I’ve had the great fortune over the past few months of getting to know the performer and ethnomusicologist, Ralph Miles Jones. I approached him last October about filming a short profile video for the Oberlin website and in the process of shooting we realized that we had a lot in common. Now, we’re in the studio working on an electroacoustic piece that will be performed in May at Oberlin and in July at CalArts (where Ralph and I will be teaching this summer). More about that piece later. But for now, check out this video which I’ve decided should be called: THE MAN, THE LEGEND.
Listen to the Oberlin Third Eye Laptop Orchestra (TELO) perform live with visiting artist Hans Tammen. TELO is an electroaccoustic variation on Hans’ established Third Eye Orchestra for which he has developed a system for coaching and directing eclectic ensembles in guided improvisation. This incarnation of the band includes 6 laptops, percussion, piano, violin and voice. Yours truly on laptop, subwoofer and violin processing.
Oberlin Third Eye Laptop Orchestra
Warner Concert Hall
Oberlin, Ohio
October, 19 2010
Simon James Phillips & Alexander Overington - Tunnel
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I began working with Berlin-based pianist Simon James Phillips at The Banff Centre in January 2010. Simon’s improvisations consist of washes, walls and patterns of sound that explore how music effects the perception of time. Through intentionally simplifying the musical mechanisms available, Simon ensures that even the smallest change in his playing will hit you like a sack of bricks. Recorded in my studio at Banff on a Yamaha 7’ grand with a pair of 414s.
