Tanner Menard

Close Proximity and the Unhindered Care-all - Review - SRA

admin — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:43:45 +0000

Close Proximity and the Unhindered Care-all is likely to be considered a masterpiece of the classical ambient genre. Embodying all of the elements of ‘traditional’ ambient music, the album also in many ways encompasses all of the haunting beauty that we have come to expect from Celer, Will Thomas Long and the late Danielle Baquet [...]

ingenuity festival: concert for sleep

admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:13:48 +0000

book a concert for sleep in your part of the world! concert for sleep contributors list hey all, sorry that i haven’t posted much lately but i have been busy working on new albums and preparing for a recent round of concerts. its good to be back on the bloggosphere and i am really happy [...]

chiasmus - nicholas szczepanik - basses frequences & SRA

admin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:15:54 +0000

Nicholas Szczepanik Interview with Tanner Menard For about a year now I have been getting to know one of the most talented and driven young men that I have ever dealt with, Nicholas Szczepanik . His new album co-released on Basses Frequences & his own label SRA is by far his best work to date [...]

sommeil artist profile: will hitz aka 91plus

admin — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:15:14 +0000

sommeil artist profiles highlight the raw submissions used to create the sommeil sleep concert remix experiment, an installation which remixes robert rich’s sleep concert using sleep music collected from nearly 100 artists from all over the world. January by 91plus Hailing from the rocky west coast of Northern California, 91Plus is 17 year old [...]

sound experiments by ambient composer seeyouinsleep

admin — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:10:10 +0000

Related Links: segue - into the fall - review sleep concert documented cition - transcriptions of dreams - reviewed a few months ago i was really pleased to eMeet a new young artist who is really engaging his creativity and doing a good job of promoting himself. promoting myself within electronic music was a challenge with a [...]

sommeil artist profile: nick gish

admin — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:36:45 +0000

sommeil artist profiles highlight the raw submissions used to create the sommeil sleep concert remix experiment, an installation which remixes robert rich’s sleep concert using sleep music collected from nearly 100 artists from all over the world. even more music with scale built off of “D” (8:7 up to 13:7, other pitches filled [...]

segue, new shamanism in ambient music

admin — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:20:10 +0000

RELATED ARTICLES ryonkt collaboration - scale - relearning the ‘piano’ in virtual space ryonkt collaboration SUBSCRIBE TO MY RSS FEED segue is Jordan Sauer from Vancouver, Canada, currently residing in Washington D.C.. His sound is a patchwork of textures and tones with a focus on the interplay of timbre. These sounds are created through the blending of various instruments [...]

segue - into the fall - slow flow rec

admin — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:02:29 +0000

Jordan Sauer’s new Slow Flow album ‘Into The Fall’ released under his moniker ‘Segue’ is another example of the trendsetting curatorial choices of label owner Ryo Nakata who consistently releases the most compelling new voices in the ambient genre. ‘Into the Fall’ has been on my playlist for a number of months and served almost [...]

ryonkt collaboration: scale, relearning the “piano” in virtual space @ryonakat

admin — Sun, 10 May 2009 16:02:12 +0000

more about ryo nakata and his label misound - ’stanza di te’ review - slow flow rec ryonkt - ‘four fragments’ review- small fish in an attempt to document my half of a creative process, i plan to write about the production of each piece on a new album collaboration with ryo nakata aka ryonkt. today i [...]

ryonkt collaboration

admin — Sat, 09 May 2009 16:03:58 +0000

more about ryo nakata and his label misound - ’stanza di te’ review - slow flow rec ryonkt - ‘four fragments’ review- small fish i have had the good fortune to begin a collaboration with ryo nakata who works under the moniker ryonkt. in my estimation, ryo is one of the most talented artists currently working in [...]

two cool new experimental videos

admin — Fri, 08 May 2009 22:55:35 +0000

SUBSCRIBE TO MY RSS FEED CHiKA Interview with Tanner Menard 050309 ISSUE PROJECT: Emil de Wall & Erik Sanko, andy green, bruce tovsky, CHIKA and kato hideki from Visualicious: CHiKA on Vimeo. City Dreams City Dreams video by Flowmotion. Music by Jeremy Bible & Ian Hawgood

transcriptions of dreams - c.i.t.i.o.n. - self release

admin — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:39:09 +0000

‘Transcriptions of Dreams’ by c.i.t.i.o.n. is a wonderful new work that combines the worlds of solo performance and ambient music. Performed by composer Josh Carro on vibraphone these short vignettes take the listener to Josh’s inner world of dreams. I remember many nights at Josh’s home in Tempe Trizona listening to him make [...]

