Hey all, I’m participating in a one-day project at my old grad-school called 5-in-5.  The kids do 5 projects in 5 days.  Read more about it here.  I decided to do something really stupid.  Check that out here.

I’ve got two (2) performances coming up this next week before I leave for LA with TWG. Catch Retrograde at Monkeytown in Brooklyn as part of an evening’s length-worth of performances called Sculpting Voice (organized by Lesley Flanigan) on Friday the 25th of January at 8PM. The bill also features R. Luke Dubois, Joo Youn Paek, Adam Parrish, Nick Hasty, Nancy Garcia, Eric Beug, Christopher McDonald, and Dafna Naphtali. And if you happen to be in the Savannah Georgia area the day before that, I’ll be demonstrating and lecturing on Experimental Devices for Performance at the Telfair Art Museum at 11AM.(scroll halfway down). And finally, if you just want to hang out I’ll be riding my bike to watch the Packer game with my buddy Ryan at 6:00 today. Reservations are encouraged for the first two events.  Just bring some Schlitz to Ryan’s and you’re in the door.

I don’t know why I made this video. But, I’m glad I did. I’ve been pretty burnt out lately. Tonite I got a drink with Ryan and Ted on 94th St. and 3rd Ave. We talked a lot about music. Anyhow. Today is my day one day off per week from Wooster. I spent it at my second job in the financial district editing video for Paltalk.com. The left channel of video is me during an eight hour work day at Paltalk during what is supposed to be my one day off per week. The right channel of video is me getting home from a drink with Ryan and Ted. The music is by The Horrors.  Enjoy.

The Archery Contest (a radio play), conceived and executed by John Jahnke, and the Hotel Savant opens tomorrow at P.S.122. I was fortunate to be involved in the project in a p-comp sort of way. I retrofitted six antique radios, which earned me the credit of “Sound Installation.” I cannot attend the performance but wish them all the best. I’ve been to a couple of rehearsals, and the show is quite mysteriously entertaining in a very Nancy Drew sort of way. If you’re into sleuthing at all (or if the word “sleuthing” makes you feel funny) then this work in progress is definitely for you. More info here.

My buddy, the GabeBC has posted a sweet new music video on You Tube for Radiohead’s Faust Arp.

The original footage is from a project that we collaborated on at ITP about a year ago. It’s getting quite a few views for whatever that’s worth. I think the original project, called S.A.D. Man, is also definitely worth checking out. In short, we make an interactive video that changes with the sun’s setting and rising. A really slow interaction. Here’s my documentation. Here’s Gabe’s.

whew. Coming down from the nausea of performance anxiety. My performance at the Prelude Festival went well. Many thanks to Kate Hartman for helping out running the software and Frank, Ruth, and Andy for making things run so smoothly. Below is a link to the pseudo-documentation of Retrograde02.

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Unfortunately, I was unable to actually document this thing properly. The first four minutes of the video show what I actually performed on stage. When the first four minutes is done I actually run out of the space and across the street to buy the audience milk and cookies that we end up sharing after the performance. That’s what the second screen is about. The first four minutes of the performance is projected in reverse on the screen behind me while the close-circuit footage is played on the television. This particular performance’s timing worked out especially well.  As I ran back into the room, the reversed piece was just ending.  the audience applause forced a second bow for me, which eventually allowed for a reversed third bow in the original video, since it’s the first thing I actually do on stage.  Worked out quite perfectly.  There’s another documentation from a performance of this piece two years ago at P.S.122 that captures this a bit better here.

Fucking finally.

A new blog address means finally being able to comment.  ohmygodthepossibilities.  In all honesty, I have not a clue in the world if anyone stops by here sometimes occasional, but in the off chance that you do, I’d love to know it and know what you might think.  The whole move was actually finally pushed over the edge by Mike Bukhin when he let me know he tried leaving a comment on my toJanice post and received an error.

Well, Mike, no more errors.  I’m gonna comment on my own shit right now just for the fun of it.  Thanks.

Join me!  Comment!  GRRRAAararashhghggg!!!