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Here are some recordings and photos from my June 19 show at Sedition Gallery in Sydney, Australia. The performance was part of the Left Coast Festival 2010. The first set consisted of duo improvisations by Holland Hopson, fretless banjo and electronics with Mike Majkowski, double bass. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Hopson Majkowski
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I’ve been experimenting recently with the open source music notation software LilyPond (thanks CDM!). I had looked into it in 2005 or 2006 and couldn’t understand how it would be of much use to me at the time. I think I recognized the flexibility of LilyPond, but couldn’t justify learning a scripting language (programming language?)
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I’m prepping for my upcoming Australia visit and getting more and more excited about the trip. I’ll be participating in the New Interfaces for Musical Expression++ (NIME) Conference hosted by the University of Technology Sydney. The conference looks to be chock full of workshops and events including keynotes by Stelarc and Nic Collins. I’ll be
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Albany Sonic Arts Presents Pine Smoke Lodge, Cruudeuces, Grab Ass Cowboys, Jefferson Pitcher Saturday May 29 @ 8pm Upstate Artists Guild 247 Lark St. Albany NY $5 suggested donation More about the artists after the break…PINE SMOKE LODGE = Matt McKeever and Hillary Dickerson from Portland, Maine. From Stunned Records: “Together Pine Smoke Lodge summit
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I’m looking forward to floating in the River of Drone II: Seven Hours of Sound. Sunday May 16th 12 noon to 7pm at the SoundBarn in Valatie, NY. The Albany Times Union wrote a preview here. Find more information on the Albany Sonic Arts Collective site or below. Albany Sonic Arts Collective (ASAC) and The
about 3 months ago - 1 comment
Albany Sonic Arts Presents Ben Miller/Doug Van Nort Duo, Barn Owl and Shape Shifting Shepherds Saturday May 1 @ 8pm Upstate Artists Guild 247 Lark St. Albany NY $5 suggested donation More about the artists after the break. Ben Miller was a member of legendary Michigan proto-punks Destroy All Monsters with ex-MC5 bassist Michael Davis
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I’m excited about this show on Tuesday, April 6 at Bread and Jam in Cohoes, NY featuring Human Mirror and The Jazz Robot. I’ll be opening the show with banjo and electronics. Come early; The music starts at 7pm. Related Posts Weeping Willow Street Improvisations (0) Tax Refund (1) Sedition Edition (0) Hopson and Cosco
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The Albany Times Union has a preview of Sunday’s Albany Sonic Arts Collective concert featuring Lucre and Jonathan Chen. Related Posts ASAC Presents Lucre and Jonathan Chen (0) ASAC Presents Defragmented: Marko Timlin and thenumber46 (0) Tax Refund (1) Hopson and Cosco at Upstate Artists Guild Gallery (0) ASAC Presents Area C, Mudboy, Holland Hopson
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Albany Sonic Arts Presents Lucre and Jonathan Chen Sunday March 14 @ 8pm Upstate Artists Guild 247 Lark St. Albany NY $5 suggested donation Lucre is the improvising trio of Chris Cogburn , Bryan Eubanks, and Vic Rawlings who perform with exposed circuits, extended ampli?ed cello, low-? modular synthesis, and stripped down percussion. Jonathan Chen
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I’m in the middle of recording a number of my pieces for banjo and electronics for a forthcoming CD. (Stay tuned for more info!) All of the works involve live, interactive processing of the banjo sound and sometimes the voice as well. This processing is done in Max and is driven by analysis of both