{"id":2814,"date":"2013-10-21T21:53:24","date_gmt":"2013-10-21T21:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/?p=2814"},"modified":"2015-05-27T09:31:35","modified_gmt":"2015-05-27T09:31:35","slug":"msppiano-w-ny-based-vocalist-sound-artist-viv-corringham-percussionist-extraordinaire-suki-okane-wed-23-oct-berkeley-arts-festival-8pm-set-2-ima-%e4%bb%8a-duo-of-jeannie-aprille-tang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/21\/msppiano-w-ny-based-vocalist-sound-artist-viv-corringham-percussionist-extraordinaire-suki-okane-wed-23-oct-berkeley-arts-festival-8pm-set-2-ima-%e4%bb%8a-duo-of-jeannie-aprille-tang\/","title":{"rendered":"MSP\/Piano w NY-based vocalist &#038; sound artist Viv Corringham &#038; percussionist extraordinaire Suki O&#8217;Kane (Wed 23 Oct @ Berkeley Arts Festival, 8pm) + Set 2: IMA (\u4eca), duo of Jeanie-Aprille Tang &#038; Nava Dunkelman, @ 9pm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/BAF.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-512\" title=\"BAF\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/BAF.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/BAF.png 333w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/BAF-242x300.png 242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m keenly looking forward to joining NY-based British vocalist and electronic sound artist\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/vivcorringham.org\"><strong><em>Viv Corringham<\/em><\/strong><\/a> and the Bay Area&#8217;s maestra of neo-gaku percussion <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bayimproviser.com\/artistdetail.asp?artist_id=296\"><strong><em>Suki O&#8217;Kane<\/em><\/strong><\/a> for an evening of <strong>Inverse Tribbles<\/strong> and so much more\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>The show will be at the East Bay\u2019s indispensable focal point for new music,<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.berkeleyartsfestival.com\/\"><strong><em>Berkeley Arts Festival<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> (<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=2133+University+Avenue,+Berkeley,+CA&amp;aq=0&amp;oq=2133+University+Avenue,+berkeley,+&amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;sspn=40.953203,71.894531&amp;vpsrc=0&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=2133+University+Ave,+Berkeley,+California+94704&amp;t=m&amp;z=16&amp;ei=7tjST7y6B4qOowTZvuG2DQ&amp;pw=2\"><strong><em>2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA \u2013 map<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>)<\/em><\/strong> on <strong><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">8pm, Wed 23 Oct<\/span><\/em><\/strong><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2796\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Viv-Corringham-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2796\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2796\" title=\"Viv Corringham 1\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Viv-Corringham-1-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Viv-Corringham-1-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Viv-Corringham-1-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Viv-Corringham-1.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Viv Corringham<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our program will include a 6-verse mini-<em>renga-kai<\/em>, improv games, AI-driven reactive soundscapes, deviant sample-melting, and deepening confusion between words, utterance, sound, and music.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2795\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Viv-Corringham-R-Andrea-Parkins-L-performing-at-Douglass-Street-Music-Collective-NYC-13-Aug-2013.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2795\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2795\" title=\"Viv Corringham (R) &amp; Andrea Parkins (L) performing at Douglass Street Music Collective, NYC, 13 Aug 2013\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Viv-Corringham-R-Andrea-Parkins-L-performing-at-Douglass-Street-Music-Collective-NYC-13-Aug-2013-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Viv-Corringham-R-Andrea-Parkins-L-performing-at-Douglass-Street-Music-Collective-NYC-13-Aug-2013-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Viv-Corringham-R-Andrea-Parkins-L-performing-at-Douglass-Street-Music-Collective-NYC-13-Aug-2013-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Viv-Corringham-R-Andrea-Parkins-L-performing-at-Douglass-Street-Music-Collective-NYC-13-Aug-2013.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Viv Corringham (R) &amp; Andrea Parkins (L) performing at Douglass Street Music Collective, NYC, 13 Aug 2013<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Viv Corringham has worked internationally since the early 80s, creating music performances, audio installations &amp; soundwalks, using as her tools a gorgeous voice, a wide-open imagination, field recordings, and live electronics.<\/p>\n<p>For a taste, click below to experience her multi-media collaboration with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/eliomartusciello\/\">Elio Martusciello<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/39529451\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"place of origin - elio martusciello &amp; viv corringham\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2790\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Soniferous-Garden-Walker-Art-Center-MN-Jul-2013-An-aural-expedition-guide-for-World-Listening-Day.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2790\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2790\" title=\"Soniferous Garden Walker Art Center, MN, Jul 2013 - An aural expedition guide for World Listening Day\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Soniferous-Garden-Walker-Art-Center-MN-Jul-2013-An-aural-expedition-guide-for-World-Listening-Day.