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Dragon’s Teeth: Wind Harps
D A Ayer’s “Dragon’s Teeth” culminate eight years of inventing freestanding, wind-driven instruments. His first aeolian harps appeared at AGCC’s soundpedro2018 under their wikiGong.com title, “Aeolus Woke,” in a concert with electronic amplification. The latest models are stand-alone sonic sculptures of sheet metal and bronze, played solely by the wind.
Sculptor, videographer, and electronic music composer Dave Ayer studied art and physics in the US and has been building electronic and virtual performance instruments since 1987. His audio oeuvre ranges from conventional songs and lyrics to experimental electronics and freestanding sound sculptures. He is currently designing and building aeolian harps.
Committed to the open-source and creative commons communities, Dave makes much of his work available online for others to reuse and remix. In this spirit, he launched the wikiGong.com web site in July 2009.
Reach him at gongmaster@wikigong.com.
Artist Location: Campbell, CA
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