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Hello, friends of Jack Straw!
Let's get the most important order of business out of the way right up front: The deadline for Jack Straw Artist Residency applications is THIS FRIDAY! You have no excuse not to go download and complete your application today! If you have any questions at all about the application process, do not hesitate to call or e-mail us.
There's a lot of great Jack Straw-related stuff going on in the next few weeks. For starters, the Fall Audio Workshops are starting up this week. There's even still room in our Pro Tools class starting tomorrow, so give us a call if you'd like to sign up!
A couple of past Jack Straw resident artists are releasing their recordings and playing some great shows: see below for info on new releases from Tom Varner and Reptet.
We're finishing up the 2009 Jack Straw Writers Program with a wonderful event at the Seattle Public Library (Central Branch) on November 7th. Please come and enjoy readings from ten of the twelve 2009 Writers, and pick up a copy of the anthology, too!
We're continuing our theme of sound for film with this month's Composer Spotlight, featuring Aono Jikken Ensemble. It's sure to be as fascinating and wonderful as Serge Gregory, Susie Kozawa, and Esther Sugai's presentation this month was.
In other news, Jack Straw's Sonarchy Radio on KEXP is moving to Sunday nights at midnight starting November 1st. To hear live performances of new music and sound art made by Pacific Northwest artists, you can tune to KEXP at midnight on Sunday nights, or stream or podcast archived episodes at any time.
Speaking of radio, we also have news below on both Green ACRE and our Alaska Yukon Pacific Centennial Radio Project. Lots of great listening coming up from both camps.
Thank you for your support of Jack Straw. We hope to see you at an event soon! |
Jack Straw Artist News
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Tom Varner Tentet: Heaven and Hell
Earshot Jazz Festival: The Chapel Performance Space
Thursday, October 29, 7:30 pm
Tom Varner will be celebrating the release of his new CD Heaven and Hell - recorded during his 2007 Jack Straw Artist Residency - with a performance at the Chapel Performance Space this Thursday, October 29th! For more info on the album and performance, go to:
tomvarnermusic.com
earshot.org
omnitone.com
Reptet: Agendacide
7" Single release show: The Tractor Tavern
Thursday, November 19, 9:00 pm
Local sextet Reptet are celebrating the release of their 7" single Agendacide - recorded partly through their 2008 Jack Straw Residency - with a performance at the Tractor Tavern on the 19th of November, with Orkestar Zirkonium and DJ Darek Mazzone. Get more info at:
reptet.com
tractortavern.com
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| Upcoming Events |
Friday, October 30, 5:00pm
Jack Straw Artist Residency application deadline!
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Wednesday, November 4, 7pm
Floating Bridge reading
Jack Straw Productions
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Thursday, November 5, 8pm
Transport Concert Series:
Nu:BC Collective
Chapel Performance Space
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Saturday, November 7th, 2pm
2009 Jack Straw Writers
Seattle Central Library
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October 28 - December 4
Jack Straw Audio Workshops
Jack Straw Productions
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Wednesday, November 11, 7:30pm
Composer Spotlight:
Aono Jikken Ensemble
Jack Straw Productions
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November 20, 7pm
Jack Straw New Media Gallery artist talk:
BRENT WATANABE: So Long
Jack Straw Productions
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Every Thursday and Friday:
Green ACRE Radio |
Sunday nights:
Sonarchy Radio |
Deadline for 2010 Jack Straw Artist Residencies THIS FRIDAY!
THE JACK STRAW ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAMS offer established and emerging artists in diverse disciplines an opportunity to explore the creative use of sound in a professional atmosphere through residencies in our recording studios and participation in our various presentation programs. Artists may apply to only one program per year.
Deadline:
THIS FRIDAY, October 30, 2009
Applications must be postmarked or delivered by 5:00 pm on the due date.
for applications and more info.
for our FAQs.
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Artist of the Week
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| Each week we highlight a different artist from our many artist programs via our Artist of the Week Podcast. This week's Artist is Aono Jikken Ensemble. You can hear an excerpt from their soundtrack to the Japanese silent film A Page of Madness by subscribing to the Podcast. Subscribe at jackstraw.org/ artistoftheweek, or via itunes. |
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Floating Bridge
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Floating Bridge Press and Jack Straw Productions present:
Floating Bridge Review 2
Wednesday, November 4, 7 p.m.
Jack Straw Productions
Please join us and Floating Bridge Press for a free reading event at Jack Straw.
Jim Gurley, Marge Manwaring, Alicia Hokanson, Dennis Caswell, and Eve Preus will read poems from Floating Bridge Review 2 and other new work.
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Transport Concert Series
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Jack Straw Productions, Nonsequitur, and Washington Composers Forum present
Transport Concert Series:
Nu:BC Collective
Thursday, Nov. 5, 8pm
Chapel Performance Space
Good Shepherd Center
4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, 4th Floor in Seattle
The ensemble presents a program of works by
Canadian, French and American composers, written for chamber ensemble and tape.