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Soniferous-Garden-Walker-Art-Center-MN-Jul-2013-An-aural-expedition-guide-for-World-Listening-Day.png 500w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Soniferous-Garden-Walker-Art-Center-MN-Jul-2013-An-aural-expedition-guide-for-World-Listening-Day-300x189.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Viv Corringham&#39;s Soniferous Garden, Walker Art Center, MN, Jul 2013 - An aural expedition guide for World Listening Day<\/p><\/div>\n<p>She&#8217;s interested in exploring people&#8217;s special relationship with familiar places and how that links to an interior landscape of personal history, memory and association.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2798\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Viv-Corringham-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2798\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2798\" title=\"Viv Corringham 3\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Viv-Corringham-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Viv-Corringham-3.png 300w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Viv-Corringham-3-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Viv Corringham<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Her ongoing project Shadow-Walks has been presented in gallery shows from New York to Istanbul to Hong Kong:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2801\" style=\"width: 266px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Viv-Corringhams-Shadow-Walks.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2801\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2801\" title=\"Viv Corringham's Shadow-Walks\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Viv-Corringhams-Shadow-Walks.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Viv-Corringhams-Shadow-Walks.png 256w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Viv-Corringhams-Shadow-Walks-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2801\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Viv Corringham&#39;s Shadow-Walks<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;In the Shadow-walks project I go to places and ask local people to take me on walks that are special for them in some way.\u00a0 I record our conversations as we walk together.\u00a0 Later I retrace the person&#8217;s walk on my own and attempt to \u201csing the walk\u201d through vocal improvisations. These recordings are edited together to make the final sound piece. I also collect any objects I find on the person\u2019s route.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For an example of the multi-media convergence of walking, song and remembrance, see her evocative commemoration of collaboration with late British thaumaturge and percussionist Paul Burwell,\u00a0<strong><em>Together Then Created A Journey That Both Forgot<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-pQvKd2oSe8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Viv&#8217;s wonderful new album of shadow-walks from 3 continents, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Walking-Viv-Corringham\/dp\/B00FEFOKBQ\/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1382266903&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=corringham+walking\"><strong><em>Walking<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, will be available hot off the press at this show (we&#8217;ll be using some of its material from the unique sound environment of Hong Kong in piece #3).<\/p>\n<p>Viv is a maestra of blending strongly place-evoking field recordings with cozy\/haunting vocal lines of uncommon beauty and invention. This album of shadow-walks is the place to hear the amazing results.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2800\" style=\"width: 723px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Viv-Corringhams-brilliant-new-album-Walking-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2800\" title=\"Viv Corringham's brilliant new album, Walking  2\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Viv-Corringhams-brilliant-new-album-Walking-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"713\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Viv-Corringhams-brilliant-new-album-Walking-2.jpg 713w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Viv-Corringhams-brilliant-new-album-Walking-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Viv-Corringhams-brilliant-new-album-Walking-2-300x298.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Viv Corringham&#39;s brilliant new album, Walking<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Not limited to roaming physical space, Viv&#8217;s travels extend to virtual space, including the notable\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/avatarorchestra.blogspot.com\"><strong><em>Avatar Orchestra Metaverse<\/em><\/strong><\/a> project, meeting regularly with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulineoliveros.us\">Pauline Oliveros<\/a> and other happy mutants to play audio-visual instruments in Second Life.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2786\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Avatar-Orchestra-Metaverse-\u2014-Zonzo-Spyker-aka-Viv-Corringham-center.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2786\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2786\" title=\"Avatar Orchestra Metaverse \u2014 Zonzo Spyker, aka Viv Corringham (center)\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Avatar-Orchestra-Metaverse-\u2014-Zonzo-Spyker-aka-Viv-Corringham-center-300x174.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Avatar-Orchestra-Metaverse-\u2014-Zonzo-Spyker-aka-Viv-Corringham-center-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Avatar-Orchestra-Metaverse-\u2014-Zonzo-Spyker-aka-Viv-Corringham-center.