The making of Military Sea Life: Recruits!

The making of <em>Military Sea Life: Recruits!</em>

…in which wikiGong dives once again into turbulent waters with phog masheeen for an artist-curated video sound event under the aegis of soundpedro2022.

New Abalonia rises

Posted by on May 6, 2022 in audio, blog, performance, projects, soundpedro | No Comments
New Abalonia rises

…in which we overreach once again…

Dave will be reusing the PYO(m)C engine live at soundpedro2022 to create a soundtrack for Sovereign State of Mind: Anthem of New Abalonia at the Angels Gate Cultural Center on June 4.

pouring my own (musique) concrète

Posted by on Jun 3, 2021 in audio, blog, projects, soundpedro, tools | No Comments
pouring my own (musique) concrète

…in which I finally release Pour Your Own (musique) Concrète. Sort of.

Originally imagined as a gallery installation, the web-hosted version has been optimized for smart-phone use by the socially distanced.

rewriting history

rewriting history

We come in peace.
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Blessings for the Bees of the Dead

Posted by on May 19, 2019 in audio, blog, performance, projects, soundpedro | No Comments
Blessings for the Bees of the Dead

Jacob‘s long fascination with apiculture–he is an active member of the Long Beach Beekepers–and our incipient dread of the impact of species collapse suggested our theme for soundpedro 2019.

gettin’ a buzz on

Posted by on Mar 18, 2018 in audio, blog, history, performance, projects, SoundWalk | No Comments
gettin’ a buzz on

Our version of office bingo, as posted on our wiki 2012/08/15 by songmaster and since much amended and tweaked.

a sonic challenge

a sonic challenge

…in which we also post a retread and a promise… My pal Dave Hood recently left me some tips about how to approach the Hetch Hetchy aqueduct to get a field recording.

Bay Bridge Assay 2

Bay Bridge Assay 2

…in which we try again…with extended reach! Bay Bridge Assay 2—our second visit to the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge—took place on March 19, 2016. My primary objective was to collect some actual cable samples; secondary was to introduce Jacob to yet another bridge. As mentioned in Bay Bridge Assay 1, safety barriers prevented me from […]

my T Rex dreams

my T Rex dreams

…in which our our grasp exceeds our natural reach. In our last installment, my quarry escaped because my arms were too short. Thanks to safety railings and other impediments placed to ensure public well-being by well-meaning civil engineers, the objects of our auditory desire are often out of reach. The long—and short—of it is we […]

dear diary

Posted by on Mar 23, 2015 in blog, personal, projects | No Comments
dear diary

…in which our reach once again exceeds our patience. This is a preview. What was intended as a single—and already way overdue—blog post up and got too long. I’ve managed some sound and song postings since October—all elsewhere, naturally—but day-to-day life has seemed a series of nested interruptions. By now the list of topics I’ve […]