youtube mixers:

youtube mixers is/was an exhibit put on by the digital media class art 345 at unr, the exhibit features student's multiple youtube videos playing at the same time--it created a chaotic atmosphere but it was very intriguing to see each artist individualize their work, no two pieces were similar (in my opinion any way).

one student's work that caught my eye was that of patrick zbella, his youtube mixer featured a bunch of people, a bunch of instruments, and a bunch of random places. these videos caught my eye because they were all very imaginative, the style of the videos were also interesting because they featured one person playing an instrument in a bizarre location (on train tracks when a train drives by, that is terrifying)i  was drawn to this piece because although the videos were taken in different locations and different instruments were used, they all seemed to kind of go together--there was a genuine cohesiveness about them that made me focus on them more so than the others.

going into the gallery i had no idea who the artist was who made those videos that i liked so much so i hopped on line and found the link to his student blog for that class! turns out i actually know patrick, he is in my photography class and it was really interesting to see his digital moving image art because i was used to seeing his photography in class. i knew something about his mixer seemed familiar, and it is because patrick has a consistent style in the way he makes art. it was really a cool experience for me to be able to see that, so i am very glad i entered that chaotic, hot, little room.