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Avatar Orchestra Metaverse \u2014 Zonzo Spyker, aka Viv Corringham (center)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Viv&#8217;s training and awards include an MA in Sonic Art with Distinction from Middlesex University &amp; a BA in Theatre Design from Nottingham Trent University. She&#8217;s a certified teacher of Deep Listening, having studied with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulineoliveros.us\">Pauline Oliveros<\/a>.\u00a0Viv is a 2012 and 2006 McKnight Composer Fellow; other grants and awards have come from Jerome Meet the Composer, the English &amp; Irish Arts Councils, Jazz Services, Millennium Funding, London Arts Board, Chisenhale Awards, and others.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5233\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Suki-OKane-1-480h-1.02.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5233\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5233\" title=\"Suki O'Kane 1 480h 1.02\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Suki-OKane-1-480h-1.02.png\" alt=\"Suki O'Kane\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Suki-OKane-1-480h-1.02.png 480w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Suki-OKane-1-480h-1.02-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suki O&#39;Kane<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sukiokane.com\/\">Suki O\u2019Kane<\/a> is a classically trained mallet percussionist, a composer and an instigator working with artists from a wide array of of music, movement and public art genres. One of the founding members of the lo-fi sampling ensemble <a href=\"http:\/\/zoka.com\/noodles\"><strong><em>The Noodles<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (with Michael Zelner), Suki plays percussion with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moestaiano.co\/\">Moe! Staiano\u2019s<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moestaiano.com\/moekestra.shtml\"><strong><em>Moe!kestra!<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/Dan%20Plonsey's\">Dan Plonsey\u2019s<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plonsey.com\/plonsey\/daniel_popsicle.html\"><strong><em>Daniel Popsicle<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ubuibi.org\/\"><strong><em>Big City Orchestra<\/em><\/strong><\/a> and is an ensemble member of <a href=\"http:\/\/thingamajigs.org\/\"><strong><em>Thingamajigs<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>performing new works by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edwardschocker.com\/\">Edward Schocker<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/dylanbolles.blogspot.com\/\">Dylan Bolles<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/zacharyjameswatkins.com\/\">Zachary James Watkins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2791\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Suki-OKane-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2791\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2791\" title=\"Suki O'Kane 2\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Suki-OKane-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Suki-OKane-2.png 350w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Suki-OKane-2-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suki O&#39;Kane<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Suki has performed live and recorded with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shemob.com\/\"><strong><em>She Mob<\/em><\/strong><\/a> and the side projects of its co-founder Sue Hutchinson: mad folk duo <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/jrshowmanship\"><strong><em>Junior Showmanship<\/em><\/strong><\/a> and it\u2019s alter-ego, speed-metal <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/winnersbtch\"><strong><em>Winner\u2019s Bitch<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. She has performed in realizations of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bayimproviser.com\/artistdetail.asp?artist_id=211\">Jon Brumit\u2019s<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jonbrumit.com\/vendetta-retreat.html\"><strong><em>Vendetta Retreat<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, and with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bayimproviser.com\/artistdetail.asp?artist_id=194\">Lucio Menegon<\/a> in his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kingtone.com\/SPLITLIP.html\">Split Lip<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdbaby.com\/cd\/luciomenegon\">Soundtrack Instumentals<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/kingtone.com\/?s=strangelet\">Strangelet<\/a> projects. Her long-running conversation about intermedia with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.21grand.org\/\">Sarah Lockhart<\/a> is occasionally expressed in drumkit duo and percussion trio performances of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/slmorse\"><strong><em>SL Morse<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Her work in theater includes three commissions for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatreofyugen.org\/\"><strong><em>Theatre of Yugen<\/em><\/strong><\/a> with playwright <a href=\"http:\/\/brown.edu\/academics\/theatre-arts-performance-studies\/erik-ehn\">Erik Ehn<\/a>: <strong><em>Frankenstein<\/em><\/strong> (2003), <strong><em>The Cycle Plays<\/em><\/strong> (2007) and <strong><em>Cordelia<\/em><\/strong> (2011). She is a collaborator in Ehn\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.soulographie.org\/\"><strong><em>Soulographie<\/em><\/strong><\/a> project.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2792\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Suki-OKane-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2792\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2792\" title=\"Suki O'Kane 4\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Suki-OKane-4-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Suki-OKane-4-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Suki-OKane-4-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Suki-OKane-4.