Simon Ward
@simonmward
Making mostly animated videos in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa NZ simonmward.com
It's Bandcamp Friday for the next 12hrs ish. Preorder the XYZZY soundtrack LP or digi version now and the musicians get a bigger slice of the pie. Prog/ambient electronic tracks by @stef-animal.bsky.social @disasteradio.bsky.social Lachlan Anderson & Andrew Clarke wurmsound.bandcamp.com/album/xyzzy
New music video for deepState. Anyone else go to a dance party under St Pauls on Symonds St in the late 90s??? I was trying to channel a feeling. Out on @sunreturn.bsky.social ... keep an eye out for the new album! & watch the whole video here www.youtube.com/watch?v=d98Q...
XYZZY is back for 2shows in mid Aug. Both shows include a live music perf from @stef-animal.bsky.social @disasteradio.bsky.social & Lachlan Anderson to celebrate the release of the soundtrack TIX! www.stardome.org.nz/movie/xyzzy-... www.museumswellington.org.nz/xyzzy-album-... wurmsound.bandcamp.com
Only a few more tix left for Friday nights XYZZY show + talk from me at Stardome Tāmaki Makaurau. Get in quick if U wanna go. Art from Jess Johnson, music from @stef-animal.bsky.social @disasteradio.bsky.social Andrew Clarke & Lachlan Anderson. 👽
It's XYZZY night again at @stardome-nz.bsky.social in Auckland. Catch our planetarium movie at 8:30pm! On every Friday in MAY www.stardome.org.nz/movie/xyzzy
XYZZY is back Friday nights in May at @stardome-nz.bsky.social Ak , celebrating NZ MUSIC MONTH & the outrageously great soundtrack by @stef-animal.bsky.social @disasteradio.bsky.social Lachlan Anderson & Drew Clarke. I'll be up doing a Q&A with the last session 👽 www.stardome.org.nz/movie/xyzzy
Had to see what difference the accurate proportions would be ... turns out a lot.
Just found this perfect little clip from 2009, on tour with @disasteradio.bsky.social in USA. Blink had just driven us all night from Baltimore, after Luke played a show there ... and this was us arriving on the outskirts of NYC at dawn. 🔊
Forgot to post the super nerdy promo for @amamelia.bsky.social 's Floating Opera music vid last year. We did so much fun research for the vid on @audioculturenz.bsky.social , thanks so much for the eternally excellent site ❤️ Catch the full vid here www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgaK...
@amamelia.bsky.social 's number 1 hit song 'The Floating Opera' out now on @sunreturn.bsky.social ! Especially out on youtube with this music video made by me and @browntown.bsky.social Click the link for the full experience 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgaK...
New music video for @amamelia.bsky.social 's smashing new song 'The Floating Opera' out on @sunreturn.bsky.social 🎶 Went to town on this one a bit but very pleased with the results 🎭 Huge thanks to @browntown.bsky.social for the incredible band logo. Watch the whole vid here -> youtu.be/AgaKhwIKp9I
Single and album arts for the new ear-wateringly good @babyzionov.bsky.social material. Fantastic new album out in Oct on @sunreturn.bsky.social This new single is amazing 🐬https://babyzionov.bandcamp.com/track/dolphin-diamond-raceway-feat-deepstate
Was reminded of this tour promo for 2012 GoldenAxe / Amdiscs today. Why did the internet seem much more enjoyable then??
Saving this here so I remember how chaotic my brain has been this year. Hoping to pull it together for 2025 pt2
Blows my mind that there's now a book written about my friend's work. Very much looking forward to celebrating & seeing a rare performance tomorrow at Flying Nun Cuba St. Congrats @disasteradio.bsky.social & @jingajik.bsky.social
The new @babyzionov.bsky.social single is fantastic! I did the cover art + a little promo vid for it. Keep an eye out for the incredible new album coming soon via @sunreturn.bsky.social music.drm.co.nz/cirrus-homeb... ☁️ babyzionov.bandcamp.com ☁️
Weird Wellington Hilltop Castle Compound for sale again www.trademe.co.nz/a/property/r...
Big Jess Johnson art screening party this Friday night at Space Place Wgtn. 3 showings of our award winning full dome film XYZZY, with talk+Q&A from me, 3 VR headsets showing TERMINUS & about 10 other videos playing in the gallery + a bar. Tix here www.museumswellington.org.nz/xyzzy-closin...
Detail from one of the WholWhyWurld videos made with Jess Johnson in 2018. Catch the full video plus others at SpacePlace Pōneke next weekend for the closing party for our dome film XYZZY www.museumswellington.org.nz/xyzzy-closin...
Next Friday we're doing a special event night for XYZZY's last screening @ Space Place Wgtn. There'll be talks+q&a from me about working with Jess Johnson for 10 years + more videos & VR to see, filling up the building + there'll be a bar. Should be fun 👽 www.museumswellington.org.nz/xyzzy-closin...
Here's a 2nd video made for Coldplay's visual album A Film For the Future. This bite from the song ONE WORLD, where i asked friends to share some little clips that @browntown.bsky.social, Spencer Hall & I roto'd over. The whole film with everyone's contributions is up on Coldplay's youtube channel 🎵
Late last year was among the 150+ visual artists asked to contribute to Coldplay's A Film For the Future. Made this little video with dancer Alana Yee, to accompany a sliver of the song AETERNA. Thinking about rebooting ReBoot 💻
Archival photo from behind the scenes of the EYELINER - Drop Shadow music video www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkIM... #@disasteradio.bsky.social
All of Aroha Bridge is now available to watch on YouTube! Let Uncle Noogy inspire your bill submission at youtube.com/@arohabridge 📺
