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Dr D Foothead

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Visual tinkerer indulging in animation, music symbiosis and homuncular flexibility
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our new friend @drdfoothead made these bloopy little trophies for this year's showcase! We love them so much it was hard to let them go..

A tiny token of appreciation for all of our amazing presenters who get up on stage and speak to their work 💛

Thanks Dr D for understanding MVS and our little big dreams🟠

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Choo Choo 🚂

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See y'all this weekend ..
Sat 11-3
Sun 12-3

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the cafe cowboy @drdfoothead - Sydney

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Cronenberg meets claymation in @drdfoothead new music video for @alphabetheads Misanthrope! Made with support from @nzonairmusic watch as this undulating subject is fed aural and visual stimulation and marvel at its mutation / evolution in real-time! Link in bio for the full video.

“I fell in love with Dr D Foothead’s drawing in 2012 when I was given one of his beautiful art zines. I’m fond of the organic and ‘stream-of-consciousness’ nature of his work and composition and colour choices just tickle my brain. My crush has only intensified over the years seeing his incredible animated video work with acts like @kinggizzard, @seesohthee & @kamandimusic !”

The sci fi basis for the Misanthrope made a perfect pairing with Dr D Foothead, a New Zealand animator known for his mesmerising imagery defined by hypnotic detail, hyper saturated colour and dynamic, flowing form.

“I love synthesising short ‘non-musical’ noises!” says Alphabethead. “I’ve made hundreds and this family of curiosities I call ‘computer interface sounds’. The sci-fi sounds you’d hear on the bridge of the USS Enterprise or aboad the Nostromo! My intent was to create a bold but minimal backing beat that I could populate with all my favourite blips and bloops. Misanthrope was informed by my love of ‘sci-fi textures’ starting with Star Trek: The Next Generation! And, even prior to this video, David Croneburg’s biomechanical, new flesh aesthetic was a major influence. The Fly and Existenz left an indelible mark on teenage Alphie and imagery from those films ripples through my mind weekly!”

“The initial seed I sent to Foothead was just ‘an inhospitable world where the electronic blips and bloops represent life finding a way’. The other direction was that those long synth moments are the peaks of the song and ‘cataclysmic events’ that accelerate the mutation of any creature/blob/organism on screen. Foothead and I would refer to these as ‘beaming rays of radiation.’”

“Since it’s completion I’ve watched this video an inordinate amount of times in the lounge, lights off, bopping along on the big screen. Super stoked! The overall Cronenberg meets claymation aesthetic is sooo appealing to me!

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Mōrena friends!🎂My Name Is David has its first music video! MISANTHROPE directed by Dr D Foothead. Link in my bio and story .🐥

Unbelievably stoked an Alphabethead X Foothead collab I’ve fantasized about for a decade has come to pass!📼I’ve watched this video an inordinate amount of times in the lounge, lights off, bopping along on the big screen. The whole Cronenberg meets claymation aesthetic is sooo appealing to me!🤩

The initial seed I sent to Foothead was - an inhospitable world where the electronic blips and bloops in the song represent life finding a way. And, that those extended, dissonant synth moments (1:23 & 1:57) are the peaks of the song, ‘cataclysmic events’ that accelerate the mutation of any creature/blob/organism on screen. Foothead and I would refer to these as ‘beaming rays of radiation’ and he absolutely crushed that aspect of the vid!!!👾

Made with support from NZ On Air Music.🥰

The Misanthrope Video Release tour featuring the incredible Grecco Romank begins next week:

FRI 18 SEPT // Pōneke // Meow
Grecco Romank w/ Sean Murphy (CCTV, Boxer Priest)
Bone Chapel & Lady Lazer Light

SAT 19 SEPT // Whanganui // Porridge Watson
Grecco Romank w/ Sean Murphy & Princess Paradox
Body Beat Ritual

FRI 2 OCT // Tāmaki Makaurau // Goblin
Grecco Romank w/ Sean Murphy & Princess Paradox
Guardian Singles & Living Perfection

SAT 3 OCT // Kirikiriroa // Last Place
Office Dog, Lambjaw, Scene Beef & Boiler Maker

Thanks for reading this far and have a lovely week.🦾 xAlphabethead

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Kōanga is almost here! Spring into the warmer weather with the coolest t-shirt in the galaxy! Designed by @drfoothead, made by our friends at @printroom_co and available exclusively in-store at Te Whatu Stardome!

