mobile.music series [second e.p. available 02/12/10]
Posted on | February 9, 2010
a little over a decade ago, artists and musicians began experimenting seriously with using laptops as instruments during live performances. i remember my friend matt borghi and i having long discussions about how the laptop could change how people approached live music. it’s funny looking back now thinking about those conversations because at the time, it was actually pretty uncommon to see a laptop computer at a live gig. fast forward to the present and hardly anyone would bat an eye at the sight of a computer or a variety of mobile devices on stage with musicians. software equivalents of analog gear that would have taken an army to move now easily fit onto a portable hard.drive and go just about anywhere. the studio has gotten smaller and compact while at the same time, way more powerful. what excites me about emerging technologies are how they allow artists to be creative just about anywhere and at anytime.
over the past year i’ve been using a variety of sound apps on the iphone during some of my live performances. a few days ago, i decided to attempt creating a series of works that used only the iphone as the sole sound source.
what resulted is the “mobile.music” trilogy series. each release will run between 20-25 minutes and be available as a download only. AVAILABLE in the store section of jasonsloan.com.
[e.p.1] released 12/12/09
BEGINtoEND [50 second excerpt]
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HUSHEDandblind [50 second excerpt]
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[e.p.2] released 02/12/09
.emptiness [50 second excerpt]
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.cycle [50 second excerpt]
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[e.p.3] release date: TBA
images from 11/22/09 WXPN radio concert
Posted on | December 1, 2009
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| Images from the November 22, 2009 radio concert on WXPN FM’s Star’s End program. Philidelphia, PA | |
| photo credits l-r: 1-3: soma611 4: kathy jeffries |
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baker artist awards
Posted on | October 10, 2009
I’ll admit I have mixed feelings about these awards. But I always throw myself into the mix anyway. As an artist that works with technology, financially it’s a constant struggle to keep hardware and software needed for my studio practice and live performances up to date. Technology now allows artists to quickly distribute work and information in the blink of an eye, but unfortunately the methods of creation and distribution change just as rapidly. Baltimore is fortunate to have our annual Baker Artist Awards which grant three working artists a $25,000 prize for their creative practice. If you have a moment to vote, I would truly appreciate your consideration. Below are links to my artist nomination and to the Baker homepage.
• Jason’s Nomination Page
• Baker Artist Awards Homepage
pwn_yr.self
Posted on | September 7, 2009
New net.art work launched:
“pwn-yrself.com offers visitors a real hacked index.html page acquired from a previously compromised web server. The visitor downloads the .zip file and using a text editor, simply types their name into the “INSERT YR NAME HERE” sections of the HTML and saves. Blog or website owners can replace their current home page with their new personalized hacked page…”
This work addresses issues of security, privacy, ownership, fear, and reclaiming our personal space on the net.work.
new demo
Posted on | August 26, 2009
The summer months have proven to be very fruitful in the studio. In addition to the recent visual works and performances, I’ve started working on the follow up to my most recent album [ -- ]. At the moment, i’ve recorded around 65 minutes of new material and plan to continue recording into the fall. Sonically, these sessions seem to be picking up where [ -- ] left off . If all goes well, look for a new album sometime during winter 2010. In the meantime, I’ve decided to let a demo of a new track out of the bag. More soon.
Enjoy.
theme.FORsunday [demo 2009]
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interviews
Posted on | August 14, 2009
| I’m currently in the process of scanning and archiving print articles, interviews & reviews from over the years. More will be added to the site as time allows. Once enough have been collected, a chronological directory will created for easier access. Below are the first two I’ve archived. | ||
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| Trajectories 2008 [1.90MB PDF] | EI Magazine 2005 [600kb PDF] | |
social [net.work music] performance now archived
Posted on | July 11, 2009
On Thursday evening june 25, 2009 at 8pm [EST] [-5GMT] a live set of SOCIAL [net.work music] was broadcast from my studio in Baltimore. The entire performance is now archived in the “work” section here at jasonsloan.com. To listen to and read about the project visit the link below.
Listen here [LISTEN]
*Update July 15: SOCIAL [net.work music], was selected to be part of Rhizome’s ArtBase collection. Rhizome is an affiliate of the New Museum of Contemporary Art.
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