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what is vj?



Mapping Festival 2008, Photo by ORK

VJ is a performance artist who performs moving visual art (namely video) on large displays, often at concerts, nightclubs and music festivals. This results in a live, multimedia performance that can include music, actors or dancers as well as live and pre-recorded video.

The term originates from a parallel with DJs, although most VJs nowadays have more in common with musicians than with DJs.

From Wikipedia.org

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Here is a list if you were thinking about becoming a vj or visual artist. These people really helped me when I started out. Big thanks to people who run these venue and to support local artists.

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eyewash
{r}ake
Sink
Flow
parenthesis
opto sonic tea
Unity Gain
Darmstadt

Experimental intermedia
Issue project room
Diapason gallery
Tank
Eyebeam
monkeytown:
reboots
Galapagos

See you there!

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