mantra in a

Mantra 2010-2011

2011-09-09T14:23:00.000-07:00

all 365 A's and exit signs ending at the same time!

2009-2010 week 52

2010-07-13T10:26:00.000-07:00

here's the last week of the year!!! i'm switching back to the first year's combination of having all 365 "A's" starting at the same time, and I'm not sure how often i'm going to post this year...

week 52:

the performers/instruments list:
julie fitzgerald, rondel tooley, heath thacker, me singing; me and agnes szelag humming; sarah palmer on nord lead wurlitzer sound; agnes and me singing; organ from the adventure science center in nashville, tn; the atomic bomb audition in rehearsal tuning; agnes and me whistling; jason hoopes singing

and here's the exit/stop sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 51

2010-07-13T10:23:00.000-07:00

week 51:

the performers/instruments list:
me on grillz whistle from jerry's restaurant in bowling green, ky; heath thacker, patrick allen, me, brandon mitchell singing; me on mandolin; patrick allen and me singing; me singing; walking piano at the adventure science center in nashville, tn

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 50

2010-07-13T10:17:00.000-07:00

week 50:

the performers/instruments list:
noah phillips on electric guitar; the crowd of vuvuzelas from the spain vs. honduras FIFA world cup 2010 soccer game (pitched down 1/2 step); agnes szelag and me humming; me on cello; me humming and whistling at the same time; me whistling (ring modulated); bell on flight to nashville

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 49

2010-06-21T15:26:00.000-07:00

week 49:

the performers/instruments list:
kala ramnath on violin; alee karim on voice; jason hoopes on bass; me humming; karl evangelista singing; agnes szelag and me singing; me humming again

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 48

2010-06-21T14:45:00.000-07:00

week 48:

the performers/instruments list:
shahzad ismaily and me singing; me humming; wine bottle; water bottle from chateau faverolles; sample from the divine comedy's "can you stand upon one leg?"; me singing; myrmyr from st. mark's church "unweathered embers" concert (featuring Alee Karim (baritone, resonator guitar), Ben Bracken (tenor, bells), Caroline Penwarden (mezzo-soprano, accordion, singing bowls), Damon Waitkus (tenor, dulcimer), Jason Hoopes (baritone, upright bass), Jennifer Harper (alto, glockenspiel), Jon Porras (tenor, guitar), Kate McLoughlin (alto, bassoon), Lisa McGee (soprano, harmonium), M Mara-Ann (alto, mbira), Michael Elrod (tenor, symphonic gong), Sarah Elena Palmer (mezzo-soprano, guitar), Shayna Dunkelman (marimba), Suki O’Kane (bass drum, orff instrument), Tom Duff (bass voice), Vanessa Beggs (soprano, guitar), Eli Wise (guitar, voice), & Bob Marsh (cello, voice))

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 47

2010-06-08T10:57:00.000-07:00

week 47:

the performers/instruments list:
me whistling; dan bau (korean monochord) from chateau faverolles studio in france; piano from faverolles; carla kihlstedt on violin, zeena parkins on accordion; me singing; acoustic guitar

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 46

2010-06-08T10:56:00.001-07:00

week 46:

the performers/instruments list:
me humming; me singing at the park hotel in moers, germany; cosa brava (carla kihlstedt, matthias bossi, shahzad ismaily, zeena parkins, fred frith, me) singing in the van; bass banjo from palm guitars in amsterdam; piano in the lobby of the hotel hauser

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 45

2010-06-08T10:55:00.001-07:00

week 45:

the performers/instruments list:
agnes szelag, marielle jakobsons, me singing; ARP axxe; pom bottle; me whistling; jason hoopes and me on piano; sarah palmer, noah phillips, agnes, me singing

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 44

2010-06-08T10:54:00.001-07:00

week 44:

the performers/instruments list:
pom bottle; ARP axxe; me whistling; aram shelton on bass clarinet; agnes szelag and me singing; jordan glenn on marimba

and here's the exit/stop sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 43

