Experience the Universe

Impression of Experience the Universe – Cosmic Sensation

Sijbrand — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:38:42 +0000

Experience the Universe, video impression from Experience the Universe on Vimeo.

Live broadcast inside the dome

Frank — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:57:21 +0000

There is a live feed from inside the dome available at Office Broomer. If you’re unable to attend tonight, make sure to tune in!

Cosmic Experience first night

Frank — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:41:07 +0000

More than 750 people showed up for the first night of Cosmic Experience – and judging by their reactions they all had a blast! Make sure to experience our event either today or tomorrow, it might be your last chance…

Experience the Universe from Paula Kleinheerenbrink on Vimeo.

Click ‘read more’ for some awesome fotographs of yesterday!

Warming up the installation:

The first guests arriving. Their curiousity is satisfied by explanations from our team members:

And then: partying! Acos CoolKAs and the Kings of AM, and later on DJ OD spiced up the evening and turned it into a bristling party.

See you tonight!

All fotographs by Mike Pan.

Visuals have arrived!

Frank — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 09:12:15 +0000

Yesterday we’ve got the projectors running and have put up a small demo for the press. Check your local newspaper for some fotographs! Also, as a teaser, we’ll provide you with this blurry image of Mehmet Akten remote-controlling the full-dome projection and whipping out some sweet effects:

It’s now official: you NEED to come and see this!

Zaterdagmiddag: inloopmiddag!

Frank — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:46:27 +0000

Voor iedereen die geïnteresseerd is in kosmische straling en ons project, of zich gewoon wil laten overdonderen door prachtige visuals: kom zaterdag 2 oktober tussen 15:00u en 17:00u naar de inloopmiddag!

De dome zal dan gratis toegankelijk zijn, en er zullen demo´s vertoond worden. Komt allen!

The dome has landed!

Frank — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:31:28 +0000

Our event is drawing near, so the dome has been erected! Technicians are working hard to install the 24 detectors and six 200kg beamers. Work on the DJ booth is also progressing rapidly.

The dome-skeleton in place:

First full view of the dome with cover:

And the first beamer-test!

Mehmet Akten joins Cosmic Experience!

Frank — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:06:16 +0000

We’ve just received the funderful news that world-renowned designer and visual artist Mehmet Akten has agreed to contribute to Cosmic Experience! Both he and Dalai Felinto are now working with Office Broomer, who are designing the audio-visual infrastructure for the Cosmic Experience Event. Dalai and Mehmet use their expertise to design real-time video generators, which will complement the installation beautifully. With a team like this backing us up, the event will surely reflect some of the universe’s grandure Read on for some more info on Mehmet!

At the intersection of technology, art and design, Mehmet (aka Memo) Akten’s work focuses on designing and developing technology to create emotional and memorable experiences. Founder of The Mega Super Awesome Visuals Company, his work ranges from large-scale immersive interactive installations; live visuals for music / dance / theatre performances, music videos; to online works and mobile applications.

Recently he has exhibited and performed at the Victoria & Albert Museum, Science Museum, Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Sadlers Wells Peacock Theatre, Manchester Bridgewater Hall, Ars Electronica, Mapping festival, Glastonbury festival, The Millennium Gallery. He has also worked with artists and organizations such as Onedotzero, Aldeburgh Music, BBC Philharmonic, Depeche Mode, Imogen Heap, Mira Calix, The Rambert Dance Company, Streetwise Opera as well as brands such as Apple, Adidas, Rolls-Royce, Texas Instruments and Toyota. Also an open-source advocate, a lot of his source-code and experiments are documented on his blog www.memo.tv.

Cosmic Experience Lineup!

Frank — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:16:54 +0000

The complete lineup of cosmic experience has been published! By teaming up with Sneakerz, we have been able to get an exciting lists of artists.
Check out the Event-page for more information.
Artists include:

Acos CoolKAs and Kings of AM, featering DJ OD’s Silent Disco! on thursday, featering on fridayFranky Rizardo, Ralvero, Gelazer! with Shagspeare & Lady Bee, and on saturday Youri Donatz, Skitzofrenix, Foktop! DJ Rockid vs Sandro Silva.

Ticket sales will start soon.

Thursday September 30: Dj OD’s last gig in Europe at Cosmic Experience !

Sijbrand — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:29:02 +0000

The illustrous Dj OD (Onno Dekker), one of the two founders of the Silent Disco, will rock the Cosmic Experience Dome in Park Brakkentein on Thursday September 30. From 8 pm until 1 am, you will be immersed in a great karaoke show with ska, rock, indie, reggae, hits, disco, metal, you name it. And of course cosmic rays will be steering music and dazzling surround video effects.

This will be Dj OD’s last live performance in Europe before he leaves for nine months to Australia. He has already performed at Summersonic Japan, Glastonbury UK, Big Day Out Australie, Lowlands NL, Exit Serbia, and many many more………………..

Cosmic Experience Event has landed: september 30 through october 2nd

Frank — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:00:41 +0000

The Cosmic Experience Event has landed! Our dome will be situated in park Brakkenstein, near the Radboud university, from the 30th of september until the 2nd of october. Three days of partying!

As a little preview you could have listened to Acos Coolkas and Peter Nijborn on the ‘zomerfeesten’ in Nijmegen. On sunday the 18th of july on the Lift! stage of the Affaire they handed out a taste of what’s to come. If you liked that, make sure to attend the main event!

More information about the event in park Brakkenstein and the acts will follow, so stay stuned!

For Dutch, click ‘read more’

De datum voor Cosmic Experience is bekend! Het event zal plaatsvinden van 30 september tot en met 2 oktober in park Brakkenstein te Nijmegen, vlak bij de Radboud Universiteit. Drie dagen lang feesten dus! Als voorproefje kon je op de zomerfeesten alvast luisteren naar Acos Coolkas en Peter Nijborn. Ze waren zojuist te zien op het Lift! podium van de Affaire. Klonk het lekker? Kom dan zeker naar het echte evenement!

Er zullen zeer spoedig nog meer artiesten voor het event bekend gemaakt worden, dus houd deze site in de gaten!