2009-2010 week 52

here's the last week of the year!!! i'm switching back to the first year's combination of having all 365 "A's" starting at the same time, and I'm not sure how often i'm going to post this year...

week 52:



the performers/instruments list:
julie fitzgerald, rondel tooley, heath thacker, me singing; me and agnes szelag humming; sarah palmer on nord lead wurlitzer sound; agnes and me singing; organ from the adventure science center in nashville, tn; the atomic bomb audition in rehearsal tuning; agnes and me whistling; jason hoopes singing

and here's the exit/stop sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 51

week 51:



the performers/instruments list:
me on grillz whistle from jerry's restaurant in bowling green, ky; heath thacker, patrick allen, me, brandon mitchell singing; me on mandolin; patrick allen and me singing; me singing; walking piano at the adventure science center in nashville, tn

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 50

week 50:



the performers/instruments list:
noah phillips on electric guitar; the crowd of vuvuzelas from the spain vs. honduras FIFA world cup 2010 soccer game (pitched down 1/2 step); agnes szelag and me humming; me on cello; me humming and whistling at the same time; me whistling (ring modulated); bell on flight to nashville

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 49

week 49:



the performers/instruments list:
kala ramnath on violin; alee karim on voice; jason hoopes on bass; me humming; karl evangelista singing; agnes szelag and me singing; me humming again

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 48

week 48:



the performers/instruments list:
shahzad ismaily and me singing; me humming; wine bottle; water bottle from chateau faverolles; sample from the divine comedy's "can you stand upon one leg?"; me singing; myrmyr from st. mark's church "unweathered embers" concert (featuring Alee Karim (baritone, resonator guitar), Ben Bracken (tenor, bells), Caroline Penwarden (mezzo-soprano, accordion, singing bowls), Damon Waitkus (tenor, dulcimer), Jason Hoopes (baritone, upright bass), Jennifer Harper (alto, glockenspiel), Jon Porras (tenor, guitar), Kate McLoughlin (alto, bassoon), Lisa McGee (soprano, harmonium), M Mara-Ann (alto, mbira), Michael Elrod (tenor, symphonic gong), Sarah Elena Palmer (mezzo-soprano, guitar), Shayna Dunkelman (marimba), Suki O’Kane (bass drum, orff instrument), Tom Duff (bass voice), Vanessa Beggs (soprano, guitar), Eli Wise (guitar, voice), & Bob Marsh (cello, voice))

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 47

week 47:



the performers/instruments list:
me whistling; dan bau (korean monochord) from chateau faverolles studio in france; piano from faverolles; carla kihlstedt on violin, zeena parkins on accordion; me singing; acoustic guitar

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 46

week 46:



the performers/instruments list:
me humming; me singing at the park hotel in moers, germany; cosa brava (carla kihlstedt, matthias bossi, shahzad ismaily, zeena parkins, fred frith, me) singing in the van; bass banjo from palm guitars in amsterdam; piano in the lobby of the hotel hauser

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 45

week 45:



the performers/instruments list:
agnes szelag, marielle jakobsons, me singing; ARP axxe; pom bottle; me whistling; jason hoopes and me on piano; sarah palmer, noah phillips, agnes, me singing

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 44

week 44:



the performers/instruments list:
pom bottle; ARP axxe; me whistling; aram shelton on bass clarinet; agnes szelag and me singing; jordan glenn on marimba

and here's the exit/stop sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 43

week 43:



the performers/instruments list:
agnes szelag on singing bowl, me singing; vacuum cleaner; maryclare brzytwa and me singing; me singing; agnes on cello and piano; me singing; chuck johnson on lemonade bottle

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 42

week 42:



the performers/instruments list:
jordan glenn and me on piano at amnesia bar; truck reverse warning from home depot; me whistling; piano from urban ore; chuck johnson and me on synths; piano at flux 53; me singing

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 41

week 41:



the performers/instruments list:
adria cardwell on amplified accordion; me singing (X3); luke selden on banjo, me on baritone ukulele; maryclare brzytwa singing; jack o' the clock on banjo (damon waitkus) and bass guitar (jason hoopes)

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 40

week 40:



the performers/instruments list:
steaz bottle (from the vertical diner in salt lake city, UT); toy glockenspiel (at a thrift store in the middle of nevada); me singing; singing bowl; re-recording of previous A's; more me singing

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 39

week 39:



the performers/instruments list:
myrmyr (agnes szelag & marielle jakobsons) and me on kokle; marielle jakobsons on accordion; me on pom bottle; agnes and me singing (at a canyon in zion national park AND at observation point in zion)