2010-06-08T10:41:00.000-07:00

week 43:

the performers/instruments list:
agnes szelag on singing bowl, me singing; vacuum cleaner; maryclare brzytwa and me singing; me singing; agnes on cello and piano; me singing; chuck johnson on lemonade bottle

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 42

2010-05-07T13:09:00.001-07:00

week 42:

the performers/instruments list:
jordan glenn and me on piano at amnesia bar; truck reverse warning from home depot; me whistling; piano from urban ore; chuck johnson and me on synths; piano at flux 53; me singing

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 41

2010-05-07T13:06:00.000-07:00

week 41:

the performers/instruments list:
adria cardwell on amplified accordion; me singing (X3); luke selden on banjo, me on baritone ukulele; maryclare brzytwa singing; jack o' the clock on banjo (damon waitkus) and bass guitar (jason hoopes)

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 40

2010-05-07T13:01:00.000-07:00

week 40:

the performers/instruments list:
steaz bottle (from the vertical diner in salt lake city, UT); toy glockenspiel (at a thrift store in the middle of nevada); me singing; singing bowl; re-recording of previous A's; more me singing

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 39

2010-05-07T13:00:00.000-07:00

week 39:

the performers/instruments list:
myrmyr (agnes szelag & marielle jakobsons) and me on kokle; marielle jakobsons on accordion; me on pom bottle; agnes and me singing (at a canyon in zion national park AND at observation point in zion)

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 38

2010-05-07T12:57:00.000-07:00

week 38:

the performers/instruments list:
henry on trumpet; hillary overberg on violin, me on acoustic guitar; michael gardner cox on supercollider synth, me on ARP axxe; me singing; steel tongue drum; me on toy piano; myrmyr (agnes szelag & marielle jakobsons) tuning

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 37

2010-05-07T12:45:00.000-07:00

week 37:

the performers/instruments list:
me on handbell; chuck johnson on acoustic guitar; agnes szelag on voice and glass armonica; me on charango; agnes on kalimba; the atomic bomb audition tuning

and here's the exit/stop sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 36

2010-05-07T12:44:00.000-07:00

week 36:

the performers/instruments list:
the atomic bomb audition tuning; mike guarino on bowed xylophone; me singing; me on xylophone, damon waitkus singing; me on electric bass; agnes szelag on butterfly harp at clarion music center

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 35

2010-05-07T12:42:00.000-07:00

week 35:

the performers/instruments list:
the atomic bomb audition singing; agnes szelag and me singing; hande erdem on violin, heather vorwerck on cello, emily packard on viola, deborah katz on violin (string quartet for marty mcginn's concert at trinity chapel); agnes on electric cello; me singing; cory wright on baritone saxophone; SSL9000 console oscillator

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 34

2010-05-07T12:04:00.000-07:00

week 34:

the performers/instruments list:
maryclare brzytwa on flute; barn owl and me on electric guitars; alee karim on bass guitar; shayna dunkelman on glockenspiel, jordan glenn on vibraphone; phillip greenlief on saxophone; gregg kowalsky on iphone sruti box; me singing

and here's the exit/stop sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 33

2010-03-03T15:20:00.000-08:00

week 33:

the performers/instruments list:
alee karim on electric guitar; melodica; oscillator app for the iphone; citara mini harpa; zeena parkins on nord keyboard; upright piano at the paul dresher ensemble rehearsal space; upright piano in the stairwell of the music building at mills college

and here's the exit/stop sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 32

2010-03-03T15:15:00.000-08:00

week 32:

the performers/instruments list:
agnes szelag and me singing; gu zheng; barn owl singing; phillip greenlief on tenor saxophone; sequential circuits pro one (via agnes szelag); lisa mezzacappa on acoustic bass, marco eniedi on saxophone, darren johnston on trumpet, sheldon brown on saxophone

and here's the exit/stop sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 31

2010-03-03T15:13:00.000-08:00

week 31:

the performers/instruments list:
handbell; paia stringz n things synth; emily packard on viola; me on sruti box, agnes szelag and me singing; phillip greenlief on tenor saxophone; singing bowl (thanks for the awesome present agnes!)

