[So Cal] j.frede and Josh Russell at Quiet June 28

[Glenn Bach <gbach@xxxxxxxxx>]

(Apologies for the cross-posting.)

I am pleased to announce the next concert in the series, Quiet,=20
featuring various forms of quiet music in an intimate setting.  Inspired=20
in part by the successful "Day of Attention" series organized by Josh=20
Russell, Quiet showcases artists from Southern California and elsewhere=20
in an environment that fosters attentive listening.

Quiet.
Saturday, June 28, 2003

*j.frede
*Josh Russell
*Glenn Bach

The performers will present solo sets, and, after intermission, will=20
improvise as a trio.  The concert begins at 8:00 p.m. sharp; doors open=20
at 7:30 p.m.  Quiet is a private event at a residence in Long Beach,=20
California, with a $10 suggested donation (sliding scale).

Please e-mail gbach@xxxxxxxxx for an invitation, address, and directions.

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Past Quiet:

http://www.csulb.edu/~gbach/quietapril12.htm
http://www.csulb.edu/~gbach/quietmay10.htm

Future Quiet:

July 12: Albert Ortega and Liam Mooney
August 9: g.e. stinson and Steuart Liebig
TBA: Kraig Grady plus special guest
TBA: Michael Kaufmann plus special guest

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j.frede is an experimental music composer who works with sound ranging=20
from field recordings to electro-acoustic atmospheres, microsound=20
subtleties to ambient soundscapes, live performances to audio=20
installations. He is currently working with field recordings of both=20
natural and urban environments and digital compositions built using=20
acoustic sounds. When performing live, j.frede utilizes a variety of PC=20
based software to write compositions in real time using found sounds and=20
digital manipulations.

http://current-recordings.com/jfrede/

josh russell enjoys staring at things.  this has led to him spending a=20
lot of time stationary.  then he started to listen to things while=20
immobile which led to him wanting to then manipulate what he heard.  to=20
hear what he heard last week again along with today.  to hear things in=20
last week that he hadn't paid attention to before.  to add to it if=20
necessary or to subtract until all that he can hear is his tinnitus.=20
you can listen to his sounds at Stasisfield=20
(http://www.stasisfield.com).  he has been glad to have been able to=20
play at such places as aaron ximm's "Field Effects," leo zhao's "TONE"=20
series, and the NWEAMO festival at SDSU organized by joe waters. russell=20
has sometimes organized sporadic day-long events called "day of=20
attention" which have incorporated sound/video installations, visual art=20
and live performances.  he runs a small recording label called=20
bremsstrahlung recordings which specializes in egoless sound and which=20
has so far released two double CD box sets of lower-case sound=20
compilations and is currently gearing up for a double 3" metal box=20
series featuring such artists as francisco lopez, radu malfatti, toshiya=20
tsunoda, and steve roden.  if you have read this far then you must enjoy=20
staring at things also.

http://www.lowercasesound.com/

Glenn Bach is a sound artist who maps the sonic terrain of the city=20
through detailed sound walks, manipulated field recordings, sound=20
drawings, and found poems.  His audio works have appeared in numerous=20
online shows and projects, including a four-track EP, =93diamond finesse,=
=94=20
on the Stasisfield label (www.stasisfield.com).  He has performed his=20
work in solo appearances and in improvisational group arrangements,=20
including recent appearances at Sound/Shift Oakland, Field Effects, and=20
The Big Sur Experimental Music Festival, as well as an upcoming=20
performance at the CPEACH Summer Series in Eureka, California.  He=20
improvises with two other musicians as Luminous Flux, and directs a=20
larger group, The Double Blind Ensemble, for his composed works.

http://www.csulb.edu/~gbach/sound.html

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