The Visual Cast

By Alon Hammer/REM

The Visual Cast is A uniquely visual, recorded live, hybrid podcast!

We interview visual artists of all kinds from all walks of life.

Every guest does a "set", where they can share with us anything - ... more

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The podcast currently has 77 episodes available.

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April 13, 2024 VC | EP7 -Tommy Etkin/T3KT , Pardon me, are those Rays Marching?
Welcome to Episode 7 of our podcast! Today, we're thrilled to have Tommy Etkin aka @tekt0
Tommy is not only an incredible VJ and co-founder of Immerse Studio, but he's also the mastermind behind RayTK, a powerful toolkit within the beloved software, @TouchDesignerOfficial .
In this episode, we dive into Tommy's journey, from his time at Google to his exploration of creative mediums like MaxMSP, @vvvvTv42 and eventually learning TouchDesigner. We explore his passion for creating art, crafting interactive experiences, and his venture into raymarching with the development of RayTK. Plus, stick around after the set as we chat about topics ranging from spirituality to shaping a better future.
During Tommy's"SET" we get an exclusive look at RayTK in action within TouchDesigner and Tommy showcases an awe-inspiring interactive installation created for Mind Palace, an exhibition by Immerse Studio.
Tommy's insights are truly enlightening, and it was a real lovely time having him on.
Don't forget to subscribe, like, and share this conversation and showcase with anyone who loves immersive art and insightful discussions!
Go check out Tommy's socials, his killer patreon, his amazing toolset RayTK and his media production company Immerse Studio:
https://www.instagram.com/t3kt
https://www.patreon.com/tekt
https://www.t3kt.net/
https://www.raytk.net/
https://www.immerse.studio/
Chapters:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:15 - RayTKpril & the origins of Tommy
00:11:06 - From Computer Science & Google to Visual Art
00:22:00 - Touch Designer: Lowering the Barrier of Entry
00:33:13 - Creating User-Driven Designs
00:38:30 - The origin of immerse studios
00:47:00 - Tommy's Paintings
00:55:49 - Exploring Ray Marching with TouchDesigner
01:06:54 - The Open Source Nature of RayTK
01:10:19 - SET - intro to RayTK
01:18:17 - SET - The benefits of Raymarching
01:29:03 - SET - View Dependent Rendering & 4D
01:39:40 - SET - Challenges of Long-term Installations and Maintaining Projects
01:50:45 - SET - RayTK inspection tool and TouchDesighner OP Snippets
01:53:40 - SET - Memory Palace Exhibition - interactive & immersive installation
02:01:26 - SET - Using Touch Designer as a Complex Media Server
02:11:59 - SET - The Challenges of Update Compatibility & how TouchDesighner helps
02:17:30 - RayTKpril examples and showcase
02:22:51 - Dreadlocks and Identity
02:33:21 - Different Perspectives on Reality
02:43:25 - The Importance of Understanding fellow humans and Empathy
Please like and subscribe and join us next week for another episode!
Also follow us on social media (@thevisualcast) to find out who the next guest is!
We also have an audio version on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so head on over and give us a review!!
The Visual Cast Podcast is a weekly, recorded live visual podcast, were we interview some of the best, most influential and most talented visual artists from around the world!
We break up the interview with the "set", a interactive portion of the cast where the guest chooses what they want to share with us!! It can be anything from a live generative visuals set to a show and tell of a past project, or in this case a in depth look at a toolset by the developer
Thank you so much for watching and again a massive thanks to Tommy for coming on!
Intro/Outro music by Mantismash
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2h 55min
April 06, 2024 VC | EP6 - Leandro Sousa/VJ Vacão , The OG Brazilian, Mestre da noite
Episode 6 is here and I mistakenly shaved off my beard!!
This week we are joined by my Brazilian brother - Leandro Sousa, aka VJ VACAO !!!!
Leandro is an OG legend in Brazil, one of the first to do it on that side of the globe, He has played and performed at some of the biggest festivals in the world. He is a world class projection mapping artist and has a Visual Hologram show with @VegasLivebr ! He is a master 3D generalist, video editor and VFX artist, it was a pleasure talking with him!
