Meet Mezkalin: Europe's Most Prolific Video Circuit Bender
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- I've been tracking Mezkalin Lightshows (real name Janes) for years, since 2018 or 2019, and I have observed his gradual transformation into a top contributor to the analog video glitch art scene. Upon moving to the EU, I knew that making a video about him was something I had to do. So in July 2023, I traveled to the Western border of Germany and recorded some footage in his lab and a half-hour interview to try and better understand his approach to making video gear, and what drives him to do it. The result I believe is memorable and inspiring not just for video art enthusiasts, but for all artists.
Filmed by Misha Lozovoy & Nima Davari
Edited by Misha Lozovoy
Thumbnail by Janes (Mezkalin)
Special thanks to Jasmine Abbassi
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:40 Part 1 (The Lab)
09:34 Part 2 (Interview)
37:02 Outro
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If you'd like to know more about other video circuit benders and gear makers, watch my video titled "An Overview of Video Glitch / Synth Gear Makers in 2021" • An Overview of Video G...
Soundtrack (in order):
Downstate - The Burbs
Downstate - No Fear
Downstate - Visions
Alisa Woody - Midnight Soul (slowed)
Alisa Woody - Earth and Sky (slowed)
Alisa Woody - Soul Sanctuary (slowed)
Alisa Woody - Memory Blanket (slowed)
Alisa Woody - Remedies (slowed)
Alisa Woody - Drowsy Delight (slowed)
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#glitchart #circuitbending #videosynthesis #documentary - Фільми й анімація
Mezkalin is somebody who inspires me not for his creative technical or engineering knowledge, it's more about how he is able to "synthesize" his lifelong passions into making beautiful looking gear that is accessible, even for those who don't know much about the science of this niche.
We are the future, my friend.
Remember I always tell you that... 😉
Yovozol,
can't express it in words..❣️❣️❣️
🙏thank U so much for this great, super professional video, U did such a great work and U caught everything, what we need to know about Mezkalin.
Thanks for your time and many hours U put into this video👏👏👏 even our lovely animals were caught in a perfect moment 😻🐰🐇🐓❤❤
Have a great time back home in Amsterdam,🎉🎉🎉
As someone who is an infant in this niche it is amazing and inspiring to see masters at this craft documenting their work and their processes. Thank you for sharing!
Great work. Particularly enjoyed the glitch mix of different Mez boxes across the interview.
Next: Freedom Enterprises, Strange Loop and Lo-Fi Future please 😉😜
I never even knew that video circuit bending is a business!!. Amazing stuff.
Genuinely fantastic work documenting this. The passion you have for this 100% shines through
Love the thumbnail! Looking forward to this
made by Mezkalin himself at my request ;)
Wowwwwww!!!! That synthwaver v.3, that's the one!!!! Bro does great work 🫡💯🍻
Just got my first Projector and knew I had to fire up this playlist. Thanks again for the inspiration.
Thanks man, I just love seeing interviews with other artists and this was really revealing.
just got a lil rusty joe a few months ago and wanted to know more about the guy i was DMing. thank you for this!!
Loved the video, yovozol!
Back in 2019, while I was on the hunt for an optiglitch on german ebay, I came across Janes, already sold, optiglitch. After a bit back and forth he offered to send me a Glitchard Gear (lol), one of his earlier builds. I took it and it was excellent! Still have it. Two years later I got a Rusty Joe and you definitely see he mastered his craft.
As an audio nerd who learned how to edit video on old 80s, SVHS tv station equipment in the 90s, I find this fascinating. Liked and subscribed
Had the pleasure of meeting Janes in a train station in Germany, he hand-delivered me a Synthwaver V2. Super solid and cool dude, super sick gear as well.
This was clearly a labor of love, awesome video
Lovely, thank you both for this interview.
Such a talented man
Killer! Thanks for making this dawg!
Hey Is such a good dude, Helped me start my journey into this world a few years ago and love it!
Thanks YOVOZOL for this great documentation!🎉
MEZKALIN gear is really excellent and I am so happy to own a Synthwaver V3 and a Heartbeat (maybe exactly the units you use in your video 😊).
