I will be visiting the Oberlin Conservatory’s TIMARA (Technology in Music and Related Arts) studios on Wednesday, September 21st. I will be giving a talk about my work and meeting with students. I’ll also be plugging CalArts’ Experimental Sound Practices program. More information about the TIMARA studios and program can be found here
I will be performing my piece Side Effects on Saturday, September 17th, 2011 in Lexington, KY as a part of the Studio 300 Digital Arts and Music Festival. I will also have my collaborative field recording and photography installation called One Minute Los Angeles installed in a gallery for the duration of the festival. More information about the festival can be found here
Saturday, September 3rd &
Sunday, September 4th, 2011
Shows at 2 & 5pm
A collaborative project of underwater musical performance and state-of-the-art ‘over-water’ live-electronic signal processing.
Being a passionate and experienced scuba diver for more than 10 years, Ulrich Krieger will dive into a pool in full scuba gear, tank and all, for at least 45 minutes. He will sit on the ground or swim around, producing underwater sounds with metal, stone, plastic, and other ‘waterproof’ objects, including ‘underwater didjeridus’, underwater singing, and plastic instruments, like blue toy saxophones. These sounds will be picked up by hydrophones and transmitted to Clay Chaplin, sitting above water, treating and signal processing theses sounds, creating an electronic ambient soundscape.
Space is very limited so concert signup is available to Machine Project members first and then is open to the general public on Wednesday, August 31st at Noon. Special thanks to Machine Project and the BELLYFLOP Gallery for hosting the concerts.
RSVP HERE.
This performance will be taking place at the BELLYFLOP Gallery: “BELLYFLOP is a Southern California gallery space, theater, concert hall, disco, opera house, laboratory, auditorium and space of worship that appears as a full-water 10 ft.-deep swimming pool with diving board. BELLYFLOP emphasizes projects with ideas and executions that take risks, whether they glide smoothly or result in a mid-torso redness. Like the white cube galleries and black box theaters of tradition, BELLYFLOP’s aqua box comes with its own set of parameters to be explored in the fine arts. Visitors may wish to dress in water-appropriate attire.”
Location will be provided upon registration.
I’m going to be presenting a work on this amazing show. Its Saturday, July 23rd starting at 6pm at the Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock.
DUBLAB and Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock Present:
TONALISM
an all night ambient music happening
Saturday, July 23rd, 2011 – 6PM to 6AM
At the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
2225 Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90041
ON THE SUB-FREQUENCY STAGE:
Live performances by:
SFV Acid, Damion Romero, Joseph Hammer, Warner Jepson and Julia Holter
DJ sets by:
Carlos Nino, Nanny Cantaloupe, Lavenders, Ale, Frosty, Sam Cooper, Jimmy Tamborello, Katie Byron, Hoseh, and Tropic of Cancer
Video projections by:
Carole Kim with Jesse Gilbert, Matt Amato, Alex Pelly, Jesselisa Moretti
Environment by:
Materials & Applications with David Casey
ON THE LUCKY DRAGONS STAGE:
A non-directive multi-sensory experience responding to subfrequencies bleeding through the walls – translating, resynthesizing, and echoing into spectral harmonies and tactile vibrations. Featuring Matthewdavid, Suzanne Kraft, Aska, and Breezy Nix
Environment by:
Katie Byron
ON THE FRONT CORRIDOR STAGE:
Multi-speaker sound Installations by Cooper Baker, Scott Cazan, Aaron Drake and Clay Chaplin
Complimentary tea will be served throughout the night.
Bring pillows, blankets, beanbags, sleeping bags, cushions, lay down and listen.
Tonalism is made possible thanks to generous support by REDCAT | Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater, Center for the Arts Eagle Rock, Materials & Applications, LA Record
The event is supported by a grant from The James Irvine Foundation
For more information please visit:
http://dublab.com
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=249666225049762
Tonalism is s dusk-to-dawn event inspired by La Monte Young’s “Dream House” as well as the work of musicians and composers such as Terry Riley, Yoko Ono and John Cage. Tonalism combines harmonious textures in a surround sound system with visual elements to create an atmosphere where the audience is encouraged to bring pillows, cushions and sleeping bags to lay down, listen and watch for an extended period of time. DJs, live musicians and video artists play and perform throughout the night; starting at sunset and ending at sunrise. Complimentary tea and water are provided to all who attend.
poster/e-flyer art by Diego Herrera
I’m heading to the Raflost Festival in Reykjavik from May 4th through May 8th. I’ll be premiering a new audio visual improvisation called Side Effects. Also premiering will be a new installation for photography and field recordings called One Minute Los Angeles. I’ll also be giving a short lecture on my work on Friday, May 6th. After the festival I plan on sticking around Reykjavik and trekking out into the icelandic frontier with my field recorder!
For 2011 I have started a project called The Daily Skronk. The Daily Skronk is a daily laptop improvisation featuring short works that range from dissonant and grating to calming and meditative. It is a daily meditation of sorts called from the depths of the sonic zeros and ones that find their way into and out of my laptop. Each skronk will be linked daily to my Facebook wall but all of the skronks can be found HERE on my Bandcamp site. As of this posting I have recorded and posted 88 skronks!
For the last month I’ve been collaborating with Lara Bank on a field recording and photography project tentatively called One Minute Los Angeles. We have been traveling throughout Los Angeles making one minute recordings of everyday locations framed by two photographs which document the passage of one minute. We are currently working on the format for the final presentation of the project. If you’re like to see a demo of some of the works go here
I just received the video documentation of the 2010 STEIM exchange. It was a really great group of students to work with!
CalArts 2010 Residency from STEIM Amsterdam on Vimeo.
