Y2k25 Performers
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Max Scott Bortnick – USA
Read more: Max Scott Bortnick – USAMax 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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Oskar Elek – Visuals
Read more: Oskar Elek – VisualsOskar Elek is a cross-disciplinary scientist specializing in complex systems simulation, artificial life, data modeling and visualization, currently based at the University of California in Santa Cruz and the Open Source Program Office therein. His work has theoretical and applied aspects. On the theoretical side I explore novel algorithms for bio-inspired emergent network reconstruction and interactive 3D visualization of the resulting datasets. On the…
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Denise Gallant – Visuals
Read more: Denise Gallant – VisualsDenise was the first to do live visuals on the West Coast – LA in the 1980’s, SF in the late 1970s. She started editing at NBC LA in 1977. Here is a visual synopsis that explains it all:
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Tripform – USA
Read more: Tripform – USAFormed by Pablo Manzarek and Norm Reed in the year 2019. Tripform is based in Santa Barbara California. Tripform forged their far reaching musical style during their journey through the darkest of Covid lockdowns. Through it all, Tripform thrived! Composing by way of spontaneous, looping improvisation in real time, often videoing, or streaming live on Youtube, Instagram…
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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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Matt Herman – USA
Read more: Matt Herman – USAOriginally from the East Coast, I’ve resided in CA for much of my adult life and have played guitar in experimental groups in San Francisco. I began looping sometime around 2000, creating a feedback loop on my 4-track with cascaded digital delays in the effects send, embracing the decreased fidelity of each subsequent repeat (due…
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Tim Thompson – Visuals
Read more: Tim Thompson – VisualsTim Thompson is a software engineer, musician, and interactive installation artist. His wide-ranging artistic work over four decades includes a programming language for MIDI, interactive installations at Burning Man and other festivals, musical performances with Playstation dance pads and QWERTY keyboards, and realtime video looping and processing with a handheld security camera. Recently, Tim has…
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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…
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Henry Kaiser – USA
Read more: Henry Kaiser – USAHenry Kaiser is an American guitarist and composer, known as an idiosyncratic soloist, a sideman, an ethnomusicologist, and a film score composer. Recording and performing prolifically in many styles of music, Kaiser is a fixture on the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. http://www.henrykaiserguitar.com/
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The Rhythm Method 3.0 – USA
Read more: The Rhythm Method 3.0 – USAThe Rhythm Method 3.0 is a duo experimenting with a blend of western blues, rock and funk combined with African melodies and rhythmic improvisation. The Rhythm Method 3.0 are: Djidé “Mont-Kamerun” Koffa is a native of Cameroon, a country in Central Africa, that is also called Africa in miniature because Africa in terms of its…
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Katja Šulc – Slovenia
Read more: Katja Šulc – SloveniaSinger, songwriter and musician from Slovenia, intertwining poetry, folk and traditional heritage drawing from songs and storytelling. After studying music at New School in New York (Jazz & Contemporary Music), Katja Šulc released five studio albums – Mila (2008), Twisted Delight (2013), Kamlisajlan – Homage to Rromani poetry (2016), Caricias (2021), West Wind Blow From Your Prairie Nest (2024) – and presented her music throughout…
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Grant Stoner – USA
Read more: Grant Stoner – USAI’ve been looping for at least 10 years. I enjoy how it enables a “one man band” person like me to bring that to a live situation. I grew up back east, but have resided in California for the last 25 years. I’ve always been into music. I’m primarily a guitarist, but I attempt to…
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ANI – USA
Read more: ANI – USAANI (Amy Lee) is a multi-instrumentalist who makes DJ-style dance and funk music with wild synth solos and pumping beats. But this year, she is bringing a special guitar: a Rick Turner Model 1. Hear her latest half hour set that blends pop, R&B, and metal in a continuous mix looped on a BOSS RC-600 pedal.…