Bay Area Improvisers Network
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Bay Area Improvisers Network
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Matt DavignonLink to home page : Matt Davignon  Biography: Originally born in Agawam, Massachusetts, Matt Davignon has been developing his own unique form of improvisation (for better or worse) since 1994. He spent his formative music years locked in a garage in Sonoma County, California, tinkering with tools such as lo-fi samplers, cassette tapes, contact microphones, household objects, extensive chains of guitar effects, prepared instruments, and field recordings. These explorations continued as he moved to San Francisco in 1997, then Oakland in 2001. In 2003, he discovered he could make more sounds than he could ever imagine by processing the sounds of a drum machine in real-time with various devices. This has been a focus of his work since then. Characteristics of his music include a focus on textures, arrhythmic patterns and musical imperfections, with a focus on evoking biological systems.On some occasions he can still be seen playing turntable, cassette tape recorders, live samples of other musicians or 'the bucket of crap' - an assortment of household objects and toy instruments. Matt has organized events such as the San Francisco Found Objects Festival and Sound/Shift Oakland. Mp3's of his work are available at: www.ribosomemusic.com/music CD's: SoftWetFish (2006) Bwoo (2005) Music at 1/2 Speed (2004) "tiny frequencies and irregular, almost spastic rhythmic emissions that prepare to something stronger, which inevitably arrives under the guise of subsonic bumps, synthetic tides and interrelations of biochemical composites whose movement is similar to the bubbles in a mad scientist’s alembic. ...the brain receives a rubbing in the 'right' way" - Massimo Ricci - Touching Extremes (Photo by Peter B. Kaars - www.peterbkaars.com) Work-In-Progress: Working on a new cd, with songs and different instruments.Phone: 510 459 1507 Email: mattdavignon@gmail.com Upcoming Events: Royce Gallery 2901 Mariposa StSan Francisco, CA 94110 Friday, Jul 11 2008 8:00 PM room: Batterie! at 8pm as part of ROOM at Royce Gallery in San Francisco, CA CDs on which Matt Davignon appears:
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