Torrance Art Museum Tomorrow 7/3/2010

We were working on the final touches at the Museum today.

That room sounds Great! It is a great space to perform in.

I am humming with anticipation for tomorrow!

Torrancen Art Museum Tomorrow 7/3/2010

TAM: On Saturday, July 3, 7 sound and media artists from Los Angeles and Orange County will collaborate on a five hour performance that explores the concepts of transition, interaction and improvisation. Incorporating both electronic and conventional instruments, light projections, and movement, the program will feature new works by Jose Juarez (DBRP), phog masheeen, Eric Strauss, and FLOOD.

Compositions will be presented as a continuous stream of interconnected events that will transform the Torrance Art Museum into a cooperative sound/media installation and minimal conceptual circus. This performance exhibition will be curated by the Long Beach group FLOOD who produces and curates SoundWalk, a one-night multi-media event dedicated to sound art.

WHAT: Sound Art Exhibition curated by FLOOD (Kamran Assadi, Frauke von der Horst, Shelley Rugg-Thorp, Shea M Gauer, Marco Schindelmann)

WHO: Jose Juarez (Divine Brick Research Project featuring:Aaron Moreno), phog masheeen, Eric Strauss and FLOOD (refer to artist bios below)

WHERE: Torrance Art Museum (TAM), 3320 Civic Center Drive, Torrance, CA 90503
(310) 618-6340

WHEN: Saturday, July 3^rd (11:00AM-5:00PM)

ADMISSION: Free PARKING: Free

The great work for Torrance Art Museum show continues!

We are well into the process preparing for the Torrance Art Museum Show (7-3-2010).

I rehearsed with Eric Strauss and William Almas today. Video is being filmed and edited. Audio is being rehearsed. Circuitry is being tested and refined.

The process is being respected.

I am enjoying 9 beet stretch as I type. It is an enduring classic! I strongly recommend it!

NWEAMO App in, Work Continues on TAM show

Well lets see, today I put in an app for NWEAMO 2010.

Work is continuing on the Torrance Art Museum show. Save the date 7-3-2010. It should be an interesting event!

Upcoming work. Looks like fun!

I met today with other sound artists at the Torrance Art Museum (TAM) to see the space and consider the possibilities for collaboration. It was an exciting discussion. I am looking forward to seeing what comes of the collaboration. Some great ideas were batted around.

The event is curated by FLOOD who orchestrate the spectacular Soundwalk in Long Beach.

The Date for the event is July 3, 2010. Mark your calendar!

Monday night, in Long Beach!

The phog masheeen experience is returning to the Puka Bar in Long Beach. This coming Monday Night (1-25-10) 8:00 PM. FREE!!!

We are rolling out mad new audio and visuals for this show!

It is a great line-up with a rare appearance of or-fun-aany!

Fun & FREE!!!

2010 Oh! My!

Onward ever onward. A new year with a blue moon. I don't know what it signifies.

I was cruising around and found a great page on Sound Is Art referencing a field recording of a slide scanner. It sounds pretty cool. Other cool stuff on that site as well.

I completed my six night gig playing x-mas music. It was an instructive experience. Playing wind instruments in a cold, un-amplified, outdoor setting is a great teachable moment. I have an increased appreciation of the Salvation Army Bands now. The Salvation army can just ring bells between songs, we had to tell family friendly x-mas jokes. The jokes evolved to quiz questions with sugar products for prizes. We damaged alot of teeth this year with all that sugar.

On a different tip, a friend pointed me in the direction of Mnozil Brass they are a gifted lot. I am unsure of their history or whereabouts. But they do have that eastern european look and vibe.

I celebrated the winter holiday by preparing for taxes. With my nose in an excel spreadsheet. No "It's a wonderful life" for me.

But now we are onto 2010! A fresh start with a new decade! Cool!