BIOGRAPHY IDIOTIX 2010

Idiotix (X)
1992-1995 X studies audiovisual arts at the "Willem de Kooning", arts academy in R'dam (Ne)
1996 She attends video-computer animation at "The Free Academy", The Hague (Ne)

1995-1998 X gets involved with the emo-psychedelic rock band "Lucy, Not the Whore". At the time Lucy is one of the most exciting underground acts in the Rotterdam circuit.. Although often misunderstood by the mainstream with their unpredictable gigs, they are eventually selected to do the “Euro-Rock-Seminar” in Duisburg (Germany)…

1997 It leads to a unique international collaboration between Lithuania “Sumerland” , England “Barfly”, The Netherlands "Lucy, Not the Whore" and “La Whorra”. Together they organise a Neuro-Tour throughout Europe.. The tour ends in Holland with a Neuro-CD recording..

1997 X and Polstra (Lucy’s drummer) found the non-profit organization “Neuro-Vision” to help support and stimulate the Rotterdam underground InDiE scene on an international level.
X designs the Neuro-website with the Neuro-Tourkit section for musicians: a place where they can swap gigs, addresses and share their experiences abroad..

1997-2001 During this time X is also active as VJ/video-editor (R'dam Festivals, Paradiso, 013, De Twijfelaar, Nighttown, Houseparade, theater, video clips..) with AVDC VJ's.

1998-1999 X and Polstra team up with members from the UK band (Barfly), Jon and Loz. They name their band “LipsDick & MouthWash”
X and Polstra travel back and forth between The Netherlands and England to rehearse and perform. They record a mini CD & a video clip in London and they are regular guests at the Kashmir Klub.

2000-... Back in The Netherlands she locks herself up in her home studio and starts writing and recording new material.. X has grown to dislike being dependent of studio technicians and feels it's holding her back in her creativity. She takes up 'playing' most of the instruments herself developing her own Idiotix style.

2001 X crawls out of her cave and goes straight into the rehearsal studios with Polstra and some other musicians.

2001-... During those rehearsals she meets guitar player Peter Faber (Butrot, Narcissus) and they form the acoustic duo “Electric Seaweed”. The duo travels, playing gigs throughout the Netherlands. The song 'So Far Away' from their debut album is picked up by Creative Commons and released on their Compilation CD.

Electric Seaweed is currently recording their second album.

2003-2007 X and Lopez Carlos Productions start producing video clips and short experimental movies. As MX50 VJ's they provide visuals for Matika parties (Nighttown), Now & Wow, Krakatau, Off_Corso, EE Music and Electric Seaweed..

2003-... X rediscovers painting and designing.

EXHIBITIONS

2010 Bazar Bizar, Art Fair, Rotterdam The Netherlands
2010 Kunstdagen, Art Fair, Rotterdam The Netherlands
2010 Detroit Dirty Show, Art Exhibition, Detroit USA
2010 Episodism, Art Exhibition, Rotterdam The Netherlands
2009 Art Fair, Art Event Antwerp, Antwerp Belgium
2009 Art Fair, Art Event Ahoy, Rotterdam The Netherlands
2009 F.A.R.T. Hotel Central, Rotterdam The Netherlands
2009 Monster Mesh, Festival Tour - Russia
2008 Lo Brow Cinema, Multimedia Festival, Rotterdam The Netherlands
2008 Detroit Dirty Show, Art Exhibition, Detroit United States
2008 Samaya, Art Exhibition, Prague The Czech Republic
2007 Off The Road Show, Multimedia Festival, Rotterdam The Netherlands
2007 Creative Commons, CD Compilation, Rotterdam The Netherlands
2007 De Waag, Art Manifest, Amsterdam The Netherlands
2007 Smoke Gallery, Art Exhibition, Niagara Falls United States
2006 streamingfestival.com, Art Manifest, The Hague The Netherlands
2005 Hip Hop Youth Panna Event, Theatre, Tilburg The Netherlands
2005 Holland Animation Festival, Art Manifest, Utrecht The Netherlands
2005 The One Minutes Festival, Art Manifest, Amsterdam The Netherlands
2004 The Rocket Clip Festival, Art Manifest, Amsterdam The Netherlands

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PROJECTS

Electric Seaweed 2nd album, in production
Idiotix album, pre-production
3D heads, with Lopez Carlos Productions, pre-production
'Idiotix Family' animation, with Lopez Carlos Productions, in development
'Crows were white' video clip for Electric Seaweed, in development

'Monster Mesh' (short computer animation 2008)
’Don’t Watch This Film’ (audio/Sound FX for 20 min. docu/film, Lopez Carlos Productions 2007)
’Search’ (short computer animation 2006)
'Fire' (video clip for Tilly4ce 2005)
'Ballen in de Lucht' (short film, with Lopez Carlos Productions 2005)
’Dead’ (short film, with Lopez Carlos Productions 2004)
’Hou me vast' (video clip for Disparo, with Lopez Carlos Productions 2004)
'Random Cinematic Scrolls (VJ installation, with Lopez Carlos Productions 2004)
'Noiseous' (VJ compilation 2004)
'Jack Of Arts' (web site, multimedia exhibition 2001, Belgium)

COOPERATIONS
European Tour with Barfly (UK), Sumerland (LITH), La Whorra & Lucy, ntw (NE)
Recording background vocals for a Rob Stenders single (Dutch Radio)
Festival honoring Bukowski's oeuvre, with Lucy, not the whore & Cheech Wizard
Golden Oldie covers with Frenzy (now Belmondo) & Spasmodique
Jeff Buckley sessions in Rotown & 'Hemel' (Rotterdam)
‘The Jezebel Shanty’ (Raskolnikov; duet with Mark Ritsema – ‘Burnt out Moon’)