Transcriptions of Dreams - c.i.t.i.o.n. aka josh carro - new ambient artist on the scene

admin — Fri, 08 May 2009 15:29:34 +0000

misound review new project launched josh carro aka c.i.t.i.o.n. is a great friend of mine that i met in 2005 while i was working as an artist in residence at arizona state. there josh was a percussion student and aspiring composer. josh introduced himself to me at a party and asked if i would be [...]

sommeil artist profile: nían and tycho aka tychonian soundwork

admin — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:31:12 +0000

sommeil artist profiles highlight the raw submissions used to create the sommeil sleep concert remix experiment, an installation which remixes robert rich’s sleep concert using sleep music collected from nearly 100 artists from all over the world. A Myriad of Nyxels Make Up One Night by Tychonian Soundworks Tychonian Soundworks was started in 2007 [...]

becoming audible: sound as intervention, HIV in louisiana - new project launched

admin — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:55:34 +0000

those who know me in real life know that for the past 5 years i have worked off and on as an HIV prevention specialist. its a line of work that i got into after doing some volunteer work in my home town. all in all i have about 2.5 years of experience [...]

mark bingham: recording guru and far out dude

admin — Thu, 07 May 2009 04:04:05 +0000

the older i get the more i realize how important it is for artists to master the business side of their craft. its not something that most artists have the aptitude for, but its becoming less and less possible for artists to afford the type of management and publicity team that pervaded the music [...]

sommeil artist profile: christopher albanese aka tomorrow’s man

admin — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:40:35 +0000

sommeil artist profiles highlight the raw submissions used to create the sommeil sleep concert remix experiment, an installation which remixes robert rich’s sleep concert using sleep music collected from nearly 100 artists from all over the world. drop | resonance | induction by Tomorrow’s Man Tomorrow’s Man is the audio alias of author Christopher Albanese, [...]

sommeil artist profile: chad viator aka parallelllines

admin — Tue, 05 May 2009 22:19:13 +0000

sommeil artist profiles highlight the raw submissions used to create the sommeil sleep concert remix experiment, an installation which remixes robert rich’s sleep concert using sleep music collected from nearly 100 artists from all over the world. ….chad viator is one of my oldest friends. we once lived together for a year [...]

misound’s ’stanza di te’ remarkable ambient album

admin — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:24:53 +0000

click here to read misound-’stanza di te’ review by tanner menard i feel really lucky to have been given the chance to review this album simply for the opportunity to come into contact with such an amazing artist. misound has an extremely original sound world that i think you will enjoy. make sure to [...]

stanze di te - misound - slow flow rec

admin — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:09:25 +0000

Simply put, Misound’s ‘Stanze di Te’ released on Slow Flow Rec is one of the most gorgeous and well rounded albums that I have heard in the experimental/ambient genre. I never make a claim to do totally unbiased reviews. For me, a review is a way to say thank you to an artist [...]

sommeil artist profiles: brian kline aka brainland

admin — Sat, 02 May 2009 00:39:09 +0000

sommeil artist profiles highlight the raw submissions used to create the sommeil sleep concert remix experiment, an installation which remixes robert rich’s sleep concert using sleep music collected from nearly 100 artists from all over the world. Balafonie by BrainLand BrainLand is Brian Kline’s analog-driven sound project. He has performed world-wide including a [...]

reblog: laoban soundsystem planning event mayday beijing

admin — Fri, 01 May 2009 03:46:11 +0000

jon phillips is a new friend of mine who has been contributing a lot to my progress with blogging and combining social media with experimental art. he has a new project in the works that i would like to share with everyone, the laoban sound system project. hosted by jon’s company fabricatorz [...]

sommeil artist profiles: nigel samways

admin — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:01:18 +0000

sommeil artist profiles highlight the raw submissions used to create the sommeil sleep concert remix experiment, an installation which remixes robert rich’s sleep concert using sleep music collected from nearly 100 artists from all over the world. City of gas streetlamps by nigel samways Nigel Samways works with digital-analogue hybrid sounds, exploring the borders [...]

