Fog & Laser #1 @ Rickshaw Stop SF!

Fog & Laser!

DJs EmDee & RamblinWorker host an anything-goes, genre-free dance party extravaganza powered by fog machines and lasers turned up to 2011. Drink specials, laser portraits and more to be announced!

Sat, April 23, 2011
9:00 pm
Rickshaw Stop
San Francisco, CA
$7.00

 Link to, Fog & Laser Facebook page

Venue Information:
Rickshaw Stop
San Francisco, CA
155 Fell St
http://rickshawstop.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fog & Laser, Deep In The Dark Mix

Link To Mix, http://www.ramblinworker.com/foglaser_mix.zip

 

NT Keys for a Behringer keyboard controller

General Information

When I came up with the NT MIDI keyboard controller it was simply a case of my necessity becoming the mother of an invention. It wasn't until I showed it to others that I was encouraged to go public with it. After applying for a utility patent (which covers the key layout and NT music scoring) I began to realize what an impossible task making a marketable product was for someone already working 40 hours a week. I still don't have the capitol or connections to go into manufacturing MIDI keyboard controllers but; I now have molds for producing high pressure injected ABS plastic NT keys that are suitable for retrofitting any of Behringer's latest MIDI keyboard controllers. With little modification my new NT keys will fit any Behringer UMX 61or UMX 610 61-key MIDI keyboard controller.

So people not suffering from ineptitude aren't punished I'm initially selling the NT keys in 34 key sets so people  with a UMX 61 or UMX 610 can watch my "NT Key Installation Procedure" video (or just read the pdf) and install their own NT keys. Those who find such tools as a screwdriver, needle nose pliers, and a hacksaw blade too difficult to use or obtain will simply have to wait and see if this concept ever goes main stream. Seriously if retrofitting your UMX 61 or UMX 610 looks too difficult for you then show my video to the teenagers next door and get them to do it for you. Anyone who knows how to use a Phillips head screwdriver, a pair of needle nose pliers, and a hacksaw blade should be able to get the job done in less than an hour.

Since two OEM white keys and all 25 OEM black keys are used in the new NT configuration, 29 white NT keys and five additional black keys are required to make up a full set of NT keys. A UMX 61 or UMX 610 outfitted with NT keys will have 30 black keys and 31 white keys for a total of 61.To make the NT keys even affordable (to me) a simpler than OEM mold had to be devised which unfortunately leaves no provision for adding weights to the black keys I had made. I provide the black keys only because it is cheaper than robbing them from another board. When installing them I recommend placing one in each octave to use as a reference. The weights in the white OEM keys can be removed and glued into the new NT keys but; so far I've found no way to remove the weights without destroying the white OEM keys in the process and I personally don't think it's worth the effort.

To date 2/27/11 I have paid for the tooling and have had the molds for the new NT keys produced but; now (after paying my patent attorney) I don't have enough capitol left to purchase a large enough bulk of keys to get a price break. I need to sell a min. of 70 sets @ $100.00 ea. (plus postage) before I can order a large enough bulk to make them that affordable. That being the case I'm presently taking e-mails to find out how many people would like a set before I install Paypal. I'll make the first order as soon as I get enough commitments but; there's a 10-business day turn around before I can get them and ship them. Let's see what happens.


The Behringer UMX 61 comes in 2 colors silver & red

For more info
http://ntkeys.com/

Skate Ramp Alphabet by Steve MacDonald aka RamblinWorker

Target ripped off my art!

Room Essentials Style TARGET copied
my art from the Bicycle
Film Festival JOYRIDE art show from last year.

Steve MacDonald "The Last Dragon" @ Fuse Gallery New York

Steve MacDonald "The Last Dragon" @ Fuse Gallery New York

Steve MacDonald
"The Last Dragon"
Exhibition: April 24 through May 15, 2010
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 24th, 7 to 10 pm
http://www.fusegallerynyc.com/

Merging classic sewing craftsmanship with an urban edge, San Francisco
based artist Steve MacDonald (aka Ramblin Worker), creates pieces that redefine the concept of fiber art. The humble craft of embroidery synthesized with vibrant color and a Pop aesthetic result in whimsical yet graphically bold imagery. MacDonald combines various concepts, mediums and a fresh perspective to present unique works that stretch the boundaries of contemporary craftsmanship.

Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, Steve MacDonald now lives and works in the art hub of San Francisco. He received a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from the University of California, Berkeley. His work has been mentioned and reviewed in various media outlets including Nylon and Interview Magazines. MacDonald’s work turned heads all over Manhattan during the 2006 Deitch Parade when a tank he had crafted was towed across the city. His work has been shown in major cities all over the US and internationally including the Max Fish Gallery in New York and Gallery Three in San Francisco.



“The Last Dragon,” artwork by Steve Macdonald runs April 24th through May 15, 2010, at Fuse Gallery, 93 2nd Ave (between 5th & 6th Sts, 2nd Ave stop on the F), NYC, NY. The opening reception, on Saturday April 24th, from 7 to 10 pm, is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Fuse Gallery at 212.777.7988 or fusegall@fusegallerynyc.com.

