WOULD LIKE TO MEET: CONCERT & DJ VISUAL/VIDEO DESIGNER
Congregational (2024)
OVERVIEW:
I’m looking to collaborate with a queer video/visual/multimedia artist to create video visuals for my upcoming show Congregational, a choral service for the nightclub - this is a paid gig.
Particularly I am looking for someone who can:
Animate text, I’m anticipating there will be sections where lyrics/key messages need to be displayed in creative ways for audiences to read them.
Create visuals which give the feeling of being at a gig/concert/arena show (albeit in a smaller space)
Draw on the aesthetics of the nightclub and a non-religious spirituality - pulling from mirror balls and lazers, to toilet stalls and grotty basements, as well as stained glass windows.
Help create moments that feel trippy, euphoric, or transcendental and take the audience on a journey - I’m quite interested in kaleidoscope moments (we’re considering this for marketing design at the moment). I’d like people to feel like they’re high without having taken anything.
This should be a collaboration - I’m really open to ideas and what your style is.
Visuals will be projected or displayed on a screen behind the performers throughout the show. You’ll need to produce final video files to be programmed into Qlab. The show is approx 70 minutes long, I’m imagining it will be a mix of fixed length short videos, visual loops, and stills.
KEY INFO:
Deadline to apply: Monday 1st July
Project Timeline:
Early July 2026 - Initial meeting/planning/development session.
Mid-July 2026- anticipating that the writing of the show will be finished.
Mid July - Early August 2026 - creation of visuals.
Fri 14th August - final visuals to be delivered.
Sat 22nd August - first show
Possible that there will be time to tweak/edit/amend after the first performance.
Fee: flexible, to be discussed with individuals - we’re anticipating this being between 10-12 days work with a day rate of £250 per day.
Additional budget is available to support anyone with access needs to participate.
ABOUT YOU:
The ideal person will:
have professional experience creating visuals for DJs, concert, music, or theatre productions.
Be open to collaboration and up for experimenting.
Have an interest and/or experience in in queer nightlife & culture.
Have a thorough understanding of how to make the video work practically, building smooth loops and transitions when needed.
Be organised and able to stick to timelines.
We are particularly keen to work with someone who identifies as LGBTQ+, we are actively trans inclusive and would love to meet artists from the global majority.
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
Congregational is a newly composed choral service for the nightclub, from artist & vocalist Fatt Butcher. Part concert, part-communionion, part-resurrection, the show is a ceremony for the dance floor; a service to dying nightlife that reminds us to keep on living… and yes, there will be poppers.
Featuring a live choir of professional queer vocalists, complete with superstar DJ Just Soriah and virtuosic piano accompaniment from Nicky Harris, expect a thumping original score of newly composed hymns for the dancefloor blending house, trance, gospel, classical & experimental music.
The project is being written by Fatt Butcher in collaboration with Nicky Harris and Tobre, and produced by SJ Watkinson. This project has been funded by Arts Council England with support from Fierce Festival, Cambridge Junction, B:Music, Marlborough Productions, Brighton Dome, Factory International, Homotopia, and Warwick Arts Centre.
A NOTE ON CONTENT:
As well as exploring music, spirituality, and the dancefloor, this work contains references to sex and sexuality as well as references to drug/alcohol/substance use, it is explicitly and unapologetically queer. If you would not be comfortable creating material in this context then this probably isn’t the project for you.
An initial R&D of the show was shared at Fierce Festival in 2024, highlights from this performance can be seen here:
HOW TO APPLY:
To apply, please complete the very short application form below (contact details, some info about you, and links to any previous work) by Midday on Monday 1st July
If you have any questions or require any further information please email SJ on hello@fattprojects.org
