Live-electronic from Birmingham and environs
Fylkingen, 11/12/2019 kl 20:00
Overture, in the foyer:
Paul Pignon: Playing for Time, 3rd mvmt (EAM with video, 9′)
Interval
In the concert hall:
Meesha Fones solo
Interval
Chris Mapp solo
Interval
Andrew Woodhead/Georgia Denham duo
Meesha Fones
Describing her sound as
”nondescriptive aggressive noise”, MeeshaFones is a
Birmingham-basedmusician/sound artist working in avariety of contexts,
from providingbasslines for legendary local bandsYouth Man and Dorcha to
glitchylaptop-fuelled electronic explorationsto curating a brand new
Queer Noiseevent in the city. She presents a soloelectronics set as part
of theFizzle/BEAST live concert.
Chris Mapp
Chris is a bass player, improviser and
composer living and working in Birmingham. His work falls somewhere
between composition and improvisation, using sound, music and
electronics to satisfy his own sonic curiosity. As a bandleader he has
worked with Arve Henriksen, Maja Ratkje, Mark Sanders, Leafcutter John
and Dan Nicholls as well as being a key member of the healthy Birmingham
improvised music scene.
Georgia Denham
British composer//singerGeorgia
Denham studiescomposition with AndrewHamilton at The RoyalBirmingham
Conservatoire,where she was awarded TheConservatoire ScholarshipAward
for Composition.Crossing genres in herpractice, intense and
diverseexpression characterise hermusic.Georgia is committed to the
development of vocal music in both writing and performance, studying
voice with Susannah Self and Wendy Nieper. Previously, she has written
forJuice Vocal Ensemble, theNew European Ensemble,Birmingham
Contemporary Music GroupandOrkest de Ereprijs.
Andrew Woodhead
Andrew Woodhead is anaward
winning composerand musician workingacross a wide variety ofcontexts,
taking in jazz, freeimprovisation, electronica,folk and new
music.Projects he is involved withinclude electro-acoustic duo ELDA with
Aaron Diaz, Sarah Farmer’s SPACETIMEBAND and Birmingham Improvisers
Orchestra.As well as performing solo on both acoustic piano and live
electronics, Andrew has also collaborated in improvised settings with
Olie Brice, Hannah Marshall, Paul Dunmall, Kim Macari, Mark Sanders,
Annie Mahtani, Chris Mapp, Ole Mofjell, Natalie Sandtorv, Percy
Pursglove, Jacob Garchik and many more.A highly active member of
Birmingham’s vibrant creative music scene, Andrew also curates
Improvised Music concert series Fizzle and is co-director of Ideas of
Noise festival.
