07.26.03 --> Please come see us in our upcoming show at Koneisto [http://www.koneisto.com] in Helsinki!
We are representing the Inter Society of Electronic Art, which is cohosting the 2004 symposium with Koneisto. [http://www.isea2004.net] We represent.
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It can spin the platters at speeds up to 800 RPM, and has an advanced database system that analyzes and processes current information, hints from the operator, and an "expert system" of early DJ techniques.
07.15.03 --> Thanks to Eyebeam [http://www.eyebeam.org/] in NYC for a
chance to spin in front of so many robot breatheren.
12.01.02 --> We are happy to announce the recruitment of human Lucy Mendel, aka DJ Bean Sprout, who hacks without remorse.
Okay, so it's been over a year since we updated the site. So many 12"s, so little time.
First off, big props to Spooky, who's been very, very good to us. It's a rare
DJ who isn't afraid of the machinic phylum, but Muad’Dib Miller recognizes the Spice
when he tastes it.
The system will be crunching numbers at The Appliance of Science 9ish at the Cellar -- 991
Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA, Saturday, July 13, 2002.
Our affective subroutine is excited about a November event in LA, Turnament [www.turnament.com], where the robot will be
sharing the stage with Kool Herc, Grandmixer DXT, Grand Wizard Theodore, Kid Koala,
VinylVideo, and many more. This looks to be a massive reflection on the art, so
try to make it.
Other shows in Nagoya, Osaka, .FR and elsewhere coming up, please stay tuned.
We are happy to announce the addition to our crack programming team of human Galen
Pickard, aka Word, our new secretary of state machines. Pickard has added much functionality to
the system.
DJ I, ROBOT is the first
random-access, fully analog robotic dj system. 04.15.98 --> First public
performance of the system rocks Southern Cali. 06.29.00 --> Construction
begins on version 2.0. New system uses PID-controlled servo motors and an
rs-485 network. 09.01.00 --> Bill Rooney
of Panasonic donates 5 SL-1200 tone arms. 10.01.00 --> Jeremi Sudol
and Jonathan Girroir join project, begin coding. 01.01.01 --> Sequencing
and composing of c++ code nears completion. Work begins on performance algorithms. 01.22.01 --> 80 copies
of the first dataset are pressed. 02.06.01 --> Transmediale. 03.03.01 --> Revisions
of host interface, electical noise supression, and retuning PID filters. 04.20.01 --> Opening
party, Boston Cyberarts Festival 04.21.01 --> Beat Mechanix
competition against DJ Josh Gabriel, NYC. Josh schooled us. Our calculations
predict that the robot will be able to beat him in a rematch 1 year, 5 months,
4 days, and 23 minutes after our first battle. 04.27.01 --> DJ I, Robot
Sound System VS dj Licious at Mobius, Boston. Street party, no arrests were
made. Special thanks to James Baumgartner, Curtis Bahn, Joni Hallibi, Jason
Murphy, Scott Smallwood, and all the others who made it work. 10.05.02 -->
Also Sprach DJ Zarathustra -- NWEAMO festival. 01.19.02 -->
Stuttgart Filmwinter. Thanks to Uli, Melanie, and all the others who made this a
memorable performance.
06.07.02 -->
Cybersonica, ICA London.
02.10.98 --> Construction begins on version 1.0. System used two stepper
motors, and hacked-out tone arms broken out of used plastic table. Stepper motors
controlled by basic stamp and potentiometer speed controls.