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PAST EVENTS

 

11/28 The Burning Harpsichord presents Rhodri Davies and Mark Wastell, with support from...well, maybe me and someone else, we'll see. Pay at the door or book in advance at The Lemon Tree...email for more details or go here. (part of SOUND)

11/09 Friday, Performing with new percussion group Paella, Marichall Museum Picture Gallerey. Premiere of new works by Brent Fariss, Travis Weller, and special guest, David Revill who will be present at the concert (composer and biographer of John Cage). Paella will also be performing Cage's 'Child of Tree, and Branches'. 7:45pm, free, donations accepted. (part of SOUND)

Revill will be giving a talk at noon that same day, in room 055, at the University of Aberdeen, McRoberts Building.

10/27-28 Hosting Improvisation workshop with Fred Frith, to be followed by a performance by the workshop participants on the Sunday. 5pm, McRoberts Building. Performance Free. (part of SOUND)

10/23 Hosting Jack Wright, Saxophonist, with support from Mickel Mass. Peacock Visual Arts, Aberdeen. 7pm, Donations of 3-5 accepted at door.

10/21 Hosting new radio program for experimental music on SHMUFM, The Fog.

Dedicated to exploring the hazy realms of experimental music, this 2 hour weekly program focuses on sound art and experimental music from the past, present, and near future. Interviews, live studio sessions, underground detritus, found recordings, live electronics, field recordings, and even an occasional blues track will find themselves
blurred together by prof_lofi into a mixed bag of the bizarre.

Sundays 10pm to Midnight. SHMUFM: http://www.shmu.org.uk/shmufm.m3u
or in Aberdeen on 99.8 FM

 

09/28 Installation from Nexus project installed at the An Tuireann Art Space in Skye with other participants. email for details.

 

09/26The Burning Harpsichord presents Lee Paterson and Owen Green. The Lemon Tree, September 26th, doors at 7, music at 730 pm, 6 pounds. Patterson will give an artist talk at 5pm at Peacock Visual Arts (free)! Pay at the door or book in advance at The Lemon Tree...email for more details or go here.

09/02 Performing at the State Sanctioned Showcase in Bristol at the Cube Cinema. Email, or Go here for details: Cube

06/11 The Burning Harpsichord presents Keith Rowe, Bennett Hog and Noma. The Lemon Tree, June 11th, 730 pm, 6 pounds. Rowe will give a workshop at 230 same day/space for 5 pounds (bring an instrument), both for 10. Not to be missed! Pay at the door or book in advance at The Lemon...email for more details.

photo by David Reid

06/09 Participating in NEXUS project with Duncan Hart via Limousine Bull. Opening at Limousine Bull Gallery Saturday noon. Visual art and sonic installation.

 

06/03 Tripartite Collision reviewed by Caleb Deupree in Furthernoise.

05/25 Flat Art opening and performance with Craig Barrowman, Brian Ross, and video and performance by Bill Thompson. [mp3 of performance for cymbal]

03/05 Tripartite Collision reviewed in Resonance Magazine, issue 53.

03/01 Awarded the GAVAA (Grays Aberdeen Visual Arts Award) to develop an interactive video program to integrate video and audio for live performance.

02/21 NEW RELEASE: "...of memory and dreams." from 2006's Huddersfield performance, to be released on 7things.

 

PRS ATOM AWARD Tour 2007

02/24 w/ Patrick Keenan, Edinburgh, at the RSA as part of the "Body Parts 3"Exhibition, 4pm.

BODY PARTS IS BACK!

23 – 25 February 2007

Body Parts, the annual celebration of performance art hosted by the Royal Scottish Academy and the Society of Scottish Artists returns for a third year.

