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june 20-22 and 27-29, 2002

Footloose and the San Francisco Electronic Music Festival present:

ELECTRIC WORDS
A festival of Voice, Text, and Electronic Music
Hosted and curated by Amy X Neuburg and Pamela Z

Six evenings of events featuring the works of thirteen artists running Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays June 20, 21, 22 (hosted by Amy X Neuburg), and June 27, 28, 29 (hosted by Pamela Z)

All shows 8:00 PM Venue 9 252 9th Street, San Francisco Admission $10 to $15 sliding scale (per show), $25 for any three shows, or $40 for an all-show pass

For Reservations, call 415.289.2000. Advance tickets can be purchased through Ticketweb.com or at the Tix booth at Union Square

Footloose and The San Francisco Electronic Music Festival are proud to co-produce this special event– the first of its kind in the Bay Area. ELECTRIC WORDS features thirteen composers whose work centers on text and the human voice–sung, spoken, sampled and manipulated– combined with real-time electronics. Hosts/curators Amy X Neuburg and Pamela Z have chosen a diverse group of well-known and emerging composer/performers, with works ranging from sound art to art-rock to improv, and featuring an assortment of unusual instruments. The festival will present three artists per night in different combinations, with different material at every performance and a number of collaborations. There will also be informal on-stage conversations, giving each artist a chance to discuss his or her work.

The ELECTRIC WORDS festival line-up includes: Renowned radio producer, text-sound artist, and electroacoustic composer Charles Amirkhanian in a rare appearance; Electronic percussion wizard Joel Davel on the Marimba Lumina and Lightning gestural wands (with special guest– pioneering electronic instrument designer Don Buchla); from New York, Composer/author/music critic Kyle Gann, who will be in town to present a microtonal work for text and synthesizer; Allison Hennessy performing soulful songs and stories over electronic beats and textures; The duo Hmmm... (Mark Briggs and Herb Heinz) with their industrial ranting improv; Visiting from Dartmouth– Eric Lyon, composer, professor, and author of numerous computer tools performing a new text-based work; Brazilian computer music composer and sound designer Silvia Matheus presenting a work exploring the emotional breadth of human utterance; Theatrical avant-cabaret songstress Amy X Neuburg, who uses electronic drums to control effects and samples; Brass-player and electronic music composer, Amanda Piasecki who will perform in an interactive skirt made from 100 pieces of silverware; Storyteller, and musique concrete composer, Dean Santomieri delivering poetic electronic soundworks; Composer, sound installation artist, and innovative instrument designer Laetitia Sonami; Sample-based composer and cultural recycler Wobbly; and vocalist/composer Pamela Z, performing works for voice, processing, video, and the BodySynth™ controller.

(See full Festival Schedule.)

Calendar editors please note:

What: ELECTRIC WORDS: a Festival of Voice, Text, and Electronic Music
When: June 20, 21, 22 and June 27, 28, 29 8:00 PM
Where: Venue 9 252 9th Street, San Francisco
Price: $10-$15 sliding scale (per show) $25 for any 3 shows $40 for an all-show pass Info/reservations: 415.289.2000
Also Ticketweb.com, and Tix at Union Square