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 38

week 38:



the performers/instruments list:
henry on trumpet; hillary overberg on violin, me on acoustic guitar; michael gardner cox on supercollider synth, me on ARP axxe; me singing; steel tongue drum; me on toy piano; myrmyr (agnes szelag & marielle jakobsons) tuning

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 37

week 37:



the performers/instruments list:
me on handbell; chuck johnson on acoustic guitar; agnes szelag on voice and glass armonica; me on charango; agnes on kalimba; the atomic bomb audition tuning

and here's the exit/stop sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 36

week 36:



the performers/instruments list:
the atomic bomb audition tuning; mike guarino on bowed xylophone; me singing; me on xylophone, damon waitkus singing; me on electric bass; agnes szelag on butterfly harp at clarion music center

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 35

week 35:



the performers/instruments list:
the atomic bomb audition singing; agnes szelag and me singing; hande erdem on violin, heather vorwerck on cello, emily packard on viola, deborah katz on violin (string quartet for marty mcginn's concert at trinity chapel); agnes on electric cello; me singing; cory wright on baritone saxophone; SSL9000 console oscillator

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 34

week 34:



the performers/instruments list:
maryclare brzytwa on flute; barn owl and me on electric guitars; alee karim on bass guitar; shayna dunkelman on glockenspiel, jordan glenn on vibraphone; phillip greenlief on saxophone; gregg kowalsky on iphone sruti box; me singing

and here's the exit/stop sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 33

week 33:



the performers/instruments list:
alee karim on electric guitar; melodica; oscillator app for the iphone; citara mini harpa; zeena parkins on nord keyboard; upright piano at the paul dresher ensemble rehearsal space; upright piano in the stairwell of the music building at mills college

and here's the exit/stop sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 32

week 32:



the performers/instruments list:
agnes szelag and me singing; gu zheng; barn owl singing; phillip greenlief on tenor saxophone; sequential circuits pro one (via agnes szelag); lisa mezzacappa on acoustic bass, marco eniedi on saxophone, darren johnston on trumpet, sheldon brown on saxophone

and here's the exit/stop sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 31

week 31:



the performers/instruments list:
handbell; paia stringz n things synth; emily packard on viola; me on sruti box, agnes szelag and me singing; phillip greenlief on tenor saxophone; singing bowl (thanks for the awesome present agnes!)

and here's the exit/stop sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 30

week 30:



the performers/instruments list:
banging on a wine bottle; toy piano; agnes szelag on cello; korg electribe synth; me singing; mikey c (preshish moments), shayna dunkelman singing; san francisco symphony woodwinds

and here's the exit/stop sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 29

week 29:



the performers/instruments list:
san francisco symphony woodwinds (thanks agnes!); digital piano; me on toy glockenspiel; citara mini harpa; handbell; mike guarino on electric guitar

and here's the exit/stop sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 28

week 28:



the performers/instruments list:
gulden draak beer bottle from cafe biere; agnes szelag and me singing; oscillator app from iphone; pom bottle; bik lee singing; damon waitkus on hammered dulcimer, emily packard on violin (from jack o' the clock live at the meridian gallery); kick drum with resonant filter from barn owl mixing session

and here's the exit/stop sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 27

week 27:



the performers/instruments list:
aba singing at tomales park; myrmyr in rehearsal; my sigg water bottle; jason hoopes on double bass; me singing; toy piano; agnes szelag and me singing

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 26

week 26:



the performers/instruments list:

agnes szelag and me singing; me whistling; agnes on cello; me on digital piano; toy piano; the band "portraits" (jefre cantu ledesma- guitar, maxwell croy- koto, michael elrod- tamboura, evan caminiti- guitar, lisa mcgee- harmonium, jon porras- guitar, marielle jakobsons- violin, gregg kowalsky- oscillator, tony cross- harmonium, steve dye- bass clarinet)

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 25

week 25:



the performers/instruments list:

leah mittelmeier soule and me on upright piano; keary jordan's acoustic guitar; shelby jordan, joyce teale singing; me on applause acoustic bass; toy handbells (thanks for the wonderful xmas present agnes!); agnes szelag and me singing; sruti box

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 24

HAPPY 2010!

week 24:



the performers/instruments list:

heath thacker and me singing; emily packard on violin; chuck johnson on acoustic guitar; me whistling; shelby jordan's pink sparkles gibson flying V guitar

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week: