Monday February 6th, 2006

 

DEMO:

Modul8

ilan katin
illustrator, animator, visual performer, dilettante. In his capacity as a video performance artist he has aided numerous musicians in providing their audiences with visual accompaniment. Combining his illustration and videographic talents he seeks to compliment the narratives that the music is conveying. ilan has been a Modul8 user and performer since the products first beta test.

ilan will give a rough introduction to what visual performance or as it is best known 'vj'ing' and also provide brief live set by performing to the sounds and beats of New York based laptop musician Mad EP.

Daniel Vatsky
is an intermedia artist, filmmaker, film archivist, and researcher. He currently serves as the visual coordinator for the Psychasthenia Society (www.psychasthenia.com), a program of live stories, video and music which can be seen monthly at The Collective Unconscious. He is also a core member of SHARE, a weekly electronic jam session for audio and video performers.

Daniel will demonstrate the core functionality of modul8.

Mad EP
NYC's Mad EP is Iowa native Matthew Peters. Originally a classical cellist and later a producer of the Chicago Symphony radio broadcasts, he has been creating his unique soundscapes with live instrumentations, found sounds, and field recordings for the past six years in various studio and performance environments. As a solo live peformer he uses a laptop and midi controllers to mix, mash, and re-create his pieces for audiences in clubs, theatres, and art spaces.

DEMO:

After Effects 7

In case you missed the big show... Yan Shvalb will reprise a few of the highlights from Adobe's new After Effects 7, one piece of Adobe's Production Studio. There are some pretty cool new features, so come and take a look!

TAX TIME!:

Steve Cooperberg CPA
Todres & Company, LLP

As tax time is drawing near, we thought it'd be great to hear again from:
Steve Cooperberg CPA from Todres & Company, LLP.

Steve is very familiar with the "tax" demographics of the graphic artists, designers, filmmakers, art directors, and animators. There are a number of topics that will be discussed that we are sure all will find useful.

• Basic federal and state tax filings and procedures to follow in the event that members are not current in their tax filings.

• Freelances that are currently filing as sole proprietors that are looking into setting up a separate business entity.

• The choice of business entities (corporation, S corporation, LLC, partnership) and the pros and cons of each.

• The need for business recordkeeping.

• Deductions specific to the "industry", for example the purchasing of equipment, professional research & business use of the home.

• State tax filings in the event that there is a move from one state during the year (part year tax residency) and multi state tax filings (living in one state yet working and being taxed in another state)

Steve had a lot of great info to share with us last year, make sure you bring your tax questions with you!