DESCRIPTION:
This work takes an earlier idea of extending multiphonics (two or more simultaneous tones and their resultant difference tones) across the length of a natural breath. The tuba is amplified to a distorted level via a small microphone sunken into the bowels of the instrument, and two cameras take a live visual feed, the two images being projected (via 2 projectors) left and right of the performer. The visuals will be extreme close ups of the dents and tarnished metal of the tuba itself.

The dialectic between the two tones is reflected in a series of resultant dualities:

- bodily tension between the need for breath and the sheer physical effort of sustaining the multiphonics;
- visual tension between the performer and the two live feeds
- sonic tension between 'stillness', 'speed', 'noise' and 'harmony'.


:: Open Ear - Cardiff 13/06/08 ::

On June 13th 2008, 8pm till late, Open Ear hosted a free one night only event of experimental work in the ATRiuM Theatre at the University of Glamorgan's newly built ATRiuM, Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries, Cardiff, Wales (http://cci.glam.ac.uk/). Curated by Garrett Lynch (http://www.asquare.org/) the event presented a series of interdisciplinary performances and projections by various sound and visual artists / groups working across the areas of art, music, media and new technologies within live performance / projected contexts.