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suki O&#39;Kane<\/p><\/div>\n<p>She works in partnership with <a href=\"http:\/\/zoka.com\/\"><strong><em>House of Zoka<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, a live recording project that has documented over 13 years of creative new music in the Bay Area, and since 2003 has been curating performances of live music and film, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.illuminatedcorridor.com\/\"><strong><em>The Illuminated Corridor<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, a nomadic public art project that creates streetscapes of live experimental music and performative projection and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.illuminatedcorridor.com\/eyeful.html\"><strong><em>Music by the Eyeful<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, the indoor performance series exploring the work of intermedia artists. She has collaborated with Neighborhood Public Radio to present <a href=\"http:\/\/www.illuminatedcorridor.com\/20080531.html\"><strong><em>NOVA<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, a culminating event of NPR\u2019s exhibition <strong><em>American Life<\/em><\/strong> at the 2008 Whitney Biennial, and with the <a href=\"http:\/\/kingtone.com\/2007\/03\/16\/overdub-club\/\"><strong><em>Overdub Club<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, an ensemble made of performative filmmakers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independentexposure.com\/filmmaker\/184\/\">Alfonso Alvarez<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thadpovey.com\/\">Thad Povey<\/a>, and musician <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bayimproviser.com\/artistdetail.asp?artist_id=194\">Lucio Menegon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3238\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Lasqo_Meridian_PK_12.01.11-1-640-v08.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3238\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3238\" title=\"Lasqo_Meridian_PK_12.01.11-1 640 v08\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Lasqo_Meridian_PK_12.01.11-1-640-v08.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Lasqo_Meridian_PK_12.01.11-1-640-v08.png 640w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Lasqo_Meridian_PK_12.01.11-1-640-v08-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe Lasqo @ Meridian Gallery, 11 Jan 2012 (Photo: PeterBKaars.com, http:\/\/www.peterbkaars.com)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Rounding out the ensemble will be myself, using piano, laptop, and solka\u1e6d\u1e6du\u00a0(\u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1), assisted at times by my laptop-based AI colleague, <strong>Maxxareddu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2797\" style=\"width: 435px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Viv-Corringham-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2797\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2797\" title=\"Viv Corringham 2\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Viv-Corringham-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Viv-Corringham-2.png 425w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Viv-Corringham-2-220x300.png 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Viv Corringham<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We&#8217;re planning to start off with Viv&#8217;s piece <strong><em>Service<\/em><\/strong>, a sophisticated game for 3 or more, unfolding from simple rules based on experimentation, self-limitations, listening, and integration.<\/p>\n<p>Written as a set of sections and directions that put a prismatic twist on the types of procedural compositions pioneered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulineoliveros.us\">Pauline Oliveros<\/a>, this piece has a wonderful origami\/pinball feeling as the rules unfold and players bounce from state to state into a balanced(?) mesh.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll also do a 6-verse mini-<strong><em>renga-kai<\/em><\/strong>, a form I&#8217;ve had the pleasure of exploring with a series of wonderful musical partners in recent months.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2794\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/The-outer-automorphism-of-S\u2086-permutations.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2794\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2794\" title=\"The outer automorphism of S\u2086 permutations\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/The-outer-automorphism-of-S\u2086-permutations.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The outer automorphism of S\u2086 permutations<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The piece will comprise 6 short duets which will pair each musician with every other twice and employ the game-like shifting-time rules of Cage\u2019s <strong><em>Two\u00b2<\/em><\/strong>, extended with a new <strong><em>renga-kai<\/em><\/strong> methodology to kaleidoscopically expand the palette of timbres, instruments, and events.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1349\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/John-Cage-and-D.T.-Suzuki-\u9234\u6728-\u5927\u62d9-\u8c9e\u592a\u90ce3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1349\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1349\" title=\"John Cage and D.T. Suzuki (\u9234\u6728 \u5927\u62d9 \u8c9e\u592a\u90ce)\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/John-Cage-and-D.T.-Suzuki-\u9234\u6728-\u5927\u62d9-\u8c9e\u592a\u90ce3-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/John-Cage-and-D.T.