Chris kalis chicago

As Jugle became entrenched in electronic music, he kept making rock too. In the late 90s he became the keyboardist for an indie-rock outfit called Written in the Sand, which Kalis says was more a joke than a band—at least until Jugle entered the picture. Kalis would later come aboard himself. The trio approached techno from a punk perspective, restricting their bristling, minimal tracks to three minutes or less.

Bossa Suicide , the debut of Ghost Arcade LTD, a seven-inch label Broers had launched to release unconventional techno that blurred together punk, harsh electro, and minimal synth. That long delay was in part because Jugle had so many other projects. He and Broers were collaborating on a hard-driving, minimal techno duo called Mandate, though Jugle pulled back from it in late , when he became involved in Chandeliers.

Kalis had formed the proggy indie-rock group earlier that year with former members of Written in the Sand. Jugle became that anchor, programming drum parts for the band. To buy the necessary equipment, he sold Broers half his record collection.

The following year, Jugle and Zawacki rekindled their creative relationship. I was the most comfortable around him—more so with him than anyone else. Faculty and Staff. Request Information. Apply Online. Page Content. Email: ckalis cdm. Schedule Advising Appointments through BlueStar. Bio and Research Information Chris Kalis is a filmmaker, graphic designer, and musician whose creative work includes motion design, narrative animation, sound design, and music.

He is a co-founder of the award-winning and internationally recognized creative studio Plural and the Chicago-based electronic music collective Chandeliers. He is currently directing a short animated film and working as assistant producer and graphic designer for the upcoming documentary "God Said Give 'Em Drum Machines: The Story of Detroit Techno". ANI Cinema 4d Workshop. ANI Motion Graphics. ANI Title Design. ANI Topics in Animation. ANI Independent Study.

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