Baltimore Electronic Music 2011 Winterfest Two

ORIGINAL INTERNET PRESS DATE - 11/11/2010

_{Hello to all. This Electronic Music/Experimental Music/Electro-Acoustic Music event, herein known as BALTIMORE ELECTRONIC MUSIC 2011 WINTERFEST TWO, is being sponsored by members of The Baltimore SDIY Group & will be a really nice musical endeavor, so we are really looking forward to this event.}

_{For the first time ever, this event will be held over a 2-night period as The Hexagon was able to honor our original booking request for Saturday February 26th 2011 & then they graciously offered us an additional booking date of Friday February 25th 2011. Thank you so very very much Hexagon Space for being so kind to us.}

The show on Saturday February 26th 2011 will also be a CD Release Party for GRAINS OF SOUND's

unique triple album "Sine Language" (Volumes 1,2, and 3).

_{Please come out & join us for a really fantastic 2-night extravaganza of knob twisting, pitch bending, wiring mazes, sound shaping & visual explosions that will coincide with an absolutely awesome musical voyage into another galaxy of sound alterations.}

This event is also listed on the WALL of the Baltimore SDIY Group's FACEBOOK website,

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=138402302881216

Please see the event's official poster in the ATTACHMENTS section at the bottom of this website page. Please print it out for souvenirs & for distribution. Thanks to Joseph Meyer for creating it.

_{Event Date & Times:}

_{February 26th 2011 (Saturday) 8:00pm to 1:00am}

_{Event Location:}_{The Hexagon Space (}_{http://hexagonspace.com/}_{) 1825 N. Charles Street Baltimore MD 21201 (}_{www.mapquest.com}₎

_{Event's Entrance Fee (Suggested Donation):}_{$8.00 to $10.00 per person. Tickets are sold only at the door.}

You Can Bring Your Own Food & Drinks to this event.

_{Current Lineup of Performing Artists as of 01/29/2011:}

1. 8:00pm - 8:30pm: "Mercury Fools the Alchemist" (Jeff Bagato, Daniel Barbiero, Rich Sheehe)

http://districtofnoise.org/?tag=mercury-fools-the-alchemist

"Chamber psychedelia" from trio of avant classical bass (Daniel Barbiero of Nine Strings, Mindbreath Trio, etc), ambient guitar (Rich Sheehe of Field Shaman), and a homemade "stone age synthesizer" dubbed the "springamajig" (Jeff Bagato, aka Tone Ghosting) produces chimerical cacaphony for mystical journeys.

2. 8:45pm - 9:15pm: "RDK + Insect Factory" (David Rickert & Davis White with Jeff Barsky)

www.myspace.com/rdk2 & www.insectfields.org

David Rickert & Davis White

Jeff Barsky

Davis White and David Rickert met in the early 1980s through common friends in the Washington, DC hardcore punk scene. In 2001 they decided to join the city's emerging electronic noise community and formed the duo RDK. Many of their tracks have an evocative nature, influenced equally by 1970s synth pioneers, spacemusic and modern noise improvisation. The Zero Moon label released RDK's well-received (and much downloaded) “Undisturbed” online e.p. in 2006. Rickert employs a modular synth or boutique noisemakers which he commonly builds himself from kits. White handles the sequencers, Moog L.P. and percussion. Different compositional techniques are employed, pentatonic scales, 12-tone interludes, uncontrolled freak-outs or just winging it. RDK will be augmented at this performance as a trio with Insect Factory. Insect Factory is music from Silver Spring, MD guitarist Jeff Barsky. He generally focuses on texture and mood, building layers of sound that slowly evolve into hypnotic and atmospheric drones.

3. 9:30pm - 10:00pm: "Tangent" (Ken Donnelly & Stuart Rosenzweig featuring Mike Jeffries) -

http://www.soundclick.com/tangent21(us)

Ken Donnelly & Stuart Rosenzweig

Mike Jeffries

Tangent is an electronic music improvisational duo, formed in 1976 & now celebrating 34 years together, and continues their

musical collaboration into the 21st Century. The duo is made up of Stuart B. Rosenzweig on synthesizers, electronic devices,

electric guitar & bass guitar, and Ken Donnelly on synthesizer, electric guitar & electronic devices. Their music is heavily

influenced by other artists such as Tangerine Dream, Pink Floyd, Brian Eno, John Cage & Beethoven. Stuart & Ken are natives of

the Baltimore MD area.

4. 10:15pm - 10:45pm: "Synth Tech Project" (Logan Mitchell Sr) - http://sites.google.com/site/synthtechproject)

& "Stillybard" (Richard Desimone)

Logan Mitchell Sr "Synth Tech Project"

http://sites.google.com/site/synthtechproject

I've had an interest in Electronic Music since the late 1960's when I first listened to the albums of Walter Carlos (Switched On Bach) & Dick Hyman (The Electric Eclectics of Dick Hyman), Paul Bley & Peacock and Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon. I am also inspired by groups such as Emerson Lake & Palmer, Yes, Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk, Triumvirat and individual synthesists such as Keith Emerson, George Duke, Bernie Worrell & Don Preston, all of whom I've had the pleasure to meet & take photos with, as well as inspiration by Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Rick Wakeman, Billy Preston, etc. In November of 2007 I decided to put together an electronic music equipment users group called Baltimore SDIY Group (http://sites.google.com/site/baltimoresdiygroup) for those of us who live in the Mid-Atlantic region & collect music synthesizer equipment. We've got over 33 members to date & perform publicly as the Baltimore SDIY Group.

Richard Desimone the Spoken Word Poet

Richard DeSimone aka "Stillybard" has been writing poetry for many years, but only recently began to develop his signature "dark" style. He is also active in reading his work throughout the Baltimore Metropolitan Area. He is currently working on a book of poems entitled "Slit Wrist Poetry". Stillybard is also experimenting with spoken work combined with electronic music.

5. 11:00pm - 11:30pm: "Pilesar" (Jason Mullinax) - http://pilesarmusic.com/

Pilesar (pronounced pie-LEE-zur) is a percussionist and songwriter who specializes in creating quirky soundscapes, rhythmically dense improvisations and wildly eclectic live performances. Instrumentation may include drums, voice, toys, electronics, loops, broken effects pedals, borrowed instruments, thrift store finds, tapes and various environmental factors. As both a soloist and collaborator, Pilesar has released dozens of fiercely independent recordings on his DIY label, Chameleon Dish Archives. For fans of Ween, Boredoms, Ruins, Zappa and Tom Waits.

6. 11:45pm - 12:15am: "Jason H" (Jason Higgins) - http://www.myspace.com/jsuntrance

Coming at you strong with live music, and real time melodies, Jason will keep you dancing thru the night. Original material and tampered knobs bring life back to the electronic scene. The warm sound of the electribes blankets the dance floor and touches the soul. Feel why you love this music again.

7. 12:30am - 1:00am: "Grains of Sound" (Chris Sevanick & Jason Sevanick) - http://www.grainsofsound.net & http://www.alterculture.bandcamp.com

Grains of Sound is the ambient-psy-trance project from brothers Chris

(Exeris) & Jason Sevanick, who gained notoriety with their industrial

electronic act, Mindless Faith. Grains of Sound have performed around

the North East US, in Colorado and twice in Amsterdam. On the new

triple album "Sine Language", they unleash a full spectrum of musical

ingenuity. As a concept album, about the transcendent power of music

to communicate across the barriers of time, space and culture, and

each volume features their hypnotic futuristic sound, both worldly and

other-worldly. The result is a dynamic experience that is equally

stunning in its intensity as it is relaxing in its peacefulness. But

each volume of Sine Language explores different styles and energy

levels of this unified vibe.

This show will also be a CD Release Party for GRAINS OF SOUND's unique triple album

"Sine Language" (Volumes 1,2, and 3).

Stage Screen Computer Visuals provided by Joseph Meyer ("Jerohme Spye")

Local places to eat:

1. McDonald's 15 W North Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21201 410-837-6884 http://www.mcdonalds.com/content/us/en/restaurant_locator/restaurant_locationsresults.html?country=usa&method=search&primaryCity=21201&postalCode=21201

2. Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC at the corner of W. North Ave & St Paul Street) 1821 Saint Paul Street Baltimore, MD 21202 410-837-3727

3. Joe Squared Pizza (2 blocks West) 133 West North Avenue Baltimore, MD 21201 410-545-0444 www.joesquared.com

4. Sofi's Crepes (1 block South) www.sofiscrepes.com 1723 North Charles Street, Baltimore MD: 410-727-7732

5. The Bohemian (2 doors South) 1821 N Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21201:410-545-4404http://www.yelp.com/biz/bohemian-coffee-house-baltimore

6. The Club Charles 1724 North Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21201-5818: 410-727-8815 www.clubcharles.com

7. Caribbean Paradise (across the street) 1818 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21201: 410-332-8422 http://caribbean-paradise.com/

Parking: as of 01/20/2011

On the street for free or at a parking meter, or at the Theater Parking, Inc facility located one block from The Hexagon at 1714 N. Charles Street Baltimore MD 21201 410-332-4795. Cost is $2.00 to $10.00. Weekend hours of operation are Friday open at 5:00 am to all night, Saturday open 24 hours, Sunday close at midnight.

Public Transportation Access:

1. Amtrak Train Station - 2 blocks south of The Hexagon: http://www.amtrak.com

2. MTA Buses - #3, #11, #13, #27 & #64: http://mta.maryland.gov/services/bus/

3. MTA Light-Rail's NORTH AVENUE station: http://mta.maryland.gov/services/lightrail/

4. Baltimore's Charm City Circulator Bus (Purple Route).

Operating Schedule - http://www.charmcitycirculator.com/content/schedule.

The Purple Route's map - http://www.charmcitycirculator.com/route/purple-route

Logan Mitchell Sr (ProwlerRaven32@hotmail.com)