SIMM Series

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The Static Illusion Methodical Madness Music Series is a musician run bi-monthly music performance series bringing highly professional and truly adventurous music that would not normally be heard or supported by mainstream society. Since 2001 the SIMM Series has been curated by Outsound Presents and local improvisers/composers/sound artists Rent Romus and Bill Noertker. They present a cross section of sound artists and musicians from the experimental improvisation and composition genres.

Alternate Sundays 7:30-10pm
Admission $10 general $8 students & seniors
All ages welcome.

The series is an artist-run, grass-roots DIY effort that relies on volunteers. Please contact Outsound Presents to get involved in marketing and project support.

Outsound Presents is a 501(c)3 non-profit volunteer collective of explorative sound artists who support the SF Bay Area new and experimental music scene.
BOOKING
Please read the policies here. Contact Rent Romus for booking and all other inquires.

Principle	Artist-run, volunteer, grass-roots DIY effort
Type of Music Presented	Experimental: new sonic, improvised, noise, electronic, lowercase, avant and improv jazz (most styles), outrock, 21st century composition, and sonic art. See artist list below.
Format	Bi-monthly on Sunday Nights 7:30-10pm Two acts per night 6:00pm Load-in Setup Door 7:00pm Performances although scheduled for 7:30 may start around 7:45 depending on audience participation.
Booking Lead Time	Two to three months in advance
Terms & Policy	80% of door equally split among artists 20% of door to Outsound ($25 minimum). One comp admission per artist. No Power tools, or destructive devices of any type allowed. No fire or fume generating devices unless under a controlled environment and is 100% non-toxic. No smoking of any kind allowed in the space.
Facility and Equipment	Sound studio, three tables, seats approx 35. Piano, drum kit with stands(no cymbals), music stands
Location	Tiny storefront on 9th Street near Market about 2 blocks from Civic Center Street BART station. Parking on Sundays is free and normally available along the street. 9th Street is a one way street in the northerly direction.
Do Not Have	Projector, microphones, instrument cables, power strips, sound system
Do Not Provide	No guaranteed payment, guest passes, hotel accomodations, transportation, or a sound person. (rehearsals should be faciliatated by the groups on their own time)
To Book a Gig	Check calendar for date availability. Submit performance description with proposed dates, brief artist bios, website information and links to audio/video to Rent Romus

Over the course of its Thursday night concerts, the series has presented hundreds of artists drawn from a vanguard roster, among them Biggi Vinkeloe, Cash Killion, Henry Kaiser, Fred Frith, Gino Robair, Wolfgang Fuchs, Karen Stackpole, Gianni Gebbia, Oluyemi Thomas, Eddie Gale, Jim Ryan, Dina Emerson, Jack Wright, Rent Romus, CJ Borosque, Danielle DeGruttola, Bob Marsh, Shoko Hikage, Xome, Randy Yau, Stimbox, and countless others both local and international.

Directions : BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) Station: Civic Center /Walk down Market Street from station exit Turn left on 9th St. 116 9th St.

Link to home page : SIMM Series

Upcoming Events:

Sunday, Sep 12 2010 7:30 PM

7:30pm
The Melanchoholics
play the music of David Beck
David Beck - baritone saxophone
Bill Noertker - contrabass
8:30pm
Noertker's Moxie Trio
compositions and improvisations inspired by the art of Antoni Tápies
Annelise Zamula - tenor saxophone, flute
Amber Lamprecht - oboe, flute
Bill Noertker - contrabass

Sunday, Oct 3 2010 7:30 PM

7:30pm
2 sets
CD release party for Some Circles
Noertker's Moxie
Annelise Zamula - tenor saxophone, flute
Amber Lamprecht - oboe, flute
Bill Noertker - contrabass
Dave Mihaly - drums

Saturday, Oct 9 2010 8:00 PM

On the Edge of Dark
New works about desert planets, novi, space, and interstellar sonic mind travel by Rent Romus with the Lords of Outland and special guest traveler multi-instrumentalist Vinny Golia
opening set Mutual Aid Project Trio:
Tracy Hui - electric guitar
Nick Obando - alto sax
Marshall Trammell - drums
The Lords of Outland:
CJ Borosque electronics/trumpet, Philip Everett drums/electric autoharp, Ray Scheaffer electric bass/effects, Rent Romus saxophones

Vinny Golia, the internationally noted multi-instrumentalist, composer and bandleader has become an important contributor to the vanguard of creative music.
As a composer he fuses the rich heritage of jazz, contemporary classical and world music into his own unique compositions.
As a performer, Golia has presented his music to concert audiences in Europe, Canada, Japan and the United States in ensembles varying dramatically in size and instrumentation. Putting down the paint brushes of a visual artist in 1971, Golia devoted himself full-time to music and has since evolved into one of the world's most celebrated creative jazz artists. At the forefront of improvised music, he plays twenty different woodwinds, plus various ethnic aerophones.

Since 1994 Rent Romus' ongoing free jazz/experiment project Lords of Outland has had many incarnations. But most recently included collaborations with drummer Philip Everett, bassist Ray Schaeffer (of Tri-Cornered-Tent-Show), and noise artist CJ Borosque.

On the Edge of Dark is a series of original compositions and improvisations inspired by the writings of Frank Herbert's epic Dune series of books, Phil K. Dick's rantings and H.P. Lovecraft's darkest fears.

Sunday, Oct 10 2010 7:30 PM

On the Edge of Dark
New works about dessert planets, novi, space, and interstellar sonic mind travel by Rent Romus with the Lords of Outland and special guest traveler multi-instrumentalist Vinny Golia
The Lords of Outland:
CJ Borosque electronics/trumpet, Philip Everett drums/electric autoharp, Ray Scheaffer electric bass/effects, Rent Romus saxophones
opening set TBA

Vinny Golia, the internationally noted multi-instrumentalist, composer and bandleader has become an important contributor to the vanguard of creative music.
As a composer he fuses the rich heritage of jazz, contemporary classical and world music into his own unique compositions.
As a performer, Golia has presented his music to concert audiences in Europe, Canada, Japan and the United States in ensembles varying dramatically in size and instrumentation. Putting down the paint brushes of a visual artist in 1971, Golia devoted himself full-time to music and has since evolved into one of the world's most celebrated creative jazz artists. At the forefront of improvised music, he plays twenty different woodwinds, plus various ethnic aerophones.

Since 1994 Rent Romus' ongoing free jazz/experiment project Lords of Outland has had many incarnations. But most recently included collaborations with drummer Philip Everett, bassist Ray Schaeffer (of Tri-Cornered-Tent-Show), and noise artist CJ Borosque.

On the Edge of Dark is a series of original compositions and improvisations inspired by the writings of Frank Herbert's epic Dune series of books, Phil K. Dick's rantings and H.P. Lovecraft's darkest fears.

Sunday, Oct 17 2010 8:00 PM

7:30 TBA
8:30 Nick Lyons Group (NYC)

Sunday, Nov 14 2010 7:30 PM

7:30 pm TBA
8:30 pm Forward Energy Returns!

Sunday, Dec 12 2010 7:30 PM

7:30PM TBA
8:30PM Josh Allen/Henry Kaiser/William Winant trio