February 2012
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Optimistic Bloom
Over the winter I was involved with creating some music for a great product through a great agency. Once the official press release goes out I’ll have more information. For now enjoy one of the pieces of music I made for ALOtones - “Optimistic Bloom”
January 2012
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Herzog Remix
A remix I did for musician and singer Hutch Demouilpied is now out on Entropy Records. You can pickup the double CD Otherness which contains one disc of the original album and one disc of remixes here > http://www.entropy-records.com/release006.htm
November 2011
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Pangaea Recording On Sale
I had such an amazing and exhausting show for the Pangaea premiere. Thank you to everyone who made it out and to all those that supported the KickStater and to the great cast of musicians, singers, designers and staff that made it possible. Thank You!
You can now purchase the studio recording of this 19-track opera at earSnake.com. The recording is available digitally in high quality...
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Trinity Sun
So today is 11/1/11, 11 days until 11/11/11 what better day to download and check out the first chapter in the Pangaea saga, Trinity Sun.
http://mikronesia.bandcamp.com/album/pangaea-trinity-sun
This free EP is a spoken word tale recited by Solomon Slowburn with ambient music by Mikronesia. It tells the creation story of Pangaea and the fall of the first superhuman beings, The Stonemen (who...
October 2011
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G-Town Radio Interview
For those that missed the G-Town Radio interview I did yesterday, here’s the podcast. Hear some of the tracks from Pangaea and me discussing the project in depth with host Jim Bear. http://gtownradio.podomatic.com/entry/2011-10-31T11_20_44-07_00
Watchsuch a great rehearsal with the strings today! here’s a clip from “Suite for Land”
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Tickets On Sale Now
We are almost three weeks away from the premiere of Pangaea: When The Continents Were One produced by earSnake’s own Mikronesia. In case you missed the last couple of emails Pangaea is a modern electronic/rock/chamber opera which will be performed by 11 musicians, 6 masked singers, puppeteers and VJs at the Rotunda on Novemeber 11, 2011.
There will be only one performance of Pangaea so...
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Kickstarter Successful!
The last 24 hours were very nerve-wracking but we made our Kickstarter goal! Thanks hugely to my wife Megan who really emailed, texted and pressed the flesh hard on the final day to raise almost $1800 in 12 hours! Amazing. To get this project funded by friends, family and patrons of the arts means so much to me. With such a huge group of dedicated people working to create this project, I wanted...
Soundscapes Concert Series
Live set from 2010 in Bethlehem, PA. Rhodes+harmonium+melodica+laptop. Thanks to Bill Fox for putting this together!
Set 1
Mikronesia at the Soundscapes Concert Series - Set 1 from Bill Fox on Vimeo.
Set 2
Mikronesia at the Soundscapes Concert Series - Set 2 from Bill Fox on Vimeo.
I had honestly forgotten about this performance. It’s nice to hear it back after more than a year of...
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One Week Left For The Kick Starter!
Almost three weeks ago we launched a Kick Starter online fundraising campaign for the multi-media opera project, Pangaea: When The Continents Were One. With only one week to go (as of Monday) we are about halfway to our goal of $3000.
If you’ve already given money to the Kick Starter, thank you! Supporting the arts is a wonderful thing. If you haven’t yet, or if you know someone who...
September 2011
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Singing Rocks
Here the second sneak preview from the Pangaea Opera. This is one sung by Daeon who uses the metal in rocks to resonate his tongueless voice.
Singing Rocks by mikronesia
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Ancient Warning
After a marathon 10 days straight of mixing and editing the opera, PANGAEA everything is done and ready to be mastered. I wanted to share the first track we did vocals for from the brilliant Steve Quaranta. Steve was one of the first people I asked to be on the opera. He has such a unique and powerful voice, I knew he would be perfect to play the unsung hero of the opera, the wise shaman...
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Pangaea Recording
It’s been a busy and rewarding summer recording Pangaea tracks. An impressive list of musicians and singers have come through earSnake studios to record parts on the opera, including:
violin: Carlos Santiago viola: Steven Heitlinger cello: Eve Miller percussion: Jimmy Coleman flute: Heather Fortune trumpet/flugelhorn: Adam Hershberger trombone/baritone horn: Larry Toft. Things are sounding...
