Last friday night, we played at 1015 Folsom, opening for Joey Beltram. It was pretty friggen’ out of control if I do say so myself. MJ Gamez got some really awesome photos of the event… here’s a great one of us playing:

photo credit: MJ Gamez

So, that leads me to remind you that we’re headlining at South First Billiards during South First Friday, June 4th 2010. We’ll be playing from 12:00am to 1:30am, and there are a bunch of great musicians and crazy-awesome artists doing their thing as well. Outside of the billiards place is the SubZER0 festival, which is something you just have to see to believe. There’s going to be a whole gangload of interesting art+technology exhibits for you to see, experience, and interact with, so come check it out!

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=124142797605678

——-Original Message——-
From: Sean Ocean
Subject: [DEF] BSP: 1.29.10 Radio Integrated Live from the Bliss Factory with Haptic Synapses & Alixr

Those who have been following the Radio integrated broadcasts over the
last couple of years will know every broadcast is an informal party full
of surprises, torrents of free flowing beer, Chinese take out, new
friends and of course… some of the best techno talent the Bay Area has
to offer.

This broadcast will be no exception to the rule as we continue onward
into the new year with:

HAPTIC SYNAPSES. Haptic Synapses is a recently formed crew of some of
the leading players from the Dobox label out of San Jose, the Rhythmist,
Steve Cooley, and Qorser. Each member brings their own personality to
the table, with tech represented by Cooley, funk realized by The
Rhythmist, and deep soul as touched upon by Qorser. They each have come
together to jam out in the form of a live P.A. on a combination of self
made software & hardware to give real meaning to words techno soul in a
style that is both truly original and west coast..

http://soundcloud.com/stevecooley/live-at-works-200911-1

ALIXR. Techno machine? Scene fixture? or maybe a closeted ‘enfant
savage’ with a temperate demeanor.. however you peg Alex, he’s always
down like Charlie Brown to show you that there’s a big heart behind the
music he plays. Alixr’s love of techno is what shows through every time
he plays out it is what drives a deep connection between him and his
audience of growing supporters throughout the bay.

Listen live via the Web:

9pm-2ish January 29th

http://radio.defsf.com:1200/

We’re playing a live performance tomorrow night, thursday december 10th 2009… at the Smoke Tiki Lounge in san jose (http://www.smoketiki.com/) We’re going on at 11pm, at which point a $5 cover kicks in. So.. show up early and get in for free. We’re performing with multiple instances of the step sequencer hardware and software that we’ve been developing since april of this year. Check out http://beatseqr.com for more info.

Hope to see you there, and if you can make it please say hi!

Are you in the silicon valley area? Do you love techno music? Are you available about once a month to collaborate with us? Take a look at this graphic. Does this make sense? email me at steve@sc-fa.com if so.

Hey, so I’m switching off soundcloud… so look for the links to the audio recordings as below:

Live at Works 2009-11-09 ———————————————————————————–

Another great set!

Jono Kane, Charles Johnson, Derek Scott, and Steve Cooley playing a live improvised set at the 2009 SubZERO festival and street faire Thanks to Lucas Rodenbush for the audio!!

click below to stream and/or download!

Live at subZERO 2009 #1 ———————————————————————————–

Live at subZERO 2009 #2 ———————————————————————————–

Live at subZERO 2009 #3 ———————————————————————————–

Haptic Synapses Played at South First Billiards on South First street. Check out the link on the official subzero guide.

appearing for the first time in public, the debut of beatseqr v1:

Here’s a prototype of the live recording artwork:

Click here to generate a totally unique cover with the processing sketch.

Steve Cooley, Derek Scott (The Rhythmist), Jono Kane (Noka), and Charles Johnson (QORSER)

click below to stream and/or download!

Live at Works/San Jose May 2009——————————————————————–

Steve Cooley, Derek Scott, Charles Johnson, Holt Sorenson, Chris Leath

click below to stream and/or download!

Live at Works/San Jose April 2009——————————————————————–