

Live From Space! is unlike anything you have ever experienced. How do we know? The team at Sensebellum is creating it – and each new live experience is something completely fresh and experimental, with every human sense heightened and explored.

Dance to original electronic compositions performed by live musicians; Watch as a stage design reflecting the natural and digital divide comes to life and unifies disparate realms of sound and light – both electronic and organic. Celebrate with other fans of the electronic arts community for a night of life, creativity, and a fresh spin on the technologic times! Blending themes of organic and digital, natural and electronic – Live From Space! is set to be an unforgettable experience.

“[We] strive to provide something that is extremely enjoyable and fresh. Something that offers what that cannot be downloaded, bought on a shelf, or made in mass. Something that is both accessible and real – a true experience.” -Casey Scalf, Owner & Lead Visual Artist

Live From Space!, along with every Sensebellum production, is more than just sight and sound – They are an opening of the mind and an exploration beyond the boundaries that we are used to. We asked Casey Scalf, owner and lead visual artist for Sensebellum, just what makes a Sensebellum experience so unique:

“The key ingredients of a Sensebellum experience include the senses (part sight, part sound, part touch, and often many others) mixed in meaningful ways in a physical space with the company of friends all interacting in thought-provoking and beautiful ways.” -Casey Scalf

You might remember one of the best productions from Freaknight Festival, which was actually outside the venue’s doors. Across the street from the entrance, the old brick buildings that are usually unnoticed by festival-goers were now a visual spectacle – virtual worms, caterpillars, and tarantulas were crawling all over the sides of the brick structures. And a moment later, the creepy-crawlies disappeared – replaced by the festival’s set times being displayed along the brick walls. These incredible visuals were created by Sensebellum, using their most well-known production technique called projection-mapping:

“Freaknight 2013 was truly a great experience for our team… something we genuinely felt added to the overall night and theme very well… There are lines outside the door as everyone eagerly waits to get inside… We talked with many concert-goers after they came up to the entrance and were blown away as a 2-story tarantula hopped from one building to another with worms wriggling from one window into the next. We also saw the usefulness of the architecture assembling into the lineup for each stage as fans took photos of and jotted down the time slots for their favorite artists. It really set the theme for the great night early on, and was a very fun project in of itself.” -Casey Scalf

“2014 will be known as the year natural forms and digital creations fusing into a new aesthetic experience of boundless possibilities benefiting all.” -Sensebellum

We are in utter shock and disbelief of all the technical advances and phenomenal effects that this Sensebellum crew can pull off, let alone think up in their minds. So, what is this “fusion of digital and nature” all about? We asked Casey what their true intentions were with Live From Space! and why it is a monumental, key production to their growth and the expansion of the human experience:

“Expect to see a beautiful integration of glowing natural plants and mapped prismatic structures that populate the stage and club. One will hear the familiar sequencing of beats, tweaks, and composition, but the content will be of a more analog, warm generation… Feel at home in both the natural and digital realms, dancing and mingling with friends. I aim for everyone to get a sense [that] this is where we are headed, and this is going to be a truly beautiful convergence that benefits all.” -Casey Scalf

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The Music of Live From Space!

The musical artists selected for Live From Space! have their own incredible list of talents. Get to know DJ Vice-Versa, Cuff Lynx, and Manatee Commune below, and listen to their unique sounds that are sure to make Live From Space! an unforgettable experience.

“The reasoning behind the artist selection was driven by their reflection of the theme components: “Live” and “Space”… I looked for those who offer a live, instrumental performance. A performance that blends this natural sound in a digital way… Something that sounds like a spaceship that took off from Studio 54 in 1981 and just landed with a bunch of animals and plants from Alpha Centauri.” -Casey Scalf

Get To Know DJ Vice-Versa: A worldly sound beaming right from Bellingham, Vice Versa, a curator of the Music Producer’s Club, blends modern rhythms and musical composition techniques with historical musical roots to make jive come alive.

https://soundcloud.com/music-producers-club

Get To Know Cuff Lynx: Somewhere between an epic space quest and the best dance party ever, CUFF LYNX is a Bellingham duo who gravitates around sounds and senses that pump your soul and pound your flesh into an experience that will bring you home and push you abroad. Digital meets pivotal and dance means disco. We are the now. You are it. Dance. (This will be the debut of the CUFF LYNX live set!)

https://soundcloud.com/cufflynxinc

Get To Know Manatee Commune: Flowing, beautiful, and rife with complexity, Manatee Commune creates rich sound and stunning original melodies from both live instrumentation and polished bass lines.

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Ever wonder what inspires the Sensebellum team? Find out where they pull their inspiration and ideas from, and find out what else they have in store for 2014. You will be amazed.

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Read The Full Interview Here:

Live From Space! Interview with Dance Music Northwest You’ve dubbed 2014 as the year where Sensebellum focuses on the fusion of nature and digital. Is this due to a lack of connection that you’ve noticed, as the music world is shifting more and more toward electronic forms? Or is this just a combination of your collective passions of nature and digital? 2014 will be the a prominent year in the fusion of digital and natural forms. By this I am referring to how the more complex and evolved a certain piece of technology is the more it mirrors forms and processes found in nature. This can be seen in solar panels structured like trees using the Fibonacci sequence, geodesic domes, fields printed with plants AND flowers in digital patterns that provide more food, and the computer classic: “Conway’s Game of Life“. This interesting mix of archetypical forms found at both the micro and macro scale has always been an interest. As our world progresses further it is important to recognize our roots and learn the brilliant principles within for the well being and entertainment of all. Mixing these forms into a live performance of sound, light, and physical space seemed, well – natural.

What are some key elements you strive to provide your event-goers with in their experience? What key elements, or senses, are always involved? The key ingredients of a Sensebellum experience include the senses (part sight, part sound, part touch, and often many others) mixed in meaningful ways in a physical space with the company of friends all interacting in thought provoking and beautiful ways. Whether the project is a night that transforms a local music venue and rocks the house or a week long installation at a gallery space, I strive to provide something that is extremely enjoyable and fresh. Something that offers what that cannot be downloaded, bought on a shelf, or made in mass. Something that is both accessible and real – a true experience.

You definitely have given Bellingham, and surrounding areas, something so unique and incredible to experience. Something that the bigger city, in all its spectaculars, completely lacks. Does Bellingham embrace Sensebellum as one of their valued treasures, and do you get a good response from your events and productions? Well thank you for the kind words. I can say for myself, and anyone on the team, that this is what we love to do and it is an honor to be received well in the community for what we do. Although I embrace the formal image of my company there are many times where the work is engaging to a point where the meta-reflection slows. It is during these times, such as now during this interview, that I reflect on the past 3 years and am proud to be able to do what I do. I believe the scene has progressed to such a degree due to the connected-ness of a smaller sized city. With such intimacy at a concert and when the residencies, clubs, and places to meet are so close people are able to talk much more frequently and develop the unique qualities of their community. It’s great place to be and it seems like this is happening all over. I look forward to translating this to a larger city in the future.