About the collective.
Liquified is a Lexington, Kentucky based analog liquid light show and artist's collective working to keep retro liquid light art alive by creating hyper colorful liquid projections using various moire patterns, stencils, and hand-built apparatuses, sometimes hybridized with digital manipulation and projection methods. Liquified members include Brittani Fuller, Jacob Wachal, Adam Downs, Micah Birch, Chris Natale, and Drew Wachal.
Liquified was conceived in 2019 alongside Lexington-based Trevor’s Lightning Project, originally intended to serve as a visual component meant to complement the band’s live performances. Inspired by the rich history of liquid light arts, which has it’s roots in the 1960’s and is still present in today’s psychedelic music scene, Liquified has continued to grow and has since performed at a multitude of concerts, festivals, and arts events with acts that span the diversity of genres explored by visual and performing artists across the regional South.
We love our city and the creative environment and opportunities it fosters, allowing for the provision of unique audio-visual experiences accessible to the community. Our vision is for these instances of collaboration to continue to grow in number with institutional and community support across Appalachia, helping to spearhead the rising Southern Psych movement alongside our closest friends, inspiring other passionate individuals to join us in our efforts to make the South weird.
Performances
Music Festivals
Lexington’s Annual Psychedelic Music Festival, Expansion, The Burl, Summer 2021, 2022, and 2023
Loopy Fest, Psychedelic Music Festival, Huntington, WV, Wyze Booking, The Loud, April 2022 and 2023
Different Shade of Blue, Blues and Rock Festival, Flemingsburg, KY, Mandolin Farm Campground May 2022
Fundraising Events
Rockin’ Around the Mountain, Appalachian Pioneer Program, Old North Bar of Greyline Station, Lexington, KY December 2023
Strings in the Spring, Appalachian Pioneer Program, Old North Bar of Greyline Station, Lexington, KY April 2023
Free Public Events by Non-Profit Organizations
Resonance: An Evening of Music and Light, Carnegie Center for Literacy, August 2023
Carnegie Classic Event, Carnegie Center for Literacy, November 2022
Birthday Bash, WRFL, Al’s Bar, March 2022
Birthday Bash, WRFL, 21c Museum Hotel, March 2020
Concerts
Expansion Presents: Trevor’s Lightning Project EP Realease, supported by Doom Gong and R.O.D., The Burl, Lexington, KY, November 2023
Wyze Booking Presents: Trevor’s Lightning Project, Turbo Nut, and The Wearing Hands, The Loud, Huntington, WV, September 2023
The Wormholes, supported by Kinni Moon and Ground Control and Killa Kaiju, High Horse, Louisville, KY, May 2023
Slimefest with Something Weird, Petal Alphabet, Coastal Satellites, and Trevor’s Lightning Project, Girlsgirlsgirls Burritos, Lexington, KY, April 2023
Lexington Indie Night, Music by Daniel Cain, Buck the Taxidermist, Watkins, Lylak, and Wicked Peace, Old North Bar of Greyline Station, Lexington, KY, February 2023
Polterguise Eurydice EP Release Show, supported by Maewyn, Vena Cava, and Shoal Lake, The Green Lantern Bar, January 2023
Burlesque showcase by BurLEX(ington), The Fishtank, February 2022
Jordan Allen & the Bellwethers, supported by The Afternooners and Trevor’s Lightning Project, Cosmic Charlie’s, Lexington, KY, December 2019
Collaborations
Seahags, supported by Petal Alphabet and Doom Gong, live visual collaboration with Chud Lights, Al’s Bar, January 2023
Doom Gong “Hour of the Sun” Single Release Show, supported by Trevor’s Lightning Project and Tabs, live visual collaborations with Yovozol, Zanzabar, Louisville, KY, December 2022
Audiovisual Concert, musical performances from Nerve House, Lucky Star, Terminal Axon, Amnia, Sympathy Jar, live visual collaboration with Yovozol, The Portal, Louisville, KY, March 2022
Loudness War, supported by Sweet Country Meat Boys and Trevor’s Lightning Project, live visual collaboration with Psensibil, The Burl, November 2021
Colfax Speed Queen, supported by Seahags and Trevor’s Lightning Project, live visual collaboration with Liquid Disguise, The Burl, February 2020
Event Organizing
The Pit Lives On, musical performances by DJ Disco Nani, Doom Gong, Trevor’s Lightning Project, and Sunmates, local vendors such as Spensation Vintage, Textile Temptress, and Craig Stein, live projections by Liquified Light Show and Psensibil, The Snake Pit, Lexington, KY, June 2023
Liquified Collective Presents: The Herpetarium, Music from DJ Disco Nani, Jeanne Le Fou, Petal Alphabet, and Trevor’s Lightning Project, live projections by Liquified Light Show, Girlsgirlsgirls Burritos, Lexington, KY, April 2023
Snakes on the Lawn, musical performances by R.O.D, The Anchorites, Trevor’s Lightning Project, and Jeanne Le Fou, local vendor: Spensation Vintage, live projections by Liquified Light Show and Chud Lights, The Snake Pit, Lexington, KY, September 2022
Sales & Scales, musical performances by Trevor’s Lightning Project, Fredd C, This Pine Box, and Sunmates, local vendor: Penny Lane Vintage, live projections by Liquified Light Show, The Snake Pit, November 2021
Press
“WRFL Live Presents: Trevor’s Lightning Project” Interview with the Band Members, 88.1FM, 2024, https://wrfl.fm/archives#last-wed-9pm
Obscure Sound, “Trevor’s Lightning Project – ‘Miasma’ EP”, 2023, https://www.obscuresound.com/2023/12/trevors-lightning-project-miasma-ep/
The Chosen Magazine, “Snake Pit Grand Finale: A Legendary Rumble”, 2023, https://www.thechosenmagazine.com/post/snake-pit-grand-finale-a-legendary-rumble
SKREE ZINE: Skree Across America - Kentucky USA, “Liquified Didn’t Know You Liked to Get Wet, Dog.”, 2023
Lexington Herald Leader, “Concerts, beer & puppies, antiques & gardens: 13 things to do this weekend in Lexington”, 2020, https://www.kentucky.com/entertainment/article240797466.html
Skills
Retro analog live liquid light art and other retro analog light manipulation techniques
Digital video manipulation for live projections and recorded content
Graphic Design for personalized merchandise and other promotional content
Projection mapping
Event planning and organizing