With performances by: Darren Farquhar, Leah Lovett & Sandy Grierson, Natalie Taylor and Jane Gardner, Michelle Horacek, Psychohousewife, Anthony Schrag, prof-lofi & P Keenan, Lisa Keiko Kirton, Alberta Whittle, Jefford Horrigan, Colette Sadler

03/20 w/ Patrick Keenan, Bennet Hogg, and others. Artist talk/workshop at Newcastle University, recital room, Armstron building. performance at 6:30pm, £2 (free for music students). email for details.

03/28 w/ Patrick Keenan, Aberdeen, at The Lemon Tree, 7:30pm, 5 pounds (special guests Jack Keenan doing live video, Mickel Mass, with new video by Steve Morisson, and Adam H. Taylor as Hypnoerotomachia).

***This event kicks off a new quarterly experimental music series at the Lemon Tree in Aberdeen. This evening will feature myself and Patrick as a duet, performing with Jack Keenan on live improvised video (using hacked tv's, webcams, laptop, custom made circuits and more). Also performing will be Mickel Mass (who recently performed with Faust in Germany) playing with a video composed by local video artist Stephen Morrison who produced this piece especially for this event. And starting off the whole night is Adam H. Taylor, who's work is starting to gain more attention in local circles under the moniker Hypnoerotomachia.
For future events we're looking to bring in a range of other artists (Keith Rowe and others) for this series. Doors at 7:30, £5.

04/03 w/ Will Guthrie (live electronics and modified percussion), Aberdeen, 8pm, St Andrews Cathedral, King St. Doors 7:30, donations accepted, email for details.

04/13 An evening of Live Electronics and Improvisation, London, Friday, April 13th, 8:30 pm. at the Flea Pit, http://www.thefleapit.com
Donations accepted at the door.

Featuring: "Circuit Blasting" by Strange Attractor vs Disinformation and in duet: Prof_lofi and Mark Wastell
http://billthompson.org/ and www.confront.info with live video improvisation by Jack Keenan

04/18 w/ Patrick Keenan and Jack Keenan (doing live video), and Toshi Nakamura and video artist Billy Roisz. Manchester at Islington Mill, email for details.

04/21 with/ Mickel Mass opening for Wolf Eyes in Aberdeen, at The Tunnels. email for more info.

04/25 w/ Mathew Sansom and John Butcher, at the University of Surrey in Guildford. email for details.

***More being planned. Email for more details or if you would like to host an event!

SOUNDASART CONFERENCE: BLURRING OF THE BOUNDARIES online content of keynote speakers and performances now available via 360TV:

Christina Kubisch

Rajesh Mehta

Bill Thompson and Patrick Keenan

and Keith Rowe, Rajesh Mehta, and Rohan de Saram

 

11/24-26 SOUNDASART CONFERENCE: BLURRING OF THE BOUNDARIES!!!!

A conference in Aberdeen focusing on the emerging art form Sound Art. Keynote speakers include Dr. Jonty Harrison, Dr. Christina Kubisch, and Rajesh Mehta. Guest artists and performers include Keith Rowe, Rohan de Saram, Giancarlo Toniutti, James Wyness, Karen Hay, Pete Stollery and the scottish invisible arts group, Patrick Keenan, myself and others. Visit the urbanNovember website for more details. Register Now!!! (It's free!) part of the SOUND FESTIVAL.

11/21 premier of new works for organ and electronics, performed by Dr. Roger B. Williams III. pieces by myself, claire m. singer, and others. Kings College, Chapel. 7:45pm, free. part of the SOUND FESTIVAL.

11/18 performing a new live electronics work at Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival to be recorded for future release on Seven Things.

11/7 performing live electronics set at st. andrew's cathedral, aberdeen. 9pm, free. part of the SOUND FESTIVAL.

11/02 speaking on The Radio Cafe, BBC Radio Scotland 1:10 pm

10/28 speaking at the AROHA Oral History conference in Fraserburgh about community sound art projects with children.

10/12-15 speaking and performing with urbanNovember at "salon international" in Emmenbrücke/Luzern, Switzerland.

