Friday, July 8, 2011

THE MAKING OF STATIC

Here's a little peek into the making of STATIC.  So many amazingly talented and extremely generous people contributed to making this album. Hope you enjoy!




Where it all began... skyping with co-producer Brice Malahude in Brussels.


Joel Hamilton playing drums at studio G.


Dan Neustadt creating his amazing unique sounds.


Rohin playing percussive trash.  Cans.


Rohin Khemani playing percussive trash.  Pipes.



My beautiful Hagstrom Bass.


Phoning in cyber-co-producer Brice for input at The Bunker session.



Recording engineer and studio owner Aaron Nevezie and drummer Dave Burnett @ The Bunker Studio.



Leron Thomas rockin out to The Animal @ The Bunker



Christopher Hoffman making it lyrical @ The Bunker


Ear break.


Lyenn and Shahzad Ismaily at Rivington 66.


Lyenn tearing it up on Polar Shift at Rivington 66.



Lyenn on Bouzouki at Rivington 66.


Energy Booster.


Square shaped Brice discussing song choices for the record.



Co-producer and recording engineer Blair Wells at the desk of Flux's studio A.



Casey Benjamin contributing to Beautiful


Homemade ear break.



Blair (and me) @ Flux.



From the control room at Flux.



U67.


My view as I prepare to record vocals.



Blue Mouse.




Vacationing in Cali to rest ears and soul.



Doug Wilson helping to mix Beautiful.


Blair  always busy doing something...

Celebrating partial completion.



Blair and Doug... mixing/dancing...???


After months of working together via skype and cyberduck Brice Malahude visits in the flesh.



Me. Listening. Always.





SHIFTING GAZE MARCH 26th 2011


March 26, 2011: Closing Region Ø Video Art Festival (more pics here)


At King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center at New York University


Our latest performance in NYC was really well received.  There was a great crowd who seemed to be completely mesmerized.  I had my first experience implementing and mixing surround sound.  (autographs were signed!) 


photo by Isabelle Duverger



photo by Isabelle Duverger


photo by Isabelle Duverger

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

SHIFTING GAZE IN TIMES SQUARE October 2010.




Shifting Gaze is a film and video-art-music installation about choice, deisre and memory.  Conceived and directed by Laia Cabrera and created in collaboration with Erica Glyn and Isabelle Duverger.



Video by Jared Engel.




Night time show - view of stage - photo by Isabelle Duverger.



Day time show - view of stage - photo by Isabelle Duverger.




A view of the installation.



The view from TKTS.


Plasma screen encased in "old time" TV facade.


Laia Cabrera.


Laia Cabrera and Isabelle Duverger prepping for one of the performances.


Isabelle Duverger filming and photographing. Double duty!

Thursday, September 9, 2010

and A LOT of this...

Recording has become a new process for me this summer (very 21st Century). I have been working on a new album with Brice Malahude who lives in Brussels. I met him two years ago through video artist, collaborator and friend, Laia Cabrera. Brice and I have been sharing audio files over the internet and skyping regularly. The amazing thing - is that it is working really well. I have reached out to a number of other musicians who have also been collaborating with us this way, including: Nathan Larson (NYC), Shahzad Ismaily (always en route), Submerged (Brooklyn), Jarno Van Es (Tillburg, NL) and Pat Harris (Australia). Others that have been contributing, but in real time include: Joel Hamilton, Rohin Khemani, Jared Engel, Leron Thomas, Dan Neustadt, Christopher Hoffman and Dave Burnett. A couple of tunes will be posted soon for streaming. We are hoping to have the record done early November. Thank you to everyone who has been so generous with their time, energy and creativity.
RAINING ROOFTOPS.


The Skype Method.


Brice hard at work. (me reclined)


Joel playing drums at Studio G on I'm Not Here which
will be featured in the multimedia project Shifting Gaze.



Jared Engel on bass.




Rohin Khemani playing percussive "trash".
Sounds amazing!
(mic supplied by Roey Shamir)



Rohin again. I call this Gamelon Degrocery (not Degung).




This beautiful microphone (thank you Joel) has been a joy to record with.




Leron Thomas playing trumpet on The Animal.




Christopher Hoffman on cello.



Dan Neustadt on piano and synth.



Dave Burnett kicked out 7 songs in like 5 hours. We were so busy tracking I forgot to get a picture of him playing the drums....


Aaron Nevezie (Bunker Studios) captured Dave, Christopher and Leron beautifully!



Brice - or what I now know of him to be - rectangular - at the Bunker.

Been doin a little bit of this...

end of summer beach time...
drink invention #2: The Regal Beagle (great alternative to drink invention #1: The Philajito)

back room of Webster Hall.
pool table, Webster Hall
In Cadeo.