8:15 pm Stevie Richards - Modular Synth and Alto saxophone,
Doug Lynner - modular mystery serge synth
9:00 pm
Robert Lopez - drums, Shanna Sordahl - cello, Stevie Richards - Modular Synth and Alto Sax
Stevie Richards is a Modular Synth Improviser and Saxophonist based in Melbourne , Australia. After retiring from full time work at age 18 and dedicating his life to being a lifetime musician, he was part of the 80’s Independent scene in Sydney, where he developed an appreciation for improvisation and electronic music. He has played for many years across Australia , USA , Europe and South East Asia working in many musical genres including : Noise , Free Jazz , Ambient , Electroacoustic and many more. His 2014 tour of Europe and USA featured DIY Serge Modular synth and collaborations performances with Ben Vida , Nicola Ratti, E-Da (ex Boredoms) as well as many solo performances. He played at Cave 12 in Geneva , Noodlebar in Rotterdam, DA Centre for the Arts in LA , Control Voltage in Seattle and many other venues across US and Europe. He toured Europe and USA again in May 2017 making return visits to Luggage Store in SF with a trio he established there in 2014 with Shanna Sordahl and
Robert Lopez, also playing Coaxial in LA, Turn, Turn, Turn in Portland and performed live to air on Portland Radio station XRAY FM. In Europe he made return visits to Noodlebar in Rotterdam and established new connections in the London Free Jazz Scene playing with several projects in the SKRONK event schedule. Stevie has been involved with Make It Up Club (the worlds longest running weekly night of avant garde and improvised musical performance) in Melbourne for over 16 years as committee member and Sound Engineer. Seven years ago, he began to build DIY Analog Synthesizers , which he now performs on regularly in solo and ensemble contexts on DIY Buchla Music Easel and DIY Serge Modular. Outside of playing music he is busy developing skills in Audio Production and tutoring Ableton Live to disabled young people in Melbourne , Australia.
Cost: $8-15 sliding