10/16 Awarded PRS Foundation ATOM Award 2006

09/23 cdr release on bremsstrahlung recordings of untitled (mcalpine) available now.

09/06-24 TEXAS TOUR!!!

09/11 El Paso: Rubin Center-artist talk and performance (solo live electronics) [press release] [Rubin Center Activities]

09/14 San Marcos: Texas State University in San Marcos- artist talk and solo performance (live electronics), world premier of 'for gates' by the Gates Ensemble, other performances by Dr. Russell Riepe, Richard Hall, and others. 8pm, Recital Hall.

09/15 Austin: ToneBurst Experimental Music Festival-Ceremony Hall-solo live electronics and in ensemble w/ Rick Reed, Gates, and others.

09/16 Austin: Performing Cage's "Variations II" and "Sculptures Musicales" with the Gates Ensemble at Michelle Shumann's "Happy Birthday Mr. Cage" Concert at Hyde Park Methodist Church, 8pm..

09/01-03 performing with faust and mickel mass at faust's avantgarde festival in hamburg.

 

08/23 tripartite collision cd release on State Sanctioned Records. available now, here!

08/17 performing with simon gall and crew at kef's on belmont street, midnight.

08/07-11 conducting a circuit bending workshop with young people at whitespace gallery. [photos soon]

08/02 performing with Mickel Mass, Tunnels, 8pm. also on, welfare mothers and Auto Da Fe.

07/26 performing live electronics with diana simpson and josh kopecek, 7.30pm, Streetlevel Photoworks, glasgow.

photo by davina gray

07/2006 participating as workshop leader for MPSIX program in aberdeen and dundee. bbc interview here. details here.

06/19 performing at the sound and anthropology conference at st. andrews university.

05/31-06/16 participated with the sonic arts network as workshop leader for the sonic postcards project at southpark and lochpots primary schools in aberdeen.

05/30 Performing with Mickel Mass, Tunnels, 8pm.

photo by davina gray

05/09/2006 as part of avp and the sonic research group of nottingham trent university, performing with keith rowe at southwell artspace. also conducting an artist talk and workshop with rowe and david reid.

photos by roger parry

04/2006 a new cd featuring last year's performance of feb'23rd and tripartite collision being released by state sanctioned records. more info [here].

04/14 playing with prog/punk improv group, mickel mass, at snafu in aberdeen, 10pm.

03/2006 participated with the sonic arts network as workshop leader for the sonic postcards project at westhill primary in aberdeen.

03/2006 video of last year's performance at the avp festival in derbyshire are now available on misha david's site [here] and [here].

03/10 and 11 HARPSICHORD:BURNING

On March 10th, 8pm, Bill Thompson premiers a new work for prepared harpsichord and live electronics at Peacock Visual Arts. He is assisted by Patrick Keenan and the evening will open with James Wyness performing on homemade instruments and live electronics. Doors open at 7pm. Free. http://www.peacockvisualarts.co.uk/

On March 11th, 9:30pm, on the beach of Footdee, Bill Thompson presents his outdoor installation, HARPSICHORD:BURNING.

***a dvd of both nights is scheduled for release later this year .email for details.

03/09 bbc radio scotland interview concerning HARPSICHORD:BURNING [mp3]

SoundTransit is a collaborative, online community dedicated to field recording and phonography. On this site, you can plan a sonic journey through various locations recorded around the world, or you can search the database for specific sounds by different artists from certain places. If you are a phonographer, you can also contribute your recordings for others to enjoy.

 

goodbye 2005...

an amazing year for me in the u.k., both personally and artistically. thank you everyone that made my experience such a positive one (including the unending support of friends and family stateside.) i've met so many amazing people, attended great shows and openings, and been able to develop more then ever before. please check the above link to access some of last years events...and now on to 2006!

