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I am a Chicago-based composer, performer, and sound artist working between the mediums of contemporary concert music, electronic and electroacoustic music, live performance, and interactive installation work.

In addition to my creative work, i also work as a freelance audio tech and teach private composition lessons.

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Solo Set at Constellation - Jules Reidy with Kari Watson
Mar 30
Solo Set at Constellation - Jules Reidy with Kari Watson
Aaron Holloway Nahum & Kari Watson: Modular Duo
May 28
Aaron Holloway Nahum & Kari Watson: Modular Duo

TETHER documentation - by Alex Halstead

 
 
🪢 TETHER 🪢 NOV 13 🫀@ 8pm at Epiphany Hall 🔊@epiphanyarts201 by @aka_lua @footclaps_ & I. TETHER look book above ⬆️ This piece is really one of a kind, a truly collaborative work that addresses themes of connection/disconnection, grief, diff
🪢 TETHER 🪢 NOV 13 🫀@ 8pm at Epiphany Hall 🔊@epiphanyarts201 by @aka_lua @footclaps_ & I. TETHER look book above ⬆️ This piece is really one of a kind, a truly collaborative work that addresses themes of connection/disconnection, grief, differentiation, life cycle, and so much more. For me, this piece is one of the most direct grief pieces I’ve made about losing my twin sister to cancer when I was 16, a truly defining experience for me that’s impossible to put into words. TETHER has been both a place for reflection on this loss, connection over the broader challenges of being relational, and ultimately, it has been such a place of healing. Chicago friends, come TETHER with us this Wednesday night at Epiphany Hall. Huge thank you to @nosoulsby & @epiphanyarts201 for booking this show! Ticket link in bio🪢🫂🫀🔊
Leaving Donaueschingen with a full heart and mind. So grateful to have had this experience, and to have heard so much incredible music! Thank you to everyone who made this possible, especially to Lydia Rilling and @collective_lovemusic, I’ll be
Leaving Donaueschingen with a full heart and mind. So grateful to have had this experience, and to have heard so much incredible music! Thank you to everyone who made this possible, especially to Lydia Rilling and @collective_lovemusic, I’ll be thinking back on this experience for a long time to come. Link in bio to listen to a livestream of the concert! #domt24
hi ig!! here to share some exciting shows coming up in the next few weeks🌀🪢🫀🔊 SAT OCT 12 in NYC @cutelab_nyc I’m playing duo wt @alecgoldfarb on a bill with @reganalana & @elekhlekha 🌀 this is going to be a really fun one!🌀 WED OCT
hi ig!! here to share some exciting shows coming up in the next few weeks🌀🪢🫀🔊 SAT OCT 12 in NYC @cutelab_nyc I’m playing duo wt @alecgoldfarb on a bill with @reganalana & @elekhlekha 🌀 this is going to be a really fun one!🌀 WED OCT 23 in Chicago I’m playing a solo set @clarachicago feat. some new & exciting stuff wt field recordings on tape that I’ll be manipulating via my new @errorinstruments loopman module 📼🌾 WED NOV 13 in Chicago - TETHER, a performance piece for 3 synthesizers, dancer and live projections is going up @epiphanyarts201 with @aka_lua & @footclaps_ 🫀🪢 tickets are LIVE! Get early bird tix for only $10, link in bio💌 new fun synth shot by @_ash_dye_ ❣️
some footage from @tinkatonk & I @km28berlin on Sept. 5 👥 🔃 🌀 stay tuned for updates on our new duo project 🔊🔊 so excited to continue to explore & incorporate touch/movement together.
synth & swans 🔌🔊🎛️🦢🦢🦢 tonight! playing @km28berlin wt @tinkatonk & @mayabennardo🔊 strings, synth @ other little electronics ((: will be a fun show, you won’t want to miss!