and here's the exit/stop sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 30

2010-03-03T15:06:00.001-08:00

week 30:

the performers/instruments list:
banging on a wine bottle; toy piano; agnes szelag on cello; korg electribe synth; me singing; mikey c (preshish moments), shayna dunkelman singing; san francisco symphony woodwinds

and here's the exit/stop sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 29

2010-03-03T15:00:00.000-08:00

week 29:

the performers/instruments list:
san francisco symphony woodwinds (thanks agnes!); digital piano; me on toy glockenspiel; citara mini harpa; handbell; mike guarino on electric guitar

and here's the exit/stop sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 28

2010-01-25T12:13:00.002-08:00

week 28:

the performers/instruments list:
gulden draak beer bottle from cafe biere; agnes szelag and me singing; oscillator app from iphone; pom bottle; bik lee singing; damon waitkus on hammered dulcimer, emily packard on violin (from jack o' the clock live at the meridian gallery); kick drum with resonant filter from barn owl mixing session

and here's the exit/stop sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 27

2010-01-25T12:13:00.001-08:00

week 27:

the performers/instruments list:
aba singing at tomales park; myrmyr in rehearsal; my sigg water bottle; jason hoopes on double bass; me singing; toy piano; agnes szelag and me singing

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 26

2010-01-11T13:27:00.001-08:00

week 26:

the performers/instruments list:

agnes szelag and me singing; me whistling; agnes on cello; me on digital piano; toy piano; the band "portraits" (jefre cantu ledesma- guitar, maxwell croy- koto, michael elrod- tamboura, evan caminiti- guitar, lisa mcgee- harmonium, jon porras- guitar, marielle jakobsons- violin, gregg kowalsky- oscillator, tony cross- harmonium, steve dye- bass clarinet)

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 25

2010-01-11T13:12:00.000-08:00

week 25:

the performers/instruments list:

leah mittelmeier soule and me on upright piano; keary jordan's acoustic guitar; shelby jordan, joyce teale singing; me on applause acoustic bass; toy handbells (thanks for the wonderful xmas present agnes!); agnes szelag and me singing; sruti box

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 24

2010-01-11T13:11:00.000-08:00

HAPPY 2010!

week 24:

the performers/instruments list:

heath thacker and me singing; emily packard on violin; chuck johnson on acoustic guitar; me whistling; shelby jordan's pink sparkles gibson flying V guitar

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 23

2009-12-15T14:17:00.003-08:00

week 23:

the performers/instruments list:
me singing; shayna dunkelman on marimba; me on pom bottle; agnes szelag singing; chuck johnson on electric guitar, me on lap steel guitar; mead bottle from carly hoopes

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 22

2009-12-15T14:17:00.001-08:00

week 22:

the performers/instruments list:
me singing; chuck johnson on acoustic guitar; ava mendoza on electric guitar; me humming; me on antoine berthiaume's jaguar baritone custom guitar

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 21

2009-12-15T14:16:00.003-08:00

week 21:

the performers/instruments list:
lvx1313 and me singing; shayna dunkelman on marimba; jason hoopes, alee karim singing

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 20

2009-12-15T14:16:00.001-08:00

week 20:

the performers/instruments list:
piano at the church of the nativity (my cousin carole noy's wedding); the atomic bomb audition in rehearsal; me singing; agnes szelag on piano; thanksgiving dinner (agnes, olivia, their parents, amanda, melissa, brendan, me) singing

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 19

2009-12-15T14:15:00.002-08:00

week 19:

the performers/instruments list:
myrmyr (agnes szelag- cello, marielle jakobsons- violin); ben bracken and me on electric guitars; jason hoopes and me singing; ivor holloway on saxophone; jason on double bass; marielle on violin (solo)

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 18

2009-12-15T14:15:00.001-08:00

week 18:

the performers/instruments list:
marielle jakobsons on violin; agnes szelag and me on sruti box and voice; alee karim singing; lvx1313's toy piano; marty mcginn on pipe organ