 

12/12 mark ragsdale sent me his beautiful realization of my untitled bass piece no. 1 using an electric bass and ebow. [mark's mp3] [original mp3]

he describes his interpretation:

"The whole piece was done entirely without me touching the strings except for one little slip where you might hear the slightest of touches with the Ebow. The breath was used to resonate the body of the Fender Jazz as I held it against my stomach and chest. From there the piezo bridge pickups were running into a Sansamp Bass D.I. and from there into Sony HiMD MZ-RH10. Then I came back to the laptop and pumped this sound file into speakers, while the bass set on top. All four strings of the Fender tuned within a half step of E, with none of the strings having the same tuning. It was like stoking a fire and it took three times of pumping it through the speaker to build up to the right volume for a consistent sound. At this point there was nothing touching the guitar except the balancing of it on top of the speaker. After it became nice and thick I began to play around with the Ebow on those same strings and was able to create a separate track that was finally mixed in."

11/2005 Michael Rhoades recently released a brilliant cd in which he transformed samples for untitled (mcalpine) into his cd length composition Multiverse. he also worked in colaberation with visual artist sylvia pengilly.

Young artists of Inverurie work with Pete Stollery, Adam Proctor, and Bill Thompson to produce sonic and visual compositions of their impressions of Inverurie. Their works will be projected and performed on multiple speaker and visual turntables using cutting edge technology. Also on the bill are new works by the facilitators themselves (adam proctor, pete stollery, bill thompson, and james wyness).
tripartite collision [mp3]

live electronics, multiple speaker diffusion, improvised video
by adam proctor, pete stollery, and bill thompson

using sounds from malfunctioning electronics, computer drives, and electrical feedback, combined with amplified live sounds, mixed over 24 speakers and all within the presence of images mixed in real time from the chevrolet propaganda movie 'the american engineer', proctor, stollery, and thompson explore ideas of the the indeterminate, the serendipitous, and the sublime.

web definitions for collision

(physics) an brief event in which two or more bodies come together; "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction"

tri·par·tite Pronunciation (tr-pärtt)
adj.
1. Composed of or divided into three parts.
2. Relating to or executed by three parties: a tripartite agreement.
tripart·tition (-tshn) n

11/19 experimental music showcase #4 included as part of aberdeen SOUND festival. featuring doug ferguson from austin texas, bill thompson, and andy la kipp, partrick keenan, and steve morrison. doors at 7pm, mcrobert building (king/st machar drive), university of aberdeen. £5 suggested donation (£3 concessions). more information here (mp3's and pix).

photo by steve morrison

11/01-12/01 in/transience included as part of the aberdeen SOUND festival, installed within the aberdeen train station for the month of november. [mp3]

photo by dr. jim bednar

this installation explores the transient nature of public spaces, specifically the aberdeen train station. so much of our lives are spent tuning out the immediate environment while in transition, that we miss the beauty of the world around us. much of my work involves exploring sounds that often go unnoticed either because they are too quiet, or too obvious -and thus ignored - as we bustle about our busy day. in this work, as in others, i'm interested in tuning into these sounds and refocusing attention to hear them, as though for the first time.

10/21-11/6 toward sublimity included as part of urbanNovember's exhibition oil and the city at the maritime museum aberdeen. opening 10/21, 6:30 to 8 pm (food, drink, artist talks, and more) [mp3 sample]

"For those personages, presenting themselves to us and inflaming our ardour and as it were illumining our path, will carry our minds in a mysterious way to the high standards of sublimity which are imaged within us." Longinus, On the Sublime (tr. W. Rhys Roberts)

toward sublimity, a multiple speaker audio/visual installation that explores the sounds and images of an off shore oil rig. since moving to aberdeen and living off of the north sea, i have been fascinated by these structures. the sounds and images experienced by the men and women who spend so much of their time on these rigs are indeed some of the most beautiful, intense, and unique in the world. this first piece, in a proposed series of installations, explores an abstracted reflection of these sounds drawn from a small video clip provided (gratefully) by jake molloy. the title is drawn from a treatise on the sublime by longinus, in reference to the sublime beauty of both the sensory experiences found aboard these structures, as well as reflecting the spirit of the men and women who work upon them

other artists presenting works include duncan hart (visual art and documentation relating his experiences exploring life without the use of petrol-chemicals), as well as the new social art school premiering a documentary focusing on the impact of the oil industry on aberdeen. email for more information.