-Suzuki-\u9234\u6728-\u5927\u62d9-\u8c9e\u592a\u90ce3-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/John-Cage-and-D.T.-Suzuki-\u9234\u6728-\u5927\u62d9-\u8c9e\u592a\u90ce3-1024x684.png 1024w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/John-Cage-and-D.T.-Suzuki-\u9234\u6728-\u5927\u62d9-\u8c9e\u592a\u90ce3.png 1377w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Cage and D.T. Suzuki (\u9234\u6728 \u5927\u62d9 \u8c9e\u592a\u90ce)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><em>Renga-kai<\/em><\/strong> (<strong>\u9023\u6b4c\u4f1a<\/strong>)\u00a0is a new form with extended rules based on some of the &#8220;<em>renga<\/em> pieces&#8221; of John Cage, and their unique transformations, not only of Japanese verse forms for alcohol-soaked group poetry improv based on structures of 5 + 7 + 5 + 7 + 7, but also of concepts like &#8220;duet&#8221;, &#8220;listening&#8221; and &#8220;time&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2670\" style=\"width: 242px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cage-two2-jpg-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2670\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2670\" title=\"Cage two2-jpg-2\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cage-two2-jpg-2-232x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cage-two2-jpg-2-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cage-two2-jpg-2.png 513w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2670\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Time displacement: \u00d8<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It generates a game that, like <em>go<\/em> (\u7881), is rich in strategy despite relatively simple rules.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2671\" style=\"width: 242px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cage-two2-jpg-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2671\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2671\" title=\"Cage two2-jpg-3\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cage-two2-jpg-3-232x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cage-two2-jpg-3-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cage-two2-jpg-3.png 513w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2671\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Time displacement: t-1<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2672\" style=\"width: 242px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cage-two2-jpg-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2672\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2672\" title=\"Cage two2-jpg-4\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cage-two2-jpg-4-232x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cage-two2-jpg-4-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cage-two2-jpg-4.png 513w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Time displacement: t-\u0968<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Having used this <strong><em>renga-kai<\/em><\/strong> methodology with a variety of wonderful musicians since premiering it recently with clarinetist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bayimproviser.com\/artistdetail.asp?artist_id=44\">Jacob Lindsay<\/a> and guitarist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bayimproviser.com\/artistdetail.asp?artist_id=305\">Kristian Aspelin<\/a>, I\u2019m thrilled at the new improvisational vistas and completely different colors of time that it opens up, producing a uniquely beautiful sense of\u00a0flow as the players move the game pieces of their musical gestures on an invisible board.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll honor the\u00a0<strong><em>renga<\/em><\/strong> tradition of alcohol-assisted creativity, by demarcating these sections with ceremonial libations (which may lead to some interesting musical results\u2026).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2673\" style=\"width: 242px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cage-two2-jpg-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2673\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2673\" title=\"Cage two2-jpg-5\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cage-two2-jpg-5-232x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cage-two2-jpg-5-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cage-two2-jpg-5.png 513w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Time displacement: t-\u4e09<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For more details on <em>renga<\/em> (\u9023\u6b4c) &amp; Cage, see: <a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/27\/msppiano-renga-games-%E2%80%93-cage%E2%80%99d-uncage%E2%80%99d-cage%E2%80%99s-two%C2%B2-w-patti-deuter-new-renga-kai-%E9%80%A3%E6%AD%8C%E4%BC%9A-improvisational-form-for-9-musicians-w-dancer\/\">this post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_544\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/The-Bun-Mountains.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-544\" class=\"size-full wp-image-544\" title=\"The Bun Mountains\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/The-Bun-Mountains.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/The-Bun-Mountains.png 700w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/The-Bun-Mountains-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bao Shan (&quot;bun mountains&quot;) of the Cheung Chau Island Bun Festival (\u9577\u6d32\u5305\u5c71\u7bc0)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Next is <strong><em>Island Line \/ Bao Shan<\/em> (<\/strong><strong>\u5cf6\u7dab\uff0f\u5305\u5c71<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong>, a free improv in a reactive Hong Kong soundscape under the control of my AI improvising friend Maxxareddu.