Tag Archives for John Somers

Winter Shows (2012)

January 28th – 29th 2012
Drift State: An Extended Evening of Audiovisual Exploration
SoftHouse
Baltimore, MD (U.S.A.)
$5 admission. Free for museum members.
www.softhouse.tumblr.com
www.contemporary.org

Join the Contemporary and the lovely folks at the SoftHouse for an all night happening of experimental, ambient, and other worldly music designed for slumber. Bring a sleeping bag, and some ZZZs.

With performances and audiovisual installations from:
Andrew Bernstein, Grayson Brown, Andrew Burt, Bow-Legged Gorilla, Renee and Miles Clark, Run DMT, Meg Rorison, Owen Gaertner, Gem Visions, Rod Hamilton, KnightMagic, Rachel London, Liz Meredith, MC Scmidt, Erik Spangler, Happy Family, John Somers, ZFCL, and others.

February 26th 2012
Will Redman’s “The Compositions”
Antreasian Gallery
1111 W 36th Street Baltimore, MD 21211 (U.S.A.)
www.willredman.com

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Fall Shows (2011)

August 12th 2011 
DEUS EX MACHINA
Erik Spangler + Liz Meredith, Chang Park + Ryan Redka, Chris Shield, Tyler Tamburo, Faith Bocian, Phill Jenkins, Nick Vyssotsky
Dionysus Club
8 E. Preston Street Baltimore MD, 21202 (U.S.A.)

August 31st 2011 
Liz Meredith & John Somers, Marc Miller, Zak Forrest, Janel & Anthony
The Windup Space (8:30 PM)
10 W. North Ave. Baltimore, Maryland 21212 (U.S.A.)
www.thewindupspace.com

Get ready!  I’m so excited for this… John Somers and I will be debuting new compositions that we’ve been writing together for the past few years.  It’ll be an entire night of music awesomeness: ripping guitar solos, bowed strings, synths, abstract sound, melodies, sparkling drones, and live video.  We’ll be joined by fellow rad people – for sure!  Performances by Liz Meredith & John Somers, Marc Miller, ZFCL, and Janel & Anthony.  8/31/2011 The Windup Space – 12 W. North Ave. Baltimore, MD 21201.  Doors at 8:30 PM.  Show at 9:30 PM. $5.

October 16th 2011 
Liz Meredith, Erik Spangler, Jason Sloan, Chang Park, Ayako Kataoka
2640 Space (7:00 PM)
2640 St. Paul Street Baltimore, Maryland 21212 (U.S.A.)
www.redemmas.org/2640

In concert:

Liz Meredith, Erik Spangler, Chang Park, Jason Slaon & Ayako Kataoka!

[[ Electronic, Ambient, Experimental Soundscapes ]]

LIZ MEREDITH (Baltimore): a string player, improviser, and composer whose work encompasses instrumental compositions, ambient music, song-oriented pieces, graphic scores, and solo improvisations. A “creator of string-based, electronically textured drones made to soothe souls…” – Baltimore City Paper (2010). www.lizmeredith.com

ERIK SPANGLER (a.k.a. DJ Dubble8, Baltimore): equally engaged with ensemble improvisation, live sample-based mixing, guerilla community sound art, hybrid electronica production, and notated chamber music, Spangler aims to dissolve cultural boundaries while drawing all corners of inspiration into cohesive sound images. www.dubble8productions.com

CHANG_PARK (Baltimore/Seoul): a sound / new media artist and electronic musician. Through interactive installation, performance, composition, he explores sound as a subliminal communication between object and space in terms of psychoacoustics. www.twitter.com/CHANG_PARK

JASON SLOAN (Baltimore): an electronic musician, composer, new.media, sound and net.work artist. His work creates a collective experience between the viewer, listener and artist, examining aspects of immateriality and its connection in life, death, memory, systems and the virtual world. www.jasonsloan.com

AYAKO KATAOKA (Baltimore): a multidisciplinary artist originally from Tokyo, her performances, and videos have been presented at places such as Tokyo International Dance Video Festival, San Francisco International Arts Festival, Transmodern Festival, Los Solos Series, High Zero Festival, and Electrogals Festival. www.saisui.wordpress.com

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Fall Shows (2009)

August 15th 2009
Solo Performances by: Liz Meredith, Matt Wellins
The Red Room, Baltimore, MD (U.S.A.)
www.redroom.org

New graphic score compositions by Liz Meredith:

October 17th 2009
New String Compositions by Samuel Burt, Janus Trio
The Red Room, Baltimore, MD (U.S.A.)
www.redroom.org

October 22nd 2009
John Berndt’s Second Nature
The University of Maryland (UMBC), Baltimore, MD (U.S.A.)
www.umbc.edu

October 24th 2009
Soft Fest
Liz Meredith & John Somers Collaboration + Many Others!
Baltimore, MD (U.S.A.)
www.myspace.com/softfest

October 28th 2009
Performances by: Liz Meredith & John Somers, Myrmyr, Ayako Kataoka
The Windup Space, Baltimore MD (U.S.A.)
 www.thewindupspace.com

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Artscape “Exotic Hypnotic” Music Series (2009)

2009 ARTSCAPE:

Hi Everyone,

I’m excited to announce a very special collaboration:

LIZ MEREDITH (((strings))) / JOHN SOMERS (((guitars)))

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John Somers and I will be performing for the 2009 Artscape “Exotic Hypnotic” Music Series. It should be delightful… We’ll be throwing down some dazzling sounds. Yay! Awesome!

F.Y.I.

Artscape Festival / Exotic Hypnotic Series / Liz Meredith / John Somers

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