Composer o.blaat (Keiko Uenishi) and Tokyo-born sound artist Toshio Kajiwara perform at ISSUE Project Room.

Toronto born, Montreal based Mitchell Akiyama has carved a niche for himself as one of Canada’s premier avant-garde electronic musicians. Sound artist Bruce Tovsky and visual/performance artist Shimpei Takeda collaborate on new work.

This program, curated by renowned sound artist Richard Chartier, is a collection of audio/visual works reinterpreting the Color Field movement by an international array of critically acclaimed sound and new media artists. Colorfield Variation includes new works especially created for this program.

Utilizing the sounds of the harp, birds and other surprising creatures, Shelley Burgon will venture once again into the world of spatialized, real-time live processing and will collaborate with the visual artist Rachel Wood Salley in what will be Burgon’s third piece for ISSUE's 16-channel hemispherical sound system.

KIOKU is an experimental trio consisting of taiko and percussion (Wynn Yamami), live electronics (Chris Ariza), and saxophones (Ali Sakkal). KIOKU will begin its residency at ISSUE Project Room with two full sets and a CD release party of Both Far and Near on Quiet Design Records.

Thomas Ankersmit presents new work with alto saxophone, analogue modular synthesizer and computer. Andrea Parkins performs her multi-channel audio composition Faulty (acts).

New York-based composer and media artist Zach Layton presents new work with support from Jesse Stiles and his "hacked briefcase."

Stephan Moore and Madeleine Gallagher will perform a series of compositions in sound and image using analog equipment (tape and film) as part of the source. Ranging from raga to raucous, Curtis and Dean will explore electronic/acoustic grooves and sonic landscapes for percussion, sensor-extended sitar and dilruba.

Legendary composer Ikue Mori presents new work alongside experimental musician William Fowler Collins.

Writers Daniel Borzutzky, Shelley Jackson and Deb Olin Unferth present new work joined with a musical performance by Lance Blisters.

William Basinski is a musician, composer, auteur who has worked in experimental media for over twenty years in NYC, expanding the boundaries of the aural landscape.

Monsturo (David Kendall & David Rothbaum) are joined by Bryan Eubanks at ISSUE Project Room. Each will present their current solo work with their respective idiosyncratic instrumentation.

The electronic audio-visual trio SKIF++ is a collaboration of Jeff Carey, Robert van Heumen and Bas van Koolwijk. Every SKIF++ performance is improvised, but based on structures that give each set its distinct character.

Pianist Sylvie Courvoisier and percussionist Ben Perowsky present new music.

Chicago bred A.A.C.M. saxophonist / composer Matana Roberts presents a new workshop of Gens De Couleur Libre, an in progress musical narrative which pays homage to her New Orleans, Cane River, Louisianan roots in a beautiful evening concert at Brooklyn’s ISSUE Project Room.

John Ingle/Dan Joseph duo New music for saxophone and hammer dulcimer.

San Francisco Bay Area based improvisers Tim Perkis, Matt Ingalls, John Ingle, and Liz Allbee celebrate their upcoming vanity CD by coming to Brooklyn and checking in with New York based composer and koto performer Miya Masaoka and percussionist Aaron Siegel.

The International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), described recently by the New York Times as “one of the most adventurous and accomplished groups in new music,” is a chamber group comprised of dynamic a versatile young performers dedicated to the music of our time.

Interdisciplinary performance by playwright Donald Breckenridge, author Matthew Rohrer and experimental musician David Linton.

As part of its artist-in-residency at ISSUE Project Room, KIOKU will be hosting and collaborating with Daniel Levin and saxophonist Rob Brown.

Yellow Swans play a constantly evolving mass of psychedelic noise that intends to be both physically arresting and psychically liberating. Support by Brooklyn-based “off-rock” duo Mouthus have perfected a method of acid rock, harsh noise, industrial and free music.

