Immi Festival II February 9, 2006

Come enjoy weekend jam-packed with spontaneous audio-visual artistry.experience freely improvised music and progressive video/film art melded together for maximum spontaneity and simultaneous sensory pleasure.

The festival showcases both local and Northwest musicians and media artists in an intimate listening and viewing environment for optimal audience exposure. Host artists are the Knotty Ensemble of Vancouver, BC/Eugene and the JiRCs veejay collective of Eugene.

Highlights include Friday evening acoustic improv and experimental short works, Saturday live improvised soundtrack for a classic silent film. Also late-night electro-pop-DIY-noise oriented showcases both nights. Workshops, discussions, master classes and demonstrations fill in the gaps throughout the weekend: Roundtable improv master classes; VJ?ng workshop (live video mixing) and State of the art realtime electro-acoustic software demonstrations.

The festival wraps up Sunday with a final resounding squonk! as the IMP Orchestra (consisting of host musicians, guests and master class participants) comes together and lets it all loose to the flickering brilliance of the JiRCs veejay collective.