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Shivnakaun - 

Live @ Ear to the Ground

11 september '08

thursday, 11am

society of poets

Interesting concept , may be a bit unusual for poetic gatherings, dont know , i think it certainly came up as a surprise for the people present there. Expressionism dissolved in Hertz...
Maura invited me to a poets gathering ,where she would recite her poem and i will manipulate her voice .. Imagine the result .. >5 mins ..
I am fascinated by the possibilities and interactivity with the real time sound capture and its synthesis . SC has given me hands on tools to do that, certianly a huge area of exploration..
{LiveInput * Synthesis}.concept;

lizi's going away

This was great , collective spontaneous music making at seacliff , hard to believe we all havnt done much music together , one show with ankgor wat , and the second was this , great to play with Pat , justin, kym , julius, molly , liz , christian, nick and others.
have a great time Liz , will meet up soon, somewhere in this planet. god bless..

Synergy and b@mall

Synergy Project Presenation
<< live in theatre : improv with laptop, piano, piezzo,motors, paper
<< fall of night : moon rise + sounds of night ( beach , wind , frogs , insect )

b@mall : vb~(kit) +kg~(sax)
this is fine, even if i dont get much money. its amazing how things have changed , when i first arrived Adelaide, seeing musicians on the streets busking was weird , i had never thought i will do this, now things are different ,i am doing it, not just for playing, some % for $ too.
someone is watching , the days to come are not very far , i am getting there , here or in some other land, may be in my land.

Guru Purnima

Shantrastra school of Yoga @ Mt Barker, celebrates 'gurupurnima '- 18July'08, night of the full moon of guru.. I went to play Tabla with devotees chanting , I also recorded the last chant "sacred shiva".

For this I had to miss B@ mall and last week kym was sick :( ..

Love and regards to all my teachers and love ones..
Bose sir , guruji , stephen , jim , christian , chris and everyone else .. Meeting and learning from you is an honour..
My sincere promise to the art form ......

2ndresident_friday

Above was my friday evening..On saturday at Jade i saw :
Tristan Louth Robins
Daniel Varricchio
Rafael Toral
Nice;)
i had to go out this night..

Bhakti Yoga

Science of Devotion
Bhakti is a Sanskrit word that means devotion..
Shantarstra School of Yoga @ Mt.Barker often intvites me to come for a chant and drum for the devotees chanting the holy mantras.
By doing this , I go back to my culture and remembe my ancestors, this gives me pleasure and satisfaction , peace in heart and love of nice people..
Om Shanti, shanti , shant eee ..!! om :))

By doing this I missed Dorkot Adelaide meeting #1 check it out..

Presenters:

Robert Hart from Air Stream (http://www.air-stream.org.au/)
Sebastian Tomczak from Little Scale (http://little-scale.blogspot.com/

Residency at Rundle

A self initianted residency at the mall@Rundle every friday 6pm++
Uptill last friday of october..
Shivnakaun unplugged :)
Drums(vb) + sax(kym)
Cause : lack of gigs, paid rehersal/practise, regular performance , countless audience,fun..

MassoFarrar Australia Tour 5june'08

A new touring initiative has sparked an unlikely whirlwind tour around Australia . Two young improvising musicians from Sydney will arrive Adelaide on thursday 5th June '08 for a performance encouraging free improvised human behavior.

Venue: Exeter Hotel ,246 Rundle Street
Time : 9pm start
Admission : Free


* Alex Masso ( percussion) - Sydney
* Peter Farrar ( saxophone ) - Sydney

* Vinny Bhagat : laptop/objects

* Andrew Georg : Keys

* Improv session : magical moments

Alex Masso and Peter Farrar
The pair began playing as a duo in 2005 while studying jazz at Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and has gradually developed stylistically away from jazz and towards improvisations based on textural explorations of their instruments. They are concerned with exploring the many possibilities of purely improvised music. These include a range of approaches concerning musical expression, interaction, structure, and spontaneous musical problem solving that arises from performance. Stylistically, the music has roots in the jazz tradition, most notably the free jazz movement of the 1960s. They are also heavily influenced by Australian musicians working with new approaches to sound, forms and musical interaction. These artists, including Jim Denley, Chris Abrahams, Amanda Stewart, Rod Cooper, Clayton Thomas and Dale Gorfinkel are not concerned with jazz as a referential means of making music, but are instead developing their own vocabularies and syntaxes.
http://www.trioapoplectic.com/massofarrartour.html

