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Our days start early on Saturday July 23rd and Sun

Our days start early on Saturday July 23rd and Sunday July 24th with workshops.
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On Sunday。July 24th 。at noon - join Malika Boudissa as she discusses the basics of modular synthesis and shares her sound design experience. This class is open to everyone, no previous knowledge of synthesizers or electronic music is required. There will be six sets of gear available and we’ll encourage attendees to share and collaborate. #trynewthings #synthesizers #Texas #soundart

Sunken Cages is the moniker of drummer/electronic

Sunken Cages is the moniker of drummer/electronic music producer Ravish Momin, who started out as an acoustic drummer and percussionist a couple of decades ago. Momin studied with Jazz master-drummer Andrew Cyrille. He has worked as a sideman with a wide array of musicians, from pop-star Shakira to legendary Jazz musician Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre (of the AACM.) In addition, he has also lead his own group Tarana on international stages for the past 14 years. As Sunken Cages, Momin plays electronic and acoustic drums, and triggers melodies and textures. He also layers loops while manipulating them in real-time to blur the lines between composition and improvisation.
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Dragonchild is an expression of ecogrief and a celebration of Underworld music. Conceived by D.A. Mekonnen––saxophonist, co-founder/longtime leader of Debo Band, and Silkroad performing artist––the project is a culmination of decades of musical experimentation, embodied spiritual practice, and critical thinking. Creative inspiration includes a range of visionary artists and luminary thinkers including: Swamini Alice Coltrane, Ethiopian filmmaker Haile Gerima, and writer-pleasure activist adrienne maree brown. Slated for release in late 2022 on FPE Records, their debut album “BLACK” is the monumental result of that exploration: four one-sided albums, designed to be played simultaneously, creating an immersive and disorienting swarm of sound.
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See Sunken Cages x Dragonchild on Saturday, July 23rd evening at Crashbox. #electonicmusic #swarmsofsound

The Lombo Combo is a percussion ensemble under the

The Lombo Combo is a percussion ensemble under the direction of Nick Lombard. Using pre-recorded loops controlled by a percussion sample pad, the project features 5 additional percussionists including Danny Mee, Adam Sharp, Cassie Baker, Alan Lauer, and Mike Sharp. So excited to see and hear this special project in a few weeks ! #Texas #music #collaborations

Excited that @topochicousa will be helping you sta

Excited that @topochicousa will be helping you stay hydrated at our event this year. Can’t wait to share some interesting music times with you as we all enjoy some of these strong bubbles. #TopoChico #hydration

Collaboration introductions. Looking forward to th

Collaboration introductions. Looking forward to this set on Friday July 22nd!
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Through Lightwells is a collaboration between Marissa Ayala and Brent Crosson. They initially met at the East Austin Writing Project, which Marissa founded and runs. Brent shared recent recordings of his sound composition with Marissa, who wrote poetry while listening to them.
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The project combines the poems of Marissa and Brent with sounds created by Brent using field recordings, guitars, saxophones, keyboards, and other instruments.
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#Texas #multimedia #soundart

save the date. ✨Our yearly @nmassfest will be Ju

save the date. ✨Our yearly @nmassfest will be July 22, 23, 24 at Crashbox with a short daytime program on the Saturday at The Contemporary Austin. Additional details TBA soon. #Texas #sounds #cotfg #allages

Donate to support our July festival. Thank you for

Donate to support our July festival. Thank you for hanging in there with us ! #Texas #music #soundart #cotfg

If you’re watching from home outside of Austin,

If you’re watching from home outside of Austin, Tx this July 22, 23, 24th our festival will be on the ESS stream between 5pm and 9pm CST each day. Thanks to @esschicago for collaborating with us on this again. If you can attend in person, we’ll be at Crashbox on Bolm Rd those evenings. #Texas #sounds #music

Thanks to @astralspiritsrecords for their support

Thanks to @astralspiritsrecords for their support over the years ! Check out all of their amazing catalogue that never fails to disappoint the adventurous listener !
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“Astral Spirits Records is an independent record label specializing in free jazz, improvisation, and experimental music. Based in Austin, Texas, the label was founded in 2014 by musician Nathan Cross, who started Astral Spirits as a platform for "the new wave of heavy free jazz"; as the breadth of the label's offerings expanded, imprint Astral Editions became the home for its more experimental releases.”

