About this website

autofunk.dk is the personal work and leisure journal of Christian Villum, aiming at mapping projects, activities, networks and ideas as they emerge and spring forward.

Christian Villum is a reflective laptop caféntrepreneur, bootstrapper, webactivist, networker and socially conscious male born in Denmark.

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current projects and ventures
I currently live and work as an independent and self-employed bootstrapper within media, arts, web, open culture and technology.

Right now I spend time (1) co-administering Platform4, an art- and technology venue in Aalborg that also houses a 1000 sq. meter co-working space, Rooftop and maker space FormuLab. Furthermore, I (2) run maverick electronic music and video recording label Uhrlaut Records, and (3) hold the position as Public Project Lead for Creative Commons Denmark, where I hold lectures, workshops and talks, speak to the press and administer the Danish CC-chapter in general.

Furthermore, I (4) run the small text production agency MindTheDot and (5) run project management outfit Spraengfarlig.
I also (6) work for Aalborg University as Project Supervisor and Examination Censor.

Additionally, I (7) function as chairman of music label association Labelkollektiv, and (8) do some freelance writing, ao. on my contemplative blog Freeform101 as well as (11) work on two book projects (one on business in free culture and another one on on diy ethics as driving force).
Last, but not least, I (9) dj a little on various occasions under the monikers Vilde V, Christian Villum & DJ Ond Blomst. As a dj, I am affiliated to the now defunkt (but soon to be revived) Aabtek dj-collective, member of Urlaut dj-team and part of Aalborg Tærror Crew.

I hold a master degree (MA) in Master in Culture, Communication & Globalization and a BA in International Business Communication from Aalborg University. Currently, I am based in Aalborg Denmark, and have previously lived, worked and studied in Berlin, New York and Chicago.
upcoming whereabouts and projects

MAY.10.2012 - Platform4 - PlayForm Exhibition, Aalborg DK
MAY.11.2012 - Platform4 - Platform4 new venue opening, Aalborg DK

...past whereabouts can be found here and past dj-gigs here.

my latest tweets
@villum: Så er det iaften der er Tone 'Black Duck EP' release + the sharing experiment i i - imorgen , lørdag
@platform4: Vi er også rigtige glade for dem og glæder os til at bruge dem som rammerne om en masse nye oplevelser :)
@urlyd: No public Twitter messages.
@labelkollektiv: RT : Så er det iaften - Tone 'Black Duck EP' release + sharing experiment i i - imorgen , lørdag
@freeform101: Explaining hacktivism //

Blog

PlayForm art & technology mobile exhibition + Platform4 grand opening 2012 in new location // #platform4dk #aalborg

. This coming week is quite a milestone in my 2012 so far. Thursday we unveil the PlayForm art & technology mobile exhibition that features 7 interactive installation produced by the users in and around our Platform4 creative hub - with contributions from Aalborg, Aarhus and Copenhagen (last mentioned in collaboration with the Labitat hackerspace). [...]

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Heading for the US

Today I head for the United States for 2.5 weeks to visit my girlfriend Diana. We'll be hanging out in her current city of residence, Fort Collins, Colorado - and head out on a west coast roadtrip to drift around Portland, San Francisco and LA. Additionally, weather is supposedly quite sunmerlike already in those parts [...]

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Feedback blogging from recent talks + interviews on DR website and in Politiken

People attending some of my recent talks have been kind enough to feedback online with their impression of the sessions - which I really appreciate. After my talk at MultimediaDays at Aarhus Business Academy last week, Jeanne Bødker Nissen wrote this one on the Multimediedesigner blog: Spændende oplæg om Creative Commons (in Danish) Also Berit [...]

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Arrived in #Amsterdam with #platform4dk crew for inspirational weekend

Yesterday I arrived in Amsterdam with a 8-person strong crew from Platform4. For the next 3 days we'll be exploring the city for creative hubs, have meetings and generally taking advantage of the inspirational value of the creative scene in this magnificent city. Among other we'll be visiting the famed NDSM shipyard-turned-coworking-space - will be [...]

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Audio clips from last week’s radio interviews // #creativecommons #musicbusiness

Last week we (Creative Commons Denmark) held two events in in Copenhagen and Aarhus in collaboration with the Danish collecting society, KODA, and a beautiful bunch of artists and labels (Per Vers, Tone, Dad Rocks, Town Portal, Red Tape Records, Father Figure Records and my own label Uhrlaut Records) to discuss new business models for [...]

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