Pan Am Scan // Sunday, September, 6 // 20:30   Pan Am Scan - Sound performance Using Vibraphone, Drums, Guitar and Live Electronics Pan Am Scan construct dense and shimmering acoustic textures augmented by the abstract visual figures. The recent collaboration between Pan Am Scan and Rainer Kohlberger aims to explore new structures of live improvised audiovisual performance. After playing at the Ahornfelder festival in Leipzig they return to Berlin for their first show since March.   Jan Thoben. (Drums / Percussion) Jan is a Berlin based musician whose projects include Taunus (Ahornfelder), Gaston (Beau Rivage) and Kinn (Audio Dregs). He graduated in musicology and art history at Humbolt Universität, Berlin and is currently working on his PhD thesis on 'Transformative Strategies in Sound and Image' in addition to his work for the 'See this Sound' research project with the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute in Linz. Simon Harris. (Laptop) Simon is a Sound Art graduate from London. His installation works utilise fragile audio-feedback systems to reveal the acoustic properties of spaces. For live performances he uses live sampling extensively as a way to ensure a strong audible connection between the instrument and the interpretive processed sounds. Masayoshi Fujita. (Vibraphone) Originally from Tokyo, Masayoshi is a vibraphone player and has released solo work as El Fog (Moteer / Flau). El Fog combines live vibraphone and minimalist electronics to create a jazz and dub influenced aesthetic. He has performed live in Tokyo and Berlin and will release his second album in September as well as touring in Japan. Kassian Troyer. (Guitar) Having studied as a Tonmeister in Vienna, Kassian relocated to Berlin where he works as a mastering and live engineer. He has worked with artists such as Radian, Pan American, Fennesz and Jan Jelinek. Rainer Kohlberger. (Visuals) Rainer studied Multimedia Art at the Fachhochschule in Salzburg. Today he works in the field of generative aesthetics in the live context or as video productions. Simple visual objects are magnified and multiplied to form a holistic abstract organism.   // Warm up by Andre Castro, presenting his recent audio work.       > September 06, 2009   <- Back to: Performances/Situations
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