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In February I wrote a post about Sound Sampling at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire. This event was led by Ryan Edwards of Masary Studios.     Recently  I attended a dress rehearsal of sorts  for  another one of his projects- Sound Sculpture. The exhibit is to be shown in San Fransisco as part of the  upcoming Mutek SF festival on May 5th.  This interactive, community art piece was first shown in Boston.  Instead of my layman’s observations, click here to read the more eloquent description on  his webpage-Ryan Edwards.info/sound-sculpture.  He writes, “It is like walking onto the staff paper, picking up the notes and moving them around, thereby changing pitch, rhythm, melody and harmony.”  This sounds much better than my initial explanation of moving cubes horizontally, and vertically (as if on a grid) to change the music.  It was fun to see, and hear Sound Sculpture in action. Take a look at my quick, non-techie video from the evening- Sound Sculpture 2019 if you want to see more of these cool cubes. So glad I was able to check out this unique exhibit!

I also had the opportunity to meet  Daniel Callahan at the Sound Sculpture event.  Last spring the multimedia artist and designer brought his project (MassQ ) to the MFA Boston for a night. MassQ seeks to uncover a person’s true self by painting them, using their face as a canvas. Recently Daniel completed the film Come On In as part of his Master of Fine Arts program at Emerson College.  He told me that the film is quite personal. Not only did Daniel write and direct the project; he stars in it as well. Daniel said that he was forced to be creative since using the music of others can be quite expensive. So he composed the score and soundtrack too! To learn more about this psychological thriller go to www.comeoninfilm.com.  Daniel is currently looking into film festivals so keep an eye out! Of course I asked Daniel what he has been listening to. It was not surprising to meet someone who likes electronic music at a Sound Sculpture event. Daniel has been listening to Burial, Chrome Sparks, and Tame Impala.  Thanks to Daniel for taking the time to talk! The artists he mentioned are new to me. The following are a few songs I just discovered on YouTube:

Burial- Lost Dog

Chrome Sparks – Be On Fire

Tame Impala –Borderline

Thanks for checking in!

What are you listening to?

Stephanie