Live Sound and Installation
West Fourth New Music
W4's End of Summer Festival II
W4 New Music and Exapno presented an evening they referred to as genre defiance. The evening consisted of experimental music from across the spectrum - from inventively rearranged folk songs of The Great Republic of Rough and Ready to new music written exclusively for the multi-talented BACK vocal and percussion duo, W4's programming delivered something for all discerning ears. Premieres were heard from New York composers Chris Chappell, Matt Frey, Tim Hansen, Molly Herron, Dosia McKay, Ruben Naeff and several others alongside arrangements of music by John Dowland and Hank Williams.
The venue Exapno, is a collective space in Brooklyn and does not have sophisticated audio equipment at hand. The physical space is also quite limited so no pre-set-up of equipment for transitioning set changes is possible. I was responsible for planning and executing what equipment would be needed, how to get it to the venue, and how to quickly change complex set-ups in order to keep the evening moving.
W4 presents "Cellophilia"
On June 8th, 2012, the W4 composer's collective produced a concert of works written in the last decade for ensembles of up to eight cellos, and in one case for voice as well. Although the 92Y in Tribeca provided a sound technician to run the audio system for the evening, I was on hand to interface with the composers and the house, as well as track the recordings that would be used to give to the gracious donors who provided support to put the concert on. The recordings were mixed in early July of 2012. Click here for a demo reel featuring one minute excerpts from the following pieces:
- Yoav Shemesh : "Empty City"
- Steve Reich : "Cello Counterpoint"
- Brooke Campbell : "Ice Covers the North"
- Tim Hansen : "Traveller"
- Micheal Gordon : "Light Is Calling"
- Sarah Kirkland Snider : "The Reserved, The Reticent"
W4 Presents The End of Summer Festival
W4 New Music and Exapno presented an evening they referred to as genre defiance. The evening consisted of experimental music from across the spectrum - from inventively rearranged folk songs of The Great Republic of Rough and Ready to new music written exclusively for the multi-talented BACK vocal and percussion duo, W4's programming delivered something for all discerning ears. Premieres were heard from New York composers Chris Chappell, Matt Frey, Tim Hansen, Molly Herron, Dosia McKay, Ruben Naeff and several others alongside arrangements of music by John Dowland and Hank Williams.
The venue Exapno, is a collective space in Brooklyn and does not have sophisticated audio equipment at hand. The physical space is also quite limited so no pre-set-up of equipment for transitioning set changes is possible. I was responsible for planning and executing what equipment would be needed, how to get it to the venue, and how to quickly change complex set-ups in order to keep the evening moving.
Various
Lyrical Graffiti
The bi-weekly Lyrical Graffiti has been running for over 11 years now, making it New Jersey's longest running Hip-Hop event. Currently hosted by The Old Bay in New Brunswick, Lyrical Graffiti integrates breakers, MCs, and a live house band making it a one-of-a-kind live event.
I've been on call to run sound for anniversary shows and larger guests, which includes setting up additional monitoring and full mic'ing of the live band. Lyrical Graffiti has featured acts like Kosha Dillz, El da Sensai and Tame One (The Artifacts), Masta Ace, Sadat X, Jon Robinson, and the legendary Afrika Bambaataa.
100xJohn Festival
8.1 Surround Sound and Video Install
The environmental sound organization Ear to the Earth and MA.P.S (Media Arts, Performance, and Sound) Program at White Box joined forces to present 100 x John, a weekend-long multimedia extravaganza celebrating the end of the 100th anniversary of John Cage’s birth with 100 compositions and sound art pieces by artists from around the world. 100 x John featured a vast array of works, all based on field recording, natural and urban, some using traditional instruments and voice.
Alongside Tom Beyer and Daniel Neumann, I installed a nine speaker array (8.1 surround configuration), as well as four projectors to provide immersive video throughout the room. The installation took roughly two days, and throughout the four days of the event, constant adaptation and adjustment of the audio and video were necessary for the various performances.
La Lontananza Nostalgica Utopica Futura
On February 28th, 2012 Conrad Harris (violin) and Alvise Vidolin (electronics) performed Luigi Nono's epic "La Lontananza Nostalgica Utopica Futura". The performance took place at Judson Church (55 Washington Square in Manhattan) and alongside Tom Beyer and Daniel Neumann I was involved in the set-up of the sound system, an 8 channel elevated surround which spacialized the electronics and the processed violin around the entirety of the room. I was also the engineer for a pre-taping of the performance with videographer Orin Buck.
Andover Theater Restoration
The 300-seat Andover Theatre (Andover, Ohio) was in operation prior to 1941, and was still in operation in the late-1980’s, but was renovated and reopened in June 2010 as the Andover Showplace Theatre, presenting live entertainment and screening movies.
I began working on the audio in the fall of 2009, finishing in May of 2010. The installation involved using a limited budget to construct a system which would be capable of handling live entertainment as well as movie and sound playback. The system employs a crossover tunable tri-amp audio system, 24 channels of audio which can be routed to a mixing booth in the theater's rear balcony, as well a host of modular connections for stage monitoring and variations of speaker configurations to tailor to the needs of various types of events. I hand-soldered a few hundred connections, patch points and cables.