sommeil artist profile: andrew dalio

admin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:18:47 +0000

sommeil artist profiles highlight the raw submissions used to create the sommeil sleep concert remix experiment, an installation which remixes robert rich’s sleep concert using sleep music collected from nearly 100 artists from all over the world. Difficult Music by andrew dalio Andrew Dalio (andrewdalio@gmail.com) is a composer/bass guitarist/synthesist from New Orleans. He studied [...]

sommeil artist profile: martin franklin aka codetripper

admin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:56:31 +0000

sommeil artist profiles highlight the raw submissions used to create the sommeil sleep concert remix experiment, an installation which remixes robert rich’s sleep concert using sleep music collected from nearly 100 artists from all over the world. Rocks Pools Filling on Knoll Beach 10.01.2009 by Martin Franklin Martin Franklin is a digital artist & [...]

sommeil artist profile: sean monaghan aka venus vulture

admin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:26:21 +0000

sommeil artist profiles highlight the raw submissions used to create the sommeil sleep concert remix experiment, an installation which remixes robert rich’s sleep concert using sleep music collected from nearly 100 artists from all over the world. We Heard Distant Rainfall by Venus Vulture Venus Vulture is the alias used for soundscapes by writer [...]

sommeil artist profile: michael duane ferrell aka elian

admin — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:22:10 +0000

sommeil artist profiles highlight the raw submissions used to create the sommeil sleep concert remix experiment, an installation which remixes robert rich’s sleep concert using sleep music collected from nearly 100 artists from all over the world. it was over, just like that by Elian Elian is the creative moniker for the music of [...]

sommeil artist profile: tim gray aka ethernet

admin — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:25:21 +0000

sommeil artist profiles highlight the raw submissions used to create the sommeil sleep concert remix experiment, an installation which remixes robert rich’s sleep concert using sleep music collected from nearly 100 artists from all over the world. Nautilus by Ethernet Ethernet is the pulse-ambient project of Tim Gray. Tim has been composing electronic music [...]

sommeil artist profile: john watson aka twisted space

admin — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:11:03 +0000

sommeil artist profiles highlight the raw submissions used to create the sommeil sleep concert remix experiment, an installation which remixes robert rich’s sleep concert using sleep music collected from nearly 100 artists from all over the world. Experiment 1 by Twisted-Space Twisted-Space AKA as John Watson is a freelance systems engineer and hobbyist musician/sound [...]

sommeil artist profile: brian ruskin aka mental health consumer

admin — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:13:29 +0000

sommeil artist profiles highlight the raw submissions used to create the sommeil sleep concert remix experiment, an installation which remixes robert rich’s sleep concert using sleep music collected from nearly 100 artists from all over the world. R.E.S.T. by Mental Health Consumer Mental Health Consumer is a production alias of Brian Ruskin, a geologist [...]

sommeil artist profile: robyn danielle farah

admin — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:20:48 +0000

sommeil artist profiles highlight the raw submissions used to create the sommeil sleep concert remix experiment, an installation which remixes robert rich’s sleep concert using sleep music collected from nearly 100 artists from all over the world. Samirسمير by robyn farah Robyn Farah (1986 - ), is a South African composer, installation artist and [...]

sommeil artist profile: richard lainhart

admin — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:30:54 +0000

sommeil artist profiles highlight the raw submissions used to create the sommeil sleep concert remix experiment, an installation which remixes robert rich’s sleep concert using sleep music collected from nearly 100 artists from all over the world. Cirrus by Richard Lainhart Richard Lainhart (rlainhart@otownmedia.com) is an award-winning composer, filmmaker, and author - a digital [...]

sleep concert continues

admin — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:54:22 +0000

i am starting a new blog campaign based on the continuation of my sleep concert remix concept. as announced in my post sommeil photo documentation the sleep concert will be taking on a life beyond its initial performance. The first big festival that we, chika, jeremy bible (owner of experimedia), jason henry and [...]

