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High Mayhem: Tatsuya Nakatani/iNK oN pAPER/A. Barnhouse and Art Opening Cermanski/Story
by High Mayhem Newsletter 31 May '10

31 May '10

** ***Friday, June 4, 9pm* *CD/Digital release party for iNK oN pAPER with Tatsuya Nakatani and A. Barnhouse* * High Mayhem Studio, *2811 Siler Lane *Suggested donation: $10 * *3 sets of music 1) Tatsuya Nakatani solo 2) iNK oN pAPER 3) Tatsuya with A. Barnhouse! * *Tatsuya Nakatani* (percussion) is originally from Osaka, Japan. In 2006 he performed in 80 cities in 7 countries and collaborated with 163 artists worldwide. In the past 10 years he has released nearly 50 recordings on CD. He has created his own instrumentation, effectively inventing many instruments and extended techniques. He utilizes drumset, bowed gongs, cymbals, singing bowls, metal objects, bells, and various sticks and bows to create an intense, organic music that defies category or genre. His music is based in improvised/ experimental music, jazz, free jazz, rock, and noise, yet retains the sense of space and beauty found in traditional Japanese folk music. In addition to live solo and ensemble performances he works as a sound designer for film and television. He also teaches Masterclasses and Workshops at the University level. He also heads H&H Production, an independent record label and recording studio based in Easton, Pennsylvania. He was selected as a performing artist for the Pennsylvania Performing Artist on Tour (PennPat) roster as well as a Bronx Arts Council Individual Artist grant. *High Mayhem is pleased to present the debut release of iNK oN pAPER. Limited to 100 Handmade CD’s designed by Burning Books, this release is also available via digital download dropcards.–Release Party and Tour Kick!* *iNK oN pAPER* is a drum, bass, and electronics duo from Milton Villarrubia III (drums and laptop) and Carlos Santistevan (bass and electonics). After making music together as a rhythm section in numerous creative projects for over 10 years, Carlos and Milt decided they would further hone their craft in a duo setting exploring the vast possibilities of their respective instruments. Both members play hybridized versions of their instruments with Milton using Midi triggers on his drums to trigger samples and processing using Ableton Live and Carlos incorporating analog live looping and signal processing on his upright electric bass. The result is a duo that is drags rhythm through the mud in unimaginably glorious ways. [image: http://highmayhem.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/ink-on-paper.jpg] iNK oN pAPER [image: http://highmayhem.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/tatsuya1.jpg] Tatsuya Nakatani ** * * *Friday, June 11, 6pm* *Art Opening: "Embed" New work by Andrea Cermanski and Tanya Story *“Embed” is a two-person art exhibit. Andrea Cermanski and Tanya Story have both embedded lots of natural materials into their pieces. The opening will go longer because there will be music by DJ Erin E and Phi. Visit www.highmayhem.org for more information. [image: http://highmayhem.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Cermanski-Cave_websmall.jpg] Andrea Cermanksi "Cave" [image: http://highmayhem.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Tanya-Story-suite-4-websma…] Tanya Story "Suit #4" *High Mayhem is partially funded by the generous contributions from The Kindle Project <http://www.kindleproject.org/>*.

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High Mayhem Upcoming Events - May 29 and June 4
by High Mayhem Newsletter 25 May '10

25 May '10

** *Saturday, May 29, 7pm* *Steven M. Miller* * High Mayhem Studio, *2811 Siler Lane *Suggested donation: $10 * * *New and Recent Works for Acoustic & Electroacoustic Environments Following the workshop "An Introduction to Audio Field-Recording Techniques", Steven M. Miller will perform. The concert will feature live and pre-recorded works including soundscape composition and field-recordings with live signal processing. Images of place – known and unknown – viewed through a lens of micro- and macro-interest in timbre, texture, density, and spatial configuration. For more information, visit www.highmayhem.org *Friday, June 4, 9pm* *CD/Digital release party for iNK oN pAPER with Tatsuya Nakatani and A. Barnhouse* * High Mayhem Studio, *2811 Siler Lane *Suggested donation: $10 * *3 sets of music 1) Tatsuya Nakatani solo 2) iNK oN pAPER 3) Tatsuya with A. Barnhouse! * *Tatsuya Nakatani* (percussion) is originally from Osaka, Japan. In 2006 he performed in 80 cities in 7 countries and collaborated with 163 artists worldwide. In the past 10 years he has released nearly 50 recordings on CD. He has created his own instrumentation, effectively inventing many instruments and extended techniques. He utilizes drumset, bowed gongs, cymbals, singing bowls, metal objects, bells, and various sticks and bows to create an intense, organic music that defies category or genre. His music is based in improvised/ experimental music, jazz, free jazz, rock, and noise, yet retains the sense of space and beauty found in traditional Japanese folk music. In addition to live solo and ensemble performances he works as a sound designer for film and television. He also teaches Masterclasses and Workshops at the University level. He also heads H&H Production, an independent record label and recording studio based in Easton, Pennsylvania. He was selected as a performing artist for the Pennsylvania Performing Artist on Tour (PennPat) roster as well as a Bronx Arts Council Individual Artist grant. *High Mayhem is pleased to present the debut release of iNK oN pAPER. Limited to 100 Handmade CD’s designed by Burning Books, this release is also available via digital download dropcards.–Release Party and Tour Kick!* *iNK oN pAPER* is a drum, bass, and electronics duo from Milton Villarrubia III (drums and laptop) and Carlos Santistevan (bass and electonics). After making music together as a rhythm section in numerous creative projects for over 10 years, Carlos and Milt decided they would further hone their craft in a duo setting exploring the vast possibilities of their respective instruments. Both members play hybridized versions of their instruments with Milton using Midi triggers on his drums to trigger samples and processing using Ableton Live and Carlos incorporating analog live looping and signal processing on his upright electric bass. The result is a duo that is drags rhythm through the mud in unimaginably glorious ways. [image: http://highmayhem.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/ink-on-paper.jpg] iNK oN pAPER [image: http://highmayhem.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/tatsuya1.jpg] Tatsuya Nakatani ** * * *High Mayhem is partially funded by the generous contributions from The Kindle Project <http://www.kindleproject.org/>*.