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 17

2009-12-15T14:14:00.000-08:00

week 17:

the performers/instruments list:
zachary james watkins on ebowed guitar; josef van wissem on baroque lute (A415Hz!!!); me singing; agnes szelag singing

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 16

2009-12-15T14:10:00.000-08:00

week 16:

the performers/instruments list:
barn owl (jon porras & evan caminiti); andy strain on trombone; me singing; ava mendoza on guitar; me on bass; chuck johnson on acoustic guitar; chuck on modular synth; agnes szelag on piano and voice; caroline penwarden on pump organ; me on glockenspiel

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 15

2009-12-15T13:49:00.000-08:00

week 15:

the performers/instruments list:
agnes szelag, marielle jakobsons, me singing; me on grand piano; me on toy panpipes; agnes and me on digital piano

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 14

2009-10-21T13:52:00.001-07:00

week 14:

the performers/instruments list:
agnes szelag and me singing; nadja tuning before their show at the hemlock tavern; marques de caceres crianza wine bottle; me singing; agnes on glockenspiel; me on electric guitar

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 13

2009-10-21T13:51:00.002-07:00

week 13:

the performers/instruments list:
me singing; agnes szelag and marielle jakobsons singing; me singing; atomic bomb audition tuning; sam wambach (of diminished men) on saxophone; fred frith on electric guitar; agnes' gu zheng

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 12

2009-10-21T13:51:00.001-07:00

week 12:

the performers/instruments list:
stewart port's tin can mandolin; pom bottle; agnes szelag on iphone synth; agnes and me singing; agnes' cello; agnes' electric guitar; agnes on charango, me on melodica

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 11

2009-10-21T13:50:00.002-07:00

week 11:

the performers/instruments list:
swedish american hall piano (at the root strata on land festival); me singing; shayna dunkelman on crotales; agnes szelag and me singing; matthias bossi singing; me singing; me singing

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 10

2009-10-21T13:50:00.001-07:00

week 10:

the performers/instruments list:
duvel beer bottle; agnes szelag and me singing; brava theatre piano; me singing; me singing; me singing; agnes singing

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 9

2009-10-21T13:48:00.002-07:00

week 9:

the performers/instruments list:
brian gleeson's fender jazz bass; eli wise on acoustic guitar; me on electric guitar; toy pan flute; me singing; me singing; me singing

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 8

2009-10-21T13:48:00.001-07:00

week 8:

the performers/instruments list:
kristine barrett's pump organ; ri crawford on electric guitar/flute, me on bass/kurzweil k2500; agnes szelag and me singing; toy xylophone; agnes on iphone glass armonica, me singing; juice squeeze bottle

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 7

2009-10-21T13:46:00.000-07:00

week 7:

the performers/instruments list:
atomic bomb audition singing in the car (aba tour); toy piano from robin's house (from rye wolves) (aba tour); streetlamp buzz outside the "on the y" bar in sacramento (aba tour); deana on flute for lulacruza; me singing; agnes szelag and me on her glockenspiel; agnes on iphone mobile synth app

and here's the exit/stop sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 6

2009-10-21T13:44:00.002-07:00

week 6:

the performers/instruments list:
atomic bomb audition rehearsal; pom bottle; agnes szelag on cello; upright piano at northern delights bar in hayfork, ca (on aba tour); upright piano at chris' house (aba tour); alee on 12 string acoustic guitar at erin's house (aba tour); charvel acoustic guitar from erin's house (aba tour)

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

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2009-2010 week 5

2009-10-21T13:44:00.001-07:00

week 5:

the performers/instruments list:
agnes szelag, sammy kruger, me singing at mineral king; black mountain wine bottle; mike guarino on electric guitar; alee karim and me in atomic bomb audition rehearsal; me singing; agnes singing; fred frith on bass

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 4

2009-10-21T13:40:00.000-07:00

week 4:

the performers/instruments list:
agnes szelag on piano/voice, me singing; anantha krishnan on tabla; zeena parkins on arp 2600, carla kihlstedt on acoustic violin; fred frith on piano; agnes, sammy kruger, me singing at mineral king; sammy and me singing; agnes, sammy, me singing at sawtooth peak

