul
DJs: MASHA , Kid606, One Child Policy - DJ, Aura T-09, Zøraya
Visuals by Alex Pelly

More Info on FB.