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Aug 24, 2012

Prince/Adolpho/Constanzo/Hunter Quartet – Kraak Space – Manchester – 24/08/12

Who
Prince/Adolpho/Constanzo/Hunter Quartet
When
Friday, August 24, 2012
8:00pm - All Ages Buy Tickets
Where
11 Stevenson Square
Manchester, England M1 1DB
Jul 26, 2012

Solo Drums+Electronics – The Albert Hotel – Huddersfield – 26/07/12

Who
Solo Drums+Electronics
When
Thursday, July 26, 2012
7:30pm - All Ages
Where
The Albert Hotel (map)
Victoria Lane
Huddersfield, England HD1 2QF
Jul 14, 2012

A Greater Horror – Manchester Jazz Festival Pavillion – Manchester – 14/07/12

Who
A Greater Horror
When
Saturday, July 14, 2012
3:00pm - All Ages Buy Tickets
Where
Albert Square
Manchester, England M2 7DH
Jul 12, 2012

Performing with Federico Reuben – Fuel Cafe – Manchester – 12/07/12

Who
Performing with Federico Reuben
When
Thursday, July 12, 2012
8:30pm - All Ages
Where
448 Wilmslow Road
Manchester, England M20 3BW
Other Info
Fed­erico Reuben is a com­poser, sound artist and live-electronics per­former based in Lon­don. His work chal­lenges con­ven­tional rela­tion­ships between com­poser, per­former and audi­ence through imag­ined per­for­mance prac­tices, col­lab­o­ra­tions and modes of sonic rep­re­sen­ta­tion and pro­duc­tion. He plun­ders, com­bines and alters cul­tural objects (record­ings, live per­for­mances, scores, etc.) through dig­i­tal tech­nol­ogy to pro­duce amor­phous and absurd sound worlds. He is inter­ested in how through sound, affect can be trans­ferred, mod­u­lated and dis­torted. His work has been described as a ‘house of mir­rors’ — a space where expec­ta­tions are play­fully dis­torted, where the bizarre and ridicu­lous are pre­ferred over the ordi­nary, and where self-reflection is under­stood only through humour.
Jul 11, 2012

Performing with Federico Reuben – The Riverside – Sheffield – 11/07/12

Who
Performing with Federico Reuben
When
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
8:30pm - All Ages
Where
1 Mowbray Street
Sheffield, England S3 8EN
Other Info
Fed­erico Reuben is a com­poser, sound artist and live-electronics per­former based in Lon­don. His work chal­lenges con­ven­tional rela­tion­ships between com­poser, per­former and audi­ence through imag­ined per­for­mance prac­tices, col­lab­o­ra­tions and modes of sonic rep­re­sen­ta­tion and pro­duc­tion. He plun­ders, com­bines and alters cul­tural objects (record­ings, live per­for­mances, scores, etc.) through dig­i­tal tech­nol­ogy to pro­duce amor­phous and absurd sound worlds. He is inter­ested in how through sound, affect can be trans­ferred, mod­u­lated and dis­torted. His work has been described as a ‘house of mir­rors’ — a space where expec­ta­tions are play­fully dis­torted, where the bizarre and ridicu­lous are pre­ferred over the ordi­nary, and where self-reflection is under­stood only through humour.
Jun 24, 2012

Trio with PA Tremblay & Sam Andreae

Had a gig the other night with two of my favorite performers (Pierre Alexandre Tremblay (we just finished recording a followup album) and Sam Andreae.

You can see The Party Van in action on my side, with some more Max/MSP goodness coming from PA. Sam? He kicks it oldschool with some ciat-lonbarde digs, some general DIY grunginess, and with a new school twist, an Arduino.

Jun 22, 2012

Trio with PA Tremblay & Sam Andreae – Antwerp Mansion – Manchester – 22/06/12

Who
Trio with PA Tremblay & Sam Andreae
When
Friday, June 22, 2012
8:00pm - All Ages
Where
Kent Road West
Manchester, England M14 5RF
Jun 19, 2012

A Greater Horror – Sandbar – Manchester – 19/06/12

Who
A Greater Horror
When
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
8:00pm - All Ages
Where
120 Grosvenor Street
Manchester, England M1 7HL
Jun 6, 2012

Takahashi’s Shellfish Concern – Wharf Chambers – Leeds – 06/06/12

Who
Takahashi's Shellfish Concern
When
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
8:00pm - All Ages
Where
23-25 Wharf Street
Leeds, England LS2 7EQ
May 30, 2012

Solo Drums+Electronics – Rafa Club – Chatham, Kent – 30/05/12

Who
Solo Drums+Electronics
When
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
8:30pm - All Ages
Where
Rafa Club (map)
Dock ,Road
Chatham, Kent, England ME4 4TX
May 25, 2012

Takahashi’s Shellfish Concern – Kro Bar – Manchester – 25/05/12

Who
Takahashi's Shellfish Concern
When
Friday, May 25, 2012
8:00pm - All Ages
Where
325 Oxford Road
Manchester, England M13 9PG
May 25, 2012

A Greater Horror – Bastard Video

So been doing this group with Mauricio Pauly and Alex Tod (A Greater Horror) since last year, but more recently it’s started picking up steam. We’ve got a gig at the Manchester Jazz Festival coming up in July and I’m quite excited about it as I finally incorporated my monome/arc/software setup (The Party Van) into the setup.

Here’s a video we made a few weeks ago filmed by Angela Guyton.

It’s pretty brutal.

May 23, 2012

Chorton Arts Festival – St. Ninian’s Church – Manchester – 23/05/12

Who
Chorton Arts Festival
When
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
TBD - All Ages
Where
Egerton Road South
Manchester, England M21 0XJ
May 22, 2012

The Noise Upstairs Ensemble – The Slug and Lettuce – Manchester – 22/05/12

Who
The Noise Upstairs Ensemble
When
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
8:30pm - All Ages
Where
651 Wilmslow Road

Manchester, England M20 6QZ
May 17, 2012

I Rock the Party that Rocks the Party

So as you may know from some of my previous posts I’ve been doing lots of Max/MSP programming, moving my previously hardware-centric performance setup into the laptop.

I recently put out the v05 version of my Party Van software, and it is looking/sounding great if I don’t say so myself.

Here’s a performance video using solo snare + electronics:

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Rodrigo Constanzo
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