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_546\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Climbing-Bun-Mountain-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-546\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-546\" title=\"Climbing Bun Mountain 2\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Climbing-Bun-Mountain-2-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-546\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Climbing the Bun Mountain to get the luck<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Viv and I both have each collected field recordings from living and working in the unique and marvelous sound environment of Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5250\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tai-Hang-Fire-Dragon-\u5927\u5751\u821e\u706b\u9f8d-640hB-1.03.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5250\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5250\" title=\"Tai Hang Fire Dragon (\u5927\u5751\u821e\u706b\u9f8d) 640hB 1.03\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tai-Hang-Fire-Dragon-\u5927\u5751\u821e\u706b\u9f8d-640hB-1.03.png\" alt=\"Tai Hang Fire Dragon (\u5927\u5751\u821e\u706b\u9f8d)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tai-Hang-Fire-Dragon-\u5927\u5751\u821e\u706b\u9f8d-640hB-1.03.png 640w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tai-Hang-Fire-Dragon-\u5927\u5751\u821e\u706b\u9f8d-640hB-1.03-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tai Hang Fire Dragon (\u5927\u5751\u821e\u706b\u9f8d)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Some of Viv&#8217;s materials from the piece <strong><em>Island Line<\/em><\/strong>, on her album <strong><em>Walking<\/em><\/strong>, and some of my field recordings from the <strong>Cheung Chau Island Bun Festival (<\/strong><strong>\u9577\u6d32\u5305\u5c71\u7bc0<\/strong><strong>), Tai Hang Fire Dragon (<\/strong><strong>\u5927\u5751\u706b\u9f8d<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong>, etc., will be combined a dynamic soundscape under the control of my laptop-based associate <strong>Maxxareddu<\/strong>, who&#8217;ll launch place-based islands of sound to drive us forward\u00a0along lines suggested by improvisational event-grammars and his analysis of our playing as he listens.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2569\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/34-of-the-Half-Human-Quartet-L-\u2192-R-Joe-Lasqo-Ritwik-Banerji-\u098b\u09a4\u09cd\u09ac\u09bf\u0995-\u09ac\u09cd\u09af\u09be\u09a8\u09be\u09b0\u09cd\u099c\u09c0-Maxareddu-25-Jul-2013-@-Outsound-New-Music-Summit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2569\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2569\" title=\"3|4 of the Half-Human Quartet - (L \u2192 R) Joe Lasqo, Ritwik Banerji (\u098b\u09a4\u09cd\u09ac\u09bf\u0995 \u09ac\u09cd\u09af\u09be\u09a8\u09be\u09b0\u09cd\u099c\u09c0) &amp; Maxareddu, 25 Jul 2013 @ Outsound New Music Summit\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/34-of-the-Half-Human-Quartet-L-\u2192-R-Joe-Lasqo-Ritwik-Banerji-\u098b\u09a4\u09cd\u09ac\u09bf\u0995-\u09ac\u09cd\u09af\u09be\u09a8\u09be\u09b0\u09cd\u099c\u09c0-Maxareddu-25-Jul-2013-@-Outsound-New-Music-Summit-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/34-of-the-Half-Human-Quartet-L-\u2192-R-Joe-Lasqo-Ritwik-Banerji-\u098b\u09a4\u09cd\u09ac\u09bf\u0995-\u09ac\u09cd\u09af\u09be\u09a8\u09be\u09b0\u09cd\u099c\u09c0-Maxareddu-25-Jul-2013-@-Outsound-New-Music-Summit-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/34-of-the-Half-Human-Quartet-L-\u2192-R-Joe-Lasqo-Ritwik-Banerji-\u098b\u09a4\u09cd\u09ac\u09bf\u0995-\u09ac\u09cd\u09af\u09be\u09a8\u09be\u09b0\u09cd\u099c\u09c0-Maxareddu-25-Jul-2013-@-Outsound-New-Music-Summit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/34-of-the-Half-Human-Quartet-L-\u2192-R-Joe-Lasqo-Ritwik-Banerji-\u098b\u09a4\u09cd\u09ac\u09bf\u0995-\u09ac\u09cd\u09af\u09be\u09a8\u09be\u09b0\u09cd\u099c\u09c0-Maxareddu-25-Jul-2013-@-Outsound-New-Music-Summit.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00be of the Half-Human Quartet - (L \u2192 R): Joe Lasqo, Ritwik Banerji (\u098b\u09a4\u09cd\u09ac\u09bf\u0995 \u09ac\u09cd\u09af\u09be\u09a8\u09be\u09b0\u09cd\u099c\u09c0) &amp; Maxxareddu, 25 Jul 2013 @ Outsound New Music Summit (Photo: PeterBKaars.com, http:\/\/www.peterbkaars.com)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Maxxareddu<\/strong> may also sit in on our last piece, my <strong><em>Triple Inverse Tribble #1<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2802\" style=\"width: 275px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Ernst-Jacobsthal-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2802\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2802\" title=\"Ernst Jacobsthal 1\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Ernst-Jacobsthal-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Ernst-Jacobsthal-1.png 265w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Ernst-Jacobsthal-1-246x300.png 246w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2802\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ernst Jacobsthal<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Using a triple-threaded event architecture of 128 events and strategies abstracted from Indian rhythmics, this piece intertwines pieces of the binary exponential series and Jacobsthal-Lucas numbers* into a moir\u00e9&#8217;d event tapestry with unexpected resolutions and resonances.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2809\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Scientific-games-of-\u00c9douard-Lucas-researcher-into-the-Towers-of-Hanoi-prime-numbers-etc..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2809\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2809\" title=\"Scientific games of \u00c9douard Lucas, researcher into the Towers of Hanoi, prime numbers, etc.\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Scientific-games-of-\u00c9douard-Lucas-researcher-into-the-Towers-of-Hanoi-prime-numbers-etc.