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High Mayhem Matinee Show - May 16
by High Mayhem Newsletter 12 May '10

12 May '10

** *Sunday, May 16, 12pm* *Tsigoti (Thollem McDonas) and Jack Wright Duo* * High Mayhem Studio, *2811 Siler Lane *Suggested donation: $10 * * MATINEE SHOW!!! *"ESP-Disk is proud to announce its newest artist, Tsigoti, an international band combining revolutionary politics and intelligent semi-acoustic avant-punk fervor. ‘Private Poverty Speaks To The People Of The Party’ was recorded with a group of players that have run the gauntlet of life experience and musical explorations and you can hear it in the vitality and urgency of the music. ‘Private Poverty Speaks To The People Of The Party’ still holds the same raw improvisational qualities of their debut recording, ‘The Brutal Reality of Modern Brutality’ (Edgetone Records). Straying from the typical notion of political commentary, Tsigoti delivers a clever, experimental, driving, AND fun accessible work of art that is true to the ESP mission: forward thinking and forever changing." *Personnel* For more information, visit www.highmayhem.org [image: http://highmayhem.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/tsigoti-01-300x225.jpg] *Also, for those in Albuquerque see TSIGOTI with High Mayhem’s iNK oN pAPER at the Coalmine Collective-May 15th 9pm!* *High Mayhem is partially funded by the generous contributions from The Kindle Project <http://www.kindleproject.org/>*.

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SFX on May and High Mayhem May 16
by High Mayhem Newsletter 05 May '10

05 May '10

*Saturday, May 8, 8pm* *JA "Dino" Deane and David Dunn - New Electroacoustic Duo** * *Santa Fe Complex, *632 Agua Fria *Tickets $10 * * *This isn't a High Mayhem show, but Dino is family....* * Utilizing new electroacoustic instruments of their own design, J.A. Deane and David Dunn present an evening of expansive sonorities that explore leading edge improvisation and scientific sonification. Combining their unique skills as significant figures in multiple contemporary music traditions (jazz, free improvisation, classical new music, electroacoustic composition, sound art, biomusic, early music, world music, and microtonal performance), this duo presents music that draws upon new understandings of both ancient and modern insights into the fundamental nature of sound to effect human consciousness. Also featured is the premiere of 4 Plus 4, an 8 channel collaborative sound piece by Philip Mantione and Martin Back. Each will precompose 4 channels of sound in a blind collaboration to be mixed live for the first time. More information: http://sfcomplex.org/2010/04/j-a-deane-and-david-dunn *Sunday, May 16, 12pm* *Tsigoti (Thollem McDonas) and Jack Wright Duo* * High Mayhem Studio, *2811 Siler Lane *Suggested donation: $10 * * MATINEE SHOW!!! *"ESP-Disk is proud to announce its newest artist, Tsigoti, an international band combining revolutionary politics and intelligent semi-acoustic avant-punk fervor. ‘Private Poverty Speaks To The People Of The Party’ was recorded with a group of players that have run the gauntlet of life experience and musical explorations and you can hear it in the vitality and urgency of the music. ‘Private Poverty Speaks To The People Of The Party’ still holds the same raw improvisational qualities of their debut recording, ‘The Brutal Reality of Modern Brutality’ (Edgetone Records). Straying from the typical notion of political commentary, Tsigoti delivers a clever, experimental, driving, AND fun accessible work of art that is true to the ESP mission: forward thinking and forever changing." *Personnel* For more information, visit www.highmayhem.org [image: http://highmayhem.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/tsigoti-01-300x225.jpg] *Also, for those in Albuquerque see TSIGOTI with High Mayhem’s iNK oN pAPER at the Coalmine Collective-May 15th 9pm!* *High Mayhem is partially funded by the generous contributions from The Kindle Project <http://www.kindleproject.org/>*.

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