09/16-18 performing as part of avp festival held in the south derbyshire town of melbourne. other artists include rhodri davis, mark wastell, and others. currated by misha david. [mp3]

05/12-(12/01)... resonare/in absentia installation included as part of discoveries xxxiiii spring concert, university of aberdeen, marischal museum

[concert] [installation] [concert review] [curratorial review] [mp3 sample] (featured on bbc radio 4-mp3 clip)

In this piece, I was granted access to the museum's collection of ancient Greek pottery. I wanted my work to somehow honor them without misappropriating their identity, as so often happens with museum artifacts. I decided to focus on the resonance that dwells within each vase, building a multiple cd/speaker installation that combines these delicate hums and whispers.

My intention was to metaphorically ‘leave no fingerprints’ in that I intended to focus on the untreated and un-manipulated resonances. By using miniature microphones carefully dipped within the center of each vase, I was able to keep my contact to a minimum.

Later when I edited the source recordings, miniscule unintentional sounds made by myself became apparent. Instead of editing these out, I decided to incorporate them into the installation to remind myself that even with the best intentions, it is impossible to not leave some trace when coming into contact with another culture.

'Resonare' means to sound and resound, and 'in absentia' means in the absence of, so this work attempts to give voice to the resonance that has quietly reflected the sounds around them since they came into existence.

09/23 lunch time concert with adam proctor on visuals at inverurie secondary school as part of workshop for upcoming see hear, inverurie concert.

08/26 performing new work as part of phill harding's exhibition ubiquitous in southsquare center in bradford. other artists include phill harding and patrick mcginley (murmer). [pix]

08/26 untitled (mcalpine) released on josh russell's net label bremsstrahlung recordings (with a 50 cdr release pending in 2006).

footdee is a small scottish fishing village off of the north sea. having just moved here a year ago from texas, it’s still a novel experience for me to walk my dog along the beach each night. the sonic landscape is vastly different from that of texas with its cicadas, crickets, frogs and the like. in footdee, or ‘fitee’ as the locals pronounce it, the most pervasive sound is that of wind and sea. you either notice the huge gusts and crashing waves, or you notice their absence on the occasional calm night. on this particular evening however, something remarkable was ringing out across the village. on the edge of the harbor, a new control tower is being constructed. as the wind was blowing through the structure and the various pipes of the scaffolding, it was causing them to resonate and literally ring out across the village. the sound carried by the wind was absolutely ethereal, and seemed to hang in the air. returning that night and dodging the lights of ships coming in and out of the harbor, i scaled the fence to make the recording from which this selection is taken.

08/15 hogmanay on the north sea included on dale lloyd's final (7th) cdr compilation for phonography.org. [mp3]

08/10 resonare featured on bbc 4 PM [mp3]

07/09 to 07/15 facilitating young urban explorers workshop with mark brennan and chris ganley. young people will be led to explore and reflect on their urban surroundings visually and sonically. email for details. [mp3 samples of the young artists' work: 1 2 3 4 5]

07/10 hogmanay on the north sea broadcast in july on fieldworks excellent radio/internet program

07/01 premiere of the garioch community center heartstone video shallow eyes in invererie

06/26 limited cdr release from aberdeen available.

bill thompson, of aberdeen, audio installation, 8 hours

this piece is an 8 hour soundwalk recorded binaurally during one long continuous exploration of aberdeen. it is converted into an mp3 file and loops continuously. the idea for the work is very simple: throughout our day we filter out the sounds around us in order to focus on going where we're going, doing what we need to do etc. as a result, we miss the beauty of our ambient surroundings. i wanted to create a work that would explore these surroundings but also encourage listeners to hear these sounds aesthetically as well. due to the sheer length of the piece, it is hoped that listeners will get lost within the work and not be able to predict when or where they are within the soundwalk. in hearing these sounds out of context, listeners are encouraged to listen (and thus 'hear' them) as though for the first time. this soundwalk also traces my own exploration as i wander around the city, led only by sounds that interest me, documented only by sounds i hear.

