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I recently performed at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor at the invitation of the Center for Engineering Diversity Outreach, who did a great job of putting together a one-day residency with...
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Tri-Tone Snare Machine
That’s “tri” as in three hues of wood, not the musical interval; my drums don’t play pitches, yet. The three woods on display here are African padauk (the reddish orange wood), mahogany, and a little...
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Jazari is going electric. At my March 19 show at Tarnish & Gold Nick & Eddie, the bots will compete with vocoders and software synthesizers for sonic real estate. Bob Dylan caught flak for a...
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Twin Cities Maker Faire
The Twin Cities Makers are throwing a human-centered but robot-friendly Maker Faire and party Saturday April 9th. Jazari shares the stage with Duluth-based instrument builder Tim Kaiser; doors at 6,...
View ArticleRoboGames in San Mateo
After festival organizers rejected my bid to compete in the robo-sumo competition (I offered to gain weight and replace my knees), they were nice enough to offer me a speaking slot on Saturday, April...
View ArticleGig in Madison This Friday
At Friday’s show at The Project Lodge in Madison, I’ll debut some of the new electronic elements that I’ve been working on this summer. These are mostly software synths built in MAX/MSP that I control...
View ArticleFreaky Deeky
While known for its lakes, Minneapolis is also blessed with an abundance of unnatural resources like the experimental public access TV show Freaky Deeky. As a program that defies description, taste,...
View ArticleFutureMusic Summit
I’m really looking forward to this gig. The Future Music Summit is an experimental music concert series and conference at the Round Top Institute near Austin Texas. On May 12th, I’ll be talking about...
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Particle Manet Electro House Video
The first track on The Human Element is getting a video treatment with thousands and thousands of particles. This is a still from one of the clips I’ve generated today, which is a bit more subdued...
View ArticleLiner Notes
One of my favorite memories of listening to Miles Davis’s Bitches Brew is reading the stream-of-consciousness liner notes by Ralph J. Gleason. They’re very much of the era, with their run-on sentences,...
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