Global Online Jam NYC Sept21-23
	  id BAA18071; Sun, 21 Sep 1997 01:43:40 -0400


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source:cafe@losnegroes.com  Thu Sep 18 06:07:36 1997


GLOBAL ONLINE JAM KICKS OFF THIS WEEKEND

Commemorating the launch of "urban America's answer to MTV", New York-based
new media company Virtual Melanin Inc. links up with its British corporate
cousins Digital Diaspora for DIGITAL SLAM 2 - a three day online music
festival spanning from London and Cape Town, South Africa to San Francisco
and New York September 21-23rd on the World Wide Web.

Pioneered by Digital Diaspora founder Marc Boothe, the event kicks off from
London-based nightclub Dingwalls and features performances by Living Colour
guitarist Vernon Reid and video artist Darryl Hell in New York. The London
component showcases spoken word artists The Blank States, Anthony Joseph,
T-Kalla and Sonia Sohn. Other performers include A Guy Called Gerald and
MIDI saxophonist Steve Williamson. 

Fusing elements of drum 'n' bass, hip-hop, jungle, ambient dub and African
beats to create abstract soundscapes, Digital Diaspora will be
collaborating with leading DJ's and musicians to take 'live' multi-media
performance to a new level. The global gig will be link via ISDN lines
carrying video and audio signals to explore the 'cut and mix' of
contemporary urban culture and on-line collaborations by artists at the
edge of leading multi-media technology performing simultaneously between
the four major cities.

The New York segment will be curated by Reid and produced by VMI as part of
the launch of its new all-cybercast web site, VMI.net (http://www.vmi.net).
Tune into VMI.net for more information or Digital Diaspora
(http://www.cerbernet.co.uk/diaspora/info/index.html) for the live show.

Contact:

Marc Boothe
Digital Diaspora
tel: +44 171 274 2121
fax: +44 171 274 2222
digital@diaspora.demon.co.uk

Or 
McLean Greaves
Virtual Melanin Inc.
Tel:212.726.1063
Mg@vmi.net

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V       M       I
virtual melanin inc.
"urban america's internet company"
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new york city USA
212.726.1063 vox
718.789.2885 fax
www.vmelanin.com

 
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