Julianne Carney - ProfilesArchive

About Me

NYC violin player and instructor. Versatile, interested in world folk, avant-garde, noise improv, contemporary-, post-, and just plain old- classical, etc.I teach in my private studio in Brooklyn, as well as at the Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy.The long story:I began playing violin at age 5 in the Suzuki method, and grew up listening to classical music and Motown. Received my first taste of musical immersion during summers at Interlochen - a northern Michigan music camp. After completing studies at LU in violin performance, I undertook a year long, solitary journey in Europe, where ostensibly, I studied violin pedagogy with a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. During this year, however, I became disillusioned with what had been my goals as a violinist - learning the standard repertoire and finding a position in an orchestra or music school - and became aware that the standard repertoire, even the aesthetic of Western tonality, was not adequate for expressing myself. In fact, I became aware that "studying" a form of music was not much of a creative endeavor at all, but rather an act of absorbing. In an effort to create my own musical vocabulary, I stopped playing violin, choosing instead to explore writing and noise-making.I alternated between thinking I was crazy, or that I was really onto something. I eventually found my way into the international experimental noise community; finding other musicians from a similar background who had also rejected conservatory training was life-altering. I felt validated.Once I moved to NYC, and found a little solace in Brookyn, I picked up the violin again, initially with the duo SlowNoises, and eventually Shara Worden's AwRY (My Brightest Diamond), and the Luminescent Orchestrii. I found comradeship with these musicians who stretch the boundaries of their fields.Now that I understand that there's a whole world of sound out there, I am less inclined to judge any of it, and am simply interested in participating in it.- Julianne Carney

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Anyone interested in noise/experimental/cross-genre/improvising/acoustic/electric /world/folk music.I value honesty, passion, dedication, commitment, experimenting, and making mistakes but admitting them.I enjoy discussing teaching methods - specifically incorporating noise improv, world-folk, and composition into classes for young students.I'm also interested in collaborating with other NYC teachers to create group classes for young students.

My Blog

Beatbox & Violin

Hi All, I just posted two tracks that I recorded with Adam Matta this week on my music page: www.myspace.com/ahnfinodCheck em out and enjoy!Let me know what you think. XOXOJulianne
Posted by on Sat, 19 May 2007 17:28:00 GMT

Sunshine & Kora

The past two weeks have been filled with: Morikeba Kouyate - amazing trance-y kora music from Senegal Bikram Yoga Suzuki's Position and Quint Etudes - really wonderful exercises - very beautiful and p...
Posted by on Sun, 13 May 2007 21:06:00 GMT

Broken Angel: Shorter and Shorter

In the continuing saga of Broken Angel, the beautiful and strange creation built by couple Arthur and Cindy Wood over the course of many decades on none other than Downing Street (my official street o...
Posted by on Thu, 10 May 2007 06:36:00 GMT

Satie

Listening to Satie; I will never stop loving these works. Who is your favorite pianist for Satie?
Posted by on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:43:00 GMT

ADAM MATTA 8 PM April 19!

Adam Matta, beatboxer, at Rebar in DUMBO, 8 PM, April 19th. Come out to hear it! Adam's the best.
Posted by on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:17:00 GMT

Jenny Scheinman, Eyvind Kang, and others

I'd like to share the incredible experience I had last Sunday at Tonic with the Luminous Jenny Scheinman, Eyvind Kang, and other amazing musicians. *12 hours with around 20 people, ABSOLUTE BLISS. *...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Sep 2005 19:13:00 GMT

Jay-Z at Royal Albert Hall

I've returned to NYC from a lovely week in London, where I performed with the Hustla Symphony Orchestra, backing the wonderful Jay-Z, and guests Beyonce, Memphis Bleek, Nas, Chris Martin, and Gweneth ...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 08:24:00 GMT

Jay-Z, moms...

Whew. June was a big month. I'm on vacation in Michigan, where my responsibilities are to eventually wake up, be love slave to two beautiful English Shepherds, and hang out with m & d. Just played ...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Jun 2006 07:19:00 GMT

Cymatics

A must see piece of information. This is a strange development. I have always thought of sound as my own spirituality. Since all molecules vibrate, and because sound is vibrations, I had a vision o...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 22:06:00 GMT

Beatbox 2

Once, I dreamt that I played with this incredible beatboxer. As the dream unfolded, I understood how to play rhythmically. Upon awakening, I thought it was a wonderful dream, and was eager to try it ...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Oct 2005 19:25:00 GMT