Y2k24 Performers

  • Juan Carrizo’s dada – Argentina

    Juan Carrizo’s dada – Argentina

    dada is a journey to spontaneous composition. Starting with a chord, a strum, a hit, a word, an image or a memory, the whole musical-sonic-visual journey unveils for the audience. The tools involved are live looping, improvisation, experimentation and the experiences of more than twenty years of breathing music, images and sound (and travels, people, cities…

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  • Philipp Zuercher – | PHIL & ZOIA – Switzerland

    Philipp Zuercher – | PHIL & ZOIA – Switzerland

    PHIL is Philipp Zuercher, a Swiss musician and music producer. Philipp plays original instrumental compositions and improvisations, juxtaposing progressive rock, modal jazz, modern classical and electronic music. In the late 1980s, he was one of the first electric guitarists in Switzerland to make live loops an integral part of his solo repertoire – inspired by…

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  • Dominika Belanska – Slovakia

    Dominika Belanska – Slovakia

    I am a tree with diverse fruits: an artist, poetess, singer-songwriter, dancer and creative facilitator. I grew up in the middle of Europe and was trained as an architect, but what I build nowadays is rather relationShips. I reconnect people with themselves, their community and the place they inhabit. The power of art is that it…

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  • MORTICAI – USA

    MORTICAI – USA

    Morticai, the creative persona of sound designer and musician Jeddy Grant, immerses audiences in ambient soundscapes and ethereal rhythmic melodies that transcend genre. Making use of bass and baritone guitars along with an array of effect pedals, Morticai weaves intricate, nonlinear compositions that transport listeners to realms of introspection and empathy. Their latest album, “Please…

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  • Max Scott Bortnick – USA

    Max Scott Bortnick – USA

    Max Scott Bortnick is a Santa Cruz-born multi-instrumentalist whose music reflects a deep connection to the diverse influences that shaped him. Growing up immersed in punk rock, Hip Hop and reggae, Max developed a love for guitar and drums, playing in bands and creating energetic, raw sounds. Over time, his musical journey evolved to include…

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  • Pirate Doctor Lazer Monkey – USA

    Pirate Doctor Lazer Monkey – USA

    Pirate Doctor Lazer Monkey was born when Devon Brockopp-Hammer and Keeva Yvester chained their personal RC-505’s together and began to stream their completely improvised two-person jams online, continually improving upon their approach and bringing new gear, techniques and ideas into the mix with each iteration of their 2+ hour sets. What’s developed since is a…

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  • Paul Scott – England

    Paul Scott – England

    Originally hailing from Northumberland in North-East England, Paul Scott has been living and making music in the Santa Cruz area for over 15 years now. He plays out in a singer-songwriter style Project Shooting Coal, a Britpop / Indie Covers and Originals band Common People, and previously as a male & female vocal led acoustic…

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