Summer 2010 - Click to See Photos!
Really fishcake with the way the summer went - really positive response this year and some good times.
We were on the road from Glastonbury back in June until the beginning of Septemeber.
After Pilton we went to Galicia for the Vigo Transforma festival and set up the marquee in a shady park by the harbour.
We were there for Spain's World Cup victory and the red and yellow tent went downalmost as well as the Coconut Shy.
After a few days camping we 'sprinted' back to England in the van and the trailer for the Secret Garden Party.
A brief stop at home to get rid of a wasps nest which established itself in the cab of the lorry at Glastonbury.
The Garden Party was particularly memorable for Matt's Butlins style emceeing on Saturday and Mark's marathon dub set which lasted most of the festival.
The Smackbottoms got a good pasting as well, there was some incredible cackling coming out of our tent!
From there we went to Bolton - its always refreshing how friendly people are up north - even to us southerners! - and this was no exception, it was a really good day.
Next up Fusion near Leeds to celebrate 100 years of the guides - probably the most surreal event of our year - we were completely packed all day with the most well behaved crowd you could ever meet.
We took down that night, drove the truck to Bedford, where we dropped it off and continued in van and trailer to Dover and just kept driving until we got deep into Germany.
We made it to Budapest in a few days, met up with the rest of the crew and spent a week camped in the trees at Sziget.
We were welcomed with a shot of Palinka, given a fridge and a crate of beer every morning delivered by moped.
So if there are any bookers reading, this is what we've come to expect!
The international crowd loved the Digital Funfair and as well as being well looked after, we went down well and made friends and gained fans.
It was a mad rush to get back to Bedford in time for the Rhythm Festival where not only did we have no fridge but no power either until the Saturday morning.
That got sorted out in the end and together with Panic Circus and the Groovy Movie we provided an alternative to the musical programme.
We drove back to Dorset through a torrential rainstorm with water pouring into the cab of the lorry laughing hysterically.
Luckily the sun came out for the Anonymous Festival in Dorchester where again we went down really well, even with the Mayor, who I think mistook me for a young person!
Now we're back home and immediately there is alot to get on with, stuff to fix, stuff to make, the iphone app to publicize and a load of ideas to try to bash into shape over the next few months.
IMixitUp - Iphone App!
Available on ITunes now. Just £1.79 until July 1st Click HERE to buy or HERE to preview
Long time no Updates! I took the Digital Funfair to the Makers Faire in Newcastle and also to the Metro Centre the weekend before that.
Another visit to the Squidz Club and the first trip out of my Scratch Yourself Stupid Installation.
Talking of new stuff here is a video featuring some of the stuff I've been working on:
Getting the summer program tied down now. Gonna be at the Secret Garden Party, going to Hungary and Spain,Cumbria,The Lake Distriict, Leeds.
More to come when its all done and dusted.
Deepest Midwinter here and the summer seems a long way off!
I'm currently working on an AV looper which allows you to sing into a mic/camera and play around with the results
Also looking for new workshop and storage space.
Iphone Beat Jigsaw clone got delayed slightly but should be submitted to app store at the end of January.
Going to prototype a virtual Scalextric installation next week!
Time to unload the vehicles and spend a bit of time at home working on new projects and updating my website!
Just fininshed a few student freshers events and the Beautiful Octopus Club at the Royal Festival Hall.
Before that the festival season which stretched from Bloc at Minehead in March through to last week via the Science Museum, Radio One Big Weekend, Stockton International Riverside festival and Mintfest and others.
Got a few projects on the go, a few more opportunities and lots of maintenance and improvements to carry out.
We've already been to Butlins , the Science Museum and Radio One this year but the summer for the Digital Funfair starts today:
June 12th Exeter Summer Festival
June 20th-21st Paradise Gardens, Victoria Park, London
June 25th-28th Glastonbury
July 3rd Squidz Club
July 11th-12th Mouth Of the Tyne Festival
July 18th/19th Treefest (TBC)
July 30th - August 2nd Stockton International Riverside Festival
August 8/9th Nottingham Childrens Festival
August 14-16th Bloom (TBC)
August 21-23rd Rhythm Festival
August 29-30th Mintfest
Shambala????
There are a few other possibles but that's it for now.
We've got a new tent, new game, new content, new sign, new van etc - just need a haircut now.
You know where to find us.
Next Shows
RRadio One Big Weekend
Letchworth Town Centre - Sci Fi Madness!
Science Museum photos here
Science Museum Lates
Digital Funfair at London's Science Museum Wednesday 22nd May 6.45-10
That was good fun!
Science Museum photos here
What's Up?
See the Digital Funfair at Bloc Weekender, Butlins, Minehead March 13th - 15th.
Also going to be at the next Squidz Club, Deptford.
New Marquee is now ordered!
New pieces to go inside it are currently in the pipeline!
I've just spent a week in a basement in Brighton taking part in the Cybersonica AV Lab.
I met a really nice bunch of people , learnt some new tricks and generally exchanged ideas..
I started work on a video sampler/remixer with the help of Matt from I Am The Mighty Jungulator
Watch this space!
Summer 2008
Thanks to everyone for coming this summer!
We had a ball and it looked like you all did too.
More to follow (when I've recovered).
Next events:Sep 13th Portsmouth Gunwharf Quays, 26th-28th B-Side Festival, Weymouth Oct 5th Uxbridge Bigfest
June 6-8 Feast Manchester
July 4-6 B'estFest Romania
July 17-20 Latitude, Suffolk
July 24-27 Secret Garden Party, nr Huntingdon
Aug 1-8 Kendal Calling , nr Huntingdon
Aug 8-10 Bloom Festival, Cheltenham
Aug 16 Loop Festival, Brighton
Aug 21-23 Four Swans, Ballycastle
Aug 29-31 Liberty Festival , London