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Like most of our volunteers he wrote us one day and said, “Hey, I want to make animated gifs for you.” We said, “Sure, sounds great!” I believe this gif he made of Donald Duck was like the third or fourth one, and when he emailed it over, I was like, “You’re our guy!”</p></div></div><div rbma-image-block=\"\" id=\"body-2\" block=\"block\" class=\"block block-image alignment-center ng-scope ng-isolate-scope\" ng-class=\"paramsClasses\"><figure class=\"figure\"> <img rbma-image=\"block.image\" class=\"figure__media ng-isolate-scope\" src=\"https://media.redbullmusicacademy.com/assets/601/38/628/awesome-cyber-gifmelter.jpg?auto=format&amp;w=700\"> <!-- ngIf: block.credit || block.caption --><figcaption class=\"figure__caption ng-scope\" ng-if=\"block.credit || block.caption\"> <!-- ngIf: block.caption --> <!-- ngIf: block.credit --><span class=\"figure__caption__credit ng-scope\" ng-if=\"block.credit\" bind-compiled-html=\"block.credit|inlinemarkdown\"><span class=\"ng-scope\">Gifmelter</span></span><!-- end ngIf: block.credit --> </figcaption><!-- end ngIf: block.credit || block.caption --> </figure></div><div rbma-text-block=\"\" id=\"body-3\" block=\"block\" class=\"block block-text style-normal ng-scope ng-isolate-scope\" ng-class=\"paramsClasses\"><div bind-compiled-html=\"block.text | markdown\"><p class=\"ng-scope\"><a href=\"https://csh.bz/gifmelter/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Gifmelter</strong></a><br>\nUse this tool to turn any gif into a life-altering experience. Probably the most deeply engrossing piece of computer art I have seen lately.</p></div></div><div rbma-video-block=\"\" id=\"body-4\" block=\"block\" class=\"block block-video alignment-center ng-scope ng-isolate-scope\" ng-class=\"paramsClasses\"><!-- ngIf: videoID && !withOptions --><div class=\"ng-scope\" ng-if=\"videoID &amp;&amp; !withOptions\"> <!-- ngIf: !showPoster || !block.poster --><div ng-if=\"!showPoster || !block.poster\" ng-bind-html=\"videoEmbed\" class=\"video-player ng-binding ng-scope\"><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwJLGUgs1jc\">Watch on YouTube</a></div><!-- end ngIf: !showPoster || !block.poster --> <div ng-init=\"showPoster = true\" ng-click=\"showPoster=false\"> <!-- ngIf: showPoster && block.poster --> </div> </div><!-- end ngIf: videoID && !withOptions --> <div class=\"figure__caption\" bind-compiled-html=\"block.video.caption|inlinemarkdown\"></div> <!-- ngIf: withOptions --></div><div rbma-text-block=\"\" id=\"body-5\" block=\"block\" class=\"block block-text style-normal ng-scope ng-isolate-scope\" ng-class=\"paramsClasses\"><div bind-compiled-html=\"block.text | markdown\"><p class=\"ng-scope\"><strong><a href=\"https://networkawesome.com/show/collection-all-john-cage-recordings-on-youtube-september-5-2012/\" target=\"_blank\">All of John Cage’s Recordings on YouTube</a> (As of September 5, 2012)</strong><br>\nWant to hear nearly ALL of John Cage’s music? Our video curator Markus Fiedler nearly killed himself putting together a 33 HOUR LONG collection of clips of Cage’s compositions.</p></div></div><div rbma-image-block=\"\" id=\"body-6\" block=\"block\" class=\"block block-image alignment-center ng-scope ng-isolate-scope\" ng-class=\"paramsClasses\"><figure class=\"figure\"> <img rbma-image=\"block.image\" class=\"figure__media ng-isolate-scope\" src=\"https://media.redbullmusicacademy.com/assets/601/783/381/8540423892_59180a2f7f_o.gif?auto=format&amp;w=700\"> <!-- ngIf: block.credit || block.caption --><figcaption class=\"figure__caption ng-scope\" ng-if=\"block.credit || block.caption\"> <!-- ngIf: block.caption --> <!-- ngIf: block.credit --><span class=\"figure__caption__credit ng-scope\" ng-if=\"block.credit\" bind-compiled-html=\"block.credit|inlinemarkdown\"><span class=\"ng-scope\">Max Capacity</span></span><!-- end ngIf: block.credit --> </figcaption><!-- end ngIf: block.credit || block.caption --> </figure></div><div rbma-text-block=\"\" id=\"body-7\" block=\"block\" class=\"block block-text style-normal ng-scope ng-isolate-scope\" ng-class=\"paramsClasses\"><div bind-compiled-html=\"block.text | markdown\"><p class=\"ng-scope\"><a href=\"https://maxcapacity.tumblr.com/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Max Capacity</strong></a><br>\nMax Capacity is a friend of ours whose work has caused us to rethink our idea of beauty. His gifs of hacked Nintendo games, VHS tapes and pretty much anything else are all burned with an acid color scheme that goes beyond psychedelic.</p></div></div><div rbma-video-block=\"\" id=\"body-8\" block=\"block\" class=\"block block-video alignment-center ng-scope ng-isolate-scope\" ng-class=\"paramsClasses\"><!-- ngIf: videoID && !withOptions --><div class=\"ng-scope\" ng-if=\"videoID &amp;&amp; !withOptions\"> <!-- ngIf: !showPoster || !block.poster --><div ng-if=\"!showPoster || !block.poster\" ng-bind-html=\"videoEmbed\" class=\"video-player ng-binding ng-scope\"><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jd2Lr7C0nc\">Watch on YouTube</a></div><!-- end ngIf: !showPoster || !block.poster --> <div ng-init=\"showPoster = true\" ng-click=\"showPoster=false\"> <!-- ngIf: showPoster && block.poster --> </div> </div><!-- end ngIf: videoID && !withOptions --> <div class=\"figure__caption\" bind-compiled-html=\"block.video.caption|inlinemarkdown\"></div> <!-- ngIf: withOptions --></div><div rbma-text-block=\"\" id=\"body-9\" block=\"block\" class=\"block block-text style-normal ng-scope ng-isolate-scope\" ng-class=\"paramsClasses\"><div bind-compiled-html=\"block.text | markdown\"><p class=\"ng-scope\"><a href=\"https://networkawesome.com/2013-3-13/doc-jungle-a-london-someting-dis-1993\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Jungle: A London Somet’ing Dis 1993</strong></a><br>\nMy buddy Pete Cassin, AKA Dev Null, runs an old-school jungle/rave site called <a href=\"https://blogtotheoldskool.com\" target=\"_blank\">Blog To The Oldskool</a>, and he passed us this amazing documentary about jungle from right when it was getting started back in ’93. 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