Shivnakaun
Improvisation group formed in 2005 by 4 students of EMU at Elder Conservatorium Of Music. Now also known as " Shivna Kaun Productions" the group has evolved into various streams of computer based sound art and other innovative forms of performance like conducting distributed performances and doing sound design projects for computer games and animations. For this evening Vinny Bhagat will present ' sonic textures' - laptop+objects based sound creation that explores the methods of sound capture and real time synthesis. http://shivnakaun.com/
Electronic music is only limited by the relationship that exists between the human ear, the mind and the acoustic sound. However “it is clear that the composer of electronic music should not attempt to imitate timbres of traditional instruments”(Stockhausen 1962), it becomes a necessity for the audience not to accept any familiar patterns and sounds their ears are use to.

Andrew Georg
A versatile musician, playing both piano and pipe organ in various settings from solo to orchestral and Church music. He graduated from the Elder Conservatorium in 2007, and is currently Organ Scholar at St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide. His primary musical occupation is as an accompanist for singers, instrumentalists, choirs and music theatre. Music and art of the 20th and 21st century is his main interest.
This is Andrew's debut public solo performance outside the context of a traditional "classical" concert.

Improv Collective : Spontaneous music that will undoubtedly drive your inner senses .. Joining the above musicians will be special guests " Chris Martin and Derek Pasco ".

This project is supported by the Australia Council, the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body.

Sound Travellers is a new project funded by the Australia Council’s Music Board to support individuals and small to medium sized organizations in the promotion and national touring of sound art/electronica, improvised jazz and contemporary classical music. In a project which would be impossible otherwise, these two musicians will travel to every state in Australia to perform at the homes of exploratory music, as well as some new initiatives in Hobart and Adelaide.
www.soundtravellers.com.au

Stelarc Performance

Distributed performance with Oscilloscope

Flinders University 2008
Vinny Bhagat
9th May’08
From the early experiments with the radio transistor as a musical instrument to the introduction of digital technology and networked computers, we are constantly redefining the role of technology in our lives, exploring the new means for artistic expression.
Distributed performances are emerging trends in performance practices where the performers are not in close proximity to each other. Through modern Internet technology, isolated performers can be visually and sonically connected to each other. Hence, the requirement of performers in one physical space is rather a matter of choice not condition. This opens up new avenues of collaboration between distant artists. One can set up a performance base, collaborate with artists in isolated locations and broadcast performances in multiple venues within one time frame.

Acoustic Space – is an idea of an installation piece where a microphone captures real time audio signal and pitch shifts it. Hence an amplified space where movements, speech or any occurring sound is synthesized in real time and reproduced via loud speakers.
For my performance the sound is generated by touching the body surfaces of amplified piezzo and plugged leads. The signal passes through the pitch shift model done in Supercollider i.e. then isreproduced through the speakers. The output audio signal is also sent to oscilloscope placed in Venue 2 through wireless internet and the resultant oscillations are visually streamed back to the performance venue through a web camera i.e. then projected on a big screen.
Isolated performer - Tyrell Blackburn and Oscilloscope in Venue 2

Tyrell : “Vinny's idea for his piece was to transmit audio via Skype to my computer where I'd feed it into an analogue oscilloscope. From there, a camera would capture the oscilloscope’s monitor and send back the image through Skype to the audience where he is performing”.
I found a program called CamTwist, which came with the ability to apply filters to the built-in iSight. I used video overlay effects and improvised with its settings in real-time.”

