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Killing Time/Monsieur Délire
15 05 2010Since the release of “Safe Passage,” I’ve been in a strange position of having too much work completed. Thankfully there is “ImprovFriday,” which fills the void while taking a break from composition. “Minstrel Nomadic” (my next solo release) and “Confessions of a Deviant Machine” (collaboration with Lee Noyes) are done. In fact we’re at the album art stage. So, killing time, I’ve been tracking my CDs travels. In the short time its been out, its aired on radio and received one brief review from François Couture‘s site:
J.C. COMBS / Safe Passage (Electroshock Records)
Safe Passage propose dix collages sonores constitués de sons trouvés et d’enregistrements “accidentels”. Unebelle galerie de scènes du quotidien transformées en moments surréalistes. Il faudra que lui consacre une écoute plus attentive, parce qu’il a tendance à se fondre dans le décor, mais il y a du potentiel.
Safe Passage features ten sound collages made from found sounds and “accidental recordings”. A fine gallery of daily scenes turned into surreal moments. I need to devote a more dedicated listen to this record, as it tends to blend into the background, but it definitely has potential.
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Seattle invades New York, Waller invades ImprovFriday
25 04 2010This is funny. Initially both concerts were scheduled for April 30th, but Michael Waller luckily found out before it was too late that Christopher DeLaurenti’s show was scheduled for the same night as his. Therefore, we pushed Michael’s set to Saturday so he could catch Chris’ show at John Zorn’s “The Stone” in New York. Michael will be putting on a live streaming show at ImprovFriday May 1st. Here are the shows descriptions:
Christopher DeLaurenti: Phonopolis & Flap-o-Phone Nocturnes
at The Stone – April 30 -
corner of avenue C and 2nd street, Manhattan
Subway: F, V to Lower East Side-Second Ave
8 pm – sharp!
$10 ($5 for students)
Maker of the notorious “Favorite Intermissions” album released by NY-based label GD Stereo, DeLaurenti presents field recordings that capture unusual confluences of sound, speech, music and “found soundscapes,” accidental field recordings, and inadvertent intersections of audio glitches, improvisation and recording technology.
He also plays the flap-o-phone, a hand-cranked turntable made of cardboard, improvising with vintage performances by Igor Stravinsky and radio transmissions embedded on 78 rpm records. This is the first New York solo appearance of this Seattle-based sound artist since 2001.
www.delaurenti.net
You are invited to watch Michael Vincent Waller perform LIVE via the internet at ImprovFriday http://improvfriday.ning.com on the front page May 1, 2010. 1 PM PST, 4 PM EST. For all international times visit: http://snurl.com/vr6sn
Michael Vincent Waller
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Time:
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Location:
world wide web AKA the internets
Michael Vincent Waller is a New York City based composer and visual artist, heavily involved with the Dream House (DIA Affiliate) over the last five years.
His vocal raga and composition studies with La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela have provided a beautiful inspiration to his focus on modal, drone, and electronic means. This deep intrinsic experience of involving overtones is the essence of his canvas for acousmatic and spectral compositions. Michael endorses the phenomenologist approach to sound as his “central attitude” and manual for being.
He has collaborated with Alex Waterman, Yvonne Troxler, Gregor Kitzis, Sabir Mateen, Christine Bard, and Elizabeth Hoffman – performing at venues Issue Project Room, Tenri Cultural Institute, Diapason (upcoming 5.29.10), Zebulon, Paris London West Nile, Port d’ Or, and The Living Theatre.
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New Release – “Safe Passage” on Electroshock Records
17 04 2010Dear Readers,
I am very proud to announce that my latest CD titled, “Safe Passage,” was released on the Electroshock Records label on April 12, 2010.
Some of you might remember a new release back around December 2009 titled “ImprovFriday Sessions” which I had just loaded to Bandcamp. That, in essence, is the same album minus two additional works that were added to “Safe Passage.” After connecting with Artemiy Artemiev, the plan was put into place to release “IF Sessions” as “Safe Passage” on the Electroshock label for greater promotional potential. Suffice it to say, I am very thrilled to be working with Artemiy.
Now about the album: “Safe Passage” is a study of my period of growth into hybrid of electroacoustic, sound art, synthesis, music concrete and collage. The creation process primarily took place around the event “ImprovFriday” and the transformation in style from my recent piano works was inspired by a meeting at a small Ballard pub called Molly Maguires with Christopher DeLaurenti and Steven Barsotti, the attendance of a great performance by “The Seattle Phonographers Union” and a one month new music study with Gust Burns.
I also have two albums to be announced in the future that I am very excited about – including a collaboration with Lee Noyes out of New Zealand. For a little preview into what Lee brings to the table, have a videe (he’s on drums).
