Pure Data oscillators and a violin sample recorded few weeks ago. Remixed, recomposed for the Sound-In event of Oct 26 and 27, 2018.

Michael Hedges who left us in 1997 has been on my mind lately. He was a long time influence and for several years I worked in a solo acoustic guitar format in his spirit. Last night I was inspired to play and improvised this rough with him in mind.

art reflects the times. processed violin.

Processed in Pure Data and a patch I enhanced called Vinyl. 4 parts violin, altered.

Solo violin improv thinking about the Hells Bells theme for this weekend's Sound-In.

quick 2 minute improv done on acoustic guitar. Remixed, resampled using a patch in Pure Data to simulate skipping on a vinyl record. Kind of Steve Reichish in mind.

A stretched recording of a street preacher captured earlier in the week combined with a violin improv from today. Titled for friends Jeff D and Peter T who both recently had to put their kitties down.

At the weekend music collective event this weekend we are thinking of a member of our community who passed away 2 years ago. Steve Moshier, an eclectic pioneer of music and sound, percussionist, composer and educator. Check out the event at…

Harmonicist Ken Ficara and I got together for a first time impromptu jam live recently in the meadow of Prospect Park. With instruments, some electronics, portable amps we performed for passerbys, dogs and water salesmen. This is one of 3 tracks…

Another edit from a live setting in Prospect Park with harmonicist Ken Ficara and myself. This was opening moments. Ken - harmonica/electronics Jim - lap steel guitar/electronics.

And a third edit from a recent live set in Prospect Park with harmonicist Ken Ficara. Ken - harmonica/electronics, Jim - violin/electronics

Live lap steel recording in Prospect Park, Park Slope, Brooklyn.

Processed violin and noise patch.

A Trump Noise Drama piece to reflect the times. Grinder Drum Beat I incorporated in the mis created by Stereo Surgeon on Freesound.org. I looped it amongst the other things a few times.

Made spur of moment from samples to get a piece in the weekend Sound-In forum. Difficult day and I was supposed to be up in Ithaca this evening but Still in Brooklyn

Said goodbye to my oldest son little bit ago. He's on a 2 year stinct teaching English in Japan. Was home for a visit, headed back tonight for his second year. Nice to have him home, sad on leaving as always.

An improv on lap steel, spur of moment for this weekend's Sound-In event. soundin.org.

Another piece put together in Pure Data centered around element from Bobby Kennedy speech still ringing true today! Music elements by me. Drum sample from MattC90 on Freesound.org, https://freesound.org/people/Mattc90/sounds/264284/.

Our theme at Sound-In.org this weekend is manipulation, approaching an instrument from another way, alternative ideas/techniques in sound. I built a patch in Pure Data with ideas replicating a turntable, being able to skip, playing small segments…

another piece made with computer generated sine frequencies and played live in Pure Data.