8static

chromacle: I will be performing visuals at 8static for Bit...

Sun, 23 Sep 2012 17:23:36 -0400

I will be performing visuals at 8static for Bit Shifter’s set on October 13th.

Poster by animal-style.com On September 22nd we celebrate the...

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 09:47:02 -0400

Poster by animal-style.com

On September 22nd we celebrate the triumphant return of Buffalo’s guitar shredding maestro, Danimal Cannon. Since blowing our minds here one year ago, Danimal has brought his guitar / game boy combo up & down the east coast on tour with rock-opera super-group, the Protomen and rocked huge events such as Blip Festival, MAGFest & PAX East. It’s an honor to welcome him back to Philadelphia!!

On the other side of the Mason-Dixon line we welcome the 8static debut of LSDJ wizard Trey Frey. Trey’s infectious dance grooves & high energy performance has earned him a dedicated fan base in West Virginia & Maryland. His complex & densely-layered jams will surely win over anyone who has yet to experience him live.

Oven Rake is joining us from across the country, all the way from Tacoma, WA. Best known for his funky gameboy electronica, last month saw the debut of his entry into post-rock with the Boy’s Club project. We can’t wait to hear what he will bring to 8static!

Philadelphia’s own Animal Style twisted our minds with his special blend of organic / digital art for visuals at his last 8static. He has been working on totally new material that he will debut this show!

Our workshop will be hosted by Chris Burke (Glomag) and Tamara Yadao (Corset Lore) where they will be talking about how they turn a Playstation 3, Little Big Planet 2 & their imagination into an audio-visual performance art piece as Foci+Loci.

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8static is TONIGHT! check out the facebook event page...

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 12:55:31 -0400

8static is TONIGHT!

check out the facebook event page at http://www.facebook.com/events/451115584923253/

8static 2C: August 4th! Partial lineup announced!

Sat, 21 Jul 2012 16:38:00 -0400

8static 2C: August 4th! Partial lineup announced!:

Next month’s 8static is coming up fast!

Featuring:

Chipocrite (PHL)
Bright Primate (BOS)
Smiletron (TEN)

With Visuals and the workshop TBA

Bubblyfish, Daint Saint, Watabou, Invaderbacca

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:20:17 -0400

Bubblyfish, Daint Saint, Watabou, Invaderbacca:

This month, 8static is going to be an awesome display. Returning to Philly after a far too long is Bubblyfish who’s unique, high energy jams get a crowd moving in all the best ways. Also returning to the 8static stage this month is Philly local Dain Saint, who will be performing an improvisational set of his futuristic jazz inspired, but danceable tunes. Making his first appearance for a full set at 8static, we have Watabou, coming all the way from Michigan, his blend of high energy chipmusic with screamed vocals blew minds at the open mic in April.

For this month’s workshop we have The Dutchess to teach you the basics of how to use Deflemask, a multiplatform tracker with support for many different kinds of soundchips.

Also this month, Mash Those Buttons has given us a few copies of Infinity Shred’s (formerly Starscream) latest EP, which we will be giving away in between sets with trivia questions, so make sure your brains are ready!

Don’t forget to come early to sign up for the open mic spaces are limited!

And be sure to join the event on Facebook!

Saturday, July 14th, 20127:00pm at PhilaMOCA - all ages $7-10...

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 13:59:48 -0400

Saturday, July 14th, 2012
7:00pm at PhilaMOCA - all ages

$7-10 (sliding scale)

Music by:
Bubblyfish (NYC) http://www.bubblyfish.com/
Dain Saint (PHL) http://dainsaint.com/
Watabou (MI) https://soundcloud.com/watabou

Visuals by:
Invaderbacca (NY) http://www.facebook.com/invaderbacca

Don’t forget – open mic is every month, come early to sign up, spaces are limited!

Workshop starts at 7 pm:
This month’s workshop is an intro to Deflemask, a tracker that supports multiple sound chips and sound chip types, led by The Dutchess

Also this month:
Our friends at Mash Those Buttons have given us several copies of Infinity Shred’s EP_001, which we will be giving out to those who answer our trivia questions between sets!

For all the info, check out http://8static.com/

Spread the word on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/303872913043109/

8static 2B - July 14th!

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 14:28:10 -0400

Lineup for 8static 2B on July 14th has been fully announced!

Music:
Bubblyfish (NYC)
Dain Saint (PHL)
Watabou (MI)

Visuals:
Invaderbacca (NY)

The preshow workshop will be an intro to Deflemask with The Dutchess

Also this month, Mash Those Buttons has supplied several copies of Infinity Shred’s new EP that we’ll be giving away between sets!

MisfitChris, Kris Keyser, CHILLBRAVE, Chromacle, Batsly Adams

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:22:00 -0400

We know some of you couldn’t make it to this year’s amazing Blip Festival, so this month we’ve got a treat for you: almost everyone playing this month was featured in some form at this past Blip Fest! Philly’s own Chromacle tore through attendees’ eyes from the visuals booth at Blip, but here, he’s going to be front and center providing an audiovisual barrage. CHILLBRAVE may not have performed as a unit at Blip, but you may have seen Tate (half of CHILLBRAVE) performing with FlashHeart, but don’t think you know what’s coming. Their pounding, and masterfully composed songs will be sure to get you dancing. If you were there to witness Kris Keyser‘s set at Blip Fest you would have seen the cult-like reverence the crowd had for him. If Kris can do one thing, it’s drive a crowd, and if he can do another, and we know he can, it’s making awesome tunes that will get any crowd pumped. Our final musician this month is none other thanMisfitChris. At blip you may have seen him on stage surrounded by the other performers, while the crowd was going nuts. We can’t promise that there’ll be any worshipping like there was at Blip, but by the end of this set you may have some thoughts about where to direct your prayers. On visuals for the night is the famed mad-scientist/artist Batsly Adams. He blew the crowd’s minds at blip and now he’s coming back to 8static to show you all what’s up. This is a packed show, and it’ll surely be an 8static to remember!

