Below you see a video of Sonja van Hamel and band performing The Roman Empire “Draw Clip” at Bitterzoet in Amsterdam, 17 oct 2011. The Pop-up book was flipped over and projected live by Eddo Hartmann. Also watch the original Draw Clip

“Freezing Time” (rough mix) is an outtake from the album “Transcendental Man” (2011). The video shows The Freezing Time Machine: a construction made of Meccano by Eddo Hartmann, that reproduces a drawn landscape (drawn by Sonja) seen through a train window.

The Freezing Time Machine from Sonja van Hamel on Vimeo.

“Draw Clip” of several zoetrope and phinakistascope loops, drawn by Sonja. The animation machines were build by Eddo Hartmann.

This zoetrope was hand-made by Eddo Hartmann. I drew several 24-image loops for different songs. This one is based on the Jules Verne's moon in George Méliès early science fiction movie “A trip to the moon". It's screened live here on my song Trancendental Man, which in turn was based on Philip K. Dick stories. SF all around!

Here's a song called “Parallel Lives” I wrote in 2005, when I first came to SF. It's about two people meeting their soulmate on the other side of the world and forming a band. The Make Out Room is mentioned in the lyrics and tonight I'm playing there, and will be singing this song!
The Low rollers w/Sonja van Hamel tonight 7:30 The Make Out Room, San Francisco