-300x242.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Scientific-games-of-\u00c9douard-Lucas-researcher-into-the-Towers-of-Hanoi-prime-numbers-etc.-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Scientific-games-of-\u00c9douard-Lucas-researcher-into-the-Towers-of-Hanoi-prime-numbers-etc..jpg 773w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&quot;Scientific games&quot; of \u00c9douard Lucas, researcher into the Towers of Hanoi, prime numbers, etc.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>* For those who like maths, Jacobsthal-Lucas numbers, like Fibbonacci numbers, are a Lucas sequence. J-L numbers can be expressed by the relation:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>L[n] = 2\u207f + (-1)\u207f<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_2793\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Triple-Inverse-Tribble-1-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2793\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2793\" title=\"Triple Inverse Tribble #1 (2)\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Triple-Inverse-Tribble-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Triple-Inverse-Tribble-1-2.jpg 576w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Triple-Inverse-Tribble-1-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Triple-Inverse-Tribble-1-2-297x300.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some of the score apparatus for Triple Inverse Tribble #1, by Joe Lasqo<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The rehearsals and design process for this music have been very great fun, and it&#8217;s going to be a remarkable set.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2811\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMA-\u4eca-performing-Thin-Film-Nava-Dunkelman-\u30ca\u30f4\u30a1\u30fb\u30c0\u30f3\u30b1\u30eb\u30de\u30f3-L-and-Jeanie-Aprille-Tang-\u9127\u606c\u6021-R-photo-by-Mido-Lee.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2811\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2811\" title=\"IMA (\u4eca) performing Thin Film - Nava Dunkelman (\u30ca\u30f4\u30a1\u30fb\u30c0\u30f3\u30b1\u30eb\u30de\u30f3, L) and Jeanie-Aprille Tang (\u9127\u606c\u6021, R), photo by Mido Lee\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMA-\u4eca-performing-Thin-Film-Nava-Dunkelman-\u30ca\u30f4\u30a1\u30fb\u30c0\u30f3\u30b1\u30eb\u30de\u30f3-L-and-Jeanie-Aprille-Tang-\u9127\u606c\u6021-R-photo-by-Mido-Lee.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMA-\u4eca-performing-Thin-Film-Nava-Dunkelman-\u30ca\u30f4\u30a1\u30fb\u30c0\u30f3\u30b1\u30eb\u30de\u30f3-L-and-Jeanie-Aprille-Tang-\u9127\u606c\u6021-R-photo-by-Mido-Lee.png 750w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMA-\u4eca-performing-Thin-Film-Nava-Dunkelman-\u30ca\u30f4\u30a1\u30fb\u30c0\u30f3\u30b1\u30eb\u30de\u30f3-L-and-Jeanie-Aprille-Tang-\u9127\u606c\u6021-R-photo-by-Mido-Lee-300x187.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IMA (\u4eca) performing Thin Film - Nava Dunkelman (\u30ca\u30f4\u30a1\u30fb\u30c0\u30f3\u30b1\u30eb\u30de\u30f3, L) and Jeanie-Aprille Tang (\u9127\u606c\u6021, R), photo by Mido Lee<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Following in <strong>Set 2<\/strong> at <strong>9pm<\/strong> will be <a href=\"http:\/\/auxyuxcrux.com\/ima\/\"><strong><em>IMA<\/em> (<\/strong><strong>\u4eca<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/a>, the duo of <a href=\"http:\/\/auxyuxcrux.com\"><strong><em>Jeanie-Aprille Tang<\/em> (<\/strong><strong>\u9127\u606c\u6021<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/nava-dunkelman\"><strong><em>Nava Dunkelman <\/em>(<\/strong><strong>\u30ca\u30f4\u30a1\u30fb\u30c0\u30f3\u30b1\u30eb\u30de\u30f3<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/a>, who bring a fierce focus on the NOW MOMENT to their powerful deep-soundspace explorations.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m completely chuffed to share the bill with this wonderful percussion and electronics duo, who have played many barrier-shattering shows at The Lab, Berkeley Arts Festival, SIMM Series and elsewhere. Whether exploring trajectories of lyrical destruction or ethereal otherworldliness, their journey is always a brilliant thrill-ride full of sonic surprises.<\/p>\n<p>IMA in their own words:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u00b7MA [ii-ma] \u4eca.\u00a0 \u77ac\u9593.<\/p>\n<p>Hardware electronics and percussion.<\/p>\n<p>Mirroring. Non-Retrograde. Reflection. Modulation.\u00a0Paralleling. Echoes and Speech.<\/p>\n<p>Omittance of identifiable objects for conversations between\u00a0electronics\u00a0and percussion counterparts.<\/p>\n<p>overlap. repetition.\u00a0disoriented messages. deconstruction.\u00a0reconstruction. non-linear time.\u00a0&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2812\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Jeanie-Aprille-Tang-\u9127\u606c\u6021-photo-by-Mido-Lee.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2812\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2812\" title=\"Jeanie-Aprille Tang (\u9127\u606c\u6021), photo by Mido Lee\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Jeanie-Aprille-Tang-\u9127\u606c\u6021-photo-by-Mido-Lee.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Jeanie-Aprille-Tang-\u9127\u606c\u6021-photo-by-Mido-Lee.png 500w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Jeanie-Aprille-Tang-\u9127\u606c\u6021-photo-by-Mido-Lee-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeanie-Aprille Tang (\u9127\u606c\u6021), photo by Mido Lee<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/auxyuxcrux.com\"><strong><em>Jeanie-Aprille Tang<\/em> (<\/strong><strong>\u9127\u606c\u6021<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/a> is an electro-acoustic composer and improviser. Born in Hong Kong, she gravitates to rhythms of construction sites, roaming traffic, inaudible conversations, and airplanes. Natural and synthetic worlds are the polar opposites in her sonic practice. Her instrument is a collection of individual acoustic objects and electronic hardware. With an acoustic approach of mental and muscle memories in an electro-acoustic setting, coexistence and interference between natural and synthetic sounds are developed at the moment when acoustic sounds are modulated and overlapping itself in unstable manner and movement in time. She studied at Mills College with focus in electronic composition and hardware electronics.