Program:
Christopher Sivak: A Perfect Focus (2008); Dorothy Chang: Miniatures (1998); Kamran Ince: MKG Variations for solo cello (1998); Chris Paul Harman: Doubling (2007); Jacob TerVeldhuis: The Body of Your Dreams (2004);
Phillipe Leroux: ppp (1993); Marc Mellits: Fruity Pebbles (1997)
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AYP Centennial Radio Project
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Episode 3: Legacies of the FairJack Straw Productions has
partnered with radio producer Harriet Baskas to produce a series
of short radio pieces in honor of the centennial of the Alaska Yukon Pacific
Exposition, recorded at Jack Straw by Tom Stiles. These pieces are being
broadcast on KUOW 94.9 FM, and were made
possible with funding from Humanities Washington and 4Culture.
Harriet Baskas wraps up her radio series on the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exhibition with a brand new piece, "Legacies of the Fair," airing this Thursday, October 29 at 2:06 p.m. on KUOW Presents. You'll also be able to stream it or download it from our Jack Straw AYP site - where you can hear the other two pieces in the series and read more information on the fair.
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Jack Straw Writers at the Seattle Public Library
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2009 JACK STRAW WRITERS AT SEATTLE CENTRAL LIBRARY
Saturday, November 7, 2:00pm
Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave.
Free!
Please join the Washington Center for the Book and Jack Straw
Productions for a celebration of the 2009 Jack Straw Writers Program,
featuring readings by 10 of the 12 literary artists who were selected
for the program by curator Donna Miscolta.
This event will
feature readings by 2009 Jack Straw Writers Lana Hechtman Ayers, Anna
Bálint, Rachel Dilworth, Alma García, Laura Hirschfield, Kim-An
Lieberman, Priscilla Long, Michael Magee, Madeline Ostrander, and
Storme Webber.
Library events and programs are free and open to the public. Tickets and reservations are not required. Parking in the Central Library garage will be available for a $5 special event
rate. Doors will open at 1:30 p.m.
to RSVP for the event on Facebook, and become a fan of Jack Straw!
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Jack Straw Audio Workshops
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Jack Straw Audio Workshops are the perfect opportunity to jump start that recording project you've been thinking about, to refine your digital editing skills, or to get that first hands on introduction to the world of audio recording and editing.
HOW TO SIGN UP: A nonrefundable deposit of $25 is required to register and hold a place in each class. Students are encouraged to pay in full at time of registration. Please make sure you contact us to reserve your spot early on! Spaces are limited. To register call Jack Straw Productions at 206-634-0919 with your credit card to pay the deposit or full class fee. Students may also get a brochure form, and mail in a check for the deposit or class fee. For more information email workshops@jackstraw.org.
Beginning Pro Tools
Wed. - Fri., October 28 - 30, 6 - 10 pm
Fee: $250 member; $285 non-member (Limit 6)
Instructor: Tom Stiles
Microphone Workshop
Thursday, November 12, 6 - 10 pm
Fee: $70 member; $95 non-member (Limit 10)
Instructor: Tom Stiles
Basic Field Recording
Saturday, November 14, 9 am - 5 pm
Fee: $135 member; $160 non-member (Limit 6)
Instructor: Tom Stiles
Creative Sound Design
Thu. - Fri., December 3 & 4, 6 - 10 pm
Fee: $135 member; $160 non-member (Limit 6)
Instructor: Wrick Wolff
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Composer Spotlight
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Jack Straw Productions and Washington Composers Forum present
Composer Spotlight
 AONO JIKKEN ENSEMBLE
Sounds of Shadow and Light
Wed, November 11, 7:30pm
Jack Straw Productions
4261 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, 98105
In their first Seattle appearance after two years of touring internationally, Aono Jikken Ensemble
will discuss and perform examples of their work creating a new live
score for legendary director Kenji Mizoguchi's silent film classic The Downfall of Osen (Orizuru Osen),
in advance of its premiere at SIFF Cinema on November 15th. Originally
released in 1935, this rarely seen tale of love and betrayal in
Meiji-era Japan is noteworthy for its complex narrative structure,
beautiful images and strong female lead role. AJE's score incorporates
a wide variety of musical influences combined with foley/sound design
and continues their innovative, bi-lingual take on the almost forgotten
art of katsudo benshi (Japanese silent film narration). AJE features
William Satake Blauvelt, Dean Moore, Michael Shannon, Naho Shioya,
Esther Sugai and Marcia Takamura.
Aono Jikken Ensemble
was formed in 1997 to explore new sights and sounds in experimental
music and performance-based art. AJE's music utilizes traditional
Asian, western and world instruments, found objects, children's toys,
and specially created sound devices. Their live silent film scores
include the 1926 avant-garde masterpiece A Page of Madness, the 1932 martial arts adventure Swordswoman of Huangjiang,
and a series of early dramas and comedies by master directors Yasujiro
Ozu and Mikio Naruse. AJE has presented their work locally at the
Seattle International Film Festival, Northwest Film Forum, On the
Boards, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Theatre Off Jackson, Broadway
Performance Hall and internationally at Brazil's Sao Paulo
International Film Festival, Poland's ERA New Horizons International
Film Festival, France's Paris Autumn Festival, and Canada's Winnipeg
New Music Festival and Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
Jack Straw
Productions and Washington Composers Forum present Composer Spotlight,
a series of talks and performances by composers, musicians, and
scholars of new and innovative music every second Wednesday of each
month. For more information about Composer Spotlight artists and the
series, .
