Tune In: Live and Local
Winter Arts Festival
Ustad Khalil Gudaz with visuals by Blu°e)MD
As part of the Casey Winter Arts Festival we have recorded six local music acts against a green screen and partnered them with some of Australia’s top visual artists to create sonic and visual magic! Exhibiting each day at 4.00 pm throughout the Winter Arts Festival 14 June – 14 July.
Showing on the Bunjil Place Outdoor Screen
- Sunday 16 June
- Saturday 22 June
- Friday 28 June
- Thursday 4 July
- Wednesday 10 July
- Tuesday 16 July
- Monday 22 July
- Sunday 28 July
4.00 pm onwards
Ustad Khalil Gudaz
Ustad Khalil Gudaz is one of the most outstanding practitioners of Afghani & Hindustani music in Australia today. He has created a style of Sitar melody which combines Afghani & Indian influences to give the instrument a totally new dimension. He performs the stronger, more rhythmic style of classical Sitar, his fingers moving like a cool gentle breeze, spreading the fragrance of Afghani melodies and Indian Classical music across continents.
Ustad Khalil Gudaz's love affair with music started at the tender age of 13, when he began learning the Rubab & Tanboor (traditional Afghani instruments). His desire to train under the best musicians took him to India, where he met & became the student of Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, one of India's most talented classical musicians. Ustad Khalil Gudaz's Music includes Indian Classical Raga and Melodies from Afghanistan. The Fragrance of Sufi Traditional music and singing of Sufi poems of Hazarat Rumi, Hafiz, Amir Khusru and more are also spreads through his music.
Facebook: @khalil.gudaz
VJ Blu°e)MD
Javier Calzada AKA BlueMD is a visual designer/audio producer who expresses music through the art of interactive video performances (VJ-DJ). As a part of the Australian electronic music movement, he has been performing for more than 10 years since 2004 in a variety of events/festivals/club nights around Melbourne (BIG:RED:BUS, ThickAsThieves, Rainbow Serpent Festival, Strawberry Fields, Chiwowah Town, The Sound Garden, TwistedAudio, Myaeon to name a few). BlueMD's background in music production and multimedia design pushed his creativity to the next logical level, live video and audio mixing. Incorporating animation, natural elements, live video camera feeds, real-time video generation and a massive selection of video loops, Javier builds an immersive visual world that matches the music being performed live, creating a fully exciting and engaging experience for the spectators.
Facebook: @bluemin
