Category: music

update:  a very nice review is here.

as you may know if you are a facebook connection, i will be opening for colin stetson at the perimeter institute for theoretical physics on march 31.  in honour of that occasion, i have been working on finally making a live set for anudrutam, something i have been wanting to do for a long time.

i am happy with what is happening so far—a re-visiting of the works on the cd in a way that keeps to the ideas and intent behind the original tracks but also refreshes them for live performance.  have a listen, and see you in kitchener on the 31 of march.

http://soundcloud.com/debsinha/perimeter-institute-preview

http://soundcloud.com/debsinha/perimeter-institute-preview-1

very happy to have learned that knuckleduster received a great review in wire magazine in the upcoming april 2012 issue by none other than clive bell.  robert and i are thrilled to have this going out to the world.  hit us up on twitter to stay on top of news from the duo, including info on a show at berlin’s haus der kulturen der welt in june and our upcoming european tour.

don’t forget to visit the knuckleduster website for video, links to purchase the cd, and other news.

aaaaaaaaaaand……i’m not done.

i am honoured to be providing music for 2 works in peggy baker dance projects’ 2011 season at the art gallery of ontario: a new one hour score for move, with 16 dancers (or thereabouts), and a remount of the duo Armour, (choreographed by doug varone), which premiered in the 2010 show confluence, which was, if you recall, a full evening show of works that i had the honour to score (in 6 channels!) as well.

it promises to be a special event.  to quote from her site: Peggy Baker Dance Projects invites to you a special performance of “interior with moving figures” at the Art Gallery of Ontario. Four works from the company’s repertoire will be simultaneously and continuously performed in four different galleries throughout the AGO for 70 minutes, allowing patrons to wander between the galleries to discover the next dance.

Showtimes are irregular, so be sure to double check the links above:
Wednesday May 11, 7:00pm
Saturday May 14, 2:00pm
Sunday May 15, 2:00pm
Wednesday May 18, 7:00pm

Wednesday night shows are free admission, and the other shows are free with ticketed admission.

are you ok, with michael healey, peggy baker, and daniel brooks has closed, and it was a great ride.  the audience reaction was palpable, every night, and national post critic robert cushman called it a “perfect jewel”.  i am honoured to have shared the stage with such great artists.

stay tuned, as always, for more…

finally, there is a record of harmonium, the live AV set i created as a partner piece to the single channel video.
the live set is here:

and the original single channel version is here:

thanks to alejandro freeland for shooting this rough document of the harmonium live av project, at the gladstone hotel in toronto. thanks also to rozina kazi of LAL who invited me to perform, and of course robert lippok for being the Voice.

in the theatre today with theatre direct,working on a new show for january of 2011—a wonderful piece of physical theatre with a great history in canada, called head a tete.  it is a tremendous gift to have some time in the theatre with the cast to help guide the sound design.

off to germany soon to (among other things) have a double espresso with my knuckleduster compatriot robert lippok.  work on our new CD is nearing completion!  in the meantime, you can read and hear our contribution to the “collaboration” issue @ vague terrain, a really excellent online journal of electronic music.

new creative process with peggy baker begins in october, and i will be sound designing a major new exhibition at the art gallery of ontario about the maharajas of india.  we have an advisory committee in place, and the ago is committed to making sure there is community involvement in the mounting of this exhibition.  check out the blog and leave your comments.

next year has me in theatre mode, with new plays by the above mentioned theatre direct, with michael healy and peggy baker (directed by daniel brooks), and with pleiades theatre.  if you want to find me between january and june in toronto, check a theatre stage.  more details as they become known of course.

until next time.

back from a great time @ the sound symposium (follow the link to see some great pics from the 10 day festival).  played drums with maryem tollar but the thing i am most excited about is field, a new project by electroacoustic hurdy gurdy player ben grossman on music and myself on visuals and some digital sound.  we had our world premiere @ the festival and it went great.  some photos are here, and i will be posting video soon.

there will be much more activity in the field, so stay tuned.

for those of you in toronto, you can catch me @ dusk dances in withrow park august 3-8 @ 7pm.  i will be performing again with the inimitable peter chin/tribal crackling wind, with dancers kate holden and yves candau.

much more coming.  here are some photos from the field in st john’s, newfoundland: