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This Thursday at the Parkside Lounge a number of us who knew/played with the late Dave Campbell will gather to sing, play, talk, juggle, whatever, in a celebration of the life of the great drummer/vocalist/monologist. The Philip CoBendyx lineup includes , Daron M on guitar and vox, Jonny Le Master on Fender bass and vox, and Johnny Sunshine on the skins. Come on down in remembrance of Dave, to celebrate his life and music making.
The event runs from 7 pm until midnight. Philip CoBendyx is scheduled to go on at 9:30.
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Posted by jonny in Announcements, Events, Gallery, General, Giant Ear))), Nice Video, Out and About, Performance, Soundwalk, iRadio, tags: Bike Box, Bill Brown, Devotion Gallery, free103point9, Sabine Gruffat
Hello Friends:
Yours truly will be doing a video performance on 7/17 @ Devotion Gallery in Williamsburg in conjunction with the BIKE BOX project. See below for the details.
Best,
Jonny
July 16, 2010: 6 p.m. – July 25, 2010
Devotion Gallery
54 Maujer Street
near the corner of Maujer and Lorimer Streets
Brooklyn, NY 11206
803-386-8330
Curated/Organized by: free103point9
Join us for an opening reception on Friday July 16, 2010 6 p.m.-10 p.m. to celebrate Sabine Gruffat and Bill Brown’s Bike Box.
Sabine Gruffat is an interdisciplinary artist whose work maneuvers through, manipulates, and challenges prescribed genres and codes. Bill Brown seeks to correlate geographical coordinates with conceptual ones in his work, such as uncovering the memories and histories folded up inside physical landscapes and borders.
The Bike Box is a mobile-media bicycle library and interactive installation housed in the Devotion Gallery. Bike Box allows participants to check out cheap, durable, technology-enhanced bikes and a free open source iPhone application developed by David Gagnon of the Games Learning Society at UW-Madison especially for this project. As participants pedal around central Brooklyn, they are able to contribute site-specific audio through the iPhone application, as well as listen to a curated collection of geo-specific sounds provided by a variety of local land-use experts, historians, poets, artists, and other interpreters.
The Bike Box hopes to explore and give participants access to the layers of lived experience, personal anecdote, and history that are piled up invisibly on every street corner and city block.
The Bike Box will also host a number of performances and special events during the exhbition at Devotion Gallery:
Saturday July 17, 2 p.m.
Sunday July 18, 2 p.m.
Saturday July 24, 2 p.m.
Sunday July 25, 2 p.m.
Sabine Gruffat and Bill Brown will be leading bike tours through Bike Box geo-tagged sites in Brooklyn.
Friday, July 16th, 6 p.m.
Jesse Stiles performs using the Bike Box’s locative sound database as raw material for breaking beats.
Saturday, July 17th, 5 p.m.
Sound and video performance by Jonny Farrow using sounds and images from solo sound walks.
Curated contributions to Bike Box will include:
John Also Bennett‘s contact microphone recordings of audio frequencies emitted by power transformers, electric lights, and air conditioners throughout Brooklyn.
Jonny Farrow‘s contact mic’d bicycle ride around the gallery neighborhood.
Rob Ray‘s Pedal to the Mental invites cyclists to become “disorienteers” using geographic and environmental queues of Bike Box geotagged locations as launchpads for wonder, confusion, imagination, and adventure!
Dara Greenwald’s exploration of the conflict around the presence, disappearance, re-presence, and final re-direction of a well travelled bike lane in Brooklyn
Huong Ngo‘s interview with Mathieu Néron, the last shoemaker of Québec, collapses Brooklyn’s history as a leading shoemaker at the end of the 19th century with that of Québec City, which shares that industrial past.
Cathleen Grado‘s field recordings drawn from locations in Ridgewood and Bushwick, focusing on the contrasting sounds of rural and urban environments.
Stephanie Gray‘s ruminations on Saint Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church on Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint.
Jenifer Kaminsky‘s exploration of the ghosts trapped within the place names of Williamsburg and Greenpont.
Joan Linder and Stephanie Rothenberg‘s Brooklyn-Beijing-Babble overlays the cacophonous sounds of modernizing Beijing onto the gentrifying neighborhoods of Williamsburg and Greenpoint.
