The World's First VJ Duo 'Addictive TV' in Moscow

The names of the jury members for the DIA 2006 innovative design competition in the K-image nomination have been announced. The British VJ duo Addictive TV will be selecting the finalists and the winner based on video. As jury members for DIA, Graham Daniels and Nick Clarke will arrive in Moscow on August 25 with their new project The Eye of the Pilot. The screening will take place at the 'Mechanics' club. On the same day, members of the Addictive TV group will hold a master class and a press conference.
'If there ever was a truly ground-breaking bunch of guys in the VJ world, it's certainly this lot' - writes Dj Magazine. Addictive TV, recently taking first place in the world among VJs according to DJ Magazine's Top 100, is a London-based group of audio-video artists and producers who have excelled in the art of VJing over the past year, making it a mainstream phenomenon in most media for nearly a decade. They created what is recognized as the first VJ-DVD label, releasing DVDs that mix music and video. Currently, Addictive TV is releasing a batch of DVD albums created with the participation of the best audiovisual artists on the planet. DVD releases include Audiovisualize, DVD Transambient, and the Mixmasters series. As VJs, Addictive TV has worked with Howie B, Andrew Weatherall, Miss Kittin, Goldie, and Fatboy Slim. Their own AV tracks have been showcased on screens at festivals around the world, including Sonar, the Edinburgh Festival, Midem, and Resfest. They have presented their shows at The Audiovisual Lounge in London since 2000, performing in Paris, Tokyo, Montreal, and San Francisco. The new program by Graham Daniels and Nick Clarke, The Eye of the Pilot, utilizing amateur color footage from various parts of the world filmed by a French pilot in the early 50s, is performed 'live'. This year, the project was successfully shown at the Pompidou Center in Paris, at the Animation Exhibition in Brussels, and at the film festival in San Francisco. Addictive TV is coming to Russia for the first time. The show The Eye of the Pilot continues the series of cultural events within the DIA 2006 project. DIA (Design Innovation Awards) is a national professional award in the field of design, art, and architecture awarded annually since 2003.

Mechanic Club (Address: Avtozavodskaya St., 16/2), Design Innovation Awards 2006, presents VJ duo 'Addictive TV'! Master class at 18:00, press conference at 20:00, show starts at 21:00