Max Cooper at Carlisle Church

The homecoming performance for Max Cooper was filmed live in Belfast at Carlisle Church in collaboration with AVA Festival, Red Bull and The Arts Council Northern Ireland. This recording is the first electronic performance in the 145 year old venue, marking a special occasion for the city. On the edge of inner-city Belfast, Carlisle Memorial Church was built in 1875 in a distinctive neo-gothic style, highlighting Belfast’s impressive architectural legacy. Max Cooper: “It’s a beautiful space inside the old restored Carlisle Church in Belfast. My main aim was to try and complement the structure with my music and visual projections, framing the imagery around the architecture, and trying to put together something musically and visually to match. I brought along a semi-transparent gauze screen to sit in front of me, so I could alternate between a high-res uninterrupted image and the broken imagery across the church, as well as blend them together. We also added strobes to further highlight the built structure for some peaks. Then I just had some fun with it. Massive thanks to everyone at AVA festival for coming up with the idea to do this and to AVA the partners for making it happen.”