Forbes Graham | Victoria Shen – Non-Event At Home: Program 4
FORBES GRAHAM + VICTORIA SHEN
Non-Event At Home: Program 4
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
FORBES GRAHAM
(audio/Bandcamp)
Unbound by Time
laptop computer, recorded April 2020, Roslindale, MA
From Forbes: This piece is dedicated to the global community of improvising musicians.
"But I have seen the City do an unbelievable sky" - Toni Morrison, Jazz
VICTORIA SHEN
a/v premiere | YouTube
YouTube Link
synth, guitar, piano hammer + concert bass drum, bandsaw. Recorded in Somerville, MA
Victoria Shen
About the artists
FORBES GRAHAM is a trumpet player, electronic musician, composer, and visual artist living and working in Boston, Massachusetts. He is part of a dynamic new generation of improvisers in traversing a wide spectrum of genres and styles including experimental, jazz, noise, metal and more. Graham has appeared on over 30 recordings, ranging in style from contemporary classical, metal, and jazz. He has performed or recorded with a diverse group of musicians, including Roger Turner, Kayo Dot, The Flying Luttenbachers, Rakalam Bob Moses, Daughters, Jim Hobbs, Erase Errata, Thoughtstreams, and Raqib Hassan. He is currently a member of the Para Quintet, Rock Flint Contemporary Ensemble, Wild May, Grizzler, Construction Party, and Equal Time. He is the founder of the Rock Flint Artists Retreat and has a new podcast called Beyond/Apex.
To support Forbes directly, donate to his Patreon or purchase music on his Bandcamp page.
VICTORIA SHEN is a New England-based noise musician, visual artist, and instrument-maker. Shen's sound practice is concerned with the spatiality/physicality of sound and its relationship to the human body. Shen’s music floods its location acting as a form of sculpture. Her music features analog modular synthesizers (Flower Electronics), contact microphones, and other self-built electronics. These instruments are designed to electronically reproduce chaotic systems, systems which are highly sensitive to small changes in their initial parameters. The resulting music eschews conventions in harmony and rhythm in favor of the extreme textures and gestural tones.
To support Victoria directly, please donate via PayPal at evicshen@gmail.com or Venmo at @evicshen, or purchase her music on her Bandcamp page
