Actualize
Digital Creator
Projectionist - VJ - Digital Artist
www.actualizevisuals.com
Actualize is a highly-skilled digital artist, projectionist, and VJ based in Denver, Colorado. With over six years of experience, he has firmly established himself as one of the leading VJs in the United States. He has a proven track record of creating visually stunning projection mapping displays at events such as Electric Forest, Infrasound, and Soundhaven which have wowed audiences with his com
Headed back to Red Rocks this Sunday to run visuals for as direct support for + !
Jordan and I have been in the lab putting together a very special set for this one that we can't wait to share with you all.
Huge shout out to our sponsor .redrocks who helped us go the extra mile on this one! π
Presenting my latest piece "Cradle of Light" created for Mirus Gallery Denver's Nexus group show and is currently on display there. This piece was inspired by our little baby in Paris's belly and our anticipation of bringing him into the universe and sharing our love and knowledge with him. π
The piece was created using Notch, Adobe After Effects, and Blender and is a projection mapped piece utilizing one of my Vivetek short throw projectors. I first created the animation, and then took a still frame from it, printed it on a canvas, and projection mapped the animation on top of it to make it appear as if it is moving.
The 1/1 piece is available for purchase with the projection mapping through Mirus Gallery. Just shoot me a DM if you are interested in purchasing! β€οΈ
Debuting a brand new all original projection mapped piece at for the Nexus group show this Saturday!
Super excited to show this one, I wanted to do a piece that was inspired by .jnl_ and I's soon-to-be-born lil baby and I am really happy with how it came out!
Also honored to be displaying a piece alongside this bad ass lineup of other artists and friends. Unfortunately I will not be able to be there myself as I need to jet set out for one more quick travel VJ gig this Saturday before the baby comes, but Paris will be there with the baby that inspired the piece in her belly! πΌ
Heading out to to run visuals for the man this weekend! Catch us on Saturday night at 8:35 PM right after Zingara and before CloZee π€
Excited to announce I recently joined REM visuals on the The Visual Cast to chat about Resolume, working as a full time VJ, and projection mapping and the episode will be premiering tonight at 5 PM PST!
In this episode I walk through my Resolume comp and how I go about running live visuals with it, and discuss all the ins and outs of working full time in the music industry.
Link in the comments, come check it out with us tonight!
Headed back to Red Rocks tomorrow with the one and only ! So stoked to be working with Maddy on this one, she is an amazing artist and person and it's always such a pleasure working with her and her team!
This will be my 4th consecutive time performing at Rezz Rocks my 15th total set at Red Rocksπ€ always so grateful for the opportunity to perform at this legendary venue!
See you all tomorrow!!
Happy Birthday to the love of my life, .jnl_!! β€οΈ You are the most amazing, beautiful, kind, thoughtful woman I have ever met and I am so grateful to have found you and to be on this crazy journey together! Every day I feel so lucky to be with you and have you in my life. You are going to be the most incredible mom and I am so excited to start this new chapter of life with you. Your kindness, strength, and love inspire me every day and I cannot wait to spend the rest of my life with you and raise our little one together π₯°
So excited to celebrate you today and every day. Hereβs to more memories, silliness, laughter, and adventures together! I love you more than words can even express. πβ€οΈ
Teaming up with this Friday at the Mission Ballroom for 's headline show!
Super excited for this one! Lineup is absolutely stacked from top to bottom with both musical and visual talent and I'm honored to be a part of it.
Link in comments, grab your tickets now while you still can!
On my way to this weekend to projection map the art gallery and run visuals for and !
Huge thank you to the art team for having me out again this year and to Daily Bread and Detox Unit for having me on their sets!
Serious shout out to and for putting together one of the most bad ass art squads I have ever seen at a festival. I am honored to be a part of it and can't wait to see it in action!
Super excited to be headed back to this year to projection map the art gallery and do visuals for ! π₯
See y'all out there next weekend!
Headed back to Dead Rocks tomorrow night with Aaron Pugh / VCTRE for his Red Rocks debut!
Also super stoked to have Joey Schunemann in town and coming to check out the show :)
Don't miss these pairings with Glass Crane at Infrasound Music Festival this weekend!
Very sad to not be out there with my infra gang this year - but super stoked for the homies who get to be there!!
Getting super excited for at this Sunday!!
Do nottt miss Denver's first ever legal mushroom event - this is going to be a one of a kind experience! Huge thanks to 5280 mag for the feature π (link in bio)
I'll be running visuals on the mainstage all night for acts like Mindex and Entangled Mind, as well as projection mapping an 8x8 painting by Jake Amason, The Artwork of Stephen Kruse, Peter Westermann Art, Seth McMahon, and Blake Foster Art called Psychedelic Science that was painted at the MAPS convention last year!
