Friday June 20, 2008:

Byron Westbrook/CORRIDORS
@ Roulette
20 Greene St (between Canal and Grand)
New York, NY 10013
8:30PM
$15

CORRIDORS began as an improvised project using heavily processed guitar feedback drones sent to separate amplifiers placed in a circle, and has developed into composed 15-30 minute works for 5+ channels of audio and video. The project emphasizes the use of redistributed energy of sound and light in space to alter perception.

In performance, multiple speakers or guitar amplifiers are placed around a room in a triangular or circular arrangement. The available PA systems in the performance space are often used in addition, allowing for use of both vertical and horizontal axes. Works are adapted for each performance space and there is often a new piece created for each performance.

Audio elements usually consist of either guitar feedback processed live or pre-recorded 'musical' type performances or sounds from nature, pre-processed to reduce them to something resembling the pure energy of the source material (as opposed to resembling the source), then redistributed live through the performance space via multi-channel system with additional processing to cater to the composition.

Video elements are always sources of light, again processed to reduce them from location and identification as object, leaving only the essential energy and movement.

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Program:

"autoharp/trumpet/guitar" (2007) 15:00 - 5 channel audio + 2 channel video.

featuring recorded performances of Mike Bigel - Electric Guitar, Craig Montoro - Trumpet, Byron Westbrook - Autoharp

"acoustic guitar/clarinet" (2008) 28:00 - 6 channel audio + 2 channel video.

featuring recorded performances of Shannon Fields - Acoustic Guitar and Clarinet

"whispering/talking/singing" (2008) 22:00 - 8 channel audio + 2 channel video.

**World Premiere, commissioned by Roulette with funds provided by the Jerome Foundation

featuring recorded voices of Talice Lee, Lauren Luloff, Robyn Olds, Julie Schumacher, Koen Holtkamp, Matthew McDermott, Jesse Peterson, Ben Wolf

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also a couple of radio appearances:


Friday June 13

East Village Radio - www.eastvillageradio.com
CORRIDORS performing on "Just Music" with Casey and Jeff
appearing around 1PM
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Sunday June 15

WKCR 89.9FM NY
interview/performance on "Live Constructions" with Jordan Paul
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/wkcr/
10PM
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