Cable pieces, 2023
a series of sound-based works in different formats
A series of solo concert works, interactive installations, and ensemble pieces that utilize the buzzing sound generated by the contact of an audio cable with electrically charged subjects and objects. Each iteration presented a different curiosity and possibility, distinct enough in my mind to warrant a different numeral. These interests included playing with electromagnetic timbres, envelope following and transient detection; audience engagement and guided improvisations; and the philosophical implications of using cables as message and medium at the same time…
Cable piece #1: 7’ solo performance. Presented in January 2023 at Miry Concertzaal, Ghent, Belgium.
Cable piece #2: 10’, for eight performers (including audience members) with eight jack cables. Presented in June 2023 at Miry Concertzaal, Ghent, Belgium as part of the opera “…Everything Else…”.
Cable piece #3: For eight performers (including audience members) with eight jack cables and 8-speakers multichannel sound. Presented in Eafit University, Medellín in September 2023.
Cable piece #4: 8’ solo performance. Presented in October 2023 during Paisajeando Festival in Medellín.
Cable piece #5: For eight performers (including audience members) with eight jack cables and 8-speakers multichannel sound. Presented in Eafit University, Medellín in November 2023.
Cable piece #6: A sound installation with eight jack cables and four guitar amplifiers. For La Destertulia exhibition in December, 2023.
Cable piece #7…8…?: I lost count and interest in numbering them around here, but I still work with cables as an infinite source of interest.
from “cable piece #1”
from “cable piece #5”
from “cable piece #6”
from a cable piece in 2024
score for “cable piece #2”