\u00a0 Her interests are slow wave, new colour, irregular heartbeats, and circuitry.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2813\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Nava-Dunkelman-\u30ca\u30f4\u30a1\u30fb\u30c0\u30f3\u30b1\u30eb\u30de\u30f3-photo-by-Mido-Lee.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2813\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2813\" title=\"Nava Dunkelman (\u30ca\u30f4\u30a1\u30fb\u30c0\u30f3\u30b1\u30eb\u30de\u30f3), photo by Mido Lee\" src=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Nava-Dunkelman-\u30ca\u30f4\u30a1\u30fb\u30c0\u30f3\u30b1\u30eb\u30de\u30f3-photo-by-Mido-Lee.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Nava-Dunkelman-\u30ca\u30f4\u30a1\u30fb\u30c0\u30f3\u30b1\u30eb\u30de\u30f3-photo-by-Mido-Lee.png 300w, https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Nava-Dunkelman-\u30ca\u30f4\u30a1\u30fb\u30c0\u30f3\u30b1\u30eb\u30de\u30f3-photo-by-Mido-Lee-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nava Dunkelman (\u30ca\u30f4\u30a1\u30fb\u30c0\u30f3\u30b1\u30eb\u30de\u30f3), photo by Mido Lee<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.navadunkelman.com\/\"><strong>Nava <\/strong><strong>Dunkelman<\/strong><strong> (<\/strong><strong>\u30ca\u30f4\u30a1\u30fb<\/strong><strong>\u30c0\u30f3\u30b1\u30eb\u30de\u30f3<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/a> is a Bay Area percussionist and improviser. Born in Tokyo, and raised in a multi-cultural environment by an American father and Indonesian mother, Nava\u2019s musical interests span the globe from Japanes <em>taiko<\/em> (\u592a\u9f13)\u00a0to Indonesian gamelan to American marching band, and from classical to contemporary to the avant-garde.\u00a0Nava studied percussion under Eugene <a href=\"http:\/\/www.humboldt.edu\/music\/node\/281\">Novotney<\/a> at Humboldt State University before attending Mills College, where she studied with William <a href=\"http:\/\/www.williamwinant.com\/\">Winant<\/a>, as well as Fred <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fredfrith.com\/\">Frith<\/a>, Maggi <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maggipayne.com\/\">Payne<\/a>, Zeena <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zeenaparkins.com\/\">Parkins<\/a>, and David <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mills.edu\/academics\/faculty\/mus\/davidb\/davidb_cv.php\">Bernstein<\/a>, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Since graduating with a degree in music performance in 2013, Nava has performed and collaborated with John <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tzadik.com\/\">Zorn<\/a>, William <a href=\"http:\/\/www.williamwinant.com\/\">Winant<\/a>, Fred <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fredfrith.com\/\">Frith<\/a>, Chris <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbmuse.com\">Brown<\/a>, Dominique <a href=\"http:\/\/dominiqueleone.com\">Leone<\/a> and many others, as well as formed the improvisational trio <a href=\"http:\/\/www.navadunkelman.com\/#!dapplegray\/c1brf\"><strong>Dapplegray<\/strong><\/a> with Jeanie-Aprille <a href=\"http:\/\/auxyuxcrux.com\/\">Tang<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/auxyuxcrux.com\/\">\u9127<\/a>\u606c\u6021) and\u00a0Tara <a href=\"http:\/\/tarasreekrishnan.wordpress.com\/\">Sreekrishnan<\/a>, which debuted in 2012 at The Stone in New York City. She also is a member of two marvelous duos: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.navadunkelman.com\/#!dunkelpek\/c1nkt\"><strong>DunkelpeK<\/strong><\/a><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong>with Jacob <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fullspectrumrecords.com\/artists\/jacob-peck\/\">Pek<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.navadunkelman.com\/#!ima\/ctg\"><strong>IMA (<\/strong><strong>\u4eca<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/a> with Jeanie-Aprille <a href=\"http:\/\/auxyuxcrux.com\/\">Tang<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/auxyuxcrux.com\/\">\u9127<\/a>\u606c\u6021).\u00a0Through improvisation, Nava enjoys discovering her own musical language by exploring experimental approaches to communication, progression, and space.<\/p>\n<p>Join us for unforgettable sonic explorations in neo-gaku and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>\u3058\u3083\u307e\u305f\u306d\u3002\u3002\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Joe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m keenly looking forward to joining NY-based British vocalist and electronic sound artist\u00a0Viv Corringham and the Bay Area&#8217;s maestra of neo-gaku percussion Suki O&#8217;Kane for an evening of Inverse Tribbles and so much more\u2026. The show will be at the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/21\/msppiano-w-ny-based-vocalist-sound-artist-viv-corringham-percussionist-extraordinaire-suki-okane-wed-23-oct-berkeley-arts-festival-8pm-set-2-ima-%e4%bb%8a-duo-of-jeannie-aprille-tang\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2814"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2814"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2816,"href":"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2814\/revisions\/2816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}