We are Mary Ann Benedetto and Paris Treantafeles, a team of NYC based electronic artists who have spread our live visual style across the United States and Europe. Here are our recent projects and experiments.Tumblr (3.0; @outptandparis)http://outptandparis.com/<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgvvy6eQZY1qzy6j5o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://lightstyle.tumblr.com/post/3388593810">lightstyle</a> (outpt):</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://lightrhythmvisuals.com/">Lightrhythm Visuals</a> included us in their very first iPhone/iPad app! This is outpt+paris piece in the magazine, check it out to see the full international gallery of artists. </p> </blockquote>http://outptandparis.com/post/3388623667http://outptandparis.com/post/3388623667Sat, 19 Feb 2011 16:36:40 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/19235801?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>Here’s a audio and video sneak preview in anticipation of tomorrow night’s Drum and Space debut. The beginning of our opening song “Horizon:Infinity”!</span></p>http://outptandparis.com/post/2952603350http://outptandparis.com/post/2952603350Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:11:33 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9s4xylb6q1qz7dvho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://yourpalmal.com/post/1243709962/paris-maryanne-invited-me-into-their-neon-nook">yourpalmal</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Paris & Mary Ann invited me into their neon nook to hack the <strike>planet</strike> visuals with them at the Hackers Party this past Saturday. Other firsts included bartending & hacking the gibson.</p> </blockquote> <p>We had an awesome night with our cyber rave VJing at the 15th Anniversary Hackers Party last Saturday. :)</p>http://outptandparis.com/post/1244595139http://outptandparis.com/post/1244595139Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:39:48 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5xy5y1PDp1qawmjuo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Photo by Michael Alexander for<span><span> Time Out New York. Partying at Splash during Andy Bell (of Erasure) DJ set. </span></span></p>http://outptandparis.com/post/843536750http://outptandparis.com/post/843536750Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:08:00 -0400photosparties<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l358l63sQF1qawmjuo1_r1_500.png"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><span>“In this fast pace, fashion-loving world, if you’re crazy for something, go reserve that favorite piece now and ensure that it will be yours come Fall,” says Tomoko Ogura, Fashion Manager of Women’s Co-op on the store’s <a target="_blank" href="http://bsides.barneys.com/">blog site</a>. Shopper Mary Ann, a VJ, did just that, pre-ordering a black leather duffle with brass base rivets at the Alexander Wang table, which she expects to finally purchase when it hits Barneys in July.</span></p> </blockquote> <p>A few weeks ago, I went out to Barneys for their <a href="http://bsides.barneys.com/2010/04/21/trunk-a-palooza/">Trunk-A-Palooza</a> event, a fabulous multi-designer trunk show on the CO-OP floor. While there (and weighed down by two large bags containing my summer sandals from the shoe salon) I was stopped by Jacqueline, a blogger for StyledOn, for a photo and quote. </p>http://outptandparis.com/post/641405976http://outptandparis.com/post/641405976Fri, 28 May 2010 14:55:00 -0400fashion<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2r67g2S3L1qawmjuo1_500.jpg"/><br/> outpt with Amanda Lepore<br/><br/> <img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2r67g2S3L1qawmjuo2_500.jpg"/><br/> and with Vanity Society<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2r67g2S3L1qawmjuo5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> and Paris!<br/><br/> <p><span>We were out and about at <a href="http://carnivalnyc.com/">Carnival</a> this Wednesday night, and it was great to see both a cool space and fun crowd!</span></p>http://outptandparis.com/post/618231860http://outptandparis.com/post/618231860Fri, 21 May 2010 00:38:00 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2kvypIOOZ1qawmjuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Just found <a href="http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3179271">this article</a> from our friend Jeriaska. You can just tell that chip music superstar Hally is wearing our first t-shirt design. (He was also wearing it the night we played at SXSW, my fault for not getting a photo then!) And if you missed out at Blip Festival 09 or PAX East 2010, now you can get your own online! The store is now open for business at <a href="http://outptandparis.etsy.com">outptandparis.etsy.com</a></p>http://outptandparis.com/post/607588693http://outptandparis.com/post/607588693Mon, 17 May 2010 15:11:00 -0400<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/10878308" width="400" height="265" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>Raquel Meyers invited us to remix her music video for “Retirementology” by Goto 80 for a DVD she is producing. For our version, we decided to add a new chapter to the story of these two fighting washing machines. They start off with a rematch, but this isn’t what the crowd was expecting…<br/><br/>Check out Raquel’s original video here: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.raquelmeyers.com/?p=497">Retirementology</a></span></p> <p><strong>Screenshots:</strong></p> <p><span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artstar/4521352090/"><img height="140" width="210" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2036/4521352090_9e96d7a50f_m.jpg"/></a>   <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artstar/4520715569/"><img height="140" width="210" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2784/4520715569_7bda8d0ee2_m.jpg"/></a></span></p> <p><span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artstar/4520715465/"><img height="140" width="210" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4520715465_9b135cc008_m.jpg"/></a>   <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artstar/4520715287/"><img height="140" width="210" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4520715287_186438f5e9_m.jpg"/></a><br/></span></p>http://outptandparis.com/post/602365451http://outptandparis.com/post/602365451Sat, 15 May 2010 22:01:50 -0400