the wall hung copper based artwork made nicer by touching will be on display at the raven row gallery in spitalfields, london from the 9th june until 17th july. it is part of the resonance fm open show for the gone with the wind sound art exhibition. if you are in the area, go and interact with it and make some sounds
below are three images of the first finished painting in a planned series of paintings of audio adapters. this one is twin phono to phono. the next one may be twin jack to single jack or perhaps double minijack to single minijack. i may also produce an xlr converter too…
thanks again to lynne at hippo screenprinters for her expertise
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those nice people at whirlygig cinema are programming the cinema tent at wychwood music festival this weekend and they will be showing hippo birdwings as part of a series of short comedy films at 5pm on saturday 4th june. if you are going, go and have a look
the music night called ‘a music club’ which i was scheduled to perform at has been cancelled so i am sorry to report that i wont be performing there after all. if anyone has any availability for live performance to which you think i may be suited please get in touch
i will be performing a live set on thursday 30th june at a music club which is at ryan’s bar in stoke newington. i will be playing some prime bolus music and maybe adding some new samples and field recordings here and there. i play at 7.15pm and it is free entry before 7pm so come and see the performance if you are around
hippo birdwings is being shown as part of this year’s east end film festival. it is part of the whirlygiggles programme in the festival’s movie mayday. the event is at the verge bar, 144 bethnal green road at the top of brick lane on monday 2nd may. it starts at 4pm. go and see it with other funny short films too. it is free
the one string bass guitar piece which i designed with bailey guitars and commissioned them to construct for me is entitled ‘one is more not four’. it arrived today and the finished piece looks extremely beautiful. have a look below to see images showing the design process from initial sketch to finished piece
i am currently engaged in ongoing research about one stringed instruments and will document this in an article or essay of some kind
now i intend to learn how to effectively use its built in midi capabilities so that it can be used in improvisations and live performances. i would also like to display it in galleries. if you are involved in a gallery and are interested in showing it please get in touch
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below is a slideshow i made of a day i spent at hippo screenprinters out in essex. i intend to produce a series of paintings of different audio adapters as an attempt to display the relatively new medium of sonic art using traditional artistic methods – like with oil paints and screenprinting. i been trying to sort out a reliable method of getting the pictures i took of my massive audio adapter collection onto large sheets of mdf. among other things, i tried projecting the images and hand painting them but it proved too difficult and made me realise that i wasn’t very good at painting. so by my usual methods of trial and error, asking loads of questions and waiting to see what happens i have arrived at the conclusion that screenprinting is the way to go. now i just need to go and get it framed and put a copper plaque on it before i send it to galleries as a proof of concept idea. or try and sell it
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many thanks to lynne at hippo screenprinters for all her expertise and advice
the one string guitar project that i have commissioned from bailey guitars up in ayr is coming along fine and i am fizzing with excitement at its potential, both as an instrument and as an artistic piece for gallery display. have a look at some of the latest photos of its construction here.
also, the whirlygig cinema evening at the horse hospital the other friday went down very well and hippo birdwings got some pretty good laughs. have a read of some of the reviews here and here.
that hippo birdwings short film i made last year has been chosen to be shown as part of a short film night by whirlygig cinema at the horse hospital this friday 11th march. further details are here. come down and say hi if you are around. just by russell square tube