Chiptunes Orchestra – Nuit Blanche 2011

An all-night non-stop 12hr concert comprised of 16 bands enjoyed by thousands of dancing visitors as a mix of live music and giant-screen video games came together on stage.
Pixel art by Tino Kapetaneas, text and animation added by Nick Pagee
Nuit-Blanche 2011: The Royal Canadian Chiptunes Orchestra!
The 2011 edition of Toronto’s all-night-art-thing, Nuit Blanche, saw Cinema 1 of TIFF Bell Lightbox welcome over five thousand visitors as it was filled to the brim with bits, bytes, and beats as live music and big-screen video games came together on stage.

Trailer by the always-fresh Pyramid Attack.

Endless Films provided intense levels of video support, directing the filming and processing over a terabyte of HD footage all in one night.

Interactive artist and game designer Tino Kapataneas created our awesome isometric Lightbox that you see above here and in the trailer.

This night of gaming-inspired music was curated by Nick Pagee, Kate Dickson, Shaun Hatton and Jonathan Guberman, in partnership with Site 3 coLaboratory.
Trailer by Pyramid Attack!
Our trailer was conceived and animated by super fresh Toronto-based animation wizards PYRAMID ATTACK – thanks again Sean and Arv!
Custom Chiptunes Instruments!
Co-conspirator and not-evil genius Jonathan Guberman custom designed these electronic noise makers. A limited edition run of 150 were made and handed out to the first several rows of the audience for the special midnight performance from the Royal Canadian Chiptunes Orchestra.
Making Of Instruments Video: 
A handy video-recipe courtesy of the TIFF Bell Lightbox’s Content Capture Department on what it takes to make a rockin’ Nuit Blanche project. Featuring the music of Jeff The World and the busy hands of Team TIFF Nexus, Ryerson Students and the fine folks of Site 3 coLaboratory.
Schedule: 
7-7:30
Royal Canadian Chiptunes Orchestra
7:30-8
8-8:30
Deadbeatblast followed by .exe
8:30-9
9-9:30
9:30-10
10-10:30
10:30-11
11-11:30
Royal Canadian Chiptunes Orchestra
11:30-12
12-12:30
12:30-1
1-1:30
1:30-2
2-2:30
2:30-3
3-3:30
3:30-4
4-4:30
4:30-5
Free Play Open Mic Period
5-5:30
5:30-6
6-6:30
6:30-7

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