The workshop this month features DJ Cutman with some pointers on how to get the most out of Ableton Live.

As always before the show, and after the workshop there’s an open mic, but slots are limited, be sure to come early to sign up!

Spread the word on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/309338585815649/

Saturday, June 9th, 20127:00pm at PhilaMOCA - all ages $7-10...

Thu, 31 May 2012 00:22:42 -0400

Saturday, June 9th, 2012
7:00pm at PhilaMOCA - all ages

$7-10 (sliding scale)

Music by:
MisfitChris (CT) https://www.facebook.com/MisfitChrisMusic
Kris Keyser (NJ) http://kriskeyser.bandcamp.com/
CHILLBRAVE (NYC) http://chillbrave.bandcamp.com/
Chromacle (PHL) http://Chromacle.com/

Visuals by:
Batsly Adams (NY) http://www.batslyadams.com/

Don’t forget – open mic is every month, come early to sign up, spaces are limited!

Workshop starts at 7 pm:
DJ Cutman will be giving a workshop on using Ableton Live!

For all the info, check out http://8static.com/

Spread the word on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/309338585815649/

dixls: Minusbaby with Chipocrite and An0va at last night’s...

Sun, 20 May 2012 12:03:41 -0400

dixls:

Minusbaby with Chipocrite and An0va at last night’s 8static

Next 8static's Lineup Has Been Announced!

Sun, 20 May 2012 11:44:12 -0400

June 9th, at PhilaMOCA is going to be another awesome show featuring:

music:

Misfit Chris (CT)
Kris Keyser (NJ)
CHILLBRAVE (NYC)
Chromacle (PHL)

visuals:

Batsly Adams (NY)

It’s gonna be an awesome show, so make sure to come out!

Saturday, May 19th, 20127:00pm at PhilaMOCA - all ages$7-10...

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:27:58 -0400

Saturday, May 19th, 2012
7:00pm at PhilaMOCA - all ages
$7-10 (sliding scale)

Music by:
Minusbaby (NYC) http://www.minusbaby.com/
Bubblegum Octopus (NJ) https://www.facebook.com/BubblegumOctopusOfficial
Chip’s Challenge (NY) http://chipschallengeband.com/

Visuals by:
VBLANK (PA) http://www.waitforvblank.com/

Don’t forget – open mic is every month, come early to sign up, spaces are limited!

Workshop starts at 7 pm:
This month’s workshop features Marjorie Becker, also known as Chiptography! She’ll be giving a presentation about her years experience documenting chip music performances as the Blip Festival’s unofficial photographer. She’ll also have copies of her first photography book, Blip Festival | New York City | Five Years available for pre-order!

For all the info, check out http://8static.com/

Spread the word on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/303925183017673/

Check out this interview that Mash Those Buttons did with Jake...

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:43:17 -0400

Check out this interview that Mash Those Buttons did with Jake at this past 8static!

Ben Mason has uploaded his photos from this past 8static on...

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:02:25 -0400

Ben Mason has uploaded his photos from this past 8static on flickr!

Lineup for May 8static!

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:50:04 -0400

The full lineup is now online on 8static.com featuring:

music:
Minusbaby (NYC)
Bubblegum Octopus (NJ)
Chip’s Challenge (NY)
visuals:
VBLANK (PA)

along with a pre-show photo event with Chiptography!

Also this month we have a very special raffle featuring one of only two custom shelled DMGs provided by Kitsch-Bent!

You can see more pictures of the beautiful case here!

For more info keep your eyes on 8static.com!

This month, 8static’s lineup is going to seriously blow some...

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:08:10 -0400

This month, 8static’s lineup is going to seriously blow some minds. For our second show at PhilaMOCA we’ve got some serious talent for you all. If you’ve seen him playing at the open mics lately you’ll know that Disassembler brings serious bass, and danceable grooves. He’ll be treating your ears to his unique brand of Nanoloop beats. Also playing this month is Baltimore’s Shawnphase, who takes a different view on things with real rocking jams. With a metal influence and chip medium his awesome tunes are not something to be missed. Third up is a legend both in 8static history and in chip music. All the way from the west coast, after having seen Tokyo and Melbourne, Trash80 is coming to Philly. His last performance in Philadelphia, back in November of 2009, is still spoken of in hushed voices as one of the greatest performances that 8static has ever seen. And keeping your vision entranced, Visualicious will be providing her unique digital stylings. If you’ve seen her visuals you know it’s unlike any other! This is not a show you want to miss!

Before the show gets started, at 7pm we’ll be having a workshop with Dino Lionetti, of Cheap Dinosaurs, who will be talking about how to write chip music with odd time signatures. The Open mic follows immediately, with limited spots, so come early to sign up!

https://www.facebook.com/events/234971373267324/

8static: Saturday, April 14th, 20127:00pm at PhilaMOCA - all...

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:06:52 -0400

8static:

Saturday, April 14th, 2012
7:00pm at PhilaMOCA - all ages

$7-10 (sliding scale)

Music by:
Trash80 (LA) http://trash80.com
Shawnphase (BAL) http://www.good-evil.net/TSS/nypwpx/index.html
Disassembler (NJ) https://www.facebook.com/dataspill

Visuals by:
Visualicious (NYC) http://www.imagima.com/

Don’t forget – open mic is every month, come early to sign up, spaces are limited!

Workshop starts at 7 pm:
Odd time signatures in trackers with Dino Lionetti of Cheap Dinosaurs!

For all the info, check out http://8static.com/

Join the facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/234971373267324/