Sometimes it’s easy to let the little “bad” things get in the way all the good. Or at least sometimes I do that. First let me apologieze for the previous post for anyone that might have taken it the wrong way. One frustrating issue during an event does not make the whole event frustrating — [...]
Last night il Troubadore played Chandara Gamal’s 7th Annual Cairo in Columbus show and I must say it was an incredibly frustrating experience. Not that the repertoire we performed or that the dancers who danced (more about this below) weren’t wonderful. It’s the “Pit” experience that’s very frustrating. Being able to interact with (or even [...]
I wasn’t sure how this would go as both genres (Music Improvisation and Modern Dance) have such a wide variety of directions they could be taken. But I was pleasantly surprised by the final product. The Moving Nows is a contemporary Improvisation ensemble based at the University of Louisville led by composer and improviser, John [...]
After going to the computer music concert the other night and then visiting the composers’ and Lisa Bost’s (who bills herself as a flutist and composer) I realized that I just haven’t had an updated list of my own compositions. Not that I have even update my own website lately for that matter, but I [...]
It’s been so long since I’ve had a chance to hear electronic music. About six years ago (has it really been six years?!?) I wouldn’t have been able to not experience it regularly but last night’s Computer music recital was an interesting trip down memory lane. The recital featured guest flautist and composer, Lisa Bost, [...]
Just found my scanned copy of this–interview with me: “Det musikaliske biprodukt/Noiseman433 om støj” (Musical Biproducts/Noiseman433 and noise) pg. 29 Dec. 2003 of Soundvenue Magazine from Denmark Thanks to Thomas Broge-Starck!! interview in English below: Thomas: Is noise, as a genre, music, and how do you know when its good or bad? In fact, isn’t [...]
Well, ok, that’s not entirely true–but I listen to far less than many people would think I suppose. The thing is, it’s an issue of time–about the only time I really listen to music is when I’m actively learning a piece or transcribing music. Occasionally I will skim youtube for something new and maybe waste [...]
Not really anything I can add to this. Link to the original post below. I recently completed a questionnaire in which I was asked: ‘When was the last time you cried?’ The answer to that question was “yesterday.” I’d like to share the details behind that answer, because they shed some light on who we [...]
I’ve been playing music from the Middle East for some years now. I’ve picked up skill with various Middle Eastern percussion; I play and actively perform what amounts to hours worth of music from the region; I even sing in Turkish, Arabic, some Armenian. But right now I feel like I don’t know the first [...]
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