Y2k25 Performers
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Fores Basura
Read more: Fores BasuraJosé Fernando López Rodríguez (“Fores Basura”).Mexico City, 1988. Sound artist, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and builder of musical instruments made from trash. He studied composition at UNAM and TCSACM. He specializes in music created with found objects and humorous songs. Founder and director of Orquesta Basura since 2008. Looper artist for El Cancioñero since 2018. Composer, musical…
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Martin Azevedo
Read more: Martin AzevedoMartin grew up in the Bay Area, studying Electronic Music composition at UC Santa Cruz. He’s performed music, spoken word, tarot reading and standup comedy in Oakland (Garden of Memory, Chabot Space & Science Center), San Francisco (Curiosity Guild, Exploratorium, Center for New Music, Holy City Zoo), Burning Man’s Center Camp stage, and dozens of…
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Jeff Kaiser – USA
Read more: Jeff Kaiser – USAAllAboutJazz.com describes a Jeff Kaiser live performance as a “manic, hallucinogenic joyride through time, space and tonal distortions. He took some of the extended techniques of Lester Bowie and Bill Dixon, and stretched them past the breaking point. He would bend a note, transpose it to an impossible octave, and then send it spinning around…
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Luci Alter – Mexico
Read more: Luci Alter – MexicoLuci Alter, originally from Querétaro, Mexico, fuses sonic experimentation and creativity in real time. Using tools such as a synthesizer and a looper, and with the voice as the main instrument, she creates complex and immersive musical layers. The project is distinguished by its exploration of new forms of performance, where the voice plays a…
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Juraj Trubac – Slovakia
Read more: Juraj Trubac – SlovakiaMottore (SK) / Juraj Trubač I listen to motifs of randomness I do not play prepared songs, no specific style, no script. I just capture the music which arises at the moment. Let my musicality be the only limit. The looper gives me the might to repeat the good moments which would otherwise vanish in…
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Joey Fabian
Read more: Joey FabianJoey is a San Francisco Bay Area bassist/multi-instrumentalist/vocalist, composer, producer/engineer/editor and bass/guitar instructor. His performance credits include critically acclaimed fusion unit The Bartron Tyler Group, BMA nominated blues singer Paula Harris, pop star Alana Davis and guitar hero Will Ray of The Hellecasters. He currently tours with The Stinkfoot Orchestra; a 14 piece tribute to…
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POM-LYF
Read more: POM-LYFA Multi Instrument player/Percussionist Sound Designer who only knows Drums and Frequency as a second language. Sonic Journeys into the Realms Unknown or Tranquil Uplifting Downtempo to Keep it Mellow. POM-LYF will take you There!
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Bob Burnett
Read more: Bob Burnett7 string guitarist Bob Burnett has shared the stage with Google Co-founder Larry Page, Emeril, David Lindley, Tony Curtis and Bruce Willis and was a regular on Kid’s Clubhouse KTEH TV. He is also featured in “Pele Voodoo Live!: A Rockumentary”, the Annie Steinhardt book based on life on the road with popular Santa Cruz…
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Give In – aka George Cochrane
Read more: Give In – aka George CochraneWriting music live is quite a magic trick, and one that George Cochrane (AKA Give In) is always evolving. After years of meticulous studio work, Give In was tired of spending 40+ hours on a song. As a long-term “live PA” artist in the Bay Area electronic music scene, his eyes soon turned to that…
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David Leikam – USA
Read more: David Leikam – USADavid Leikam, SFBA-based improv composer-performer and sonic architect. Being born with cerebral palsy has affected his body and speech, giving him a distinct view into his creative arts/music process and being largely a self-taught multi-instrumentalist. Studied music composition-improv at CalArts primarily with Wadada Leo Smith (BFA 2001, MFA 2006). https://linktr.ee/davidleikam /
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Pirate Doctor Lazer Monkey – USA
Read more: Pirate Doctor Lazer Monkey – USAPirate 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
Read more: Paul Scott – EnglandOriginally 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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Philipp Zuercher – | PHIL & ZOIA – Switzerland
Read more: Philipp Zuercher – | PHIL & ZOIA – SwitzerlandPHIL 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…