#stardome_nz #planetarium #aotearoa #newzealand

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Lovely peeps!🤩I have a little video release mini-adventure coming up and it’s with my fave sewer-pop, live-techno, performance-art band Grecco Romank!🤮I’ve been enticing them to come to Whanganui for ageees and it’s finally happening. They are very special; it's turned into a Springtime mini-tour!🥰

I also have a new music video for Misanthrope coming out soon! It’s a collaboration with the brilliant Dr D Foothead.📼The video presents a hunk of organic matter lying dormant in a Cronenberg-esque laboratory. As this undulating subject is fed aural and visual stimulation we marvel at it’s mutation and evolution in real-time!! See the poster for one of it's forms... It’s my first music video from My Name Is David not counting my amateur home movies.📹

Would love to see you. Been bursting to play live again!!!🐞

xDavid // Alphabethead

The Alphie photo by Abby Stewart.
The Greccy photo by Coco Campbell.

FRI 18 SEPT || Meow
Te Whanganui-a-Tara

SAT 19 SEPT || Porridge Watson Whanganui

FRI 2 OCT || Goblin
Tamaki Makaurau

FRI 3 OCT || Last Place
Kirikiriroa (No Grecco at this one show)

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On this day in 2016, Wellington craft brewery @parrotdogbeer launched a crowdfunding campaign that made New Zealand history 🍻

What began in 2011 as two Matts brewing beer in an Aro Valley flat had grown into one of Wellington’s most recognisable craft breweries. But by 2016, demand had outgrown the brewery’s capacity.

Faced with a choice between bringing in a major investor or raising funds from the people who drank their beer, Parrotdog turned to the crowd.

The response was extraordinary.

Within just 48 hours, the brewery raised $2 million through a PledgeMe campaign, making it one of the most successful crowdfunding raises New Zealand had ever seen. Hundreds of supporters got behind the campaign, helping fund the next chapter of Parrotdog’s story.

The investment allowed the team to build their Lyall Bay brewery, laying the foundations for the business many Wellingtonians know today.

More than a brewery success story, the campaign reflected the strength of Wellington’s food and drink culture, where locals were willing to back the businesses helping shape the city’s identity.

Featured in this video is the cardboard maquette created by Wellington artist @drdfoothead foothead for Parrotdog’s 2016 fundraising campaign. Used to help visualise the brewery’s future home in Lyall Bay, it is now on display in Capital of Kai.

Today marks the 10th anniversary of that remarkable fundraising campaign, and comes just days after Parrotdog celebrated 15 years since those first home brews in an Aro Valley flat.

We’d also like to thank Parrotdog, one of the generous sponsors helping bring Capital of Kai to life. Cheers 💙

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deepstate9 video on youtube

animated By Dr D Foothead
@drdfoothead
foothead.net

edited by Spencer Hall
@spencerhallnz
megahonk.com

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Day 1 done... what an epic night! ✨

🎟️ Only a few FREE session registrations remain for Sunday, so if you're planning to visit, be sure to secure your spot today.

Please arrive during your allocated session time to help us manage crowds and ensure a safe, enjoyable experience for everyone.

📅 30 July – 2 August
🕔 5.00pm – 10.00pm
🎟️ Register your FREE session: www.winterlights.nz

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for an incredible opening night of Takapuna Winter Lights 2026. The atmosphere was electric, and we're just getting started!

📸 @denslens.co.nz

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Twenty recent moments on Waiheke Island that moved me sufficiently to photography them with my iPhone X in portrait orientation. Humble offerings of la vida, perceive me and my life and assume what you will - the moments are gone yet the content will live forever x

#waiheke #rockybay #omiha #stonybatter #hauraki

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