Katherin McInnis‘ Phantom Highway, which follows the path of the never-built Bushwick Expressway through North Brooklyn, and offers a fragmentary and poetic essay on urban planning.
Paul Lloyd Sargent‘s Hydronym: Erie Basin Meets Erie Basin, which traces the Erie Basin, taking its name from a long history connecting Brooklyn to territories deep within the North American Midwest and ports all over the world.
Norm Scott‘s field recordings from 2005 of spaces surrounding the (then) abandoned McCarren Park Pool. The sounds harken back to summertime at an abandoned magical swimming pool.
This exhibition is part of a series celebrating the
2009/2010 AIRtime Fellowship Recipients: Zach Poff (July 2-11), Sabine Gruffat & Bill Brown (July 16-25), and Brett Balogh (July 30-August 14.)
More information is at:
http://www.sabinegruffat.com/BIKEBOX/
http://www.areyoudevoted.com/
http://www.free103point9.org/events/2248
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Posted by jonny in Announcements, Events, Meetings, Soundwalk, tags: Andrea Polli, ASAE, Chicago, Eric Leonardson, Jamie Davis, Jesse Seay, Listenting for the Future, Michelle Nagai, MSAE, WFAE, World Listening Day
Registration is now open for…
“Listening for the Future” first-ever national symposium addressing global soundscape
July 9th, 10th & 11th, 2010
Chicago, Illinois June 24, 2010 —Listening for the Future will take place from July 9-11, 2010 to actively engage with the most neglected aspect of our environment: the soundscape. Hosted by the newly-founded Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology and World Listening Project, this will be the first conference held by the American Society for Acoustic Ecology in Chicago, home to a thriving sonic arts community and center for world-class architecture, on the shore of largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth. An inspiring three days of discussion, workshops, concerts, and soundwalks are planned in an emerging field of study and activism that unites a broad range of social, scientific, and artistic concerns.
Event Highlights
- Friday, July 9 – ‘Citizen Sound’ symposium (5-7PM) opens with a wine and cheese reception, introductions to each of the ASAE chapters, and presentations by leaders in Chicago’s cultural and advocacy scene at Columbia College, 33 E. Congress Parkway, basement lobby and room # LL11. Featured guests include Lou Mallozzi, Executive Director of Experimental Sound Studio and architect Graham Balkany of the Gropius in Chicago Coalition. A media lounge, where guests can sample CDs and peruse publications by participants, performers and ASAE members, will be open all night. Attendees will how they may participate in the first World Listening Day (July 18, 2010). Following dinner at a local eatery, we’ll be treated to a concert (8:30-10:30PM – $10) featuring ASAE member composers, performers and special guests.
- Saturday, July 10 – Head “out of town” for an afternoon soundwalk (2-4PM) in Miller Woods, at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. After the dunes soundwalk, it’s back to the city for another group dinner (6:30-8:15) followed by a Chicago nightlife soundwalk (8:30-10PM). This day’s events should provide plenty of opportunities for informal conversation and networking among members.
- Sunday, July 11 - ASAE members lead a workshop for children (2-3PM) and families near Gallery 400. ASAE members from New York, San Francisco, the Midwest, Southwest and beyond will present a concert in the gallery, 3:30-5:30PM at 400 S. Peoria Street (MC 034). This event will also be streamed live. The evening concludes with a live radio performance on Philip von Zweck’s “Something Else” show at 10 PM-12AM on WLUW 88.7FM
The ASAE – Listening for the Future
During the course of the symposium, the ASAE‘s governing body and leaders from all the regional chapters will be meeting to brainstorm for the future of the organization.
Registration & Travel
The suggested registration fee ($50 standard, $35 for students/seniors/artists) includes membership in the American Society for Acoustic Ecology (ASAE). Though membership is not required for symposium events, we do welcome your participation in future ASAE programs by becoming a member today. Concert tickets are available at the door thirty minutes before concert time for $10 each (free for members). The soundwalks and workshop are free of charge.