We get into what it was like growing up in Sao Paolo, starting as a video editor and moving into VFX , growing up in the underground Brazilian Psytrance scene, dealing with copy-caters, being the main projection mapper for @MimesisDeco , his love for traveling & collecting flags and his infatuation with psychedelic horror, gore and the dark side.
For Vacaos SET we jump into his absolutely insanely powerful projection mapping workflow, we start in @Photoshop go into @ResolumeVJSoftware , check out Chaser and look at Leandros AI control-net techniques.
Go check out Leandros socials to see the result of the breakdown from the SET, its pretty insane!!
https://www.facebook.com/vacaovj/
https://www.instagram.com/vj_vacao/
https://www.youtube.com/leandrosousavacao
Chapters:
00:00:00 - intro
00:02:10 - Brazilian Roots and VJing Stardom
00:07:06 - Starting with Grand VJ
00:14:24 - The Shift to Digital and VFX
00:22:14 - Finding Your Creative Workflow
00:29:22 - Inspiration from Family and Friends
00:36:02 - The Scene in Brazil
00:43:57 - The Maestro of the Psychedelic Experience
00:50:26 - SET - Fragmentation and Modeling Process
00:58:34 - SET - The effectiveness of simple lighting tricks in 3D modeling
01:06:09 - SET - Using the Slice Transform and Chaser Plugins for Repetition
01:13:39 - SET - Creating Unique Visuals with Control Net in ComfyUI (AI)
01:29:32 - Inspiring Others to Find Their Strengths
01:36:45 - Working with Mimesis Stages
01:44:48 - The Psychedelic Experience and Visuals
01:52:40 - Passion for Flags and Travel
01:58:35 - The VJ Vacao collection
Please like and subscribe and join us next week for another episode!
Also follow us on social media (@thevisualcast) to find out who the next guest is!
We also have an audio version on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so head on over and give us a review!!
The Visual Cast Podcast is a weekley, recorded live visual podcast, were we interview some of the best, most influential and most talented visual artists from around the world!
We break up the interview with the "set", a interactive portion of the cast where the guest chooses what they want to share with us!! It can be anything from a live generative visuals set to a show and tell of a past project, or in this case a projection mapping workflow.
Thank you so much for watching and again a massive thanks to Leandro for coming on!
Intro/outro music by Mantismash
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2h 1min
April 02, 2024 VC | EP5 - Steven Mccorry/Glass Crane , Bird of a feather - Rainbow forever!
Episode 5 of The Visual Cast is here, and we have Steven Mccorry AKA Glass Crane as our esteemed guest, for our "SET" segment we dive deep into NOTCH VFX and TOOL3 !
Steven is such a chill and sweet dude,
He has been creating beautiful imagery for over a decade and is a highly regarded and looked up to artist in the visual arts world.
He has designed album covers, logos & visual packs for some of your favorite musical acts, has created some of the best selling and highest valued NFTS on the market and now he is taking over the VJ world with amazing and mind bending real-time visuals!
In our convo we get into, being a the lead singer in a metal band, having been mentored and inspired by some of the greatest Visual artists of all time, creating/moderating amazingly useful communities of artists that creates massive inspiration and skill sharing and we get into psychedelics and the collective consciousness that Steven pulls a lot of his musing from.
For Stevens SET we jump into NOTCH - regardless of my feelings towards this software, it's always a pleasure to see others using it in fresh and interesting ways, and it reminds me, how fun and intuitive it really is.
Steven also jumps into TOOL3 which is a super cool node based real time engine with infinite possibilities and as Steven shows us, quite the powerful…Tool!
Glass Crane is an absolute star, follow him on all his socials and catch him playing at a festival/party near you -
https://iamglasscrane.com/https://www.facebook.com/glasscranearthttps://instagram.com/glass_crane/https://superrare.com/glasscrane