Images generated by Dall-E 3 AI
Catch me tonight at running visuals for a secret stage hidden somewhere in the exhibit! Come see if you can find me π
If you aren't familiar with the Danceportation events, they open up the whole exhibit and set up multiple stages throughout! It is easily one of my favorite event series in Denver.
Huge thanks to for having me out, super excited to be a part of this one!
Headed out to Somethin' Different Music Festival at the end of the summer to run visuals alongside this sick lineup!
Very excited to be involved with a Colorado festival that is putting on so many awesome local artists with a strong focus on building up the underground. We love to see it!!
On visual duties for VCTRE tonight at Mission π«‘
Also super stoked to see Yheti w/ DayDreemer and Resonant Language w/ Cullen Hassel, My Analogue, and Honeybee - gonna be an absolutely π₯ night of music + visuals!
Throwback to last year when and I went b2b for our boi on the iconic UFO stage!
Fast forward to now, Steven and I have officially formed our Actual Crane collab project and are performing together for 's headliner in just a few weeks!!
We've still got a bunch more awesome stuff to announce for this one so keep your eyes peeled π
Love both these bois to the moon and back and can't wait to rock this one together! πβ₯οΈπ€
Headed back to Texas again this October for one of my favorite events, Astronox Music and Arts Gathering!
Excited to be returning as the Lead Designer in charge of projection mapping the stage as well as redesigning the DJ booth to give the stage a fresh new look and feel. Swipe to see last year's design - super excited to switch it up a little bit this year!
This lineup absolutely slaps and I can't wait to be back down in Texas ripping some fire BBQ and running visuals with this squad of homies β€οΈ
Excited to release this exclusive interview I just did with Electric Hawk!
In this interview I discuss my part in CloZee's Microworlds Tour, my recent headline with A Hundred Drums at the Ogden, my set with EAZYBAKED on Ranch Area at Electric Forest,y upcoming Actual Crane set with Glass Crane for kLL sMTH's Ogden headline and more!
Link to full article in the comments π
Huge thanks to Khalila Haque for writing this piece!
Testimonials from some of my previous students for my one-on-one VJ lessons! I am very proud of what all of my students have been able to achieve and find so much fulfillment in teaching and spreading knowledge about this awesome art form.
If you are interested in taking your own lessons to get started VJing or level up your Resolume skills, head over to my website via the link in my bio and sign up for your own today! β‘
Launching a new platform dedicated to lessons called .academy where I eventually plan to host lessons from my VJ/digital artist friends who are masters at all the different software involved in creating what we create, so go follow that account to stay up to date on that!
Heading to tomorrow night to do some projection mapping for the boys! ( x new π₯ project together)
I'm going to be mapping out the system (which will be my first time mapping Funktions), as well as maybe a few other goodies!
If you haven't heard their new album I highly recommend going and listening right away, it's literally my favorite album right now. It is SO GOOD and I am super stoked to have been invited out to be a part of the awesome experience they are curating for tomorrow night!
Closely collaborating with Esseks to create a unique A/V experience for his headline at Cervantes this weekend! β‘
As a VJ, It is nearly impossible to put together any kind of tour flyer in advance since we are working with so many different artists and events - and historically many of our bookings tend to come through last minute. Even though I couldn't do it in advance, I thought it would be fun to put together a tour flyer of all the sets I played in 2023 just to see what it would look like!
What Actualize visual sets did you catch last year? Which ones were your favorites?
Also just want to give a huge thank you to everyone who brought me out last year to do my thing, it was easily the best year of my life and I am so grateful to have been able to work with all of you amazing artists and event producers! Without your support I would not be able to do what I do and I am incredibly grateful.
Also a big big shout out to my fans and supporters too who take videos at shows and tag me in their stories and who share my posts, that means so so much to me and truly goes a long way! πβ€οΈ
Here's to 2024 - looking forward to another year of learning, growth, and collaboration! π₯π
Disclaimer: if I missed a set with you on here I am so sorry! I honestly couldn't remember/fit everything.
Had a blast designing and running this stage for A Hundred Drums headlining show at The Ogden a few weeks back! It was so much fun to collaborate with Infinite Konceptz on some custom stage content, try out some notch live camera stuff, and play with this fun design!
Mindbeam Productions also crushed on lasers and the in house staff at the Ogden was super accomodating and great to work with. Huge thank you to everyone involved - the A Hundred Drums team, the support acts, and the venue staff. It has been our dream to play this venue together for years now and it all came together so perfectly, and I am so grateful to everyone who helped make it happen and who came out to experience what we put together for you guys!
Make sure to catch A Hundred Drums on her Earthtones headline tour starting this weekend!
π₯: Onthesearchforpineapples