Matt Davignon and Daryl Shawn will be appearing together at Bookzoo for an evening of live improvised music. Originally born in Agawam, Massachusetts,
Matt Davignon has been developing his own unique form of improvisation since 1993. After moving to California as a teenager, he spent his musically formative years tinkering with tools such as lo-fi samplers, cassette tapes, contact microphones, household objects, 4-track compositions, extensive chains of guitar effects, prepared instruments, and field recordings. These explorations fuel and inform his current work, which most frequently involves processing the sounds of a drum machine in real-time with various electronic devices. Characteristics of his music include a focus on textures, arrhythmic patterns and musical imperfections, with a focus on evoking biological systems. Matt has organized events such as the San Francisco Found Objects Festival and Sound/Shift Oakland. Visit http://www.ribosomemusic.com for more.
Since moving to Oaxaca, Mexico from the Bay Area in 2004, Shawn has been exploring the potential of cassette tape. He loads a classic Tascam four-track player with homemade loop cassettes and, in conjunction with a microcassette Dictaphone and his able nylon-string guitar, creates textures that bear witness to both the low fidelity and unique accessibily of his medium. He appears in the Bay Area as part of a short tour of California which also includes appearances at the 7th International Live Looping festival in Santa Cruz, and the 12th annual Norcal Noisefest in Sacramento. Visit http://www.swanwelder.com for more.
Cost: $0-20 donation (passing the hat)