I Don't Think I'm Coming Back...

Ola e bom dia da Sao Paulo, Brazil! I have been having the time of my life here at the Electronic Language International Festival 2008 at the FIESP/SESI center. Beatbox360 has been performing fantastically and I have been getting some great feedback from some local fans of visual music. Globo, TeleCultura and Oy, Brazilians top TV networks reported on the opening of our 4K Digital Cinema presentation. I gave a short interview on the advantages of digital cinema.


In a city known for violence, theft and corruption, I have found the people and city of Sao Paulo to be generous and full of goodwill. I've met some amazing artists, filmmakers, graffiti writers, musicians and programmers. Our graitious hosts at FILE (Jane, Cicero, Fabiana, Paula, Vivian, Melina, etc.) have kept us busy going to bars, restaurants, parties and checking out the local sights, of course.


Last night, we hooked up with James Powderly and the Graffiti Research Lab to digitally tag the city of Sao Paulo with a projector, camera, generator, laser pen and some sweet software. Using the laser pen, we could paint any surface of the city we pointed the projector at, while our Brazilian hosts made frequent beer runs. Hip hop was definitely in the house.
Tonight I hope to catch some DJs and MCs performing some live music and maybe hooking up with the GRL for another night of bombing the city. Tomorrow is our symposium on 4K Digital Cinema. I will be giving a talk drawing parallels between Hip Hop and creative consumer technology-based workflows to create 4K video. We have heard rumors that Globo will attend.
Saturday, we will be heading up to Rio de Janeiro for some serious rest and relaxation.

If you see any posts in the news (I have been known so far as Mike Toullion and Mark Toillion in addition to the real spelling of my name), please let me know!
More to come...