Chapters:
(00:00) - Intro
(02:50) - From metal band singer to Visionary artist
(15:06) - Artistic Influence & Career Development
(21:16) - Developing an 'artistic eye', & being influenced by the GREATS
(27:21) - Treating people as equals, Mentoring starting artists & continuous learning
(41:12) - The transition from still to animation, & the Amazing potential of Real-time
(46:58) - Unreal Engines Steep learning curve & the industry shift to Real-time
(50:55) - SET - Notch & TOOL3
(01:41:44) - The MoGraph Mafia & influencing event promoters' attitudes towards visual artists.
(01:49:37) - Artist Collaborations & Utilizing AI as a tool.
(02:04:26) - The Psychedelic Experience in Art & Being a Conduit
(02:11:07) - Exotype - Wide Awake - Music Video
Please like and subscribe and join us next week for another episode!
Also follow us on social media (@thevisualcast) to find out who the next guest is!
We also have an audio version on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so head on over and give us a review!!
The Visual Cast Podcast is a weekley, recorded live visual podcast, were we interview some of the best, most influential and most talented visual artists from around the world!
We break up the interview with the "set", a interactive portion of the cast where the guest chooses what they want to share with us!! It can be anything from a live generative visuals set to a show and tell of a past project, or in this case a in depth look at realtime rendering softwares.
Thank you so much for watching and again a massive thanks to Steven for coming on!
Intro/outro music by Mantismash
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2h 15min
March 22, 2024 VC | EP4 - Eric Mintzer , The Nomadic Touch Desighner Master
For Episode 4 of The Visual Cast we have Eric Mintzer and for our "set" segment we dive deep into @TouchDesignerOfficial !!
Eric is one of the biggest brains in the visual, development and interactive communities!
He created one of the coolest visual shows & tours it with @prettylights ,
he is responsible for the planning and mapping at Tipper events and he has a company that creates unbelievable interactive and immersive experiences and activations, working with some of the biggest brands and clients in the world.
Eric is a real mensch, we chat about his college years in business school, his self taught unbelievable programming skills, being inspired and doing visuals at massive EDM festivals, working with massive brands and his insanely high level & high-tech nomadic lifestyle!
For the SET, Eric shared some amazing insights into his projection mapping workflows, fascinating tips on his business strategy, a really eye opening look into a a recent project he did for @LEGO and a overview of a beautiful art exhibit he worked on for SCAD Museum of art!
Erics instagram is something of beauty and he's always uploading amazing photos and project breakdowns @prettylights -
https://www.instagram.com/emintzer/
https://imaginex.co/
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:03 VJing at Camp Bisco & balancing a high volume of work
12:43 Going from video game modding to creating LED art installations
24:24 Transitioning from VJing to founding a software company
39:00 Imaginex & Navigating Commercial Partnerships in Creative Industries
57:20 SET - TouchDesigner , Tipper , Business strategy, Lego , SCAD Museum of art
01:52:10 Working with @Datagrama & The collaborative spirit of the festival community
01:59:50 Tetra Cube Programming and Visual Illusions
02:06:57 3D Scanning & Nomadic Work Lifestyle
02:20:55 Spirituality, Nature, and Healing Earth
Please like and subscribe and join us next week for another episode!
Also follow us on social media (@thevisualcast) to find out who the next guest is!
We also have an audio version on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so head on over and give us a review!!
The Visual Cast Podcast is a weekley, recorded live visual podcast, were we interview some of the best, most influential and most talented visual artists from around the world!
We break up the interview with the "set", a interactive portion of the cast where the guest chooses what they want to share with us!! It can be anything from a live generative visuals set to a show and tell of a past project, or in this case a in depth look at workflows and industry insight.
Thank you so much for watching and again a massive thanks to Eric for coming on!
Intro/outro music by Mantismash
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2h 30min
March 15, 2024 VC | EP3 - Matt Mendez/ZIP Visuals , Zip'ady do daing in Louisiana
For Episode 3 of The Visual Cast we have Matt Mendez AKA ZIP Visuals , for the first time on the podcast our "set" segment is a live audio visual set and a deep dive into Matts @Resolume workflow.
Matt is a multi talented VJ and Visual Artist!
He has played in massive venues and headlined festivals throughout the country, been on multiple sold out tours and even slinged visuals for the Grateful dead,
He's Collaborated and Created for some of the best music producers in the bass scene, and continues to excel in 3d visual creation and the performance art of VJing.
Matt’s such a lovely guy to talk to, we chat about him growing up in NJ (NOT LOUISIANA) , picking up #aftereffects early on, falling in love with 3d and getting deeper into real-time workflows, hitting goals and dreams within his scene and throughout his career and playing at @Boom 2022 together.
Matt crushes social media with tons of BTS content and sick swag on his site -
zipvisuals.com/youtube.com / @zipvisuals8713 instagram.com/zip_visualsfacebook.com/zipvisuals
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:15 Matts Journey to following his dreams
13:23 Growing up in an artistic family & Pulling memories from childhood into art
22:26 Making your own content
27:20 Stibbling, Artistic Inspiration & being inspired by the people around you
35:34 Navigating Freelancing and Family Life
41:30 Benefits of Real-Time vs Non-Real-Time Workflows
54:56 Hardware - Midi Fighter, APC - Mini
57:10 SET - #liveset #resolume Music by Mickman - https://mickman.bandcamp.com/music
01:37:00 Playing Boom 2022 & Collaborating with other VJs
01:47:43 Challenges and Successes in VJing
(01:50:00) Rolling with the punches, not being a dick at FOH & VJing being a serious profession
Please like and subscribe and join us next week for another episode!
Also follow us on social media (@thevisualcast) to find out who the next guest is!
We also have an audio version on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so head on over and give us a review!!
The Visual Cast Podcast is a weekley, recorded live visual podcast, were we interview some of the best, most influential and most talented visual artists from around the world!
We break up the interview with the "set", a interactive portion of the cast where the guest chooses what they want to share with us!! It can be anything from a live generative visuals set to a show and tell of a past project, or in this case a live audio/visual set and breakdown.
Thank you so much for watching and again a massive thanks to Matt for coming on!
Intro/outro music by Mantismash
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1h 56min
March 08, 2024 VC | EP2 - Brandon Thompson/Sauce Monster , Bringing the Sauce
For Episode 2 of The Visual Cast we have the one and only Brandon Thompson AKA Sauce Monster , Brandon's "set", was a deep dive into his Unreal and Houdini workflow and the super awesome way he uses those tools!
Brandon is a OG VJ and all around multi disciplinary Visual Artist, he has toured as a VJ with Beats Antique , did visuals on The most listened to podcast in the world Kill Tony , has mapped some massive stages including The Sonic Bloom festival and created concert visuals and music videos for some of the biggest musicians in the world, including Smashing Pumpkins and Justin Bieber!!
We have an awesome conversation and go deep into Brandon's beginnings and family origins as military musicians, we praise the best software in the world TouchDesighner and procedural visual based scripting and discussed Virtual Production and working together on some massive projects!!
Check out the sauce and go give Brandon some social media love -
saucemonsterav.com/
linkedin.com/in/brandon-thompson-tech/
instagram.com/saucemonster_themovie/
facebook.com/saucemonsterav

