I worked with Asheville Creative Arts and Nehprii Amenii (Khunum Productions) on a puppet theatre piece over the past nine months. My role was to provide post-apocalypse underwater sounds as a sound designer. HUMAN ran for two weeks in May. Pictures and links below show some scenes from the show.
More info is here. Audiovisual documents will be published soon!
https://www.instagram.com/p/CdinWgfOVEL/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CcgA-9CgSZB/
I performed Page Turner’s Agony at SEAMUS 2022. I customized and updated the original SuperCollider so I can perform without looking at a computer screen. The performance was archived by Deck10 Media.
I write notes and comments in books, journals, and PDFs. Underlines and scribbles of my thoughts do not change the work, but they help me remember what I liked most about the work and the artist. The four tracks in this album are the sonic equivalent of notes and comments. I highlighted the most memorable characteristics while trying my best to preserve the intent of the original piece. The last track is not a remix, but it is my way to document a few good things about the summer of 2020.
The original tracks are
Alex Koi, Last Goodbye (2020)
alexkoi.bandcamp.com/track/last-goodbye
Michael Malis, Imperfect Intervals IX – Gently, Freely (2021)
michaelmalis.bandcamp.com/track/imperfect-intervals-ix-gently-freely
Molly Jones, Solar Wind (2020)
mollyjones.bandcamp.com/track/solar-wind
Jienan Yuan, Invisible Embrace (2021)
youtu.be/7sU4ilzXnmg
* All tracks were used with the permission of the composers/publishers. Profits made from the sale will be distributed to the remixed artists.
* Overall mix of the EP is relatively low and uncompressed for quiet listening.
released February 2, 2022
Molly Jones, Alex Koi, Michael Malis, & Jienan Yuan, composers
Joo Won Park, composer & remixer
A page turner, in my experience, has one of the most stressful musical roles. A single mistake could ruin the concert, but the audience does not recognize the turner’s craftsmanship when the task gets done skillfully. Performing music with a computer shares the same position. A mouse click or fader movement on stage does not get praise since anybody can do it. Yet, electronic musicians practice sequences and combinations of those simple actions to express and share something unique. I hope that this piece shows the possibility of digital virtuosity.
SuperCollider code:
Film by Ben Corona in collaboration with Joo Won Park
Produced by Lara Sfire and Kresge Arts in Detroit
I am pleased to share a short movie capturing my artistic practice. Ben Corona did a phenomenal job!