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 3

2009-10-21T13:29:00.001-07:00

week 3:

the performers/instruments list:
me singing; agnes szelag singing; matthias bossi on piano/voice, carla kihlstedt on bass harmonica; nathan fritz's strange electric glockenspiel; agnes and i on electric basses; evan fraser on berimbau; me on cello

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 2

2009-10-21T13:21:00.000-07:00

week 2!:

the performers/instruments list:
atomic bomb audition in rehearsal; animal band toy samples (sheep, piano, dog, cat, duck); agnes szelag and me singing; agnes and marielle jakobsons on strings (recording for alee karim's solo album); me singing; agnes and me singing; agnes on sruti box, me on acoustic guitar

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 1

2009-10-21T12:58:00.000-07:00

this year i will combine the A's every week. but i've been a lazy bone, and haven't updated this blog in awhile. so here's a rush of each week's combined A's. here's the first week:

and the performers/instruments list:
atomic bomb audition in rehearsal; me on les charmes wine bottle; agnes szelag on novation, me on bass; jack o' the clock (damon waitkus- hammered dulcimer, jason hoopes- bass, jordan glenn- singing); agnes, jason, carly hoopes and me singing; sean dimentia and me on electric organ; kristine barrett and me singing

and the exit sign conglomerate for the week:

2008-2009 june-july

2009-07-17T16:28:00.000-07:00

here's the last month of this year!-

list of performers/instruments:

voices by: me, bruce teale (dad), joyce teale (mom), kristine barrett, agnes szelag, barn owl (jon porras & evan caminiti), jordan glenn, patrick allen, heath thacker, marielle jakobsons; me on "les charmes" wine bottle; agnes on her new electric cello; me on "pom" bottle; varun kejriwal on harmonium; kevin adams on casio sk1, me on arp avatar; patrice scanlon on laptop, me on nord electro; me on piano at the dayton art insititute; agnes on xylophone; me on piano; luis maurette on marimba de chonta; me on pitch pipe; me on "crystal geyser" bottle; agnes on charango, me on melodica

2008-2009 may-june

2009-06-17T14:16:00.000-07:00

list of performers/instruments:

voices by: me, carly hoopes, marielle jakobsons, alee karim, jordan glenn, agnes szelag, mikey c (preshish moments), shayna dunkelman; ellen fullman on long string instrument, stuart dempster on trombone; alee karim on electric guitar, dobro, & bass guitar; shayna dunkelman on vibraphone; barn owl, theresa wong on cello, ellen fullman on long string instrument; red plastic pan flute from lark in the morning; jason hoopes on his new double bass; me on electric guitar; me on charango; me whistling; me on acoustic guitar; agnes on sruti box; me on line 6 guitar; dave holton on electric guitar; jon porras (of barn owl) on electric guitar and harmonium; the atomic bomb audition in rehearsal; eli wise on electric guitar

2008-2009 april-may

2009-05-12T19:41:00.000-07:00

list of performers/instruments:

voices by- me, agnes szelag, jon porras & evan caminiti (of barn owl), carly hoopes, liz albee, nathan snider, jason hoopes, johanna borchert; kristine barrett on pump organ, me on acoustic guitar; agnes on cello, me on unplugged bass guitar; agnes and me on digital piano; jason hoopes performing amanda schoofs' piece at his recital; wiener kids (jordan glenn- accordion, aram shelton- bass clarinet, cory wright- bass sax); varun kejriwal on a mexican coke bottle; the atomic bomb audition in rehearsal; me on gu zheng; me on a bottle of "three philosopher's" beer at zach watkins house in santa cruz; johanna borchert on piano; me on a "pom wonderful" bottle; caroline penwarden on accordion; small bell tree; sample stolen from "cantus in m3mory of b3njamin britt3n" by arvo part; alee karim on electric guitar; agnes on the iglassharp app for the iphone

