Mantra in A 2011-2012

2011-2012, the year of mostly voices and mostly rhythmic- https://vimeo.com/45711241

Mantra in A 2010-2011

all 365 A's and exit signs ending at the same time!

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: