Some tracks I have been enjoying the last few months.

Grab it here: SummerMix2010

Listen online here

Tracklist after the break.
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Posted by Theo Watson on Jul 28.10 to mixes, mixtape, Music   

Just some tracks ( old and new ) I’m currently enjoying.

Grab it here: SpringMix2010.zip

Listen online here.

Tracklist:
01-Bonobo-PreludeEndFix
02-Dimlite-Diana Won’t
03-The Game-Hate It Or Love It
04-The xx-VCR
05-The Knife-We Share Our Mothers Health (Ratatat Remix)
06-2 Pac Tupac-Changes
07-Jay Z-My 1st Song
08-James Blake-CMYK
09-Amadou and Mariam-Sabali
10-Kanye West and Santogold-Gifted (Flirtphonic Remix)
11-Starkey-Starting Gates
12-Dimlite-Elbow Flood
13-Dialated Peoples feat Kanye West-This Way
14-Jay Z-Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)
15-Damian Marley & Nas-As We Enter
16-Dimlite-Can’t Get Used To Those (Afterlude)
17-Kid Cudi-The Prayer
18-Starkey-Millennia
19-Joker-Tron
20-Kid Cudi-Man On The Moon (The Anthem)
21-Zomby-Test me for a reason
22-Nas produced by Jay Electronica-Queens Get The Money
23-Starkey-Gutter Music V.i.p
24-Daedelus-The Finishing of a Thing
25-Karen O and the Kids-Rumpus

Posted by Theo Watson on Apr 26.10 to mixes, mixtape, Music   

KATSU tags over Picasso’s “Girl before a mirror” at the museum of modern art in New York City.

Posted by Theo Watson on Apr 08.10 to art, graffiti, katsu, vandalism   

A FAT + openFrameworks speed project!

Auto Smiley – Computer vision smiley generator from Theo Watson on Vimeo.

Auto Smiley is a computer vision application that runs in the background while you work. The software analyzes your face while you are working and if it detects a smile it sends the the ascii smiley face letters “: )” as keyboard presses to the front most application. Auto Smiley has many uses from just straight up convenience to enforcing honesty in your online communication :)

UPDATE: Windows PC Version!! Courtesy of Joey!
Grab it here.

UPDATE: for non US/UK users try this version – should work on all keyboards! AutoSmiley.app.unikeyboard.zip

Download the mac app here ( for US / UK / NL keyboards ):
AutoSmiley-001-Mac.zip

Download the mac app for QWERTZ keyboards ( thanks Peter! ):
AutoSmiley-QWERTZ.zip

The project uses openFrameworks and MPT for the smile detection – you can grab the source code here: AutoSmiley-OF-0061.zip

Posted by Theo Watson on Mar 22.10 to lol, of, open source, opensource, speedproject   

For the March 2010 issue of Boards Magazine, Emily Gobeille and I worked with Nexus Productions to develop an interactive cover experience called Rise and Fall. The software uses the amazing opensource Ferns tracking library together and openFrameworks, an opensource creative coding library written in C++.

Here is a little preview of the experience.

Software and cover:
Download the software and the cover as a pdf to try it out for your self:
http://boardsmag.com/RiseAndFall

Source code:
Grab the source code here: http://boardsmag.com/RiseAndFall
Post questions about it on the openFrameworks forum.

Posted by Theo Watson on Mar 16.10 to c++, code, interactive, openframeworks, opensource, source   

A custom version of Fat Tag Deluxe – Katsu Edition hacked for projection bombing goodness!

Grab the original app here.

First 10 comments get a custom Fat Tag Deluxe – Katsu Editon with projector output sent to them. [ ps it requires dropping a bit of cash on a fancy white apple cable for it to be any use ]. Drop your email and uuid in the comments and once I have all ten I’ll send it over.

How To:
Using the awesome code posted here and by adding the Media Player Framework to your xcode project – all you need to do is add one file to your project ( UIApplication_TVOut.m ) and paste one line of code into the file that is managing your iPhone app:

So for us that was at this point in ofxiPhoneAppDelegate.mm ( from the OF iPhone 006 release ).