synth & swans 🔌🔊🎛️🦢🦢🦢 tonight! playing @km28berlin wt @tinkatonk & @mayabennardo🔊 strings, synth @ other little electronics ((: will be a fun show, you won’t want to miss!
Had an amazing time in Oslo with @jetorrence working on a piece for next summer’s @imd_darmstadt💥🔊 🥁 we had so much fun playing around with drum kit, electronics, drum machine, lights, analog tidbits etc, a dream project with a dream collabo
Had an amazing time in Oslo with @jetorrence working on a piece for next summer’s @imd_darmstadt💥🔊 🥁 we had so much fun playing around with drum kit, electronics, drum machine, lights, analog tidbits etc, a dream project with a dream collaborator! swipe for noise, feedback, puzzles etc. Next to Copenhagen and then Berlin for workshops on another Darmstadt piece & a special show on Sept. 5 @km28berlin✨
Chicago! This weekend!🔊 On August 17 @pianoforte_chi on the @composersnow Dialogues Series @ensembledalniente will perform a trio I wrote alongside works by Sophie McMillan-Meyers and @wilkersonjr.edward with ensembles @aacm_chicago and @contempora
Chicago! This weekend!🔊 On August 17 @pianoforte_chi on the @composersnow Dialogues Series @ensembledalniente will perform a trio I wrote alongside works by Sophie McMillan-Meyers and @wilkersonjr.edward with ensembles @aacm_chicago and @contemporarycomposition, with a conversation hosted by Tania León and @cocoelysses_percussion! Free event, RSVP at link below. Then on August 18th @alecgoldfarb & I are playing a duo set of Modular and guitar in quad @midnight.tea.chicago, recording live in the studio with @calebwillitz! You don’t wanna miss this show! 5pm, free admission, see you there? RSVP below! Dialogues: https://events.humanitix.com/composers-now-dialogues-in-chicago-featuring-the-aacm-ensemble-dal-niente-and-the-grossman-ensemble Midnight Tea: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kari-watson-alec-goldfarb-live-studio-session-tickets-980329541047?aff=oddtdtcreator
SOAK 🚰💧 in process showing Wednesday June 5th at 6pm @chicagoculturalcenter 🌪️ 🔊 supported by @chicagodcase & developed through a residency wt the chicago cultural center dance studio It has been such a blast making music for this dance piec
SOAK 🚰💧 in process showing Wednesday June 5th at 6pm @chicagoculturalcenter 🌪️ 🔊 supported by @chicagodcase & developed through a residency wt the chicago cultural center dance studio It has been such a blast making music for this dance piece! Since the fall, @amalia_raye & I have been collaborating on a score ft. our voices, field recordings, & synthesizer. The score also has snippets of cello by @kirke.xx recently recorded in london, custom reverbs, & live vocals⭐️ SOAK features movement by @marimakesathing @mag.e.moves @courtneymackedanz @hanmar3 & @isabelle_taylor2 & costume design by @paigefetchen
Was a dream come true💭🎻🔊to play duo with @tinkatonk @elasticarts on the @pleiadesseries last week! Thank you to @beisel_m_ for making this happen, and to @kircareygtr & @gabyhydemartinez for sharing the night💫 Shoutout to Katinka for nailin
Was a dream come true💭🎻🔊to play duo with @tinkatonk @elasticarts on the @pleiadesseries last week! Thank you to @beisel_m_ for making this happen, and to @kircareygtr & @gabyhydemartinez for sharing the night💫 Shoutout to Katinka for nailing it wt the documentation! Full length set docu coming soon(~^*:
TETHER 🪢🫀 for three Modular synthesizers, dancer and live projections, teaser vid made by Lua Borges🔌💡⚡️
a most amazing trip! so grateful for the opportunity to do talks @royalacademyofmusic & @uolconcerts, play & record duos with modular, & have a uk premier of a trio with LS2! Also so glad I got over to Glasgow for the last night of tecton
