For Immediate Release
May 21, 2024
www.outsound.org/summit
Announcing the 20234 Annual Outsound New Music Summit
July 26 - 29 at the Berkeley Finnish Hall
Co-Presented by KFJC 89.7FM
New music, experimental, improvised, jazz, soul, electronic, noise, ambient, visual adventure!
Moe Staiano Ensemble, Bat Noise, The Dirty Snacks Ensemble, Matt Robidoux w/ Lori Varga , Pateka, post doom romance, Normal featuring Fred Frith & Sudhu Tewari, The Lost Shapes, Sharkiface, TanukiSpiderCat
Berkeley, California; Outsound Presents announces its lineup for the 2024 Annual Outsound New Music Summit taking place from July 26-29, at the Berkeley Finnish Hall located at 1970 Chestnut Street in Berkeley California. Advance tickets are now on sale at Eventbrite, and is co-presented by Bay Area radio station KFJC 89.7FM.The opening night Outsound will feature the experimental queer goth punk duet BAT NOISE, who combine haunted doom jazz improv with musique concrète industrial deathwave. Opening solo sets will feature electro-acoustic music by Angela Edwards’ SHARKIFACE and synth noise by Colleen Kelly’s TANUKISPIDERCAT. The second night will continue with an exciting transcendent set by the duo NORMAL featuring guitar icon Fred Frith and original instrument inventor Suduh Tewari. Closing the night will be the MOE STAIANO ENSEMBLE featuring 15 guitarists performing his composition from his new LP release on Edgetone Records Away Towards the Light . The third evening will take the listener on a wild ride between the worlds of jazz, soul, and experimental. Opening will be bassist Safa Shokrai‘s THE LOST SHAPES, followed by one of the most original Bay Area experimental soul bands PATEKA fka Aaron Space. Headlining the evening will be vibraphonistMark Pascucci-Clifford’s creative jazz, modern classical music, and hip-hop band THE DIRTY SNACKS ENSEMBLE. Closing the festival will feature a convergence of expanded cinema and sound by MATT ROBIDOUX teaming up with analog Visual performance artist & noise /drone provocateur master LORI VARGA. Opening will be a collaboration between sound artists, seah and Mykel Boyd debuting their recently completed audio work from a one month artist residency in the Finnish Archipelago combining digital manipulation of field recordings and original synth composition. Overall the festival this year promises to delight and surprise in keeping with its tradition of presenting one of the most innovative and artistically creative festivals on the West Coast.
SCHEDULE
July 26, 27, 29 Doors 7:30pm, Music 8:15pm
July 28 Doors 6:30pm, Music 7:15pm
Tickets: $25 General, $17 Student/Senior
Friday, July 26
Bat Noise
LuLu Gammaray - theremin, analog synth sequences, live manipulated samples, vocals, and trombone | Roxy Monoxide - tenor sax, floor tom, vocals, live manipulated loops and effects
Sharkiface
Angela Edwards - vocals, field recordings, and the live manipulation
TanukiSpiderCat
Colleen T. Kelly - electric cello, modular synth, and samples
Saturday, July 27
Moe Staiano Ensemble
Guitarists: Melne Murphy, Bill Wolter, Robin Walsh, David James, Josh Pollock, Jas Stade, Lorenzo Arreguin, John Schott, Brent Miller, John Angel, Jason Hoopes, Suki O'Kane
Moe Staiano - Conductor/Composer
Normal
|Fred Frith - guitar | Sudhu Tewari - home-made instruments
Sunday, July 28
The Dirty Snacks Ensemble
Mark Pascucci-Clifford - vibraphone, vocals, MPC 1000, Synth, composition | Steve Blum - keyboards | Dillon Vado - drums | Crystal Pascucci-Clifford - cello | Cory Wright - reeds | Rob Ewing - electric bass | Robert Woods-Ladue - percussion
Pateka
Elihu Knowles - vocals, keyboard | Dylan Ransley - electric guitar, vocals| Quinn Girard - electric bass | Ryan Higley - drums
The Lost Shapes
Jason Levis- drums, Mark Clifford- vibraphone, Safa Shokrai- bass, Max Miller-Loran- trumpet, Beth Schenck- alto sax
Matt Robidoux w/ Lori Varga
Matt Robidoux - Corn synth, electronics | Lori Varga - 16MM film & expanded cinema
post doom romance
seah and Mykel Boyd - field recordings, digital manipulation of field recordings, synthesizers, and bowed instruments
About the Outsound New Music Summit
Since 2002, the Outsound New Music Summit, presented by Outsound Presents, has been held every July showcasing a broad range of local and national artists, world premieres and first-time collaborations. The Summit features everything from free improvisation to microtonal composition to experimental electronics to harsh noise, covering the broadest range of musical exploration and sonic creativity.
The mission of Outsound Presents is to raise public awareness of music not usually supported by the mainstream. Our events and projects focus on the creation of experimental music, avant-garde and original composition, found sound, free improvisation, free jazz, creative music, noise, musique concrète, minimalism, invented instruments, genre-bending music, and sculptural/textural sound Outsound events also include film, dance, and intermedia works.
Outsound’s Board of Directors is drawn from the Bay Area music community. It runs on the tireless professional efforts of this all-volunteer board, who are involved in all aspects of administration, fundraising, curating, and presenting our concerts and projects. In addition to the Outsound New Music Summit, Outsound hosts two year-round concert series. www.outsound.org
About KFJC 89.7FM
KFJC 89.7FM was founded in 1959, and is and operated as a teaching laboratory for the Fine Arts and Communications Department of Foothill College, located in Los Altos Hills, Calif. KFJC’s commitment to current music is “to be a conduit for new and interesting audio art and information, especially the sorts that are unavailable elsewhere.” www.kfjc.org
For event details including the list of performers, biographies and information about the 20 Outsound New Music Summit, visit www.outsound.org/summit. Artists and schedules subject to change.
CALENDAR LISTING
Who: Outsound Presents, a nonprofit arts organization
What: 2024 Annual Outsound New Music Summit, Presented by Outsound Presents and KFJC 89.7FM
When: July 26– 29, 2024
Where: Berkeley Finnish Hall 1970 Chestnut Street Berkeley, CA, 94702 All Ages
Tickets: All tickets are available for sale in advance at Eventbrite
Single Event Tickets range from $17 - $25
https://Outsoundsummit2024.eventbrite.com
Schedule: Friday, July 26
BAT NOISE
SHARKIFACE
TANUKISPIDERCAT
Saturday, July 27
MOE STAIANO ENSEMBLE
NORMAL (FRED FRITH/SUDHU TEWARI)
Sunday, July 28
THE DIRTY SNACKS ENSEMBLE
PATEKA
THE LOST SHAPES
Monday, July 29
MATT ROBIDOUX/LORI VARGA
POST DOOM ROMANCE
Web: www.outsound.org/summit
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