Performance

  • Chromaplane: An Electromagnetic Musical Instrument

    Chromaplane: An Electromagnetic Musical Instrument

    I was fortunate to experience a Passepartout Duo live and it’s so beautiful to hear and look at. An electro-acoustic performance in which, along with their custom synths, they interact with a mysterious plate that is manipulated electromagnetically to create…

  • A Year of Deep Listening

    A Year of Deep Listening

    A Year of Deep Listening is a wonderful idea from the Center of Deep Listening aimed to present 365 Listening scores, one each day, beginning on Pauline Oliveros’ 90th birthday: May 30, 2022. The celebration remembers the invaluable legacy of…

  • Simon Littauer: You Have to Be Present

    Simon Littauer: You Have to Be Present

    Interesting video on the work and creative philosophy of electronic artist Simon Littauer, navigating through his ideas of simplicity and complexity and the role of sound when gathering people and finding intimacy, both corporeal as well as spiritual. He talks…

  • Sonic, Social, Distance and Soundtracks for Strange Days, compilation Part 2

    Sonic, Social, Distance and Soundtracks for Strange Days, compilation Part 2

        Sonic, Social, Distance As more than a third of the planet’s human population has gone into some sort of social restriction…self-isolation, social isolation, physical distancing, quarantine…since those who have the luxury of walls have gone behind them–time has…

  • Sonic, Social, Distance and Soundtracks for Strange Days, compilation Part 1

    Sonic, Social, Distance and Soundtracks for Strange Days, compilation Part 1

    Sonic, Social, Distance As more than a third of the planet’s human population has gone into some sort of social restriction…self-isolation, social isolation, physical distancing, quarantine…since those who have the luxury of walls have gone behind them–time has not so…

  • Jacob Kirkegaard: Creating Space for Awareness with Sound

    Jacob Kirkegaard: Creating Space for Awareness with Sound

    Charles Shafaieh has published a great interview with Jacob Kirkegaard at National Sawdust Log talking about his sound work on post-mortem environments and ecological issues. Jacob Kirkegaard listens where others don’t. Using accelerometers that detect vibrations instead of more traditional contact…