Keith Rowe and Julien Ottavi meet for a very rare and special two-night program. Each will play solo and then they will play only their second duo set ever.

Keith Rowe and Julien Ottavi meet for a very rare and special two-night program. Each will play solo and then they will play only their second duo set ever.

Ike Yard plays new electro acoustic song forms from their upcoming release.

Interdisciplinary collaborations between Marc Zegans with Edwin Torres and Wanda Phipps with Joel Schlemowitz.

Neptune’s origins trace to 1994 as a student art project by sculptor/musician Jason Sanford, who, in order to create a new music medium, forged heavy, menacing-looking guitars and drums out of circular saw blades, gas tanks, oil drums, bike parts, VCR casings and miscellaneous scrap metal found in the trash.

his evening celebrates the release of Force of Light. Written by Dan Kaufman, the series of songs interweave the words of Romanian-Jewish Holocaust poet, Paul Celan with instrumental music performed by Brooklyn’s avant-cabaret pioneers, Barbez.

The Noisy Mediation Band lead by Peter Zummo perform at ISSUE Project Room featuring performers Ernie Brooks, Michael Evans, David First, and Yvette Perez.

Out of Goosetown, an evening of Irish stories and songs with Susan McKeown, Honor Molloy, and Yvonne Molloy.

Philadelphia-based pop trio Aunt Dracula are joined by Brooklyn-based duo High Places at ISSUE Project Room.

ISSUE Project Room's Littoral series continues with Susan Daitch, Amy Hempel, and Jim Shepard. Plus musical guest Elliot Sharp.

A very special evening of visuals and sound with Lary 7 and Michael Evans.

ISSUE Project Room presents performances by Newton Artmstrong, Robin Hayward, plus a collaboration between Anthea Caddy and David Watson.

As part of its artist-in-residency at ISSUE Project Room, KIOKU will be hosting and collaborating with Jason Kao Hwang and Sang Won Park of Local Lingo.

ISSUE Project Room presents Bob Bellerue, Acre and Zaimph.

A new bi-monthly series featuring an evening of recently commissioned chamber music, electronic sounds and abstract video with Zach Layton, Ray Sweeten and Jessica Pavone.

At ISSUE Project Room, Kjell Bjorgeengen will be joined by Marc Ribot for an evening of improvised music and video.

ISSUE Project Room presents Exceptor, Stars Like Fleas and Zs performing live.

Since the early 1980s Ned Rothenberg and Robert Dick have concertized internationally with J.D. Parran and later Herb Robertson as the trio New Winds. This concert will feature a new third member, the brilliant trumpeter Peter Evans.

Special OptoSonic Tea event, fundraiser for ISSUE Project Room.

ISSUE Project Room presents performances by KI and Holy Floors with accompanied visuals by Tesuji.

For their final concert as resident artists with ISSUE Project Room, KIOKU, will be collaborating with two artists: instrument-maker and inventor of the pencilina, Bradford Reed, and percussionist Ravish Momin.

Alessandro Bosetti, Brandon LaBelle, and Jarrod Fowler will present new sound and video performances celebrating, commenting, betraying and re-interpreting the original African Feedback idea. A discussion and party will follow.

Kenneth Goldsmith will be singing the classics of theory, accompanied live by Tianna Kennedy, Alan Licht and friends.

Tonight’s line up includes a collaborations between C. Spencer Yeh and minimalist pioneer Tony Conrad, Cincinnati-based trio Emeralds and Carlos Giffoni. Plus a performance by Sam Goldberg.

This 2007 North East US fall tour is a continuation of their ongoing creative explorations as composers and performers. This extraordinary improvisational duo will include new music for gongs, mbiras, balaphones, trumpet, voice, bamboo, wood, metal, drums, found and handmade instruments.

Amy Kohn’s highly charged, intricate art songs meld with The Life of Onions: Black Arrow Productions videos of objects and actions, created for this night.

An evening of short performances and revelry.