For Tatiana: Circuit-Bent Improvisation 5943

My friend Sean Powers asked me to bring some of my circuit-bent instruments and play at his puppet/variety show: “Something Different” at the Exit Theater in Arcata on Weds. May 31. I accepted the challenge. I enjoy making circuit-bent and other odd music in my home studio, but performing live is a whole different ballgame. …

Dragsho4Kids, It’s Not Gonna Lick Itself

https://youtu.be/6D-O-tUatbY There's something really queer about the whole phenomena of drag shows for kids, and by "queer" I don't mean "gay" or anything to do with gender or sexual orientation. By "queer" I mean "suspiciously peculiar." What I found especially suspicious was how quickly, and forcefully, the people who protested the appropriateness of a drag …

Mother Culture

https://youtu.be/SEJ2xTUQgRw This new video features circuit-bent electronics, cassette loops, manipulated magnetic tape, electroacoustic contraptions, found sounds and images. It will be part of an upcoming album by Tin Can Luminary and the Orchestra of the Unwanted.

Psychological Operations

https://youtu.be/_rNgwtQUGDk Another project required me to watch a lot of old propaganda films. The other project focuses on anti-marijuana propaganda, but looks at how propaganda works in psychological warfare to manipulate the behavior of whole populations. Through that project I’ve gained a greater appreciation for the psychological siege that characterizes life in the digital age, …