06/01-06/17 field recordings (hogmanay, country auction, and reflections) included in SOUNDSCAPEpgh, a street installation presented in conjunction with the three rivers arts festival in downtown pittsburgh, pa.

SOUNDSCAPEpgh is presenting soundworks from all over the world that relate to, address, contrast, or bring attention to the city/urban soundscape. the recordings will be played through several audio devices installed outside along a city block in downtown Pittsburgh, PA during the first two weeks of June.

05/24 added new featured download, reflections installation, to site

05/21 performing feb'23rd as part of 'stop, look, listen' exhibit at the royal scottish academy in edinburgh. email for details

04/28/05 presented sound art workshop and performance at grays school of art. email for details

04/07/05 added pix of ems 3 to site

03/19/05 participating in urbanNovember's oil and the city project

03/18-19/05 participated in a-n's artist field trip to manchester

03/17/05 experimental music showcase no. 3, featuring performances by local experimental musicians. 7:30 pm, student union, hilton campus, building g. email for details

03/07/05 performing in varese's ionisation

03/05/05 added new featured download

03/04/05 phonography show aired on resonancefm at 20:30, 03/04. (mp3's of show available here)

03/04/05 added photos and video of stop look listen event

03/01/05 working with garioch youth group on sound to image project

02/23/05 performing as part of the 'stop, look, listen' exhibit at peacocks visual arts center, 7:30 pm

01/27/05 experimental music showcase no. 2, present's the first annual scotland (and uk) phonography concert, 7:30 pm, student union, hilton campus, building g. email for details

01/26/05 interview on ideasfactory.com published

01/24/05 'hogmanay on the north sea' included in aaron ximm's quiet american: one minute vacation

01/03/05 added 'featured download' to works page

01/02/05 added 'hogmanay on the north sea' mp3 to works page

12/30/04 added 'my other life' to the gallery

12/21/04 started work on video project, homage to brakhage. [real player sample]

12/20/04 submitted recording as part of peter m. wyer's simultaneity project

12/04-21/04 assemblage series 1 premiered as part of south square centre's end of year show

12/04/04 added mp3's summer (exerpt) and windmill (exerpt) to works page

11/25/04 added pictures of reflection installation to gallery

11/24/04 added guestbook to site

11/23-28/04 participating as an artist within urbannovember to install a sound installation, as part of the atlas of urban aberdeen project. several artists will participate over the course of the week. from urbannnovember's site:

Over the course of a week, urbanNovember develops an Atlas of Urban Aberdeen, as a (temporary) physical installation at Limousine Bull and an ongoing virtual presence on the Internet. Location: Limousine Bull, 36-48 Langstone Place, Aberdeen. Contact Peter Troxler, +44 (0) 7764-583586 for details

11/17-19/04 assisting pete stollery with a sonic art project working with children to record sounds and construct a short piece to be performed at the discoveries concert in banchory

11/16/04 added experimental music in scotland page to the site

11/11/04 experimental music showcase no. 1, featuring performances by james wyness, bill thompson, and pete stollery. live electronics, sound diffusion, avant-glitch. 7:30 pm, student union, hilton campus, building g. email for details

11/04/04 opening for christ and frog pocket at dr drakes, details

10/27/04 hosting weekly improv workshop, details

10/26/04 hosting monthly experimental music showcase at aberdeen university student union, details

10/01/04 moved to scotland to start phd at the university of aberdeen, details

09/18/04 spoke and performed at sonic arts event number 2 at leeds metropolitan university