Cool little write up on Printeresting.

http://www.printeresting.org/2010/03/02/ramblin-worker/

Swipple Artists Land on the Left Coast

Swipple Artists Land on the Left Coast

Ever Gold Gallery
441 O'Farrell St. San Francisco, CA
Opening Reception: Thursday, Dec. 10th 6-10pm
http://evergoldgallery.blogspot.com/

Through December
http://www.swipple.com

The Swipple artists’ collaborative takes the show on the road to San Francisco at Ever Gold Gallery. For the month of December, works by twenty-one artists representing a colorful cross-section of humanity will exhibit unique and touching works of rare aesthetic dexterity.

Swipple: Ever Gold 2009 features a diverse group of artists ranging from young to old, free to incarcerated, traditionally educated to those pursuing an artistic evolution entirely on their own terms. All however share a unique commitment to their craft and particular vision. The common thread that gathers these artists is not so much one of form but one of sensibility, an ephemeral yet stubborn insistence that the work needs to be taken on its own terms, rather than in contexts foreign to its source.

Swipple is a collaborative network of artists who exhibit artwork online through the Swipple.com website, an “island of lost toys” for artists, a flickering beacon located somewhere in the distant outskirts of the art-world proper. Swipple presents a diverse and idiosyncratic spectrum of artists both online and in roaming exhibits across the country. Founded in 2003 by experimentalist Hank Swipple, Swipple has consistently impressed folks of varied backgrounds by featuring artists whose work is insistent and self-assured, and resistant to easy categorization. All are unique individuals marching to their own internal logic, each wandering along at their own pace upon paths of aesthetic enlightenment, elaborating enduring and authentic personal visions.

Swipple: Ever Gold 2009 follows in this proud tradition, and for anyone looking for something that is both different and worthwhile, this show will not disappoint.

Swipple: Ever Gold 2009 Artists:
Andrea Aimi, Ky Anderson, Canton Belanger, Tim Clinton, Matt Crane, Jim Damron, Frankie Davis, John Drury, Brigitte Engler, Ryan Groendyk, John Hoder, Meredith Heuer, Jake Klotz, Rob Kolomyski, Steve MacDonald, Justin Pollmann, Lucy Wright Rivers, Wynn Satterlee, Dave Skinner, Jerry Smith, Treatzone, Gregg Woolard, Jason Wright.

See more art at http://www.swipple.com

Alphabet Skate Park Zine

Andrew McClintock helped me put together my first zine.
We made a LTD run of 100.
4in x 4in zine.
The cover is silk screened.
The inside was printed on thick paper with a color copier.






To buy,
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33522802

Steve MacDonald, "Upstairs Is Where The Magic Happens," Gallery Three

Gallery Three is proud to present “Upstairs Is Where The Magic Happens,” a new body of work by Steve MacDonald. Intermixing gold, silver and explosive colors, MacDonald creates enchanting worlds made of thread and paint. Please join us for the opening reception on Saturday October 10 from 7-11 pm.

Steve MacDonald is no stranger to the art community. Known as a jack of all trades, master of one, he finds his own unique niche in sewing. His artwork has paved the way for a number of creative ventures including designs for Modest Mouse, PUMA, MASH and most recently Huf SF.

Steve MacDonald's embroidery embraces alternative forms of visual expression by diverging from domestic and industrial traditions of sewing. With an obvious attempt to use less paint than thread, he creates images that command fine craft and a still hand. His process begins by cutting up painter’s canvases and re-sewing them like patchwork to achieve an unorthodox template. He then maps out a rough sketch on the canvas and traces an outline with his Singer 503a. His vibrant colors of thread obtrude from the canvas with overlapping patterns, creating a contoured surface. Inspired by the urban and natural landscapes of the Bay Area, his multicolored clouds of smoke stream from the city skyline sewn with gold, red and blue threads. The combination of pattern and contrasting colors tend to create optical allusions, guiding the eye back and forth across the canvas, entrancing the viewer.

Ramblin Worker is a San Francisco based artist. He began his formal art education at the Kansas City Art Institute where he earned a BFA in sculpture. He later went on to earn a MFA at UC Berkeley. In addition to his solo art projects, he’s been engaged in a number of collaborative endeavors across the country and around the world.

Upstairs Is Where The Magic Happens
By Ramblin Worker / Steve MacDonald

Opening Reception:
Saturday October 10th, 2009 from
7-11pm
Show runs through: November 7th,
2009

Gallery Three
835 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA
94109

Gallery Three is located in the upstairs for White Walls gallery

Bicycle Film Festival / HUF Shirt, by Steve MacDonald

I made this shirt for the Bicycle Film Festival / HUF.
You can get one at HUF.

Thanks, Matthew for helping me out with the shirts.

www.ramblinworker.com

Bicycle Film Festival window at HUF made by the artist Steve MacDonald Ramblin Worker

Photo by Matthew Davis
www.treatzone.com
and
Kirsten of
www.whitewallssf.com

Ramblin Worker / HUF / Bicycle Film Festival

www.ramblinworker.com/
www.hufsf.com/
www.bicyclefilmfestival.com/