Drums and Circuits is a collaboration between Brian Knoth and a revolving door of drummers/percussionists and other musicians. The musical partnerships are based on a shared appreciation for poly-rhythmic foundations, live electronics, ambient imagery and improvisation. Live recorded studio material is warped in post-production to inspire new ideas -- re-mixed material provides new foundations for performances. Knoth and company are currently working on an album entitled "I am a Strange Loop" which is in post-production. The tracks on this myspace page are some works in progress (rough mixes) from this project.
Brian Knoth is a media artist, interactive systems designer and musician specializing in experimental sound art/music, moving image and new interfaces. His music is distributed/represented by CD-Baby and BeatPick*, a “fair play†music label (*as a contributing composer/producer/engineer with Minimalist Orchestra). He also produces and engineers music (distributed by ITunes etc.), while continuing to provide sound design and score material for award winning independent films. As an instrumentalist he spent 2002-2005 performing live (guitar and lap-top sampling/synthesis) throughout New England and the East Coast with Nikulydin (now Psylab), an improvisational electronic music and multimedia collective. Before that he played with numerous Boston-based groups between 1999-2002. He is currently composing and performing experimental electro-acoustic music (guitar/computer/electronics) and visuals on his own and collaboratively with Drums and Circuits, Broken Victrola w/Ed Guild (of Psylab), and Minimalist Orchestra.
For more info visit: www.brianknoth.com
Collaborators:
Eric Hastings is a musician whose career has included a wide variety
of touring, recording, and teaching experiences. He composes and
produces music for TV and film. He has performed and recorded with
jazz combos, rock groups, singer-songwriters, world music ensembles,
hip hop collectives, pop bands, electronic acts, blues bands, and
experimental artists. Eric co-founded NCM East Records, a label
dedicated to nurturing artists and releasing music that pushes
creative boundaries. He has overseen the licensing of the releases
internationally and to over 200 different TV shows and other new
media outlets. As an educator, Eric teaches private drum lessons,
conducts rhythm section workshops, and music business and technology
seminars. He co-founded, Creative Music Adventures, a Seattle-based
music education group dedicated to providing students with hands-on
education focused on improvisation and ensemble interplay. He can
currently be found on stage or in the studio with the likes of Anna
Coogan, Spanish Dancer, Tania Alexandra, The Hazelrigg Brothers, Kim
Lamothe, Leah Carlson, Rocco Notte, Spogga, Justice on a Budget, Sly
Lothario, Chris Davis, Xande Cruz, Michael Stegner Trio, and The
Jongleurs.
For more information visit: www.erichastings.com
R. A. Fish started playing drums in 1961 and studied with Alan Dawson at the Berklee College of Music. He has jammed with Bob Marley and Buddy Miles and has performed with Perry Robinson (10 time Downbeat Critics' Poll Winning jazz clarinetist), Mary Travers of PP and M, the Drifters, Reeve Little, John Payne, The Puosette-Dart Band, Chet Baker, Victor Assis Brasil, as well as pianist/composer Michael Harrison in collaboration with Rumi scholar Sharam T. Shiva. He has recently been working on his first Global Jazz CD with Joe Parillo, Professor of Jazz Studies at URI, for neogamusic.com. He currently performs and records with his own Global Jazz Ensemble, Brian Knoth, Pam Ruby Russell, Julie Jennings "Strongwoman", and Judith Sainte Croix (www.judithsaintecroix.com). In addition, he is the co-founder of the Young Fish School of World Drumming (www.youngfishschool.com), where he works with Diana Young (co-founder). His list of instruments include the American drum-set, Indian Classical Tabla, North African Middle Eastern Dumbek, West African Djembe, West African Baliphone, and whistle. He is listed on the Artist's Roster of the Rhode Island Philharmonic and The R. I. State Council on the Arts. He was a recipient of a RI2000 Millennium Commission and the 2002 Fellowship in Music Composition from the R. I. State Council on the Arts. He has recorded two CDs for Lyrichord Discs (www.lyrichord.com) and endorses Remo World Percussion and Carvin Sound Systems.
Kit Demos (upright bass) has studied physics, jazz, and classical music performance privately and in college, played bouzouki in the Greek band Opa Opa, as well as bass with Verbs, a psycho-billy-free-jazz-multi-media group based in Portland, ME. He currently is involved in ongoing monthly guest free improv shows with the Mystic Out-bop Review in Portland, and records with the Boston based free-jazz Bright Light Group. Outside of performing, he currently teaches 8th grade science, tutors math, and runs a private recording facility known as Aria Arts Recordings.
