Cottonballman live at The Nerve Oct. 12, 2009

no mysteries may be revealed.

all is darkness.

Matt Wellins + Nick Painter live at the Nerve Dec. 17th 2009

this duo performance occurred as part of the last show at The Nerve Art and Performance Studio in the Bloomfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

Jason Zeh, Pimlo and Hunted Creatures were also on the bill.

Ryan Emmett set up the show.

it was recorded to audio cassette by Nick Painter.

it was digitized and leveled by Edgar Um Bucholtz on March 1st, 2010.

photo by Ryan Emmett.

Cloud video for Hothouse 2009

this video was shot, processed and edited by Edgar Um Bucholtz in August 2009. the cloud footage has been sped up by 500% to 1500%. it was produced for projection at Hothouse 2009 as part of Thommy Conroy's decor. Hothouse is an annual fundraiser for the Pittsburgh philanthropic non-profit organization, The Sprout Fund.

in addition to making this cloud video, Edgar Um Bucholtz was the music coordinator for Hothouse 2009. Zombi, Philadelphyinz, Harlan Twins, Humanaut, Flamenco Pittsburgh and Sam McUmber were the featured musical acts.





http://www.sproutfund.org/hothouse/

lighting design and video projector installation by Rob Long and and the excellent folks at Clear Story.

enjoy the silence.