SaxVonix is an experimental duo group based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Members include mezzo-soprano and pianist Alexia Benson and saxophonist Jeremy Howell. Currently focused on electroacoustic works, they have recently premiered new pieces with a heavy emphasis on improvisation. To further utilize their creative performance potential while promoting up-and-coming composers, SaxVonix is hosting a yearly competition […]
PARTICIPATION Artist Statement: The wind whispers.Feel the sound of the warm Southern California sunraining on undulating bright orange poppies.Listen to the (dis)quieting squeeze of organellesinside a semi-transparent hoverfly larvae.Have you ever heard the bending of space-timeand gravitational lensing? I want the visual imagery to SPEAK ! Soundless Sound is a silent SciArt videothat explores the […]
PARTICIPATION sARTe piece, TransMigration XVII will occupy three spaces using audio and video projections: Extract, Reveal, and Source. sARTe is interested in what sound can evoke, especially the psychological aspects and aural perception of it. She asks how much more layered and rich our experience can be? Sound can evoke emotions, visualizations, and interpretations. We […]
PARTICIPATION Performs as part of SynthLab. Sander Roscoe Wolff has worked with sound as an art medium since he was a child. He began to work more seriously during his studies at Long Beach City College where, in the early 80s, they had impressive recording and electronic music programs. Since then, he’s pursued parallel interest: […]
PARTICIPATION Blue Peril Sonification is a multi channel audio and video installation bringing attention to the destructive deep sea mining proposed in the Pacific. Blue Peril tracks the toxic sediment particles that will ultimately kill endemic and undiscovered sea life in the pacific and will have massive environmental impacts. For this installation I will be using […]
PARTICIPATION sounding skin sounding skin casts the midriff in a starring role, witnessing a belly as it is pummelled and then adorned, creating a visual display of subtle movement and light. A part of the body that is much maligned and punished, even whilst it busily (and usually noisily) does precious work for the whole, […]
PARTICIPATION Performs as part of Synthlab. Composer, synthesist & sound designer.Teaches composition, electronic music & digital media at CSULB.
PARTICIPATION Rychard Cooper – SynthLab will create a sonic installation in the round, concrete outdoor area at Angles’s Gate. They set up speakers in surround and have live video projections.. Rychard Cooper holds a degree in Audio Engineering from Long Beach City College, and Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Composition from the Cole Conservatory of […]
PARTICIPATION Performs as part of Synthlab.. Rychard Cooper is a composer, synthesist & sound designer and teaches classes in electronic music & digital media at CSULB.
PARTICIPATION No wings to fly from God A zoologist tells us that birds sing in order not to suffocate. Flying Away or Rapture/Rupture is my second in a three-part multi-media video/sound/space installation project on climate change and religion. Made for SoundPedro and using the site-specific, awe-inspiring view of the San Pedro port and the cargo […]