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EVERY THURSDAY - 8-10PM NEW MUSIC SERIES, 1007 Market Street
OCTOBER 19, 2006
$6-10 sliding scale donation no one refused for lack of funds Y2k6 live looping festival - San Francisco night
Krispen Hartung & Jeff Kaiser
Rainer Straschill & Rick Walker
See also:
outsound.org
bayimrpoviser.com
Rainer
Thelonius Balthasar Straschill, born in and resident of München,
Bayern, took classical training in piano (programme for highly gifted
children at Richard-Strauß-Konservatorium München) at the age of five
and studied composition (als at RSK München) paralleling grammar
school. Apart from that, Straschill has learned to more or less master
the trombone, alto and soprano sax, guitars and bass guitars as well as
various devices and computer-based systems for the realtime generation
and modification of sound. Starting in 2000, Straschill has focused on
the creation of freely improvised material exclusively. In his solo
shows, Straschill combines the input of synthesizers, drum machines,
his signature "weirdbass" and saxophones and trombone with the
processing of dedicated devices, computers and loop recorders (dubbed
by Straschill as "whimsical electronics") to an output which defies any
stilistic qualification. Audients at his shows found themselves
confronted with a vast crossover of abstract experimental eletronica,
singer-songwriter stylings and drum'n'bass breakbeats. In his other
life, Straschill works as an engineering consultant in the area of
automotive electronics. He holds a red belt in Tae-Kwon-Do and has
participated in various competitions and tournaments in fencing, boxing
and sailing.
Jeff Kaiser is a vegan and plays entirely too much
chess on the internet. He is a big fan of yoga and green tea, as well
as cigars and scotch. He also plays the quarter-tone trumpet with
electronics and has performed with many groups and individuals
including the Vinny Golia Large Ensemble, Eugene Chadbourne, The Choir
Boys (with Andrew Pask) and his own big band, the Jeff Kaiser
Ockodektet. He owns and operates two record labels (pfMENTUM and Angry
Vegan Records) while maintaining an active musical career touring,
performing and recording for films, other people and his own music. For
a full bio, visit: http://www.jeffkaisermusic.com
Krispen
Hartung, creator of the Boise Experimental Music Festival, has been
actively involved in the Boise (Idaho, USA) music and arts scene for
over 18 years. His contributions include creating new ways for
musicians to communicate with each other, such as Boise's first
musicians web registry (1998) and the Boise Musicians internet
discussion group. He has also supported and performed at many art or
community orientated events and venues. His efforts have primarily
revolved around raising awareness and appreciation of avant-garde music
and art. Hartung's vision as a performing and recording musician
locally is to push artistic boundaries, continue evolving, and
celebrate the wealth of artistic diversity that the world has to offer
and bring to life in Boise and the surrounding Treasure Valley. Hartung
exhibits a dynamic and atypical performance style that integrates
multiple genres and gives new meaning to the world of improvisational
guitar.
Composer, multi-instrumentalist and master
percussionist/drummer, Rick Walker has been on the cutting edge of
music for the last 25 years. One of the original founding architects of
the World Beat movement, and now one of the leading lights in the
emerging live looping movement in Northern California, he incorporates
a vast array of world music and pop styles in his repertoire. He is an
exceptionally versatile and sensitive musician and is eccentrically
creative, finding rhythm and melody in hundreds of everyday objects.
Festival dates continue in Oakland and Santa Cruz, for details, visit www.y2k6loopfest.com |