Echo de Penses Sound Series

Tue, Sep 20
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Free

Echo de Pensees Sound Series
in conjunction with
The Museum of Viral Memory and PLAySPACE Gallery

present live performances by
Scott Arford and John Bischoff

JOHN BISCHOFF is an early pioneer of live computer music. He is known
for his solo constructions in real-time synthesis as well as his
ground-breaking work in computer network bands. Bischoff's music is
built from intrinsic features of the electronic medium: high
definition noise components, tonal edges, imperfections, transitions,
digital shading, and non-linear motion. Through empirical play and
investigation he builds pieces that can be described as sonic
sculptures, shaped in real-time and present for the duration of a
performance. Recently, he has fashioned pieces that combine
electronically-triggered bells with synthetic computer sounds. In
such works bells are distributed around the performance space in a
pattern distinct from the speaker locations. His idea is to disperse
the sense of "source" in electronic music-to release the music from
being trapped in the speaker enclosure-while highlighting the beauty
of speaker-transmitted sound at the same time.

SCOTT ARFORD is one of the leading figures of new media arts in the
San Francisco Bay Area. He has produced numerous works for sound and
video including multichannel installations, live performances, CD and
DVD projects. He was awarded an Honorable Mention in the 2005 Prix
Ars Electronica. Arford has shown his work at the San Francisco
Museum of Modern Art, the Sounding Festivals in Guangzhou, China and
Taipei, Taiwan, the LEM festival in Barcelona, Spain, Liquid
Architecture in Melbourne, Australia, the Festival de Video/Arte/
Eolectronica in Lima, Peru, Sonic Light in Amsterdam, and the Center
for Contemporary Arts in Kitakyushu, Japan.

Echo de Pensees Sound Series is an ongoing series of sound
performances and installations at California College of the Arts. The
series strives to offer a venue for experimental and contemporary
musicians and sound artists.
Scheduled artists include:
Scott Arford
Brian O'Reilly
Stefanie Ku
Joe Colley
Sixes
Skaters
Axolotl

Contact for more information.

The Museum of Viral Memory is a nomadic institution dedicated to
infecting the human species with questionable dreams and uncommon
experiences.
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Venue:

PLAySPACE Gallery
1111 8th St
San Francisco

PLAySPACE Gallery is located on the 2nd floor of California College
of the Arts, 1111 8th Street (at 16th and Wisconsin).

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