PARTICIPATION We believe in the Spur of the Moment. We believe in performing and creating in that Moment. All music we create is improvised on the Spot, a spontaneous Flowering of Sound. No composing beforehand, not even so much as deciding on a key. Set up the gear, turn it on and play.  Our project […]

PARTICIPATION (Costume, assemblage, simulacrum) “I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” […]

PARTICIPATION Susan Rawcliffe makes, plays and research clay musical instruments: flutes, pipes, ocarinas, whistles, trumpets, didjeridus, and sound sculptures. Wanting to build a better flute, she began my research into the sounds and forms of archaic ceremonial flutes from prehispanic meso-American cultures, including West Mexican, Olmec, Mayan, and Aztec. Making acoustical studies of ancient flutes […]

PARTICIPATION Automaton Bricolage Cogitating is the creation of Steven’s music appreciation classes. After performing a Fluxus piano work where all the keys were nailed down, the students transformed the instrument into a dadaist sculpture challenging the notion of what a piano is. Robotics, interactivity, and musique concrete inform the current incarnation. Steven Speciale teaches music […]

PARTICIPATION soundShoppe will form a sound orchestra, consisting of 10-20 musicians. Instruments will include circuit bent/homemade devices, accordions, bowed instruments, modular synthesizers, acoustic objects that make sounds (such as long reeds whipped into the air), gongs, percussion objects, voice, drones, guitars, whistles and other indescribable object. Sound will range from quiet to loud, from drones […]

PARTICIPATION Performs as part of Synthlab. Som’s music defines the intersection of classical, timeless forms and modern electronic sound technology.”– Epitonic

PARTICIPATION Performs as part of Synthlab. Composer, synthesist & sound designer.Teaches composition, electronic music & digital media at CSULB.

PARTICIPATION Conceptual Interactive sound installation, Low Frequencies creating the blanket for samples and sound textures- Attendees can participate with touch sensitive hand pads that will trigger different sounds through out the ongoing piece that will be directed by the RMM group. the Installation will be accompanied by different color light organs and video feeds that […]

PARTICIPATION Performs as part of Synthlab. Aka Andrew Reitsma is an artist who blends music and photography to synthesize life around him. His compositions are both improvisational and crafted. When asked how he feels about playing music, he says, “everything else goes away”. Social Media:

PARTICIPATION Audio portions are accompanied by live mixed video. Phog masheeen is a sound art/video collective from Costa Mesa, California that focuses on using aerophones, idiophones and electronics for performance and sound design. William Almas and Mark Soden Jr. constitute the phog masheeen core performers. Home-brew instruments, common objects and extended techniques involving dry ice […]