Brian Labycz @ dorkbot Chicago on Thursday April 29th 2010 @ 7pm!

Brian Labycz @ dorkbot Chicago on Thursday April 29th 2010 @ 7pm!
free improvisational electronics: foundational concerns and confrontations

This presentation is an overview of electronics as instrument within an
improvisational context.

Topics to be covered:

• anatomy of sound


• electronics as instrument


• the generator


• interface


• performance/aesthetic concerns

brian labycz is an improviser hailing from chicago primarily performing with electronics. he draws from a range of sources utilizing a modular synthesizer, acoustic instruments, digital manipulations, field recordings, and self-made devices to produce and explore various expressive forms. with a primary focus on improvisation his aim is to produce dynamic gestures with electronics in a live setting. the goal is to transcend gadgetry to arrive at a fully realized performance instrument. working as a soloist and in various group settings he has performed and released work in the us and japan. he has also organized events in chicago and abroad and is actively hosting the myopic improvised music series.

DATE:

THURS APR 29 2010

TIME:

7 PM

LOCATION:

Enemy Sound
1550 N. Milwaukee Ave 3rd Fl.
Chicago, IL 60622
http://www.enemysound.com

COST:

FREE

WTF:

What is a "dorkbot"?! The idea of the international dorkbot network is "people doing strange things with electricity" and meeting in informal, friendly environments to discuss their projects. These projects could include hardware hacks, New Media Art projects, creative code, circuit bent musical instruments or wild DIY garage science!