Thanks to everyone who donated to, created work fo

Thanks to everyone who donated to, created work for, helped in the production of, and watched this year’s online event ! If you missed it, the video is still available embedded in our site : www.nmassfest.org. For next year’s event we look forward to hopefully seeing you in person and collaborating in expanded cross-organizational partnerships. #Texas #sounds #soundart #spiritualgathering

Howdy! Here is the order of sets for 7/24/2021 via

Howdy! Here is the order of sets for 7/24/2021 via www.nmassfest.org 🌱 Thanks to @drbleep for running the stream #soundart #internet #Texas

NMASS ‘21 begins this Saturday July 24th at 4pm

NMASS ‘21 begins this Saturday July 24th at 4pm CDT. Stream it for free online at www.nmassfest.org, or via our Twitch or YouTube pages! Links in bio.
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Here’s a quick taste of some of the pieces we’ll be premiering.
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Locations by Sean Miller and Lily Taylor, del corazón nace el enjambre by Erica Saucedo and The Corazón Collective, Trainspotting by g’beda & Mickey Delp, Chapterhouse by Donny Who Loved Bowling and friends

Thanks to @acevedoricardo2016 for donating to the

Thanks to @acevedoricardo2016 for donating to the event this year. Check out one of his recent works at https://heterodox-records.bandcamp.com/album/retina-htx083 #Texas #sounds

Thanks to @memermomonday for participating in the

Thanks to @memermomonday for participating in the discussion with Chris Payeur for this year’s online event. The next Me Mer Mo is on July 19th. Find info @memermomonday #Texas #Sounds

Thanks to @brutalest & @ciyadhwells for playing an

Thanks to @brutalest & @ciyadhwells for playing an improvisational duo for this year’s event. Hear the mix on July 24th✨ Recorded at Museum of Human Achievement. #Texas #improvisational #music

Most recently as the Production & Sound Manager fo

Most recently as the Production & Sound Manager for The North Door, in addition to other freelance audio work, Chris Payeur is a live sound engineer who has experience as both Front of House & Monitor Engineer. She has also worked in stage and tour management, audio mastering and editing and lead live sound for various venues, tours, and festivals. Chris also wrote, taught, and launched the first college-accredited Live Sound class in the nation for Austin Community College. Thanks to @thatsoundgirl for meeting with us for a brief interview today! ✨ Listen to it online 7/24/2021 #Texas #music #behindthescenes

Thanks to these people for sharing their piece, ‘Hackberry’ with us !
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Joey Reyes (Austin) is a cellist and composer who is trying to write the widest songs possible. Previous compositions have used loops and layers to explore things like burnout, flooded construction equipment, broken glass, and contemplations on whether cats ever occupied the death star. In the last few years Joey has collaborated with Ruby Fray (Emily Beanblossom), Lindsey Verrill, Bill Baird, Matthew Squires, and many more, in addition to his solo works.
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Jordan Willis (Austin) is a photographer and filmmaker exploring found scenes within their natural constructs. He has worked in analog film for as long as he can remember. Currently, Jordan is experimenting with Super 8mm film using borrowed cameras. #Texas #music #soundart

Looking forward to seeing ‘Trainspotting’ by @

Looking forward to seeing ‘Trainspotting’ by @gbeda.sound in a few weeks.
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For g’beda, trains are a cellular memory of a matriarchal great-great grandfather who had been sold at 4 years old. As a young man, he became a railroad man on North and Southbound trains. The tracks are always a reminder that he could have traveled this way, on these very tracks. On the patriarchal side, the train tracks divided the black and white sides of Smithville, Tx, where great-grandmothers, aunts and uncles crossed for domestic work. The train whistle kept the time of day and always pulled a person back to the present moment. Trainspotting and photography has become an integral part of road traveling and the coexistence of the present with the past. The photos, video, vocalizations and sounds are the crossroads of familial history, traditional african instruments, musical artistry, and cellular memory.
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Featured instruments: udu, kalimba, mbira, ago-go bells, shaker, kinkini drum and vocals
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Recorded at All Hues Music by Tameika Hannah
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Re-mastered by Mickey Delp @delptronics
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Save the date for this presentation on Saturday, July 24th.

We’re going lite this year ! See you online Sat

We’re going lite this year ! See you online Saturday, July 24th between 4pm - 7pm for video presentations and chats #Texas #Music #Soundart #collaborations

Erica Saucedo is a movement artist, educator, and

Erica Saucedo is a movement artist, educator, and scholar based in Austin, Texas. A current M.F.A. candidate in Dance and Social Justice at the University of Texas at Austin, Erica’s research is a curious exploration and celebration of brownness. By crafting practices of re-embodiment Erica strives to find ways to interrogate and reframe static notions of gender, race, sexuality, and physical ability embedded in Latinx history, iconicity, stereotypes, and popular music. Ultimately, she researches and enacts ways the brown female body acts as a powerful site for cultural production. Thank you Erica for participating in this year’s event by submitting the piece : del corazón nace el enjambre / Pt II: Cucarachicxs #Austin #Texas #artists

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