June 2011
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NEXUS fun(draiser)
NEXUS is having it’s final Funraising event before it leaves the Crane Arts Building this summer. Happening on the same days as the InLiquid’s Art for the Cash Poor event at Crane. This NEXUS Fundraiser will be a memorable experience!
The fundraiser will happen June 11 from 1-6pm. It will feature:
Participatory sound art installation
“Communi-tree”, collaborative...
Post Dunes
Megan, Jimmy and I had an amazing time at Johnny Brenda’s for the Infinite Sand Dunes release party. We sold lots of vinyl and rocked the house. Here’s a photo below (by Mike O’Brien). We’ve got some dates coming up in June in Philly and New York. Check out the performances tab for more info.
This weekend we’ll be heading to Mutek in Montreal. Expects from tweets...
May 2011
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Gemini Wolf - Infinite Sand Dunes
The day is almost upon us. In January Megan and I went to the dunes to write a record a new spooky album, Infinite Sand Dunes. Many of these instrumental and vocal cuts made it to the final album (albeit with lots of layers of post production and magic). We’re super excited to release this album on clear vinyl record and high quality digital formats. It’s four songs on the A-side and...
April 2011
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Not Fragile
I just got back from an awesome week in Marlboro College in Vermont with Perpetual Mvmt<>Snd (Emily Sweeney, bilwa and Zornitsa Stoyanova). We were featured artists at an Embodied Learning Symposium. We spent several days working with a group of students and creating a multi-media performance of music, dance, props and projections. It was a super fun time and I think the people at the school...
March 2011
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TRUST
Last minute announcement, I’ll be performing this Friday April 1, 6-9pm at TRUST Gallery in Old City. It’s a kick off for the Philadelphia Science Festival through the Franklin Institute.
Come hear some minimal improvised electronic music and experience the microscopic artwork of atoms, molecules and bacteria.
TRUST Gallery 249 Arch St Philadelphia, PA 19106
Show at the Troc
I’ll be performing an opening set at the Troc tomorrow night. It’s been a while since I’ve played up there, but it should be a good one. Wednesday 3/16 / Mikronesia @ Balcony at the Troc
Drugbunny Booking presents ACTION/REACTION Void Vision / Kiss Kiss Kill / Whatever with Helena Espvall + Alien Architect / Mikronesia doors 8:00pm / show 8:30pm / 21 / +$9
Paloma and Raúl in San Serriffe
In 2010 I scored a short film by J. Makary as part of the Philagraphika Festival. This film was shot and installed the historic Powel House in Philadelphia, PA. The short 8:00 film is now up online to view - http://vimeo.com/20786798
It’s a surrealistic narrative with dance, dialog and my original score performed by New York based modern chamber trio, janus.
I’m very happy with this...
Avant Avant
Review / post on Avant Avant
http://avant-avant.net/2011/03/mikronesia-contourist/
Will have some news about Mikronesia and Gemini Wolf shows next week…
February 2011
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The Trinity Project
I’m very excited to be performing and composing music for Nora Gibson Performance group again. Currently I’m writing a series of modern chamber / electronic music pieces for the choreography of Nora Gibson for her new piece, The Trinity Project. It’s going to be premiered for one night only at the CEC in West Philly with a Q&A reception with Nora and Olive Prince...
Matrix - Lots of fun
Vehicle Insurance
January 2011
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reflecTeD
Nora Gibson choreographed a new dance piece and I created the score! The performance of this new work will be Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Mandell Theater at Drexel University. It’s a wonderful show of student dancers and a wide mix of styles and sounds.
Tickets and more information here
WiNter DANce coNcert
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The Drexel Dance Ensemble’s winter concert will showcase...
SWS at Salzburg Festival This Weekend
Some Mikronesia music from Sick with Silence and an older album Host will be used for a dance piece by Erin Foreman-Murray at the Sead Dance Concert in Salzburg, Austria. So friends in Salzburg can check it out and I should have a video in a few weeks.
New Faces New Dances 2011
SEAD in cooperation with Szene Salzburg Festival present New Faces New Dances 2011, one of the highlights of the dance...
Sick with Silence
Sick with Silence, a brand new Mikronesia album was released today (1/11/11). I’m very pleased with this album. It’s been about three years in the making. I started this album in early 2008, as a follow up to vxvii. The album is a mash-up of all my favorite types of music. It has elements of dub, glitch, hip-hop, gamelan and ambient electronic.
