[image: http://highmayhem.org/wp-content/themes/atahualpa/images/logo.png] High Mayhem Emerging Arts 2811 Siler Lane Santa Fe, NM 87505 www.highmayhem.org *Friday, January 8, 5-9 pm* *"People, People" - The Art of Chace Haynes * Matthew Chace Haynes (mch) Drawing has been a fifth element for me from childhood. A way to escape to my own world with my own rules, and within my own parameters of time. A way to make sense of the shared world, while creating my own parallel universe. In the mid 1990’s, paint and board found me, as did the world of Southern visionary Folk art. Coupled with the remnants of the New York scene from the 80’s, I had found my life long lover, in the blank starts of paper and board, and any means of marking on them. I love the challenge of any material to be put to task. My work starts as simple marks; gestures from a source constantly redefining itself, and its values. I have to spend hours looking in to a piece to understand what it is wanting to say, and sometimes years to get what has been said. Drawing in to a piece to challenge the stability, or balance the forms, every piece is subject to change, until no longer in my possession. The dualities of religion, politics, economics, and spirituality overwhelm the senses, and can steal the fun from under our feet. My work continues to bridge that world, with one of endless possibilities and resources, while creating an ever expanding dialog with forms and ideas yet to be defined. As Lao-tzu has said: “Free from desire you realize the mystery, caught in desire you see only the manifestations” [image: http://highmayhem.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/website1.jpg] * Sunday, January 10, 12noon MATINEE Things That Are Heard - Music of Dave Wayne * Dave Wayne (percussion), Paul Bossert (trombone), Elliot Ryan (conga), Dan Pearlman (coronet), Ross Hamlin (guitar), Sean Buckley (guitar), Casey Anderson (bass) The music is not really jazz, and it's not really rock - but somewhere in between the two, while still being apart from both. Wayne is hugely influenced by Frank Zappa, The Meters, Miles Davis, and Ornette Coleman, and he listens to various types of ethnic music a lot (African, Eastern European, etc.). These influences are huge – when Wayne composes he likes to build the music around basslines, rhythm & melody and leave the harmony aspects up to the players' discretion. He looks at the musical score as a sort of 'serving suggestion' not so much to be followed not-for-note, but as a guideline towards a final result that works for everyone in the band (and hopefully for the listener). He also relies on some of the examples, lessons & advice that other composers he has worked with - such as Mark Weaver and Chris Jonas - have given to him directly when working on their music as a drummer. Wayne likes music that is fast, complicated and busy - but he also likes strong melodies and funky grooves. Paul Bossert, Ross Hamlin, and Sean Buckley have also contributed pieces to the set. www.myspace.com/drummingincolors [image: http://highmayhem.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/things_that_are_heard.jpg] For more information on these events and upcoming events, please visit www.highmayhem.org