8:00 Tim Perkis (electronics and video) solo
9:00 Ollie Bown (electronics), raven (cello) and Bill Hsu (video)
For tonight's concert, Tim Perkis will be premiering a new solo work for video and electronic sound.
Ollie Bown & raven are 2/5 of improv quintet Tangents, a musical friendship formed before Bown moved to Sydney. As a duo their live set consists of long-form improvisations around Bown's software that loops, layers and resamples raven's cello along with beats and sounds. Sets frequently move in abstract directions, but keep a melodic and rhythmic core. For their ATA set, Bill Hsu will work with interactive video that combines real-world footage with generative processes.
Bios:
Tim Perkis has been working in the medium of live electronic and computer sound for many years, performing, and recording in North America,Europe and Japan. He is a well known performer in the world of improvised music, having performed on his electronic improvisation instruments with hundreds of artists and groups, and is also a filmmaker and video artist. Website: http://www.perkis.com/
Ollie Bown is one half of maverick UK experimental electronic duo Icarus, and makes software for performances and art installations. He is currently a research fellow at the University of Sydney's Design Lab. Website: http://www.olliebown.com
raven plays cello in a notorious Australian string quartet, as well as a number of other groups around Sydney. His wide interest in experimental & interesting music of all sorts sees him curating a 2 hour show on a Sydney community radio station.
Bill Hsu works with electronics and interactive animation systems. He teaches and does research in the Computer Science Department at San Francisco State University. Website: http://unixlab.sfsu.edu/~whsu/art.html
Cost: $6-10 (sliding scale)