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:10 Exploring Visual Art & Music Integration
12:54 Growing Up in a Musical Family
26:11 Navigating Artistic Identity & Imposter Syndrome
32:58 Creative Projection Mapping in DJ Performances
37:09 Pixel maps, UV maps & Mapping techniques
48:51 Visuals in Performance Art
01:03:05 Touch Designer the best software ever
01:12:46 Learning Houdini & the insane learning curve
01:22:20 Good software's & Bad software's
01:31:32 SET - #unrealengine #houdini MSG Sphere & Procedural examples
02:07:50 Unexpected career paths, AI & Virtual Production
Please like and subscribe and join us next week for another episode! Also follow us on social media (@thevisualcast) to find out who the next guest is! We also have an audio version on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!!
Enjoy Episode 2 of the Cast!!
The Visual Cast podcsat is a weekley, recorded live visual podcast, were we interview some of the best, most influential and most talented visual artists from around the world!
We break up the interview with the "set", a interactive portion of the cast where the guest chooses what they want to share with us!! It can be anything from a live generative visuals set to a show and tell of a past project, or in this case a deep dive into Procedural Realtime workflows.
Thank you so much for watching and again a massive thanks to Julius for coming on!

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2h 24min
March 01, 2024 VC | EP1 - Julius Horsthuis , Amsterdamian Fractals
Episode 1 of The Visual Cast takes off with the esteemed guest Julius Horsthuis , one of the best fractal artists in the world.
Julius's "set", was a brake down of his workflow with mandelbulb3d and after effects and showed us some absolutely mind blowing VFX techniques.
Julius Horsthuis is a renowned VFX artist having worked on films such as the academy award winning "Manchester By The Sea".He also has ongoing yearly art installations in multiple locations around the world.His massively inspiring VJ visual packs are best sellers and he has preformed his visuals at some of the biggest festivals and parties in the world.
Check out all the craziness that Julius is doing and follow him on socials for consistent unbelievable fractals
julius-horsthuis.com
youtube.com/@julius-horsthuis
Instagram.com/julius.horsthuis
facebook.com/JuliusHorsthuisFractals
Chapters:
(00:00) Intro
(02:46) Julius Horsthuis & Amsterdamian weather
(07:27) VFX, Film school & Creative parents
(19:48) Film Set Dynamics & VFX Experiences
(25:36) VFX Supervision in Film Production
(30:31) Art directing Fractals for Films
(35:42) Simulations & Fractals as a medium for artistic expression
(53:44) SET - Mandelbulb3d , Aftereffects, Color passes, Compositing & Fractal zooming
(1:36:36) Fractals, Entities and spirituality
(1:51:19) Music, The agnosticism of nature & microscopy
(1:55:49) Art & AI
(2:08:00) Parenting, Creativity, & Art Inspiration
Please like and subscribe and join us next week for another episode!
Also follow us on social media (@thevisualcast) to find out who the next guest is!
Enjoy Episode 1 of the Cast!!

The Visual Cast is a weekley, recorded live hybrid podcast, were we interview some of the best, most influential and most talented visual artists from around the world!We break up the interview with the "set", a interactive portion of the cast where the guest chooses what they want to share with us!! It can be anything from a live generative visuals set to a show and tell of a past project, or in this case a deep dive into the fractal world.
Thank you so much for watching and again a massive thanks to Julius for coming on!

Intro/outro music by Mantismash
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2h 18min

FAQs about The Visual Cast:

How many episodes does The Visual Cast have?

The podcast currently has 77 episodes available.