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“House Music” album released by Thom Blum

Posted on May 24, 2024 by admin

My latest release House Music was put up on Bandcamp in early March 2024. It contains some recent short soundworks I mixed in late 2023 and early 2024. Several of the pieces take advantage of recordings of, what I think … Continue reading →

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Interview on KPFA’s “Let’s Talk Music”

Posted on April 27, 2023 by admin

On April 16, 2023 I was interviewed by D-Minor for his Sunday night show “Let’s Talk Music” on KPFA. The program is archived (for now) and can be heard on demand.

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FMRL.com Reveals Prelinger Library Ephemera

Posted on February 26, 2023 by admin

Kary Hess, an author for FMRL.com, published an insightful review of the very unique Prelinger Library in San Francisco. The first part of the article explores the Library’s mission and organization, as explained by cofounder Megan Prelinger. The second part … Continue reading →

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It’s Back — San Francisco Tape Music Festival 2023

Posted on December 31, 2022 by admin

After a very unwelcomed two year absence, due to COVID-19, the San Francisco Tape Music Festival is returning, January 13, 14, and 15 2023 to the Victoria Theater in the Mission district. The sfSound organization and the San Francisco Tape Music Collective (of which I am a member) … Continue reading →

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November 29 – Guest speaker at UCSB-CREATE seminar series

Posted on December 3, 2022 by admin

On November 29, 2022, at the Center for Research in Electronic Art Technology of the University of California, Santa Barbara, I presented a 45-minute talk about my approach to music-making. This was an event in the CREATE seminar series, hosted … Continue reading →

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November 19 – Guest speaker at “Art-talk Salon”

Posted on November 5, 2022 by admin

In his light-filled Sculpture Studio, Artist Brian Goggin presents The latest Project Artaud and Developing Environments Art-talk Salon When: Saturday November 19, 2022, 2-5pm(Note: If it rains we will reschedule for December 3)Where: Project Artaud401 Alabama StreetThe Sculpture Studio #123San Francisco, … Continue reading →

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Brutal Sound Effects Pestival #91

Posted on February 3, 2021 by admin

Once again~~~~~~~~~it’s~~~~~~~~~~~efficient?~~~~ Brutal Sound Effects Pestival #91THIS SAT FEB 6TH!!!6pm PST!!!! https://www.twitch.tv/brutalsoundfx JUSTICE YELDHAM AND THE DYNAMIC RIBBON DEVICE! (Oz)Fumio Kosakai (Incapacitants, CCCC) (Japan)Dominic CrampAnti Ear (New Orleans)Bill T Miller Orgy of Noise Zonkulator (Boston)Matt RobideuxThom BlumInstinct Control (Chicago)Mas Coad … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Tape Music Festival 2019

Posted on December 23, 2018 by admin

sfSound and The San Francisco Tape Music Collective present The San Francisco Tape Music Festival 2019 I’ll be premiering a work titled epenthesis, for electroacoustics and drum kit, on Friday January 4th at 9:00 PM. Friday, Jan. 4 (9:00 PM) … Continue reading →

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Cascade plays at SF Tape Music Festival and Stanford

Posted on March 29, 2017 by admin

On January 6, 2017, my new electroacoustic composition Cascade was diffused live over 20 loudspeakers at the 2017 San Francisco Tape Music Festival at The Victoria Theater. On March 17, 2017, Cascade was again diffused over the same CCRMA-hosted speaker … Continue reading →

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Spanish Panoramas – Guided Improvisations with SoundFisher

Posted on March 8, 2016 by admin

I performed my improvisation + fixed media composition, Spanish Panoramas – Guided Improvisations with SoundFisher at the 16th International Society for Music Information Retrieval Conference in Malaga, Spain on October 28, 2015. The concert was held in the 15th Century … Continue reading →

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