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Brontide Aether

Greetings from Thereminist Brontide Aether

About Me

Hi...

I'm a Flute & Theremin player (aka thereminist). Writing, producing music, multimedia & art are things I enjoy. Collaboration with artists & project groups is also what I do, such as The Plenty Child , Dr Zachàr Laskewicz , Talent + One Variable Ensemble & most recently with multimedia performance project Masonik .


!!! TWO MAY/JUNE GIGS JUST ADDED !!!
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GIGS


HYDE PARK HOTEL

Fri 6 Jun from 8PM
331 Bulwer Street
North Perth 6006
Western Australia


SHAPE

Fri 30 May from 9PM
237 Hay Street
East Perth 6004
Western Australia


HYDE PARK HOTEL

Wed 12 Mar from 8PM
331 Bulwer Street
North Perth 6006
Western Australia


FREMANTLE ARTS CENTRE

Sun 27 Jan from 6PM
1 Finnerty Street
Fremantle 6160
Western Australia

Brontide joins Alwin Reamillo's Grand Piano Project for the final performance.

"Mang Emo + Mag-himo Grand Piano Project is an ongoing project hosted by the Cultural Center of the Philippines and Fremantle Arts Centre. The project explores the cross-cultural and cross-generational possibilities that emerge out of Alwin’s commemoration of his family’s piano manufacturing business, Javincello & Company."


PICA BAR Friday 25 Jan from 7PM
51 James Street
Northbridge 6003
Western Australia
The Garden

Sat 12 Jan from 7PM
27 Grant Street
Cottesloe 6011
Western Australia

Masonik celebrate 1000 MySpace visitors by announcing their next gig, where the music is definitely outside...

Join Masonik & special guests in a BYO evening of electronica & visual wizardry under the stars in the garden of electronic delights!


KURB Gallery

Fri 11 Jan from 7PM
310-312 William Street
Northbridge 6003
Western Australia

Brontide & Theremin join members of Perth’s Kurbist Gong Band , Melbourne performance artist Nela Trifkovic, percussionist Steve Richter, plus special guests for the ART AWARDS FUNDRAISING FEAST. For more details & ticket bookings, please call (08) 9328 5246.


PHOTOS

Masonik Live


Brontide Art

Keep your Chardonnay chilled...
virtual gallery opening soon!


VIDEOS

Masonik - Saigon Live

MasonikProjekt on YouTube

Live VJ & audio from "The Garden" - Cottesloe, 12 Jan 2008.


Masonik - Sleep Gently

MasonikProjekt on YouTube

Promo was filmed by friends at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, 2007.


Talent + One Variable Ensemble
The Machine (Part 2)

Keith on MySpace TV

This was an improvised musical performance to a projected multimedia work by Keith Chalker, which included projected video & rear projected shadow play of instrumentalists to audience. Here is the final movement from the performance at the ArtRage launch, 19 Oct 2002.

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Zachàr Laskewicz - Songs of Incantation

Zaxander on YouTube

Live performance of the ritual theatre work based on ancient Greek mythology by Zachàr Laskewicz. Performed at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Art - 17 & 18 Jan 1992, with tape pre-production by Andrew Beck. Aired in Belgium on TV Brussels, 21 Apr 1998.

Songs of Incantation, Part 1 - Incantory Rite


Songs of Incantation, Part 2 - Illusory Evocation


Songs of Incantation, Part 3 - Ancient Violence


WHAT'S A THEREMIN?

The Theremin (originally pronounced te-re-min), is one of the first electronic instruments. Invented by Russian physicist Léon Theremin in 1919, it was called the thereminvox & also known as the aetherphone.

Unique in that it is not touched while played, the Theremin uses proximity & capacity of objects around two antennae to control pitch & volume. The Theremin is in fact a gesture controlled monophonic synthesiser. Single pitches are created by proximity to the vertical antennae on the right, with volume controlled by the curved one to the player's left (left-handed models have also be made).

Technically, the sound is created by two internal oscillators, one of fixed pitch, the other varied by changes in hand position. As the hand gets closer, the capacity to absorb more radio frequencies increases, raising the pitch. This causes heterodyning or "beating" between oscillators which creates pitched sine waves.

With up to seven octaves in range & no fixed note positioning, a Theremin demands considerable stillness, fine muscle control & pitch recall of the player. Practice can reward the performer with a highly expressive, yet infinitely adjustable instrument.

Depending on environment, Brontide performs on Moog Etherwave Pro or standard, employing additional effects & ocassionally MIDI conversion or triggers.

Please stand clear of Theremin players during performance... you will affect the instrument's sound if too close!


You may also be interested to see a PDF of the
original Theremin patent
filed by Leo Ssergejewitsch Theremin in 1924!


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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/22/2007
Band Members:

BRONTIDE AETHER
Theremin, C Flute, G Alto Flute, Recorders, Keyboard, Percussion, Vocals & yes, even Stylophone.

In 1991 I studied classical flute at the West Australian Conservatorium of Music with highly esteemed teacher & Beatles session musician Brian Warren. I later returned to WAAPA & graduated with an ADPA in 1999, studying with Roger Smalley, Robert Curry, Graeme Lyall, Lindsay Vickery & Nigel Sabin amongst other fine musicians.

