HOWDY!

My name is Simon AKA VJ Outlaw - Creative Digital Artist & Visual Jockey from Leicester.

I was 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.

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Also, graphic design is my usual skill with revamping brands, flyers, and fiction posters.

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I was a freelance designer for about 5 years before I went to Boomtown from 8th to 11th August 2019. I met very interesting artists in the VJ workshop to start learning a little about Vision Jockey, and then became my first successful at the Virtual Festival for Deaf Rave on 26th September 2020. I have grown and enjoy it very much to try out many different things. I have been working with DRC for four years now. I love creating something unique that will not be found anywhere. I'm pushing Deaf Rave to take them to the next level and see Music, Performers, and visual work together. Give the deaf community access to all the music cultures and festivals by seeing what all music is about and feeling the vibe to make those dreams a reality.

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Deaf Rave director, MBE Troi Lee, was impressed with my achievements, and he decided to advise me to become the first profoundly deaf person to do a Video Jockey in the world. 

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Right now, my VJ mentor (Shaun - Prickimage Inc) gives me the possibility to learn more about VJ software, mapping, and laser installation to create the Deaf-PLUR (Peace Love Unity Respect in 1990s music culture. Watch this space, peeps.