Franck Vigroux (France) and Matthew Bourne (UK) make their debut appearance in New York at ISSUE Project Room. A passion for intense counterpoint, analog synthesizers and extremes of texture ensure that this concert will be a mindfucker of unbelievable breadth and power.
MEM is an annual cultural festival celebrating local and international electronic, extreme and experimental acts. At ISSUE, the program will feature a lecture by Txema Agiriano, video works by Bubi Canal, Iván Gómez, Ignacio Sáez and more, plus a performance by Bilbao-based sound artist, Baseline.
Morton Subotnick is one of the pioneers in the development of electronic music and an innovator in works involving instruments and other media, including interactive computer music systems.
Dan Senn's performance will encompass elements he has developed for his installation work over recent years including installations, field recordings from The Czech Republic, and recent experimental video. Vitiello and Berg will perform selections from their recent release "The Gorilla Variations."
Dan's performance encompasses elements he has developed for his installation work over recent years, including his "Many Pairs Sounding" and "Huffa Puffa" installations, field recordings from The Czech Republic, and recent experimental video.
Extreme Terrains is a multi-channel work that presents its audience with opportunities to listen to instinct and interact with the piece on a visceral level, asking listeners to trust what they feel as much as what they hear. Featuring Alex Chechile, Joe Boro, Jawwaad Taylor and Suzanne Thorpe.
Pittsburgh artist Jacob Ciocci will present a new 20-minute mix of original videos and animations. David Wightman will perform as Fortress of Amplitude, a guitar wielding minstrel from another time and place.
Swans' frontman, Michael Gira, performs at ISSUE Project Room with support by Wooden Wand. Followed by a screening of "Stay the Same Never Change" on the rooftop of th Old American Can Factory.
Thomas Ankersmit (born 1979, Leiden, The Netherlands) is a musician and artist based in Berlin and Amsterdam. His main instruments are a Serge analogue modular synthesizer, computer and alto saxophone.
Ha-Yang Kim made her professional solo debut at age 16 with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. She performs new music as a soloist and with ensembles and artists in festivals and concert venues throughout the world, with influences that draw equally from western classical, South Indian and Balinese music, among others.
Marc Ribot was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1954. As a teen, he played guitar in various garage bands while studying with his mentor, Haitian classical guitarist and composer Frantz Casseus.