Click here to access the registration page, or visit http://mwsae.org/?page_id=838
All meals are pay-your-own, but we’ll be making advance reservations so will ask you to register. Transportation between venues, including the Dunes soundwalk, will be via public transit. These costs are not covered by the ASAE, but we will plan to meet and travel as a group to the Dunes soundwalk.
Hotels and travel resources, and any other additional information will be listed on the MSAE’sListening for the Future web page:http://mwsae.org.
History
The Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology (MSAE), founded in 2009, is a chapter of the American Society for Acoustic Ecology (ASAE), the U.S. affiliate of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE), an international association of affiliated organizations and individuals, who share a common concern with the state of the world’s soundscapes. Our members represent a multi-disciplinary spectrum of individuals engaged in the study of the social, cultural and ecological aspects of the sonic environment. Learn more about the WFAE on its website: http://wfae.net
Listening for the Future Organizing Committee:
Eric Leonardson, Chair
Michelle Nagai
Andrea Polli
Assisted by:
Jamie Davis
Jesse Seay
Listening for the Future is organized by the American Society for Acoustic Ecology, and hosted by the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology and the World Listening Project. Sponsors include Vocalo.org (89.5 FM), The National Park Service andColumbia College.
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Posted by jonny in Announcements, Events, Gallery, Giant Ear))), Installation, Nice Video, Publications, iRadio, tags: Jonny Farrow, Nicolas Dumit Estevez, Shelter, South Bronx, The Infant of Prague, Vienna
Oops..I forgot to post this earlier, but then, most of you are not in Vienna. In any event, below is a link to The Shelter Project’s Blog — my friend/collaborator Nicolas Dumit Estevez and I put together a conceptual audio piece that was installed in the Projektwerkstatt SOHO, Vienna. The work is related to Nicolas’s project concerning the embodiment of the Infant of Prague.
http://theshelterproject.wordpress.com/contributors/
 
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Howdy Friends!
Here, ’tis. The Inaugural 5th Avenue Storefront Art Walk in Bay Ridge, BK. Many stores, mucho art. I will have a piece in my local pizzeria, Rocco’s — a single-channel video work. Come on out between May 21 and June 7 to walk the Avenue and check out the art! Oh, and gimme a holla if you wanna do the stroll!
And, here’s a map of where you will find the art: http://www.bayridgebid.com/Artwalk%202010.htm
Hope to see you on the streets of the Ridge, but until then, below are some stills of the video.
Best,
Jonny
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Posted by jonny in Announcements, Events, Gallery, Nice Video, Out and About, Performance, tags: Adam Kendall, Center for Worker Education, Dan Winckler, Diapason, free103point9, Giant Ear))), Jon Giles, Jonny Farrow, Michael Schumacher, Naval Cassady, Nisi Jacobs, Philip White, VCW, Wireless Music
Hello Friend:
Just writing to let you know about two exciting upcoming shows. The first is the latest edition of the Giant Ear))) show which is being webcast this Sunday evening (4/25) from 7-9 pm on http://www.free103point9.org. It features recordings submitted by the students in my “Wireless Music” class at the Center for Worker Education. And, as always, if you can’t listen to the stream in real-time on Sunday eve, not to worry, you can find the show by accessing the free103point9 archive located here and searching for “Giant Ear))) Favorite Sounds.”
The second show that I am REALLY excited about is coming up this Wednesday evening (4/28) — 8pm at Diapason Gallery in Brooklyn. I will be premiering/performing a new video work that I created while participating in the first Diapason-hosted Video Composition Workshop (VCW). I’ve really been pushing pixels over here in my studio! What makes this show even more exciting is the artists involved. Check out this lineup: Jon Giles (aka Naval Cassady), Nisi Jacobs (w/Michael Schumacher), Philip White, Dan Winckler and Adam Kendall. Wow!
A much more detailed description of the VCW is below. And, the performers are also going to briefly talk about their work and a nice program will be available that describes the workshop and a bit about each performer and their process.
Diapason Gallery is located at:
882 THIRD AVENUE, 32/33 STREETS, 10TH FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11232
Take the R train to 36th Street in Brooklyn and walk west toward the BQE — the building is bewteen 32nd and 33rd streets just west of the BQE.
It’s going to be a great night and I hope to see you there!!!