a most amazing trip! so grateful for the opportunity to do talks @royalacademyofmusic & @uolconcerts, play & record duos with modular, & have a uk premier of a trio with LS2! Also so glad I got over to Glasgow for the last night of tectonics & got the chance to see some really incredible concerts!!
a couple photos from TETHER 🪢🫀🔌 for 3 Modular synthesizers, dancer and projections, made with @aka_lua & @footclaps_ at @constellationchicago for @frequency_festival_chicago_ in December🤍 stunning photos by @halsteadshoot✨ more documentation
a couple photos from TETHER 🪢🫀🔌 for 3 Modular synthesizers, dancer and projections, made with @aka_lua & @footclaps_ at @constellationchicago for @frequency_festival_chicago_ in December🤍 stunning photos by @halsteadshoot✨ more documentation from this performance coming soon!🔊
🪢 TETHER 🪢 NOV 13 🫀@ 8pm at Epiphany Hall 🔊@epiphanyarts201 by @aka_lua @footclaps_ & I. TETHER look book above ⬆️ This piece is really one of a kind, a truly collaborative work that addresses themes of connection/disconnection, grief, diff Leaving Donaueschingen with a full heart and mind. So grateful to have had this experience, and to have heard so much incredible music! Thank you to everyone who made this possible, especially to Lydia Rilling and @collective_lovemusic, I’ll be hi ig!! here to share some exciting shows coming up in the next few weeks🌀🪢🫀🔊 SAT OCT 12 in NYC @cutelab_nyc I’m playing duo wt @alecgoldfarb on a bill with @reganalana & @elekhlekha 🌀 this is going to be a really fun one!🌀 WED OCT
some footage from @tinkatonk & I @km28berlin on Sept. 5 👥 🔃 🌀 stay tuned for updates on our new duo project 🔊🔊 so excited to continue to explore & incorporate touch/movement together.
synth & swans 🔌🔊🎛️🦢🦢🦢 tonight! playing @km28berlin wt @tinkatonk & @mayabennardo🔊 strings, synth @ other little electronics ((: will be a fun show, you won’t want to miss! Had an amazing time in Oslo with @jetorrence working on a piece for next summer’s @imd_darmstadt💥🔊 🥁 we had so much fun playing around with drum kit, electronics, drum machine, lights, analog tidbits etc, a dream project with a dream collabo Chicago! This weekend!🔊 On August 17 @pianoforte_chi on the @composersnow Dialogues Series @ensembledalniente will perform a trio I wrote alongside works by Sophie McMillan-Meyers and @wilkersonjr.edward with ensembles @aacm_chicago and @contempora SOAK 🚰💧 in process showing Wednesday June 5th at 6pm @chicagoculturalcenter 🌪️ 🔊 supported by @chicagodcase & developed through a residency wt the chicago cultural center dance studio It has been such a blast making music for this dance piec Was a dream come true💭🎻🔊to play duo with @tinkatonk @elasticarts on the @pleiadesseries last week! Thank you to @beisel_m_ for making this happen, and to @kircareygtr & @gabyhydemartinez for sharing the night💫 Shoutout to Katinka for nailin
TETHER 🪢🫀 for three Modular synthesizers, dancer and live projections, teaser vid made by Lua Borges🔌💡⚡️
a most amazing trip! so grateful for the opportunity to do talks @royalacademyofmusic & @uolconcerts, play & record duos with modular, & have a uk premier of a trio with LS2! Also so glad I got over to Glasgow for the last night of tecton a couple photos from TETHER 🪢🫀🔌 for 3 Modular synthesizers, dancer and projections, made with @aka_lua & @footclaps_ at @constellationchicago for @frequency_festival_chicago_ in December🤍 stunning photos by @halsteadshoot✨ more documentation
 

Free Music Resources I’ve been using:

https://dood.al/pinktrombone/

https://www.internationalphoneticalphabet.org/ipa-sounds/ipa-chart-with-sounds/

https://vcvrack.com/

https://modulargrid.net/