Category Archives: Performances

Fall College Tour

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I’ll be performing and lecturing in several universities in november. Most of the events are free and open to public. Please come by and listen to some no-input mixer, found objects, and occasional melodies in A major.

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11/5 : Peabody Institute, Conservatory Building Room 314 @ 6PM

I will be doing a guest lecture at the Composition Seminar. I will be talking about my 100 Strange Sounds Project.

11/6 : University of Virginia, Open Grounds @ 8PM

I’m a featured artist in TechnoSonics XV: Found Sound. I’ll be performing Toccata for found objects and computer. This concert will be live streamed.

11/7: University of Richmond, Camp Concert Hall @ 2:30PM

I will be performing Receding Hairline at the Third Practice Electroacoustic Music Festival. I’m also working as a tech guy, so come by and say hello on either Friday or Saturday.

11/10: Oberlin College, Fairchild Chapel @ 8PM

Oberlin NewMusic and Improvisation Collective (OINC) will be presenting  a concert of free improvisation and John Cage’s number piece. I’m directing the ensemble.

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11/14-5: University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Music Hall @ 7:30PM

I’ll be a featured composer of the Wired concert series. In addition to the concert, I will be doing a few lectures and workshops.

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Let me know if you have questions or inquires.

Joo Won’s First Recital in Ohio

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If you are in NE Ohio area,  come to my debut concert at the Oberlin Conservatory. Performance is my best way to say hello to the community.  The concert is free and open to public. I do not know many people around here yet, so please share this information to your Ohio friends who are into experimental/noise/electroacoustic sounds. Or invite your worst enemy.

New Solo Set

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I am in the process of making a new solo set. My solo concert in the past two years involved a lot of found objects processed with computer.

Then, I fell in love with no-input mixer and analog synthesizer while I was doing the 100 Strange Sounds project. As I got more acquainted with analog instruments, it felt natural to try a performance involving more circuits and less objects.

The first attempt was done at the Asheville Electro-Music Festival in May 17. The “premiere” was exiting, but also revealed things to improve. Let me share what I observed and learned from the recording made by Project Ruori.

  1. The second half of the performance is better than the first half. Beside the sounds, compare my posture at 4:00 and 14:00. Fourteen minutes is a long time to get into the zone. I need more practice and confidence.
  2. I should use stage monitors in large rooms. For found object performances, I turned off the monitors for feedback issues. I realize that doing the same is not good for this kind of performance. The electronic instruments sounded too far and muffled.
  3. Ditch the speech intro. My intention was to gradually change my speech into music, but it did not work. I tried this in other occasions, but it did not work well, either. As my undergrad teacher advised to me, start the show with music.
  4. The cabbage intro needs more preparations. I was expecting this kind of visual and sound, but the vegetable did not crush well due to the poor choice of the cabbage and limited table space. Perhaps I should cut the cabbage a little bit prior to the performance?
  5. Electronics part could use a better dynamic change. Some transition to softer part sounded as mistakes. Perhaps this problem is related to my observation 1 and 2.
  6.  According to the audiences I talked to, the offstage  melodica ending worked well. I should try to end the set by eating the mutilated cabbage in smaller venues.

Please stay tuned for videos of my future performances. Feel free to comment/mail your suggestion to improve the sound and visuals. I expect to become comfortable with this set by the third or fourth show. I will prepare and practice, but some things are only learned from performing on stage.

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