2008-2009 march-april

2009-04-13T22:42:00.000-07:00

list of performers/instruments:

voices by- me, agnes szelag, amir shirani, rachel kast, danny kelly, nathan snider, jason hoopes; me whistling; pianos by- me, fred frith, jason hoopes, sammy kruger, leah mittelmeier; the atomic bomb audition in rehearsal; sample stolen from "h3art shap3d box" by nirvana; jason on piano/agnes on cello; beth custer on bass clarinet; sample stolen from "pr3lude to 110 or 220/wom3n of th3 world" by jim o'rourke; me on- oud, double bass/wine bottle (with jason hoopes on acoustic guitar and piano all at the same time), crystal geyser juice squeeze bottle, willie winant's gongs (with sarah howe on his marimba), guitar/voice (with agnes on psaltery/voice), wooden marimbas from lark in the morning by agnes/me

2008-2009 february-march

2009-03-11T11:25:00.000-07:00

list of performers/instruments:

voices by- me, fred frith, agnes szelag, heike liss, ellen fullman, varun kejriwal; me whistling; leah mittelmeier on piano; me on champagne, wine, & beer bottles; me on piano; ellen fullman & david gamper on long string instrument & electronics; oaxacan; the atomic bomb audition; damon waitkus on wineglasses, ukelin, dulcimer, & banjo; emily packard on violin, piano, musical saw, psaltery; me on bass/electric guitars; mikey c (preshish moments) on synthesizer (reaktor); gregg kowalsky on electric tanpura; marielle jakobsons on fender rhodes; me on microkorg; sample stolen from "conspiracy of the gods" by trans am; sample stolen from "the stones speak through the fire" by barn owl; sample stolen from "sitopul/zdirnaita in doi/rogojana" by ensemble tulnicarese

2008-2009 january-february

2009-02-12T18:04:00.000-08:00

here's the longest one for this year (probably), weighing in at 20 seconds!

list of performers/instruments:

me on kazoo, singing, humming, ebowed bass, ukulele, toy melodica, piano (fazioli!!!), philicordia, pianoforte, brouilly wine bottle, chimes, internal microphone feedback; sarah palmer singing; matthias bossi singing; quentin sirjacq on the piano; the atomic bomb audition singing, in rehearsal (bass, guitar, drums); barn owl (voices, electric guitars, acoustic guitars, bass, harmonica, harmonium); jordan glenn (vibraphonette, marimba, 2 glockenspiels, bell set, lap steel); leah rae mittelmeier on piano; sylvie and deborah from the quentin sessions on violin and cello

2008-2009 december-january

2009-01-11T22:03:00.000-08:00

this one is ridiculously short, sure to be the shortest this year. tune in again on feb. 12th for a 20 second one!

list of performers/instruments:

cosa brava singing; me singing; wine bottle; the atomic bomb audition in rehearsal; kate pierce singing; carla kihlstedt on violin (red witch fuzz pedal- thanks laura!); phoebe humming; me humming; shayna dunkelman/preshish moment's piano; me on electric guitar, koolshades guitar, accordions; wine bottle from carly and jason; brian gleeson singing; rachel kast singing; andy strain on trombone; jason hoopes on double bass; noah phillips on electric guitar

2008-2009 november-december

2008-12-15T23:48:00.000-08:00

list of performers/instruments:

zachary watkins singing; me singing; ava mendoza singing; theresa wong singing; barn owl (evan caminiti & jon porras) singing; luciano/troy/ellen/theresa singing; nathan snider singing; nathan fritz singing; me humming; varun kejriwal singing; fred frith/carla kihlstedt/matthias bossi/zeena parkins/blixa bargeld singing; the atomic bomb audition singing; theresa wong on cello/piano; ava mendoza on electric & acoustic guitars; mike guarino on glockenspiel & melodica; champagne bottle; matthias bossi on piano; kanoko nishi on koto & bass koto; dx21 synth (borrowed from brian gleeson); me on toy piano; theresa wong on tonkori; me on electric & acoustic guitars, chord organ, wine bottle