Togetherness Show 17th feb

Uraidla show, 16 feb

Seeing Orbo at the Uraidla show, 16 feb'2008...

The Adelaide Hills boast an abundance of good food and great wine, many of which were are on display at this year’s 120 Uraidla & Summertown Annual Show..
With a proud 120 year history, the event has produced generations of volunteers and input from the local community, to create a fun, friendly, family day out.
Seeing Orbo with its 4 th year of perorming at the annual show, provided happy joyful songs that uplifted the whole spirit of the people present in that beautiful sunny day...

7th Feb'08 dela catseen

NOw NOw,18-20Jan,blue mountains

www.thenownow.net

Festival Details

The 7th NOW now Festival of Spontaneous Music
18 - 20 January 2008
Wentworth Falls School of Arts,
Blue Mountains NSW

A diverse program of soundscapes, audiovisual work, noise, electronic sound, and acoustic explorations, the Festival is a great place to glimpse Australia’s vibrant scene of spontaneous music makers.

The Festival celebrated this remarkable community with performances by Jon Rose, Joyce Hinterding, Adam Sussman and Matt Earle, who are all known around the world for their innovative work.
Other Artists include: Phil Samartzis (VIC), Marcia Jane (VIC), Paul Winstanley (NZ), Amanda Stewart (NSW), Greg Kingston (TAS), Caroyln Connors (VIC), Rosalind Hall (VIC), Taste of Teeth (QLD), Passenger of Shit (NSW), Ross Bolleter (WA), Clare Cooper (NSW), Thomas Meadowcroft (NSW), Dan Whiting (NSW), Rory Brown (NSW), Matt Earle (NSW), Adam Sussman (NSW), Rivka Schembri (NSW), Louise Dibben (NSW), Xavier Charles (France), Emmanuel Pellegrini (France), Brendan Walls (NSW), Splinter Orchestra, Mathieu Werchowski (France), Jim Denley (NSW), Natasha Anderson (VIC), Ben Byrne (NSW), Dale Gorfinkel (NSW), Sam Dobson (NSW), Alex Masso (NSW), Monika Brooks (NSW), Simon Ferenci (NSW), Yusuke Akai (QLD), Daiji Igarashi (QLD), Nik Mayer-Miller (QLD), Sam Mitchell (QLD), JoJo Dogshit (QLD)... plus more.

10jan@jAde monkey

with Ezulai + Interzone Express + Angkor Wat
http://www.myspace.com/ezulai

Angkor Wat = This is the kind of bond we need in Adelaide.. All the friends playing together.. Was fun playing this gig with Angkor Wat, although I was very tired working all day..Some great sounds, rhythms, experimentation, improv and love.. What else one need ??
Julius + Nick + Aliaster + Justin + Kym + Vinny

7th Jan Wheatsheaf

"Shivna Kaun" Live at the Wheatsheaf Hotel,
Hipnote Summer Sessions'08
<< COMA ( Creative Original Music Adelaide)

Concept : Distributed performance ( Performers Live from Adelaide , Italy and India ), Live Coding Session and Generative Video Feedback

" - exploring the sonoric potential of computer using code, MIDI and software synths, and camera through video feedback, this free music electro/acoustic visual performance will surely blow your minds.This will be a distributed performance networking Adelaide with other continents via the internet."
featuring :

Vinny Bhagat - laptop/percussion/synths
Kym Gluyas - saxophone
Maria Fava - video camera -- streamed Live from Milano, Italy
Ashhar Farooqui - Voice and Fx - streamed Live from New Delhi, India

When : Monday 7th January 2008, 8.30pm
Where : Wheatsheaf Hotel, 39 George Street, Theberton, Adelaide
$5/$8

jan 2, exeter

2008 ++

Hi everyone,

Thanks for passing by my page. This will tell you about me and all my upcoming gigs.. Hope to see you around..

Let the music guide you through the way you are going, let it be the power of love and expression..

Om Shanti..