Video effects and paint jobs are awesome - and Janes is kind guy who answers messages quickly. Also availability is a big plus!❤
What a legend doing that soldering without helping hands.
he has a few team members that lift some of the work if you listen to the voiceover carefully
Nice one Misha ! Very nice documentary, I love the format. Keep it up
Thanks for this! really insightful! I would love to see this format to continue as a series where you talk to different benders and their stories!
this is a possible pathway but im not super pressed on it... who knows tho
amazing video!!!! and hey that's my Synthwaver V3 (with the purple paint job) being featured in the beginning!!! so cool!!
hell yea you should feel lucky for having that one 😃
right, that’s yours 😊
The ICs are the key in all of them
So hyped!
create to survive // forever evolving
So inspirational. Reminds me that i have several units sitting around to bend. I found 2 of those sima video ed/it units (the ones that have all the weird digital switching stuff with different colors and shapes) in one day at two separate thrift shops. i hear that you can get really interesting shapes if you fuck with the digital components which sounds awesome because im only just now getting into the swing of things with introducing a computer to this whole weird equastion.
I would be really interested in seeing some sort of analog/resolume system "begginner" guide. I know you have some content similar to this, but im speaking more from a technique perspective, basic little ideas and such.
Anyways, this is super well made. I find it really cool that you can balance all these shows and projects, with practicing and making such thought out content. I look forward to watching regardless of what you are doing. Just great expression of a great mind. Thanks for the great upload.
i love this comment very much
Я тоже 😊@@YOVOZOL
HYPE!
beeen waiting for so long so excited to finally see this
Love this one!
Welcome back Bro!
Ok this looks like its going to be interesting
I am so inspired by this video! I own 2 Mezkalin devices and am thrilled to learn more about the creator. Thanks for all the wonderful glitch content you've created over the years! I've learned so much!
Got my first ever synth from him, that shit rocked my world. I remember sweating balls deep in my adidas shorts, while glitching my Mezkalin analog video synth and in the process i was getting comissioned by y2k american clothing brands. Truly incredible insight about his life sickkk
amazing, ty
I've honestly been excited and waiting for this video since you originally posted that you were at Mezkalin's back in July! Thanks for sharing his story, and enjoyed the expressive editing & VFX over the interview as well.
Stoked for this.
This was great. Glitching the interview to show the effects worked great. Any details on what devices were used there?
I just got my Lil' Rusty Joe delivered this week so this is good inspiration to get experimenting with it.
Thanks for making this video! Truly inspiring to see the journey of artists in this field, learning how and why they came to it, and what their dreams are.
Letsssgetit
This was interesting and it was good to see what the Rusty Joe is capable of.
glitch is just one style of video art. so the pallet is huge.
what great video... loved so much this interview.... oh my heart, cant even express it properly, what a great conversation/interview, you have been motivating me to this as well a lot, and with this video, oh men... motivated me more and more, both of you are a reference to me
thank you for the kind comment - i am always open to traveling and doing things on the continent
So cool that you moved to the Netherlands! I hope to move to Ireland eventually. Also great video, I appreciate all of your information and knowledge that you share for free.
Ironically until I circuit bent the first video thing i had never not used scart lol, i had to buy an rgb cable just to use the thing
I’ve found projection art is much more powerful than traditional street art… now using it to raise the money to get that level of projector or projectors if you use particularly touch designer with multiple projectors… mezkalin is a bad ass
Thanks for taking the time to make this. It feels like the first of its kind so im sure it will be a an "instant classic". Keep up the great work! also where did you end up moving?
amsterdam!
@@YOVOZOL maybe you could wrangle an interview with gieskes at some point? Holland is really wonderful. Antwerp is fun as well if you haven’t been.
"Mooie presentatie, welkom in Holland", nice presentation, welcome in Holland. awesome interview. :)
you should get in with the levitation people and do visuals for levitation france mayne
Control voltavge proper defeated the disenchantment that comes along…when you use mixed modules,functional cv to just enlarge the gear….. hey Logan wazzup brother. It’s cortical
We cannot be dependent on second hand gear and vactrols aren’t the answer for benders.
Great stuff, well done! Reminds me of CUckoo interviewing Lindstrom ua-cam.com/video/GgIkX_EDFLA/v-deo.html. Simply two geeks chatting about their passion!
mmhmmm