NYC Creative AI September Forum
NYC Creative AI (formerly ComfyUI NYC) hosted by ZeroSpace and Daydream
Join us for our monthly NYC Creative AI event, where we explore the broader AI ecosystem and the tools, models, workflows, and the artists and builders pushing this space forward. Each event features technical sessions, live demos, and discussions with community experts.
Hosted at ZeroSpace, a next-gen production & creative studio specializing in the integration of digital, virtual, and live content.
💟 Speakers
Weber Wong Founder and CEO, FLORA
Exploring the capabilities of the FLORA platform for designers and creatives.
Shane Fu @shanef3d Creative Technologist, ComfyUI
Learn how Comfy's agent empowers creative professionals to build custom workflows at lightning speed using natural language. Shane will demonstrate practical VFX and product/branding use cases followed by live-building a digital art project. In-person attendees receive free agent credits.
Eric Honghao Zhao Founder, Media Silver Factory
A screening of his new film HABITER, followed by a conversation with Xuelong Mu on architectural storytelling.
We have an open call for speakers who want to present at our upcoming events! Please fill out this form if you are interested.
✨Sponsors
FLORA
FLORA is the AI-powered canvas for designers, brand teams, and agencies.
ZeroSpace
ZeroSpace is a next-gen production & creative studio specializing in the integration of digital, virtual, and live content.
4Wall Entertainment
4Wall Entertainment provides entertainment equipment and production services across all facets of the entertainment industry.
HP Z
Power through your heaviest workloads with high-performance workstation computers, including AI-enhanced laptops, desktops, monitors and solutions.
Past Events:
Aug: Step Alinsug demo'ed Livepeer Agent, Rithik Kundu demo'ed an AI-powered audio generation plugin for Ableton Live, MetaDJ performed a completely AI generated DJ set.
July: Matt Miller of Comfy Org on MCP integrations in ComfyUI, Gil Shefler from Bria announce their latest video background removal model, Xuelong Mu from ZeroSpace introduces ZeroGen.
April: Louis Castricato from Overworld presents Waypoint-1.5 world model, and RyanOnTheInside on an ACEStep 1.5 XL ComfyUI integration.
March: Michael Gold on an Comfy agent harness for 3D characters and James Barnes on ETHEREA, an engine for collective imagination
February: RyanOnTheInside on VACE for autoregressive video models and ACEStep 1.5 audio model integration
January: Purz on integrating Comfy with GLSL Shaders and Bria AI on FIBO, FIBO Edit workflows
December: Yondon Fu on Scope and Alex Katzfey on ComfyGit
October: Automating ComfyUI with agents by Fill, plus an introduction to the LTX-2 video model by Lightricks
August: Advanced ComfyUI workflows with Wan: Advanced Techniques by @allhailthealgo, plus a deep dive into WAN 2.2 + the Banodoco community with shadowworksltd.com.
July: A showcase of real-time AI video workflows using ComfyUI, TouchDesigner, and Livepeer by Dotsimulate, plus a production-focused session with Jacky Lu.
June: Calvin Herbst showcasing FLUX and WAN 14B using open-source multimodal pipelines within ComfyUI.
May: A demo of Daydream + ComfyStream for real-time video AI, paired with techniques for using ComfyUI to leverage generative AI in accelerating and extending traditional 3D production pipelines.
April: Demo by Flipping Sigmas, a professional AI artist at Asteria Film, using ComfyUI for animation and film production.
March: Honouring International Women's Day with an inspiring meetup focused on women in AI! Emma, a Comfy Ambassador, leads an engaging workshop designed to celebrate and empower women in the field.
February: Interview with Spencer Sterling, multidisciplinary artist and machine learning researcher who transforms musical experiences into immersive visual environments.
January: Kosinkadink, creator of the ComfyUI extension for AnimateDiff, presented on Masking and Scheduling LoRA and Model Weights. He also demonstrated his new real-time manipulation system for LoRA weights, integrated with ComfyStream for AI-driven video adjustments.
December: Interview with ComfyAnonymous: We explored ComfyUI, its impact on AI workflows, and its role in shaping the future of creative AI.