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New Media Gallery
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The Jack Straw New Media Gallery presents
So Long
A multimedia installation
by Brent Watanabe
October 16 - December 30, 2009
Artist Talk:
November 20, 2009, 7pm
Jack Straw New Media Gallery
4261 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle 98105
Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 - 5
In So Long,
Brent Watanabe continues his exploration of computer controlled
installations, incorporating computer generated animations, robotics,
and sound.
In
the center of the room, a cartoon bird walks through endless, empty
computer generated rooms projected on a collapsing paper house. A dead
tree projected in the corner communicates through bells and windblown
car lot streamers. On the floor, a paper bird flaps out messages using
its single intact wing. Each of the characters communicate in Morse
Code, trapped and unaware of the other.
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installation is controlled by several computer applications running
across networked computers. The applications communicate with each
other like a networked video game, but the system is self contained and
controls itself with no user interaction.
Brent Watanabe
programs computer applications to connect the gap between his interests
in drawing, audio and video, mixing high-tech tools with low-tech
techniques. He works primarily in video, animation, and computer
controlled installations. His short films have been screened at film
festivals internationally, and his drawings, videos, and installations
have been exhibited in galleries and museums across the US.
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Green ACRE Radio
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Green A.C.R.E. - Agriculture, conservation, restoration &
environmental talk radio in Seattle and King County Washington - is produced at Jack Straw Productions and can be heard every Thursday and Friday on KBCS Radio, or streaming on the Green ACRE Blog.
This week Martha Baskin brings us a first hand report
from Seattle's participation in the "350 International Day of Climate Action,"
held October 24th at the Seattle Center. Voices include the Sierra Club,
Councilmember Richard Conlin, Rep. Jim McDermott, Cool Moms, the Moontown
Foundation and Rev. Robert Jefferies with New Hope Baptist Church. The report
also features Mark Hertsgaard, The Nation's environmental correspondent, who
summarizes the full scientific implications and horrifically dangerous situation
humanity has created for itself.
Green ACRE is sponsored by the HumanLinks Foundation and the Russell Family
Foundation, in partnership with Jack Straw Productions and KBCS Public
Radio.
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| Sonarchy Radio |
SONARCHY RADIO IS MOVING TO SUNDAY NIGHTS STARTING NOVEMBER 1, midnight-1am, on KEXP 90.3FM or kexp.org
Sonarchy Radio is a program of Jack Straw Productions. Doug Haire is the producer and mixes these shows live in the studios at Jack Straw. This hour-long broadcast features new music and sound art made by Pacific Northwest artists, and is now in its 14th year (!) of airing on KEXP Seattle (90.3 FM). The show can be heard live at KEXP.org and is available in its entirety for two weeks following the broadcast in several streaming audio formats. All shows are now also available as podcasts. to find the Sonarchy Podcast.
Contact Doug for more information at (206) 634-0919 or doug@jackstraw.org. SHOW SCHEDULE November 1st: Rob Angus
Ambient industrial orchestrations for samplers and acoustic instruments.
November 8th: White Lady
A dense, interesting sound from 2004. Alex Guilbert and Paul Moore - keys, Stuart MacDonald - sax, Ari Zucker - guitar, Jeff Norwood - electric bass and Phil Parisot - drums.
November 15th: Wishyunu
Drone-pop. Tight drums with atmospheric synth loops and textures from this Portland duo. Tony Bertaccini - kit drums, Bei Yan - analog synths.
November 22nd
From the Sonarchy archive series this remarkable hour of pure improvisation. The late Matthew Sperry - bass, Christian Asplund - viola, harmonium and prepared piano, Gino Robair - percussion, motors and piano.
November 29th: Brother Raven
Underwater birth to temple spaceship incineration is the description given to this duo of Jason E. Anderson and Jamie Potter - analog synthesis and tapes.
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Pursuant to RCW 19.09, Jack Straw Productions is registered as a charitable organization with the Secretary of State of Washington. For more information, call the office of the Secretary of State, 1-800-332-4483.
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| Jack Straw Productions gratefully acknowledges The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, City of Seattle's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, 4Culture King County Lodging Tax Fund, Washington State Arts Commission, National Endowment for the Arts, PONCHO, ArtsFund, Humanities Washington, Wells Fargo, University Rotary Club, HumanLinks Foundation, The Russell Family Foundation, and individual contributors for their support of our Programs. |
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If you have questions about any of our events, please call us at (206) 634-0919.
Jack Straw Productions(JSP) is the Northwest's only non-profit multidisciplinary audio arts center. A community-based resource since 1962, we provide a production facility that is unlike any other in the region for local artists who work creatively with sound. Jack Straw focuses on annual artist residencies through our Artist Support Program, our Writers Program, and our Gallery Residency Program; art and technology education for all ages; arts & heritage partnerships; and radio production. Our full-service recording studio is also available to the community for a broad range of projects.
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