......about the music you are listening to!
Heretics Brew is an experimental electronic music project collaborating with Stuart Flavilla and Joanne Cannon from The Bent Leather Band to explore the ensemble improvisation potential of the
Gluisop combined with the extraordinary Bent Leather Band!!!
In June 2008 Heretics Brew travelled to Genoa Italy to perform at the International New Interfaces for Musical Expression Conference .
Wetlands
Improvisations for "Gluisop"
The
Gluisop is a conventional saxophone that has been modified with a sophisticated array of gesture capturing sensors. The sensor data is then mapped via computer to software that modifies the sound as you play. The software is generated in an open architecture computer language [Max/MSP] and is extremely versatile and powerful. The sensor data is directed to the computer over a conventional Internet protocol, which is very fast and capable of extreme accuracy, wireless and network transmission.
Jangles
Third Floor Richard was my band through the 80's.
Shane O'Mara on guitars, Pas Monea on basses, and Tony Floyd on Drums and percussion.
This track comes the album "Two Years" that documents this groups music
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Reciprocity
This is ReMOVE. David Tolley and Ted Vining have been playing free improvised music since the late 1950's. Playing with them in 2005 was revolutionary, liberating and totally inspiring. We recorded 3 cds. Message me for more info on how to get hold of these recordings.
Clari17
Music reflects what I've been checking out and playing, and how I feel at any moment.
I studied saxophone in Melbourne with Dr Peter Clinch in the late 70's while studying at Melbourne State College, then spent a few months in New York checking out the music and taking a few lessons. Carmine Caruso was enlightening, and Harold Bennett really showed me how to practise. I also did a summer school at Eastman in jazz improvisation and composition.
Since the early 1980s I've has been involved in numerous jazz groups, classical and avant-guarde music ensembles, and commercial music projects including over 40 professional theatre productions, recordings for film, television and major events including AFL Grand Finals and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, and live performances with international artists including Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, Billy Cobham and Randy Brecker.
I've performed throughout Australia, and across Europe, the United States, Japan and China with a number of leading Australian ensembles including the Australian Art Orchestra, Elision Ensemble, and the Peter Clinch Saxophone Quartet.
Highlights amongst all this include performing classical saxophone concertos with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, jamming on-stage with Stevie Wonder and his band, gigs in Melbourne with drummer Billy Cobham. and touring to Ngukurr in Arnhem Land with the Australian Art Orchestra to immerse in indigenous culture and music.
I've had the pleasure of playing with some incredible Australian artists including Paul Grabowski, Scott Tinkler, Julien Wilson, Joe Chindamo, Doug DeVries, Mal Webb, Christine Sullivan, Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter, Tommy Emmanuel, David Jones and Nigel McClean.
I've also lead a number of groups playing jazz standards and original music at local venues and festivals.
What I really love is the improvisational collaborations I share with musicians like Ren Walters, David Tolley, Niko Schauble, Adrian Sherriff, Ted Vining and Adam Simmons.
I also spend a lot of time teaching in schools, tafe colleges, and privately, with students ranging from beginner to post-tertiary level. I currently teach at NMIT, Macleod College, Melbourne Girls College, and the Victorian College of the Arts.
Maintain your Passion for Peace.
Mend a quarrel.
Seek out a forgotten friend.
Share some treasure.
Give a soft answer.
Encourage youth.
Keep a promise.
Find the time.
Listen.
Apologize if you were wrong.
Be gentle.
Laugh a little.
Laugh a little more.
Express your gratitude.
Welcome a stranger.
Take pleasure in the beauty and wonder of the earth.
Gladden the heart of a child.
Speak your love,
Speak it again...
Speak it one more time, once, again.
playing music
hanging with my family
going to the beach in summer
playing amazing music
hanging with my family at the beach in summer
camping at the beach in summer
hearing amazing concerts
surfing at the beach in summer
anyone pursuing their passion and striving for excellence
the bush
...and I have the same birthday as Eric Dolphy and Errol Flynn
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