2008-2009 october-november

2008-11-11T01:38:00.000-08:00

list of performers/instruments:

phoebe singing; me singing; sierra nevada wheat beer bottle; erik larson singing; supercollider formant oscillators; marielle jakobsons (toy piano, violin, voice); agnes szelag (psaltery, cello, voice); upright piano and harpsichord from matt jury's house; daniel feese singing (the day before his wedding!); patrick allen and heath thacker singing; toy xylophone from kb toys in jefferson mall in louisville; ky; airplane taking off; shayna dunkelman (marimba); me (electric guitar); me (whistling); barn owl; aba in rehearsal; marques de caceres wine bottle; dial tone from phone; internal feedback (filtered); microphone feedback (filtered); dulcimer (borrowed from phoebe); ukulele (borrowed from phoebe); noah phillips (acoustic/electric guitars, voice); sarah palmer (acoustic/electric guitars, voice); zachary watkins (bass/electric guitars)

2008-2009 september-october

2008-10-14T03:43:00.000-07:00

list of performers/instruments:

phoebe singing; mike guarino on prepared guitar and paia analog synth; aba tuning; me singing; agnes szelag on bass/myself on acoustic guitar; shayna dunkelman singing; aba singing in the car on the way to the high mayhem festival; les paul and sitar from alee's friend mark's house in prescott, arizona; guild acoustic guitar from yozo's (from the late severa wires) house; aba singing in the motel 6 in kingman, arizona; 110/220/440/880/1760 sine/square/sawtooth oscillators from the iphone app "oscillator"; ava mendoza singing; cocina wine bottle; theresa wong on cello and voice; wine bottle from phoebe's house; iphone app "crazy harp" with harp/choir sounds; phoebe and myself singing at laney college; wine bottle from jason and adam (469 40th st); me humming; phoebe and myself singing in a cabin in big sur, california

2008-2009 august-september

2008-10-14T03:37:00.000-07:00

here's the list of performers/instruments for august through september:

reference pitch from the internet; wine bottle from phoebe's house; aba singing in the van on our northwestern tour; jason hoopes' friend shiloh's melodica; phoebe/me singing; me singing solo; me humming; wine bottle; aba singing/tuning; zachary watkins country western ensemble (shayna dunkelman, aram shelton, dennis somera, emily packard, theresa wong, andy strain, kanoko nishi, noah philips); theresa wong singing; shayna dunkelman singing and playing piano; zachary watkins, leif shackelford, myself singing; iphone kazoo

2008-2009 july-august

2008-09-08T02:26:00.000-07:00

here's this past month's A (all 31 days combined into one):

and here's the rundown of performers/instruments:

singing at norman teale's funeral (shayna dunkelman, mikey c, brian gleeson, amir shirani, rachel cast, jason hoopes, agnes szelag); me singing solo (9 times); alee karim tuning during an ABA rehearsal; charvel electric guitar double-tracked; my voice multitracked 3 times; automat, cheeze machine, freealpha, ticky clav softsynths; fender jazz bass from expression with eventide H3500 octave processing; theresa wong and i on piano, toy piano, & 2 pitch pipes; fender strat from expression college with a new A string; jason hoopes and i on 7 pianos at lisser hall (mills college); ABA in rehearsal, jason/alee tuning guitar/bass; phoebe lehr and myself singing; ivan piesh and myself singing; baldwin piano from 1510 studio; ukulele (owned by phoebe lehr); ABA singing; mike guarino on glockenspiel; theresa wong on tonkori and cello; holly caust (alee on guitar, me on paia analog synth); theresa wong cello/vox, me on piano; dulcimer (owned by phoebe lehr); theresa wong on solo piano

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2008-07-11T00:58:00.000-07:00

THIS IS THE FINAL DAY OF THIS YEAR'S MANTRA!!!!!! for the next year, i will only blog once a month (that's how the A's are being combined)...

here's the final one of 2007-2008 with shayna dunkelman, preshish moments, & myself on 3 marimbas, 2 vibraphones, & lou harrison's xylophone:

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2008-07-10T00:56:00.000-07:00

my voice multitracked 3 times & distorted:

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2008-07-08T21:00:00.000-07:00

two toy keyboards (one from ross department store, one from webb's 99 cent superstore) & my mom's casio celviano keyboard (electric piano patch):

