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[ iQuit ]
Charles Gillett (guitar)
Tim Glenn (percussion)
Mike Hallenbeck (laptop)
Thursday June 18th, 2009
Rogue Buddha Gallery
Minneapolis MN

We covered a lot of ground during this set stylistically; the excerpt I'm featuring here is some of what Charles called our more "rambunctious" side, since the quieter and more meditative aspect of things I think is amply documented elsewhere on this site. mp3

[ the st. paddy's day massacre ]
Charles Gillett (guitar)
Tim Glenn (percussion)
Mike Hallenbeck (laptop)
March 17th, 2009
Art of This Gallery
Minneapolis MN

My first public performance since moving back to Minneapolis from Portland, OR in early 2009. Unfortunately, our efficacy as an ensemble was sabotaged by technical difficulties; the June 28th iQuit performance listed above was a rematch of sorts.

[ portland new music society ]
January 22nd, 2009
Enterbeing, Portland OR

I performed as part of a laptop duo with Peter Karman. Also featured on this bill were Christopher Penrose (who opened with a set delivered via an app on two separate iPhones), J.P. Jenkins (guitar), and Drew Adams, who presented a piece of his own composition performed by himself (guitar, vocals), Scott Brazieal (piano), Mary Sutton (violin), and Ben Hartman (saxophone).

An enjoyable and well-attended show. It even got written up in a magazine!

[ portland new music society ]
Wednesday September 10th, 2008
Jace Gace, Portland OR

I was invited to present a laptop piece as part of the Portland New Music Society's bi-weekly series. My presentation centered around recordings of assorted bells and chimes, derived from source audio ranging from clinking glasses and wind chimes to field recordings of various bells across the United States and northern India.

I performed in the middle slot between Rick Maas and Scott Stobbe.

[ project x at bumbershoot 2008 ]
August 30 - September 1st, 2008
Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle, WA

Project X is an interactive / participatory theater event, a living time capsule if you will. Throughout the process, the audience is asked to answer questions such as "What do you want to be your legacy when you die?", "What do you think your purpose is on this Earth?", "How would you describe people to aliens?", and "What's the best feeling in the world?" Participants listened to earlier testimony and added their own stories. A Mobile Mini storage unit constituted "Ground Control" for the event, while assorted satellite stations around the grounds allowed for individualized audience experiences.

I gathered each day's interviews at the end of a session, input them for listening by the next day's audience and sat on the roof of the Mobile Mini each day as the "life jockey", scratching audio from the interviews into original ongoing music compositions.




photos: John Schuring
[ promenade ]
Linda K. Johnson (choreographer), Bill Will (visual artist), Seth Nehil (sound artist), Bill Boese (lighting designer)
Saturday, July 19th, 2008
South Waterfront Neighborhood Park, Portland OR

A collaborative performance event by Johnson, Will, Nehil, and Boese involving dozens of performers; both a response to and an inauguration of Portland's new South Waterfront development. My contribution: delivering pieces of Seth Nehil's compositions via bicycle, from an mp3 player through a battery-powered amp strapped to the back of my bike. There were 6 of us doing this, while Seth performed via laptop on a PA from the balcony of a building overhead. We accompanied dancers, other musicians, and all sorts of movement, sound, interactive sculpture, and light. Though draining (2+ hours long), it was an exhilarating experience; Seth's compositions spread out nicely when pumped out by 6 of us all at once in a circle. I felt like a sonic delivery man. More info

[ project x : pcc ]
Hand2Mouth Theatre Company
Monday May 12th, 2008
Portland Community College, Portland OR

I did some post-production audio editing and was a live tech lackey for this event, a modular, interactive multimedia project that engages notions of legacy. It's a bit difficult to explain, but if you're in Seattle for the Bumbershoot Festival Aug 30th- Sept 1st 2008, you'll have a chance to see for yourself.

[ emerging digerati week ]
April 4th, 2008
Weisman Art Museum
Minneapolis, MN

This performance was part of Emerging Digerati Week 2008 hosted by Emerging Digerati, a programming initiative from the the Institute for New Media Studies at the University of Minnesota. I continued to develop material from my last show on 1/20/08, with extra added samples of a drum solo and David Lee Roth.

This was also my last performance in the Twin Cities before I moved to Portland, OR in April of 2008.

[ salon ]
Sunday January 20th, 2008
Minneapolis, MN

Danny Sigelman was kind enough to host a performance at his warehouse space featuring Casey Deming, myself, and a group improvisation by Mr. Sigelman and the rest of those assembled. This gave me the opportunity to test out some new material I'd been working on.

My performance features samples of performances by Brye Beverlin II and Charles Gillett, as well as the sounds of a cat purring, a spinning coin and a cell phone's alarm clock function.

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