08/01/04 launched www.billthompson.org

07/05/04 relocated to uk, ashton underlyne, outside of manchester, england

07/03/04 BOOBAPALOOZA bill thompson's good bye concert will be saturday, july 3rd at rick reed's clubhouse in the windridge apartment complex. several of austin's finest experimental performers/groups will be there and I hope all of you can make it out. the event starts at 5pm, music at 6pm. performances include an installation by alex keller, a solo performance by brandon young, a duet with brent fariss and nick hennies, a duet with doug ferguson and trey smith, and performances by brekekekekexkoaxkoax (with josh ronsen, bill thompson, jacob green, and vanessa arn), field (rick reed, bill thompson, brent fariss), and finally gates (travis weller, josh ronsen, brent fariss, jacob green, holand hopson, and bill thompson.)

06/28/04 austin cobra ensemble's 3rd monthly concert at the church of the friendly ghost. check here for details.

06/26/04 the gates enemble performs as part of concert series in houston at the commerce street artist warehouse. also performing: price taggery, josh russell, james eck rippie, and juan garcia.

http://www.angbase.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=261

06/24/04 josh ronsen presents the first in a series of improv concerts at the church of the friendly ghost: AINT - austinnitus improv night. performances by bill thompson (electronics), sarah norris (percussion), nick hennies (percussion), keith manlove (bassoon/electronics), and derrick fore (bass clarinet). church of the friendly ghost, 8 pm.

06/11/04 brent fariss and bill thompson acting as co-directors of amoda's performance series present richard chartier, rick reed, jacob green and josh ronsen at ballet austin.

05/30/04 bill thompson performs with the austin cobra ensemble in its monthly concert of cobra.

05/25/04 video of bill thompson and brent fariss's 'august' premiere at amoda's first performance series shown at chicago's lumen eclipse

05/07/04 bill thompson participates in doug fergousons 12 guitar orchestra and performs with rick reed, brent fariss, and alex keller in field at the church of the friendly ghost.

05/01/04 bill thompson and josh ronsen play field recordings with other artists in fort worth. email for details.

04/25/04 supplement presents john zorn's cobra at the church of the friendly ghost. email for details.

04/2-3-4/04 austin's new music coop presents 3 nights of music by the new york school composers.

03/20/04 bill thompson plays with austin noise quartet at rancho relaxo's non-sxsw show case.

03/27/04 bill thompson with new music coop and gates play informal concert of works by the new york school at the church of the friendly ghost in conjunction with progressive potluckers.

03/23/04 bill thompson with new music coop and gates plays concert of works by the new york school at texas state university. email for details.

03/13/04 noisefest at the church of the friendly ghost. the show features brent fariss and alex keller, rick reed and bill thompson, and headlining is richard ramirez (owner of deadline records) with his band black leather jesus. 8pm. email for details.

03/06/04 brent fariss, rick reed, and bill thompson perform as part of noise show in houston at superhappyfunland. 8pm. email for details.

02/28/04 josh ronsen and alex keller (and others) present the fluxus cafe at the church of the friendly ghost. 8pm. email for details.

02/21/04 thomfaricraw present loft series 10 featuring josh russell (who runs the record label bremsstrahlung recordings), carlos pozo and matt roberson of angbase (as price taggery), with video by eye against eye and the u.s. premier (in installation form) of leif inge's 9beetstretch. email for details.

02/06/04 brent fariss, bill thompson, and alex keller perform as part of the upcoming supplement showcase february 6th, 8pm at the church of the friendly ghost. email for more details.

02/01/04 EMIT bill thompson and doug ferguson unveil the experimentalmusicintexas.org site.

01/29/04 windridge concert series presents: alex keller solo, nick hennies and aaron russell as a duet, and rick reed, vanessa arns, doug ferguson, and bill thompson as a quartet. live electronics and more. 8pm. email for details.