It first started in France.
Raphael and
his band (Stain Project), an experimental industrial 4 pieces band, making their
own percussions and already playing with tvs and screens on stage (1996).
A Band with whom he created and produced one of the first cd-Xtra in Europe 'Burnt'
(3 tracks cd audio + CD-Rom with a interactive game).
The Live Visual adventure started 8 years ago in UK, first as a hobby, playing Quicktime video loops at local events in Royal Leamington Spa, during Grind Creative Collective's wild parties in Warwickshire, using his personal computer. Later adding cameras, G4 titaniums, vision mixers, midi controllers and a lot more experience.
It
has now become a totally different adventure, as complete control of the man on
the machine allows a unique show to happen in harmony with any events and any
style.
Raphael uses his musical senses, collected through 5 years of professionnal
choir, 7 years of violin and 2 years at the Conservatoire National d'Amiens in
Electro-acoustic Music, to enhance the visual effects.
Since its creation in 2000
Pixalize has collaborated with artists from different horizons and style including
the club scene (has worked with well established Djs like Norman Jay, Eric Morillo,
Seb Fontaine and more),
poetry events (with the New October Poets including the
TATE Britain, The Symphony Hall), Cabarets,
Experimental Live Electronica (with
Mu-zic, Venitian Snares and more),
Bands (recently vjayed for Reggae Rockz -attended
by about 10 000 people- for the Birmingham Arts fest 2005 involving Steel Pulse,
Dawn Penn),
orchestras (Holtz's The planet performed by the Warwick University
Orchestra).
Theater, with 'Mirrorage' or 'News of the Words' with Dreadlockalien and Spoz. And in 2009 he broaded his experience even more, collaborating with Traum (theater played by deaf and hard of hearing people)in Zürich.
With more than 400 installations during the past 9 years, Pixalize has now reached the reputation of exceeding its collaborator's expectations. Building a visual set is like building an instrument which involves camera, videos, cables (!) and screens.
We're talking 'playing visuals', just like a musician would do with his instrument.
Pixalize Visuals has performed
with numerous bands and djs :
Sir Norman Jay OBE, Roni Size, Marky, Andy C, Zinc, Nizlopi, Nostalgia77, Seize The Day, The Uber Cabaret, Delicatessen, HarryO, Venetian Snares, Mu-Ziq, The Brum Creative, Ray Keith, Le Cod Afrique, My Alamo, The MightyBaby, Pemalas, Dj Loopz, Saar&Soul, Dj Etch, Djedeye, Marcel Wattenhofer, Kombat Breakers, Seb Fontaine, Adam F, Dj Randall, Eric Morillo, Neil Rushton, Steel Pulse, The Beat, Pato Banton, Indivisible, Maxwell Golden, Ugly Duckling, Roll Deep, Kila Killa, Dj Ruffah, Dawn Penn, Neville Staples, Dreadlockalien, Spoz, Tonya Bolton, Phatcontroller, TRAUM Theater, The New October Poets, Julie Dexter, Basil Gabbidon, Tuffluv, Jowomio, Phluxm, Taped Crusader, Kino1, the Warwick University Orchestra, Schulamt Zürich, John Paul Seti, Atomic Forces, Sii Begg, On The Patio DJs (Steve Glitch, Phil Bishi, Ben Green, Ads, Richard Moog, Fluffy, Emma Deeley, Wagalee B, Fitzjusright, Bensun), A-flex, Dj Hyper, Mikee B, The Sambassadors of Groove, Trevor Watts, Judge Jules, Musical Youth, Ranking Rogers, Apache Indian, David Hulmes, Wrong Elf Porn, Jay Biggz, Louis Poet, Dean Smith, Cybersteve, One Nation Soul Band Souler Rhythm, Tommy Hunt, Ginger Taylor, Colin Curtis, The Flirtations, Martha Reeves, suSU, Soulvation Djs, Russ Winstanley, Lola Adodo, Blue Max, Souler Rhythm, Sarah Peebles, Aj Gibson, ...and more...
in numerous venues accross UK and Europe :
Zürich Rote Fabrik, Bern Reithalle Kulturzentrum, Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham CBSO, Birmingham Custard Factory, Birmingham Carling Academy, Birmingham Bar Academy, Birmingham REP Theatre, Birmingham Library Theatre, the Jug of Ale Moseley/B'ham, the Patrick Kavanagh Moseley/B'ham, the Market Tavern Digbeth/B'ham, the Xray Factory Smethwick/B'ham, the Bearwood Tavern Bearwood/B'ham, the Drum Theatre Aston/B'ham, the MAC Theatre B'ham, Warwick Bridgehouse Theatre, Birmingham Centenary Square, The Canterbury Fayre, Cheltenham Wichhood Festival, The Big Green Gathering, London BarFly, London The Metro, London Club Fandango, London Tate Britain , Leamington Sugar Nightclub, Leam' Evolve Nightclub, Leam' Kelly's, Leam' Irish Club, Leam' Moo Bar, Leam' Jug and Jester, Leam' Debonair, Leam' Bath Place, King's Hall - Stoke, Warwick Arts Center, Warwick University's Full Union, Ledbury Festival, Warwick Words Festival, Shot By The Sea Hastings Digital Film Festival, Upsu Union, Banbury Hobson's Choice, Solihull Arts Complex, Hastings' Brass Monkey, Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton Wulfrun, Manchester + London + Stafford Century House, London's Poetry Café, Caw - Leamington Spa, The Manor Hall - Leamington Spa, Walsall's Wharf 10 Bar, Highbury Garage -London, The Bull&Gate - Camden/London, Leamington Peace Festival, In the Manor Fesival - Durham, The Hippodrome - Birmingham, , the Birmingham Glee Club, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Birmingham Woverley House, The Rainbow Birmingham, Worverley House - B'ham, The Birmingham Central Librairies Theatre, The Birmingham Orange Studio, and many more...