//Add this line to start outputting to TV / Projector
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] startTVOut];

Once you have done this your app will automatically output through the av cable to a projector or TV. You might see some weird artifacts on the iPhone screen but the output on the projector will be clear.

Here’s hoping that Apple will make this framework public soon – as soon as it is it will be added to the official Fat Tag Deluxe (iTunes link) version.

Posted by Theo Watson on Jan 08.10 to c++, code, DIY, gml, gml week, gmlweek, hack, iphone, openframeworks   

FatTag Deluxe
Katsu Edition!

The long awaited update to the original Fat Tag – The Deluxe Edition co-created with NYC graffiti artist Katsu is now available in the App Store.

Features include:
* Multiple default backgrounds
* Additional background selection from camera, photo library
* Scale, rotate, angle, opacity options for realistically overlaying tag onto camera image.
* Multiple pen/brush tips and colors
* Full accelerometer based drips
* Speed based thickness
* Upload gml and screenshot to FAT’s 000000book.com
* Save tags to photo library

—- Grab it here ( iTunes link ) —–

Update: Fresh from Katsu

Videos:
Check this quick video overview ( found on youtube )

Made with openFrameworks

Posted by Theo Watson on Jan 08.10 to c++, code, gml, gml week, gmlweek, graffiti, iphone, of, software, tools   

An alternate take on the end of year FAT mix posts.
Post the top 5 mixes/mixtapes/dj-sets that have rocked your world in 2009!

Theo’s 5:

Jdubs recommends

bennett4senate reccommends:

Geraldine’s Top 5 (dutty artz fan mix mix):

Posted by Theo Watson on Jan 02.10 to audio, beats, mix, mixtapes, Music   

After a couple of days rocking the Oh Nein mix I realized it was not quite right.

Grab the re-fix mix here:
http://fffff.at/2009mixes/FFFFFAT-OhNeinMix-Refix.zip

Updated track list here:
http://fffff.at/first-ohneinmix-2009-wrapup-mixtape/

Posted by Theo Watson on Dec 29.09 to 2009mix, hip hop, mixtape, Music, xmix   

A bunch of tracks that have been keeping me entertained in 2009.
Lots of unusual stuff – enjoy!

Edit: Did a re-fix of the mix, better track order and some new tracks added.

Grab it here:
http://fffff.at/2009mixes/FFFFFAT-OhNeinMix.zip

Listen Online here:
http://fffff.at/fuckflickr_dev/FFFFFAT-OhNeinMix/

I uploaded the raw photo used to wikimedia so it is available for download under a creative commons license:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NewYork-SkyscrapersAndProjects.jpg

Tracklist ( Updated tracklist new order, new tracks in bold) :

1. Francis and The Lights – Can’t Tell Me Nothing (Remix)
2. Theophilus London – Humdrum Town
3. Hudson Mohawke – Fuse
4. Esau Mwamwaya – Paper Planes (Remix)
5. Jay-Z – My President is Black (Remix)
6. Q-Tip, Busta Rhymes, Raekwon, Lil Wayne – Renaissance Rap (Remix)
7. Lil Wayne – Swag Surfin (Remix)
8. Gorilla Zoe – What is Dirty
9. Villa Diamante – El Remolon vs Chingo Bling
10. Tinny – Zingolo (South Rakkas Crew remix)
11. Uproot Andy vs ODB – Brooklyn Cumbia
12. Tempa T – Next Hype
13. Terror Danjah – Zumpi Huntah (Swindle Remix)
14. Quix Vs Elliot – Biggie vs Tupac
15. TickTock – Trim
16. Moderat – A New Error
17. S.Y.N.K.R.O & Faib – Inhale
18. Dan Black – Hypntz
19. Jay Electronica – Eternal Sunshine

Posted by Theo Watson on Dec 27.09 to 2009mix, hip hop, hiphop, mix, mixtape, Music, xmas mix