Nexus » Nexus Blog http://nexusorg.org Epic Adventures Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:13:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 NEXUS GETS THE CORNER SPOT! http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/nexus-gets-the-corner-spot/ http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/nexus-gets-the-corner-spot/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 02:15:29 +0000 Random http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/nexus-gets-the-corner-spot/ Nexus get’s to rock 10:00 and Esplanade this year!

]]> http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/nexus-gets-the-corner-spot/feed/ 0 Fuel For the Fire http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/fuel-for-the-fire/ http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/fuel-for-the-fire/#comments Sat, 19 Jun 2010 03:00:35 +0000 erin banwell http://nexusorg.org/?p=1024 This year at Burning Man NEXUS is bringing it bigger than ever and we need your help – we need you to come to a sick party in San Francisco and rock out on the dance floor to some of our favorite DJs – think you can do that?

This is all in the name of supporting the NEXUS PYROSPHERE, a 37 foot tall interactive fire sculpture – designed by Erin Banwell – that we’re bringing to the playa this year.

And besides who better to celebrate your Independence with than the NEXUS family?

Friday, July 2nd

FUEL FOR THE FIRE :: NEXUS PYROSPHERE FUNDRAISER

Special guests:

R/D (the designed disorder)

He absolutely leveled the Nexus dome on the playa before Tipper came on and atomized the remaining pieces – come check out what he’s all about at this rare appearance in San Francisco.

DAVID STARFIRE (six degrees)

A long-time producer and multi-instrumentalist, David Starfire never fails to bring the tribal whomp. David’s Bollyhood Bass Remix EP just dropped with remixes by Sub Swara, An-ten-Nae, ill Gates, Mochipet and Jef Stott.

WORTHY (dirtybird)

A true hero of the San Francisco underground, OG dirtybird and Anabatic label head will be gracing us with a master class in underground techno.

with:

Little John (raindance)

Motion Potion ( the fringe collective)

Mozaic (glimmer of dope)

Haptic Synapses vs. The Antacid Crew (nexus)

Mr. Projectile (semi-sexual)

Digital Honey (raindance)

Lotus Drops (street ritual)

Buckner (vibe is alive)

Mad genius Erin Banwell’s Amazing PYROSPHERE – scale model and demonstration

Cream-Pie Catapault

Visuals by Dax & Dustin

2 rooms of sound
all-star DJ lineup
pyrosphere demonstration
port-a-potty raffle

more Nexus than you can shake a stick at !!

Enter the raffle to win your very own porta potty for Burning Man – this is no joke!!

Raffle details here: http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/win-your-own-private-porta-potty-bm/

The venue will be transformed into a Nexus approved environment.

Mighty
119 Utah @ 15th Street

$15

or

$7 before 10:30pm w/ “attending” RSVP on Facebook at:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125384734168040

Come in your playa best and bring the heat!

NEXUS LOVES YOU

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]]> http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/nexus-extends-invite-to-banksy/feed/ 0 Win your own private porta potty @ BM! http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/win-your-own-private-porta-potty-bm/ http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/win-your-own-private-porta-potty-bm/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:22:27 +0000 erin banwell http://nexusorg.org/?p=1001 Imagine this:

It’s the middle of the night on the playa, when suddenly, you have to crap.

Your choices:

Brave the swampy  playa porta potties

Try to hold it till dawn when they come and clean the toilets (good luck).

Find some random container to do your business in.

Shit your pants (if you are wearing any).

or………Go back to your own private padlocked porta potty, and take care of business in comfort!

That’s right! Nexus is raffling off a private porta potty !  The winner will get the porta potty delivered to his or her location of choice, pumped out  and removed at the end of the burn. All you have to do is use it!

Raffle tickets are $10 a piece, anyone can enter- playa wide, and all proceeds go to the Pyrosphere project. The drawing will take place July 27th.

Buy a raffle ticket now!

