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Duane Pitre, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, Jesse Sparhawk, and Zachary James WatkinsPost an Event »

The Lab

November 30 - December 1, 2012

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2948 16th Street San Francisco, CA
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Friday, November 30, 2012 9 PM $5 - $15 sliding scale Duane Pitre (NOLA) is an American avant-garde composer, performer, and sound artist. His work often focuses on the interaction between electronic sound and acoustic instrumentation, chaos and discipline, as well as site-specificity. The composer frequently utilizes alternate tuning schemes that focus on microtonality, enabling him to explore unaccustomed intervallic relationships. Pitre has been featured in publications such as The Wire, Foxy Digitalis, Pitchfork, Dusted, and NewMusicBox. His work has been released by various labels including Important Records, Root Strata, NNA, and Quiet Design. His newest album, entitled Feel Free, was released to critical acclaim in April 2012 on Important Records (CD/LP). http://www.duanepitre.com/ Jefre Cantu-Ledesma (SF/Berlin) is a musician based in San Francisco. His solo work is often centered around the electric guitar, and finding new ways to process it. He is a founding member of many groups, including Tarentel, The Alps & Portraits. http://www.shiningskull.org Jesse Sparhawk (NYC) is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser whose instruments include harp, guitar, and electric bass. He studied harp with principal harpist of the New York Philharmonic, Myor Rosen and Eastman School of Music’s Kathleen Bride between the ages of 10 and 17 and performed at New York City’s Carnegie Hall at the age of 15. He has over 40 independent recording credits to his name performing various instruments. He has toured the US and Europe as a solo artist and with several singer-songwriters and bands including Fern Knight, Free Energy, The Valerie Project, Timesbold, Marissa Nadler, and Greg Weeks (of the Philadelphia-based band Espers). http://jessesparhawk.bandcamp.com/album/sixty-strings Zachary James Watkins (OAK) “My art practice involves the invention of instruments, the live performance of these instruments in my original compositions, improvised settings and sound installations. Instruments include hand made “simple” automata, circuit bent electronics and SuperCollider software instruments that analyze and generate sounds and control data. These instruments employ a range of interfacing methods and performance paradigms, which are both areas of critical concern that my work will continue to engage." www.zacharyjameswatkins.com