HOWDY!
My name is Simon AKA VJ Outlaw and 3D Motion Designer from Leicester.
I'm born profoundly deaf, and a British Sign Language user. My passion is Video Jockey - bewildering visual performance as results in live multimedia on the stages, music, performers, breakdance, and visual vernacular. I thrive from working alongside Deaf Rave Crews to organize the VJ loop installations on the projector/LED screen/laser to give a vision for all deaf, usher syndrome, and various disabilities audiences.
Also, graphic design is my natural skill with revamping brands, flyers, and fiction posters.
I was a freelance designer for about 5 years before I went to Boomtown from 8th - 11th August 2019. I met very interesting artists in the VJ workshop to start learning a little about Vision Jockey then became my first successful at the Virtual Festival for Deaf Rave last 26th September 2020. I have grown and enjoy it very much to try out many different things. Still, work with DRC for four years now. I love creating something unique that will not be found anywhere. I am trying to push Deaf Rave to take them to the next level and see Music, Performers, and visual work together. Give the deaf community to access all the music cultures and festivals by seeing what all music is about and feeling the vibe to make those dreams into reality.
Deaf Rave director - Troi Lee was impressed with my achievements, he decided to adviser me to becoming the first profoundly deaf person to do a Video Jockey in the world.
Right now, my VJ mentor (Shaun Prickimage Inc) gives me the possibility to learn more about VJ software, mapper, and laser installation to create the Deaf-PLUR (Peace Love Unity Respect in 1990s music culture) Watch this space peeps.
Education
BTEC Graphic Designer
Professional Diploma in UX Design
BA (Hons) Graphic and Multimedia Design
VJ Mentor - PrickImage.com
VJ Academy - Veejays.com
Clints & Collaborations
HearWeAre - Chapter - Bestival - Colour Hoxter - Fabric - RichMix - Deaf Rave - Deaf Explore - MoreEyes - Clin De Festival - MC Geezer - PrickImage - Love Light Norwich - Bristol Light - Secret Garden Party - BoomTown - BIDF - Gay Pride in Cardiff - Criptic Pit Party - Balter Festival
EXPLAINABLE WHAT IS MY CAREER...
VISION JOCKEY
The term "Video Jockey" comes from the DJs (disc jockeys) used in radio. Music Television (MTV) was popularized in the 1980s.
The MTV founders got their idea for their VJ host personalities from studying Merrill Aldighieri's club. Aldighieri worked in the New York City nightclub Hurrah, which was the first to make a video installation as a featured component of the club's design with multiple monitors hanging over the bar and dance floor performing as a VJ consisting of improvising live clips using a video camera, projected film loops. The rest is history.
I have found projector mapping most suitable for usher syndrome and deaf people with sign language as it allows brighter visuals on the theatrical stages. I continue to devote some of my time to researching different techniques to make many effects videos to create where you can enjoy getting lost.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Graphic designers create visual concepts, using computer software or by hand, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, and captivate consumers. They develop the overall layout and production design for applications such as advertisements, brochures, magazines, and reports.
I love meeting up with clients and trying to break the communication barriers to figure out what they want and how they want it. At times it is hard to deal with surdophobia clients who are not sure of what they want when they see me as a deaf person and sometimes am lucky that they depend on me. Most clients will come and state that they have this idea but they are unable to actualize it and they put all their hope in me to get that idea and make it a reality. It takes commitment and faith because many times a client may be in good surprise and sometimes it does meet their picture in mind.
I love challenges to beat the odds.
LET'S GET IN TOUCH, PLEASE SEND ME A MESSAGE WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR IF YOU WANT TO MEET UP!
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