My passion for multidimensional sight & sound, coupled with a sense of music as a primal communicative form, moved me to study the Bachelor of Communications & Multimedia at Edith Cowan University. In 2001, final year studies lead to a collaboration with choreographer Chrissie Parrott, creating a 3D virtual dancer for her innovative Hawk II production which employed motion captured choreography.

I enjoy working with all manner of artists visual, verbal, poetic, sonic, kinetic, dramatic, cinematic... those who appreciate the arts, art music, soundscapes, ambience & aren’t afraid of a bit of experimentation or work. Honesty, humour & humility are great assets too... in my humble opinion. :-)


Brontide’s Live RSS Feed

PAGE TRANSLATIONS
The original ENGLISH page can be translated into...
GERMAN
DUTCH
ITALIAN
FRENCH
SPANISH
PORTUGUESE
ARABIC
GREEK
RUSSIAN
CHINESE
JAPANESE
KOREAN
Apologies for any strange "machine" translation errors!



Influences:

The moon...

CURRENT MOON lunar phases:

art true of it’s creator, modern dance, innovative use of multimedia, alternative film (film noir) unusual books & music with character.

FILM Peter Greenaway
Tulse Luper Suitcases, Prospero’s Books, A Walk Through H.
Matthew Barney
The Cremaster Cycle & Drawing Restraint.
Terry Gilliam
Brazil, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.
Jan Švankmajer
Conspirators of Pleasure, Food, Virile Games.
The Brothers Quay
Street of Crocodiles, The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer, Institute Benjamenta.
Guy Maddin
Tales from the Gimli Hospital, Odilon Redon, Sissy Boy Slap Party.
David Lynch
Eraser Head, The Grandmother, Six Figures Getting Sick.
Darren Aronofsky
The Fountain, Requiem for a Dream, Pi.
Alexandro Jodorowsky
Santa Sangre, The Holy Mountain, El Topo.

TELEVISION
I don’t watch much TV, but some exceptions are...

  • The Prisoner
    UK Science Fiction, 1967.

  • Doctor Who
    UK Science Fiction, 1963-2008.

  • Shaun Micallef
    AUS Comedy.

  • The Chaser
    AUS Political Satire.

  • Monkey Dust
    UK Animated Dark Comedy.
  • ONLINE
    Use the Menu or arrow buttons in the reader below to view external Theremin resources - like videos, podcasts & free public domain sheet music!



    Sounds Like:

    Theremin, Stylophone, Alto Flute, Old Skool Synths & Effects.

    As for style... suggest listening or seeing live so you can decide!



    Record Label: Unsigned
    Type of Label: None

    My Blog

    Homage to the Test Pattern

    Testing... Testing&  Are things going too smoothly in your media mediated world? Do you miss that warm, slightly reactive glow of test pattern on tube? Or just need a friend to fall asleep in fro...
    Posted by Brontide Aether on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:47:00 PST

    New "Old" Videos Posted

    Hi friends, Just letting you know that some new "old" videos have now been posted: Talent + One Variable Ensemble - The Machine (part 2) This was an improvised musical performance to a mu...
    Posted by Brontide Aether on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:57:00 PST

    "Gazahli" New Live Track!

    Hi ya'll, Making final preparations for tonight's Hyde Park Hotel gig with Masonik, and thought I'd post a new live track! This is Gazahli performed by Masonik Live in The Garden, Cottesloe West Austr...
    Posted by Brontide Aether on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:04:00 PST

    Brontide Goes Global

    I really like the global nature of MySpace, so for my friends throughout the world, I have now added language translation links to my page! You can currently see my pages translated into: GERMAN, DUT...
    Posted by Brontide Aether on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:28:00 PST

    Vegetable Related Injury - absurd conjecture you ask?

    Picture this if you will... I am standing at a bus stop this sunny morning, simply minding my own business & quietly listening to music. A "P" plated car approaches, and one of the guys in the car...
    Posted by Brontide Aether on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:55:00 PST

    "Coronary Patients" New LIVE Track Posted

    Coronary Patients is a live improvisation I performed with multimedia group Masonik at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA Bar) Friday Jan 25, 2008. I experimented with producing heartbeat, ...
    Posted by Brontide Aether on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:50:00 PST

    "Alive, Not Alive..." New Track Posted

    The lastest track "Alive, Not Alive..." has just been posted on www.myspace.com/brontideaether so pop on by, have a listen & let me know your comments. I've been working with Baz & Mike on thi...
    Posted by Brontide Aether on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:45:00 PST

    Masonik Site - Back Online!

    MASONIK BAND SITE BACK ONLINE Due to some technical issues outside our control, Masonik Band page unfortunately experienced down time last week. I'm pleased the issues have now been resolved. Thanks v...
    Posted by Brontide Aether on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:20:00 PST

    Apology to Australias Stolen Generations

    "For the pain, suffering and hurt of these Stolen Generations, their descendants and for their families left behind, we say sorry." "To the mothers and the fathers, the brothers and the sisters, for t...
    Posted by Brontide Aether on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:42:00 PST

    Brontide @ Fremantle Arts Centre - Sun 27 Jan 6PM

    Brontide performs with the Alwin Reamillo's Grand Piano Project... "Mang Emo + Mag-himo Grand Piano Project is an ongoing project hosted by the Cultural Center of the Philippines and Fremantle Arts C...
    Posted by Brontide Aether on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:13:00 PST