Sommeil photo documentation

admin — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:37:40 +0000

before presenting the pictures of Sommeil i am happy to announce that the sleep concert will be taking on a life of its own beyond the april performance at antenna gallery. first, on the second weekend of july, i will be recreating the event at the ingenuity festival alongside CHiKA, jeremy bible and jason [...]

sleep concert - written reactions from sleepers

admin — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:17:22 +0000

After the sleep concert had ended I asked participants to write down their experiences about the concert and I let them know that I would be publishing my responses on my blog. Here is what the four people who took me up on the offer had to say. If anyone else who attended [...]

4:32 am, 2.5 hours left to the sleep concert

admin — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:46:55 +0000

this is a short post, for those who might catch it, written 6.5 hours into the sleep concert. i am currently playing ’somnabulist’ by tsone aka tony obr in manipulated form. the sleep concert, in performance, thus far has been a total success. through the night people have slept soundly. i [...]

Sommeil: A Concert for Sleep, first day in the gallery

admin — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:24:30 +0000

its 6:25 am and i basically pulled an all nighter trying to prepare some final stuff before our first day in the space. today will be a busy day. at 10:00 am i get picked up by susan gisleson one of the curators of antenna gallery. we’ll head to piety st [...]

robert rich: modern originator of sleep concerts

admin — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:15:15 +0000

click here or on image to read and listen to this audio interview robert rich is arguably one of the most important american composers. his work helped to define bay area electronic music culture and was at the forefront of important labels like hearts of space and hypnos. though rich himself finds it [...]

CHiKA: Sommeil Video Artist

admin — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:59:41 +0000

click here or on image to read interview CHiKA is one of new york’s hottest new video jockeys. in a few short years she has risen straight to the top of VJ culture in new york city’s burgeoning VJ scene. performing at festivals all over the world she is one of the most [...]

antenna gallery: home of the sleep space

admin — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:20:10 +0000

click here or on image to read review only a few months ago i got to know shawn hall one of the curators of antenna gallery through my roommate bernard pearce. shawn took me to the gallery and showed me some of her wonderfully minimalist video art and we discussed the possibility of [...]

jon phillips: free culture guru

admin — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:01:46 +0000

click here or on image to view interview jon phillips is one of the movers and shakers in the open culture and creative commons movements and spends his life between san francisco and beijing. if you are interested in my sleep concert remix idea or use creative commons licenses in your own works this [...]

Sommeil: A Concert for Sleep, Contributors List

admin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:15:58 +0000

click on image to download a pdf of the press release after nearly two months of downloading, listening and deep tissue networking i have finally put together a list of all the wonderful people who have contributed to Sommeil: A Concert for Sleep. i have decided to publish this list ahead of the concert so [...]

gearing up for Sommeil

admin — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:37:11 +0000

click on image to download a pdf of the press release i wanted to write an update on the progress of the sleep concert. i have finally downloaded all the material that i will use for the concert. i have decided to use at least one piece for each person who submitted at some [...]

thoughts, creativity and overlap.org

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:11:31 +0000

click here or on the logo to read my weekly blog on overlap.org recently at least three blog posts have been in regards to jon phillips one of the pioneers of the creative commons movement. i’d like to take some time to introduce you to one of the projects that he helped to [...]

an inspiring afternoon with kindred spirit carl stone

admin — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:45:00 +0000

“I think that I shall never see a poem as short as “http”" - carl stone (talking about twitter poetry) yesterday i had the good fortune to meet a composer who’s work i have admired for a very long time, carl stone. i met carl through facebook some months ago and then became friendly with him [...]

sleep concert - creative log

admin — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:45:12 +0000

click on image to download a pdf of the press release today i have just about wrapped up downloading all of the submissions. it has been great getting to know everyone through this process but, i have to admit that i am glad that the submissions process is over and that i can begin the [...]

re:cantocore

admin — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:00:41 +0000

I have been thinking about my net-pal rejon in the past months quite often because of my re:sleep concert. the reason i write re:sleep as opposed to sleep is that my idea to create a sleep concert is really a conceptual remix of a concept long ago invented by robert rich. earlier [...]

carl stone: laptop man

admin — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:34:31 +0000

click here or on image to view interview Carl Stone is one of the pioneers of live computer music, and has been hailed by the Village Voice as “the king of sampling.” and “one of the best composers living in (the USA) today.” He has used computers in live performance since 1986. Stone was born in [...]

