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chris vine

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About Me

Chris Vine is an artist and musician who studied fine art in Britain and the USA. He began playing improvised music in his teens as part of the UK free improvisation movement and was associated with the downtown music scenes of New York and Washington D.C. in the early 1980’s, working with composers such as multi-instrumentalist Elliott Sharp, drummer Bobby Previte, guitarist David Fulton and synthesist Bob Boilen. He formed the Heat Poets in partnership with the Anglo-Welsh poet Chris Torrance in 1985. Vine was guitarist with Ted Milton’s cult punk jazz group Blurt during the 1990’s. At this time, he was active in Welsh Experimental Theatre as sound designer and composer, working with companies such as The Centre For Performance Research and Earthfall. He is currently based in Brazil where he works with Verve Companhia de Dança.

Chris Vine é artista plástico e músico e estudou Artes Visuais na Inglaterra e Estados Unidos. Começou a tocar música improvisacional em sua adolescência como parte do movimento de música de “free improvisation” do Reino Unido e esteve envolvido com os movimentos de “downtown music” de Nova York e Washington D.C. no início dos anos 80, trabalhando em associação com compositores como o multi-instumentalista Elliott Sharp, o baterista Bobby Previte e o compositor Bob Boilen. Criou a banda Heat Poets em parceria com o poeta Chris Torrance baseado no País de Gales, em 1985. Vine foi guitarrista com a banda de punk jazz rock denominada Blurt nos anos 90. Durante este período esteve envolvido com o teatro experimental gales como sonoplasta e compositor, trabalhando com companhias tais como Centre for Performance Research e Earthfall. Desde de 2001 está baseado em Brasil, trabalhando em colaboração com várias companhias, incluindo a Verve Companhia de Dança.

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Member Since: 4/2/2007
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Influences: Trying to keep it to directly traceable influences...........Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, John Lee Hooker, Jimi, Derek Bailey, Miles Davis' +/- 68 - 74 era, Stockhausen, traditional and modern African music, classical Indian, dub, Sun Ra etc etc
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