070808

2008-07-07T21:00:00.000-07:00

casio lk100 (from target) & upright piano (from encore music) & shelby (my niece) singing & norma acoustic guitar:

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2008-07-06T22:03:00.000-07:00

"norma" brand acoustic guitar:

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2008-07-06T08:16:00.000-07:00

toy xylophone from toys 'r us:

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2008-07-05T19:03:00.000-07:00

dolphin chimes from my parent's patio:

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2008-07-04T15:03:00.000-07:00

happy 4th of july!

here's my mom and i singing:

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2008-07-03T10:19:00.000-07:00

toy xylophone (from last chance thrift store in palm harbor, fl) and a teacher's bell (from tjmaxx in tarpon springs, fl):

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2008-07-02T19:07:00.000-07:00

double bass (thanks jason hoopes!!!):

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2008-07-01T00:51:00.000-07:00

happy july! blog posting will be interrupted while I travel to the great state of florida!

here's some EQ feedback from various expensive pieces of audio equipment (avalon vt-737sp, daking 52270b, gml 8200, tube tech mec1a):

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2008-06-30T00:21:00.000-07:00

ukulele multitraked 3 times (thanks fritz!):

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2008-06-29T15:28:00.000-07:00

a very long and lovely one from aram shelton
(soprano sax), weasel walter
r (rototoms), & josh berman (cornet):

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2008-06-28T00:04:00.000-07:00

mike guarino (bowed xylophone) & josh allen (saxophone):

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2008-06-27T01:26:00.000-07:00

upright piano from the lobby of johnny's auto in oakland:

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2008-06-26T01:22:00.001-07:00

early music room at mills college- sitar, gu zheng, lou harrison kotos, mandolute, autoharpguitar:

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2008-06-25T01:07:00.000-07:00

koolshades electric guitar multitracked 17 times:

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2008-06-24T00:27:00.000-07:00

kurzweil k2500r synthesizer:

062308

2008-06-23T00:31:00.000-07:00

happy 300 posts!

with a roland super jv1080 synthesizer:

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2008-06-22T19:15:00.000-07:00

emu orbit 9090 synthesizer:

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2008-06-21T02:47:00.000-07:00

emu e4xt ultra rackmount synthesizer:

062008

2008-06-20T00:39:00.000-07:00

roland em10 & yamaha psr140 keyboards:

061908

2008-06-19T00:28:00.000-07:00

instruments from the early music room at mills- western-tuned gamelan, harp, long string instrument, viol de gamba, double bass (jason hoopes):

061808

2008-06-18T01:21:00.000-07:00

shayna dunkelman (marimba, voice) & caroline penwarden (voice):

061708

2008-06-17T02:27:00.000-07:00

motu bassline, motu modulo, motu polysynth, motu proton, motu nanosampler, novation bassstation softsynths:

061608

2008-06-16T00:40:00.000-07:00

sample of a cello drone from the wonderful CD by marcia sloane:

061508

2008-06-15T02:21:00.000-07:00

my voice multitracked 5 times & ring modulated:

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2008-06-14T01:03:00.000-07:00

burton winn's cellphone sruti box sample:

061308

2008-06-13T00:09:00.000-07:00

the atomic bomb audition (and special guest shayna dunkelman on the piano!) in rehearsal:

061208

2008-06-12T00:10:00.000-07:00

amplified pizzicato violin & electric guitar (thanks again to aggi!!!):

061108

2008-06-11T00:35:00.000-07:00

citara (mini harpa) & pizzicato violin (thanks aggi!) & a random fender p-bass lying around the office:

061008

2008-06-10T00:27:00.000-07:00

two tuner/metronomes from ex'pression:

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2008-06-09T00:39:00.000-07:00

my voice (terribly distorted again AND ring modulated):

060808

2008-06-08T05:36:00.000-07:00

my voice (terribly distorted):

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2008-06-07T03:43:00.000-07:00

happy birthday to my dad!

here's a piano from the hillside club in berkeley (played an improv set with carla kihlstedt and fred frith):