cantocore: reality versus theory

admin — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:46:39 +0000

click here or on image to read review The collaboration, “Cantocore,” takes its inspiration and name from the rapid economic, social, and cultural changes taking place in Guangzhou, the third most populous city in China. Even in the midst of economic crises, factories are producing, Canto hip-hop is blasting, and the cultural industries are progressing. Over [...]

submissions deadline has reached its end

admin — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:52:25 +0000

click on image to download a pdf of the press release just wanted to let everyone out there on the www know that the final day for submissions to the sleep concert has arrived. i have to admit that i am happy to announce this as it will be nice to end the process of [...]

help me grow the sleep concert, where this is blog is headed, and why i am thankful for you!

admin — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:59:26 +0000

click on image to download a pdf of the press release hi all, first and foremost i would like to thank everyone again for the incredible show of support that i have received in recent months both in terms of reviews and technical contributions to my blog, submissions to the sleep concert, help with marketing my blog [...]

ryonkt - a haiku making waves

admin — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:36:48 +0000

click here or on the image to read the review ryonkt was born in 1984 and works as a barista. he produces music masterfully with a guitar and a PC. subtly, he expresses everyday scenery and color with a minimum of phrases and spatial expression. he collaborates with many diverse and splended artists and demands [...]

nicholas szczepanik: an aural equivalent

admin — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:52:07 +0000

click here for the interview with nicholas szczepanik var googleSearchIframeName = "cse-search-results"; var googleSearchFormName = "cse-search-box"; var googleSearchFrameWidth = 800; var googleSearchDomain = "www.google.com"; var googleSearchPath = "/cse"; Nicholas Szczepanik was raised on a farm with 3 brothers and 2 sisters until his parent’s divorce caused his family to divide. His [...]

post carnival update: video, reviews, sleep concert

admin — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:58:51 +0000

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dale lloyd: an open book

admin — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:01:32 +0000

click here or on dale’s image to read the interview var googleSearchIframeName = "cse-search-results"; var googleSearchFormName = "cse-search-box"; var googleSearchFrameWidth = 800; var googleSearchDomain = "www.google.com"; var googleSearchPath = "/cse"; Over the course of 15+ years, Dale Lloyd has been a sound artist, label owner, graphic designer, producer, musician, and visual artist. [...]

concert announcement

admin — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:28:02 +0000

sommeil: a concert for sleep will officially begin at 10:00 pm on april the 11th at antenna gallery, 3161 burgundy street new orleans, louisiana 70117. the concert will extend until 7 am on april 12th. tea and breakfast will be served at waking time. please come prepared to sleep. if you [...]

environs, earth dance and amacher - media string II

admin — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:36:55 +0000

robert rich, maryanne amacher and my previous installion envyronie. these videos have been on my youtube channel frequently lately as i prepare for the sleep concert. i am really blown away by robert rich’s live work. these videos from the earthdance festival really demonstrate his musical genious. more akin to my [...]

let the art begin

admin — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:00:37 +0000

i have finally reached a point in the process where i can begin really listening to all the submissions. in many cases i listened to some or all of your work when i downloaded it. but others sent long compositions or multiple folders of pieces and i was unable to really listen to some of [...]

what makes you sleep?

admin — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:33:53 +0000

this morning i woke up early and finished downloading all of the submissions that have come with downloads and placed them into a spread sheet so that i can keep track of the process in an organized way. if for some reason i haven’t gotten back to you, please hit me up with an [...]

wide awake and f.a.q. about the sleep concert

admin — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:00:25 +0000

finally after several days of my full time job and sorting through nearly 50 submissions i finally got a great night of sleep. now i’m wide awake and still sorting through submissions haha. i am truly dumbfounded by all the inspiration i am receiving from people all over the world who wish to [...]

a concert for sleep: need sleep!

admin — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:07:21 +0000

today i am really tired. i suppose it fits the theme for my concert pretty well. yesterday i received nearly 30 submissions from literally all over the world. i was totally amazed at the number and quality of all of the submissions. i was also blown away by some of the [...]

call for submissions

admin — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:04:40 +0000

Call for Submissions: Sommeil: A Concert for Sleep In early April I will be reinterpreting the sleep concert experiment, first created by Robert Rich in 1982, at a well established gallery in New Orleans, Louisiana. I am doing so with Rich’s permission and guidance. Sleep concerts as presented by Rich are all night events in which the [...]

metamers

admin — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:24:35 +0000

in 2007 in the midst of one of the most turbulent moments in my life, brian grainger agreed to release my first CD along with david tagg on install records their kindness and their trust helped more than both of them ever knew in getting me through that time. that first album, [...]