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Tags: #improvfriday, lee noyes, safe passage
Categories : Headlines
My feud with Jane Martin
27 03 2010
Readers, as some of you may know, I decided to have a go at “producing” and my first artist to take on was Jane Martin. To be honest, I felt sorry for her, being that she lives in Fairview, OK, population 5,000 (?), probably barely enough technology to get online and share her music. On many occasions she stated “thank god for wireless internet,” so I have an inkling this is probably true. Nonetheless, her music was of a quality level and I felt she would make a great candidate for JC Combs Productions.
Anyway, getting to the point…. I have decided to go public with our feud that has been going on for two months, since the release of her self-titled album, Jane Martin. I’m not sure what to do, maybe drop the album, free my hands of her! This is an example of what I have been dealing with. A conversation from February 28, 2010:
JM: Hello JC, this is JM. I don’t believe you are doing everything you can to promote my album and, frankly, I am this close to firing you as my producer. I believe there are thousands of idiots who are more fit to take on my level of genius. You see, JC, its my vision. When I make music, Mother Earth and I are one, Space and I are one, Venus, Jupiter and all the planets in the galaxy are one.
JC: Jane, I am doing but everything in my power to promote your works. You may not understand, since social interaction is somewhat new to you. You live in a hobbit hole, Jane, maybe you should get out more before you insult me and threaten to fire me as your producer. But, alas, if you feel there are more qualified producers out there, have at it, don’t let me stand in your way.
JM: I will consider that as an option, JC. Not only are you standing in my way, but this whole town, this state, the idiots who sit outside the barbershop on a lazy Sunday afternoon and rattle on about John McCain and Sarah Palin. I wasn’t born to live in Fairview, JC! Get me out of this hell hole. But you can’t and take this as a warning, I’ll give you a year to make something out of me. And if you haven’t performed up to standard, you’re fired! Click.
You see what kind of a predicament I am in? I just want to let it all “out there,” for people to know that producing, be it independent artists, whatever, is not an easy job! Maybe I need to get out of that game.
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Tags: feud, Jane Martin, JC Combs
Categories : Headlines, Perspective
CD – Benjamin Smith – Improvisations
20 03 2010
One of the finest new music releases this year came via the NIWO label, a set of 12 improvisations from pianist Benjamin Smith. I think of Benjamin as a modern day Chopin, the way he masters both the melody and harmony of an improvisation. The music is straight up jazz at the intersection of classical music (new music).
Benjamin had this to say about the release:
“I’m a music feeler and improviser interested in spreading the learning and practice of music improvisation (not only jazz) in the world. In 2006 I decided to awaken my musicianship and find an organization that shares and promotes improvisation in music for anyone interested, so I joined David Darling’s Music for People — a nontechnical, non-genre community — and am a Mentor in the leadership program.”
“I am interested in expanding and facilitating improvisation, collaborating with others who passionately share what they do in art, health, or any field that promotes healthy collaboration in a community.”
Click here for a sample: October 20th, 2009
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IF Live Concert Series Presents: Steve Moyes
5 03 2010
Steve Moyes kicks off the 1st live streaming performance for ImprovFriday’s new concert series. The concert will be held on the front page @ ImprovFriday. To attend, visit IF at that time period (4 PM PST, 7 PM EST) and you’re set! For the event time in your part of the world, check here.
No sign up or joining required. Cheers.
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Tags: #improvfriday, concert, steve moyes
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Jane Martin Rumors
1 03 2010Dear Readers,
Let me make one thing clear: Jane Martin is Jane Martin. Jane Martin is NOT, I repeat NOT J.C. Combs. And once and for all, she’s no dummy!
What Jane Martin really is…is really, that is, she is an album. Now trust that I am not mixed up but the album alone is mixed up of mixes and strange, disturbing events. On with the show.
Signed,
JC
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Jane Martin
17 01 2010Dear Readers,
I would like to announce an album that I am hosting on my Bandcamp page for a friend of mine named Jane Martin. She recently finished up the minimum of pieces to move forward with the release. She wishes to add all future works to the album over time as one collection, thus simply naming the album Jane Martin.
Jane wanted me to relay this info:
My Biography
Hello everyone. My name is Jane Martin. I live in Fairview, OK, or actually 10 miles on the outskirts of town in a little hobbit hole-type abode. I’m surrounded by many trees and I feel as though they are family. Sometimes I feel more connected to nature than to humans – as we know how humans and their bad sides can be. Anyway, not to ramble too much, but I was lucky in that a distant relative visiting from Eureka informed me about wireless internet and managed to hook me up. This was around three months ago, around the time my composition, music life started. Ever since I’ve been busy working at this album and I’ve managed to finish enough to post it for sale. I intend to add to the collection over time, but the trees have been ignored these last few months due to my obsession with music and now I feel its time to give them the attention they deserve.
Special thanks to J.C. Combs for hosting my album at his Bandcamp page and thanks to the fine citizens of Fairview, OK.
Yours Truly,
Jane Martin
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