Monday, June 22, 2009



The Day After Winter Solstice

Bouts of rain are occasionally punctuated by beautiful moments such as these. Water droplets on the now bare maple glisten in the fog.

posted by deprogram @ 10:48 PM

Wednesday, June 03, 2009



Creative Sydney now on

Just a reminder that Creative Sydney is now underway. It is part of Vivid Sydney, a festival of music, ideas and light. A program of free talks and happenings explore issues surrounding the arts scene in Sydney and showcase local talent. The Salon Bar will also be open every night till the event's close on June 12.

posted by deprogram @ 7:55 PM


Changing Seasons

When will the rain stop?

posted by deprogram @ 7:50 PM

Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Creative Sydney
May 27 - June 12 2009

This new festival celebrates the diversity of cultural talent in Sydney through a series of events at the Museum of Contemporary Art and The Roxy Parramatta.

Nick Mainsbridge will take part in the free public talks program, discussing technology's influence on creativity, reflecting on his work with Deprogram using sensor gloves to control audio and visuals:


ART 2.0: THE FUTURE OF ART AND TECHNOLOGY

Friday June 12, 6pm – 7:30pm
Venue: Museum Of Contemporary Art

What came first – the technology or the idea? Creators and innovators explore art that pushes technology forward, and technology that inspires artists to create. Presented in association with Experimenta and Sydney Film Festival.

With: Jordana Maisie, Seb Chan (Powerhouse Museum, Cyclic Defrost), Jack Barton (City Futures), Jonathan Wald (Shoot The Player), Nick Mainsbridge (Ardour, Deprogram), Take Away Theatre


For more information and bookings visit Creative Sydney online.

posted by deprogram @ 4:55 PM

Saturday, April 11, 2009



Happy Easter

Swimming at my favourite seaside pool and visiting the local Hindu temple are just a couple of ways I've been enjoying the Easter break. I hope your long weekend is just as relaxed as mine.

The Sri Venkateswara Temple in Helensburgh was a hive of activity today. Filled with intricate sculptures of gods and goddesses, devotees carrying fruit offerings, floaty flute music, and fragrant incense, the whole atmosphere put my mind at rest.

The site in Helensburgh was chosen because it satisfied the essential requirements of ancient Hindu temple construction:


1. The land must be a virgin land (No building must have been constructed before)
2. The land must be an island
3. There must be a forest surrounding the land
4. There must be a water source nearby
5. There must be a ocean nearby

(Source: http://www.svtsydney.org/history.asp)

To see this temple in the midst of the lush Australian bush is a truly surreal and beautiful sight.

posted by deprogram @ 8:16 PM

Tuesday, April 07, 2009



New Music

It's a while since I posted some new material to the site. Here's a mix I made a while ago, the start of an ambient live set - over an hour's worth of music.

Size: 58.6 MB

Duration: 64:02

DOWNLOAD Deprogram Podcast 6.04.09.mp3

posted by deprogram @ 12:36 AM

Sunday, April 05, 2009




We took advantage of the rare sunshine to check out the Thirroul Seaside & Arts Festival today. This work is made part of the sculptures and installation exhibition by the shore. Constructed of coca cola bottles, it's use of recycled materials was echoed in many of the other art on display.

posted by deprogram @ 8:10 PM

Sunday, March 29, 2009


Looks a lot prettier than it sounds
(I can't stop taking screenshots since my cat showed me how to do them)

It's a gorgeous Autumn day outside and all I can do is try to work out why Patchage isn't picking up my firewire card and why it's glitching constantly - a persistent problem for me. For now I'll use my internal laptop soundcard, cause I don't want to interrupt my 'flow.' Even so, I still haven't worked out how to get Adrour to restart at 44k, so am stuck with chipmunk voices and sped up beats. This machine is not co-operating today! I want to compose, not solve technical problems and hang on mailing lists and chat channels waiting for responses to my inane questions.

I guess it's back to the piano for now...though I'm getting bored with the lack of multitracking potential. What are my other options?

- Turn off the computer
- Go for a swim
- Numb my brain by reading the Sunday papers
- Have a coffee in the sun
- Gardening

Hopefully one or more of these activities might help my brain cells clear.

posted by deprogram @ 12:48 PM