Sincerely,
Jonny
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The VCW Performance
Wednesday, April 28
8pm
$7 suggested
The VCW Performance is a show of live video pieces created as part of the Video Composition Workshop.
The Video Composition Workshop is dedicated to writing performative video pieces. It explores how artists approach their compositions and how they notate the scores from which the videoists perform.
This show presents the completed compositions, works-in-progress, and experiments of six videoists and musicians resulting from the first six-week salon. Pieces include video paired with acoustic instruments, analog electronics, and digital audio. The evening will end with the VCW composers discussing their various approaches. (We’re as wary as you are of endless artist discussions. We’ll stay focused and concise.)
Live video has made some great advances in the past years. Technological capabilities and popular awareness are making it more integral to contemporary performances. VCW is happy to present 6 approaches to working with video as a dynamic, performative art.
Compositions by:
Naval Cassidy (aka Jon Giles) (including performers Roland Brown, David Hainsworth and Jonathan Moniaci)
Jonny Farrow
Nisi Jacobs (including performer Michael Schumacher)
Adam Kendall (including performers Christof Knoche and Eileen Mack)
Phillip White
Dan Winckler
http://www.diapasongallery.org Diapason is supported by NYSCA, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Phaedrus Foundation, the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts, MediaThe Foundation, The Trust for Mutual Understanding, Kirk Radke, and by generous individuals. Diapason is a 501(c)3 organization.
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Posted by jonny in Events, Gallery, Nice Video, Out and About, tags: Aurora Robson, Brett Ian Balogh, Chelsea, Debris, Jonny Farrow, Portia Munson, PPOW Gallery, Sally Szwed, Sarah Frost, The Hostess Project, Thomas Dimuzio
Hi Gang:
If you didn’t make it to PPOW gallery last Thursday (4/22), here’s a link to some photos and a couple of brief videos so you can get a sense of what exactly happened.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ppowgallery/sets/72157623792133027/
Enjoy,
Jonny
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Posted by jonny in Announcements, Events, Out and About, tags: Aurora Robson, Brett Ian Balogh, Chelsea, Debris, Jonny Farrow, Portia Munson, PPOW Gallery, Sally Szwed, Sarah Frost, The Hostess Project, Thomas Dimuzio
Greetings All:
Just an update on some goings-on…I have a new sound work in the above named event at the PPOW Gallery in Chelsea, so if you are in the ‘hood, please swing on by. Click the link below for more details.
The PPOW Gallery is located at the following coordinates:
511 West 25th Street, Room 301
(at 10th Ave)
The event is from 6:30-8:30.
http://www.thehostessproject.com/
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Howdy Friends:
I’m going to this little event ( http://postcardsfromgowanus.blogspot.com/ ) tonight and have a piece in the SiB radio portion of the event (http://sibradio.blogspot.com/).
If you happen to be floating up the Gowanus this eve, hop on outta your canoe and drop in. The links tell you everything you need to know!
Hope to see you there!
Best,
Jonny
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Posted by jonny in Announcements, Events, Giant Ear))), iRadio, tags: Bleakley McDowell, Edmund Mooney, free103point9, Giant Ear))), Heater or Water Hammers, Jonny Farrow, NYSAE
Hi All:
Tune in this eve to the latest installment of GIANT EAR))). Follow the free103 link below at the appointed hour, sit back and enjoy.
All the Best,
Jonny
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GIANT EAR))) HEATER OR WATER HAMMERS
Hosted By Bleakley McDowell
Dec. 27, 2009: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.—Eastern Standard Time (NYC)
Curated/Organized by: New York Society for Acoustic Ecology
Deep winter approaches. Instant, drastic climate change aside, it will be getting colder. In the majority of New York City buildings this means old steam radiators will be sputtering to life. The first half of today’s broadcast is collection of recordings of these radiators from various apartments. Listen for the water hammer…it’s getting hot in here. We follow that with paranoid, beyond-the-grave wax cylinder recordings and a journey to mystical Surakarta, Indonesia. False gong – neither a beginning nor an end, a start nor a finish. With work by Edmund Mooney, Jonny Farrow and Bleakley McDowell.
http://www.nyacousticecology.org/
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