PELLYVISION is a monthly cohesion of sound and vision. Each episode features a musical performance and selections from a different artist, which Alex Pelly visually accompanies by synthesizing live audio reactive video using a modular synthesizer and other analog technology.

Joe Berry is a multi-instrumentalist and a member of the wildly successful French electronic music project known as M83. When Joe is not touring the world, his work is a compelling coalescence of creative titles including composer, producer, educator, accompanist and puppeteer. In other words, Joe is adventurous — just like his music.

Joe holds a Bachelors of Music in Jazz Studies with emphasis in both Saxophone Performance and Composition and earned his Masters of Music in Jazz and Improvisational Music. His education is just about the only traditional aspect of his curriculum vitae, though. Joe was also a member of Save Ferris and Wayne Kramer’s free jazz experimental Lexington Arts Ensemble group, and is Vice President of artist development for the Joe Zawinul Foundation For Achievement.

Alex Pelly is a Canadian video artist based in LA whose work incorporates multiple generations of video technology, both analog and digital. In recent years, her process has been centered on modular video synthesis. Frequently collaborative with musical accompaniment, her visuals serve as a reflection of and muse to the music simultaneously. She provides live visuals and installation work for various shows, music nights and art happenings around Los Angeles.

This episode of PELLYVISION is made possible by a grant from mediaThe foundation inc. For more details visit www.mediathe.org.

Selections tracklist:

Valley of the Moon – Kaela
Colonies – M83
Hmm – Joe Berry
In The Dressing Room – Katelyn Aurelia Smith
Parasite (The Boycott Manifesto) – Bruit ≤
Temple Of Tranquility (Soundbath) – Source Energy
Long and Short Delays – Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer
Worth Being Here – Joe Berry
Dismemberment Bureau – M83
A Necessary Escape (Part 3) – M83