In the closing days of 2010, the...
WatchMinimalist harp+electronics for Nora Gibson piece
December 2010
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in Pangaea Opera news: American Composers Forum chose the recording of Pangaea as one of it’s projects to fund in 2011. Very excited to get this funding to pay a talented groups of musicians including Carlos Santiago, Heather Fortune, Adam Hershberger, Jimmy Coleman, Steve Heitlinger and Eve Miller.
Watchbilwa pouring some fresh maple dub syrup on a mikro track, w leon on vox.
November 2010
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WatchHere’s a video of the concert of my piece Aeolus from the Schuylkill Center / NEXUS / Second Site / Ground Play show from last September. Enjoy! guitar: Alban Bailly violin: Carlos Santiago flutes: Heather Fortunes percussion: Mari Yoshinaga composition and sculptures: Michael McDermott
October 2010
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Back 2 Muzak
After three days in the office, I’m looking forward to four days in a row of music.
Friday I’ll be recording Gene Coleman’s new piece which is a live film score for the Japanese film A Page of Madness. The concert premiere will be Friday at International House at 8pm.
Saturday I’ll be in Delaware recording with William Fields. We’ve jammed and toured together here...
Studio Time
After the very successful show at the Schuylkill Center, I’m glad to be getting back to the studio working on new recordings. Megan and I have been hard at work on the new Gemini Wolf album Infinite Sand Dunes. Still no release date set, but we’re plugging away with warm, grainy sounds. The recordings sound very different from anything we’ve done in the past so it will be...
September 2010
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"Ground Play" Daily News Article →
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I'll Take You(r) Space
Here’s a little ambient remix of “I’ll Take U” From Synchronized Eyes. We’re heading to the studio this weekend to get crackin’ on Infinite Sand Dunes.
Ill Take You(r) Space by mikronesia
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More Ground Play Info
I spend the last four days setting up the sound sculptures at the Schuylkill Center for this fall’s show. Here’s the official press release and flyer for the SCEE show and the all members show at Nexus on 9/9
GROUND PLAY: Nexus Members Show Sept. 9 – Oct. 2, 2010 Opening Reception: Thursday, September 9 / 6-9pm Closing Party / Fundraiser: Saturday, October 2 / 7-11pm
Featuring works...
August 2010
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Aeolus
This weekend I finished the score for my new piece Aeolus that will premiere at the Schuylkill Center on September 19. I’m very excited about this work as it combines a graphic score with traditional notation and improvisation. Here’s a snippet of one page of the score.
I’ll be delivering the scores and starting rehearsals with the quartet this week. I’m also making good...
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This Weekend
I’ve got two exciting shows this weekend. First up Friday night Megan and I will be doing a duo set at Johnny Brenda’s. We’re opening for our neightbors and friends, Turning Violet Violet for their EP release party.
Although I’ve been saying this for years, starting this October, I am going to start official recording of Pangaea: When the Continents Were One (my long...
July 2010
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One Thousand Pulses
Thanks to Bill Fox and the people who came out the Nazareth Arts Center for last Friday’s show. Bill got some video and audio, so I hope to put together some footage for people that couldn’t be there.
Coming up in about a week and half is another Mikronesia show at One Thousand Pulses. Here’s the press release.
Gears of Sand Showcase / August 7 featuring Ben Fleury-Steiner,...
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THE SOUNDSCAPES CONCERT SERIES
This Friday, I’m excited to be playing my first show in Nazareth at THE SOUNDSCAPES CONCERT SERIES currated by Bill Fox.
I’ll be performing a (mostly) improvised set of ambient electronics and dub soundscapes. It will be my first solo Mikronesia show in quite some time. So if you’re in the area and feel like taking the trip up to Nazareth I hope to see you there!
Friday July 23...
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Summer Shows
I decided to take a few weeks off from the website and music stuff to rest after our European Tour. All in all it was an amazing trip through London, Berlin and Paris. We met lots of great people, played some shows, hung out, saw some art and ate lots of food. There’s a video up on Gemini Wolf’s Facebook page taken by Yvan Oiry.Yesterday we spend our first day back in the studio. I was...