]]> http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/win-your-own-private-porta-potty-bm/feed/ 2 Bassnectar at Nexus BM 09 http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/bassnectar-at-nexus-bm-09/ http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/bassnectar-at-nexus-bm-09/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 20:53:32 +0000 erin banwell http://nexusorg.org/?p=992 These photos by Michael Holden http://MichaelHolden.com

show Bassnectar rocking it at the Nexus dome. You can see the all 42 of these awesome images here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelholden/sets/72157623208355287/

]]> http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/bassnectar-at-nexus-bm-09/feed/ 0 PyroSphere Progress Report: The Remote http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/pyrosphere-progress-report-the-remote/ http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/pyrosphere-progress-report-the-remote/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 20:16:19 +0000 erin banwell http://nexusorg.org/?p=978 While we have been busy building the physical structure for the PyroSphere, Steve Cronberg, our head programmer, has been hard at work in Portland prototyping the custom remote control that will control the PyroSphere’s fiery patterns.The remote is able to control which pattern is running, how long each frame of the pattern is, how long the time between each frame is, and how long each frame stays on after it has been triggered. Eventually, all these wires and circuit boards will be packed away into a tidy metal case with fancy knobs and buttons.

The remote uses a RF(radio frequency) transmitter and reciever to communicate with a dedicated Arduino microcontroller, which sends the data to a Mega Arduino that controls the flame valves.

Donate $50 or more and get a Nexus Hoodie!

  • Hit the paypal button and donate at least $50 (the more the merrier!)
  • Fill out the mailing address section
  • Choose your color, and size. Colors: Black on Red, Red on Black,
  • Brown on Green, Black on Yellow, Black on Orange, Black on Blue, Red on Blue.
  • Wait for your sweet ass hoodie. (6 to 8 weeks or so…….maybe less, maybe more)
    • ]]>     http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/pyrosphere-progress-report-the-remote/feed/ 2     Pyrosphere Progress Report 5/3/10 http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/pyrosphere-progress-report-5310/ http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/pyrosphere-progress-report-5310/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 05:27:41 +0000 erin banwell http://nexusorg.org/?p=943

    This weekend we put together the sphere.  Nathan, Julie, Robert, Chris, Mike, Megan, Nate, Vaughn, and Erin B got together under the hot sun in a big grassy field and assembled the 23′ geodesic sphere.

    step1shazzam We started at the top.

    Which happened to be on

    the ground.

    Donate $50 or more and get a Nexus Hoodie!

  • Hit the paypal button and donate at least $50 (the more the merrier!)

    The new Nexus hoodie design

  • Fill out the mailing address section
  • Choose your color, and size. Colors: Black on Red, Red on Black,
  • Brown on Green, Black on Yellow, Black on Orange, Black on Blue, Red on Blue.
  • Wait for your sweet ass hoodie. (6 to 8 weeks or so…….maybe less, maybe more)

    • ]]>     http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/pyrosphere-progress-report-5310/feed/ 0     PyroSphere Progress Report: Test Run http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/pyrosphere-progress-report-testrun/ http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/pyrosphere-progress-report-testrun/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:56:17 +0000 erin banwell http://nexusorg.org/?p=857 After much delay, we were finally able to test run the first set of 9 valves with propane . Just some simple patterns. This is less than 1/10th of the valves that will be on the PyroSphere!

    Click on the images below for PyroSphere info and updates

    plumbingprogrammingthumb.phppyrospherethumb.phppolesthumb.php

    Donate $50 or more and get a Nexus Hoodie!

  • Hit the paypal button and donate at least $50 (the more the merrier!)

    The new Nexus hoodie design

  • Fill out the mailing address section
  • Choose your color, and size. Colors: Black on Red, Red on Black,
  • Brown on Green, Black on Yellow, Black on Orange, Black on Blue, Red on Blue.
  • Wait for your sweet ass hoodie. (6 to 8 weeks or so…….maybe less, maybe more)

    • ]]>     http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/pyrosphere-progress-report-testrun/feed/ 2     BOING! BOING! BOING! ver.3.0 http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/boing-boing-boing-2/ http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/boing-boing-boing-2/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:31:36 +0000 Random http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/boing-boing-boing-2/ The  World’s Most Prestigious Trampoline Dodgeball Tournament was a huge success! Music was righteous as it should be:

    Jphlip – Dirty Bird

    Antacid Crew w/Haptic Synapses – AckLabs/Nexus

    Comma – Semisexual

    Mozaic – Troubled Youth/Nexus

    April 24, 2010
    11 pm till 3 am

    check out the short documentary film about Boing!Boing! 2009 below.

    Trampoline Dodgeball World Championship 2009

    ]]>     http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/boing-boing-boing-2/feed/ 4     2010 Nexus Burning Man Camp 3D Rendering! http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/2010-nexus-burning-man-camp/ http://nexusorg.org/2010/blog/2010-nexus-burning-man-camp/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:46:35 +0000 ChrisP http://nexusorg.org/?p=824 3d animation below

    Click here to view the embedded video.

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