R.I.P. Charlie Cooper

admin — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:52:35 +0000

rest in peace charlie cooper please click the link to read more telefon telaviv were always fond to me because they were electronic artists who had really made it from louisiana. at the point in my life when i was listening to beat driven music they were never far from my cd player. having lost [...]

(t)anamations

admin — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:31:20 +0000

a number of years ago i met a very talented painter named alex harvey. i didn’t even know that he was a painter for months into our friendship. he just kept coming around, even one time bringing his snake in his hand bag unbeknownst to me. it was a really unique time [...]

contemplating existence

admin — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:01:28 +0000

existence - counterspark - archaic horizon sometime’s we meet people that just warm our heart. johnny utterback aka counterspark is certainly one of those people. graced with a keen eye, a country boy’s smile and a deep and abiding appreciation of reality, johnny utterback’s new E.P. ‘existence’ is a new and unique flower in [...]

rooms, loops and moons - media string I

admin — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:41:44 +0000

one of the beautiful things that i am learning about blogging is that media can be utilized and placed in various contexts to express beauty and poetry. from this point on, media strings will be my attempt to use media and context to find relationships between the past the present and the future and [...]

singing walls

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:17:10 +0000

2009-01-03 Linz Ars Electronica Center 04 the ars electronica is always at the forefront of artistic innovation in the 21st century watch this mind blowing video. i was first introduced to the ars electronica by naut humon who at the time was on the adjudicators panel for the ars. i need to take the leap of faith soon [...]

scotty and buddha

admin — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:34:19 +0000

Back in 2004 i met a bright 18 year old named scott smith from a small town in coastal california. at the time, he was making beautiful happy idm/dubby beats and painting and was a first year student at a local university. i used to jokingly call him a ‘fetus’ a colloquial lingo [...]

me and my fly

admin — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:46:42 +0000

over the holidays my good friends will and dani came to visit me in new orleans while visiting will’s parents in jackson mississippi. i’ve been friends with these two guys for almost two years now and they serve as a constant source of inspiration. we both have been there for one another through some [...]

remix

admin — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:01:04 +0000

it’s been an odd transition for me as a composer, moving from my classical background into the world of ambient and experimental musics. as a young composer, i always made money on my scores. i had a knack for getting commissions and working the system. however, it seems to me that within [...]

human mirror project

admin — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:52:58 +0000

im really glad that i have this blog to show folks the great work of some of my best friends. a number of years ago i moved to the phoenix area to do an installation at arizona state university. i had the good fortune over the couple of years that i lived in that beautiful sonoran desert [...]

little song for dani

admin — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:16:36 +0000

you could come by here and sing songs, while my friend paints humming birds in the back ground, this is so american, so carefree, this beautiful moment of unconciousness where we almost suffocated, as we go forth, a writhing species blasting through the cosmos, a dieing species blasting through the underbrush, you take pictures off [...]

collective resonances

admin — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:50:14 +0000

last night i walked down the street to the university of new orleans to hear alam khan, son of Swara Samrat Ali Akbar Khan. tho he was extremely humble, perhaps even self effacing, his command of the instrument was stunning. most amazing was the control that he showed over the natural harmonics of [...]

lafayette

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:09:19 +0000

my home town is a city in southwest louisiana named lafayette. when i saw this today i thought i’d put it up here. i rarely compose with analog electronics, but i might have to order one of these to see what happens.

cosmic origins

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:44:14 +0000

this blog page is my attempt to communicate ideas about music, deliver information about the release of my music and to review the work of artists who’s music i admire. I will only review albums that i am extremely excited about because i will only give positive reviews. If you wish me to review your [...]

Archaic Revival

admin — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:16:45 +0000

Special thanks to Scott Smith, owner and curator of archaic horizon records for hosting this webpage, and for his support of experimental and ambient music.