This week! “They will have been so beautiful” at Zellerbach Playhouse

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• What: Amy X Neuburg with the Paul Dresher Ensemble
• Date: Dec 5, 2014 - Dec 6, 2014
• Time: 8:00 PM
• Venue: Cal Performances
• City: Berkeley
• Address: University of CA Berkeley
• Country: United States
• Notes: Amy X Neuburg (voice, electronics) and the Paul Dresher ensemble premiere new works by Lisa Bielawa, Jay Cloidt, Conrad Cummings, Paul Dresher, Fred Frith, Guillermo Gdog Galindog, Carla Kihlstedt, Amy X Neuburg, Ken Ueno and Pamela Z. Neuburg and Dresher commissioned 10 diverse composers to create songs inspired by the ideas of Diane Arbus: to portray the here and now in all its glory and grit, beauty and banality. Each composer found or created a photograph or series of images — ranging from intimate self portraits to everyday household items to stark landscapes — that spoke to him or her in this regard, and used the images as inspiration for the music. Or sometimes the other way around.
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what I’m working on now

• Writing a piece for the Truman State University percussion ensemble, to premiere in October. They’re good! Look/listen. My piece, entitled Crowd Source, is for voice and 10 players (including 4 steel drummists). The lyrics were (mostly) crowd-sourced.

• Learning and writing music for December CalPerformances premiere of They Will Have been So Beautiful — my collaboration with the Paul Dresher Ensemble in which we perform photography-insired songs by 10 composers, including Paul and myself. Tickets are on sale Here, Now.

• Enjoying singing and recording with this fabulous band Vacuum Tree Head for their forthcoming CD extravaganza.

And in the planning stages:
• Creating my own interpretation (voice and electronic percussion) of Jerry Hunt’s classic 40-minute song cycle Song Drapes, to be performed at reiheiM series, Cologne, Germany, spring 2015.
• Finishing up the recording of my Fill as Desired song cycle for Solstice vocal ensemble, for a spring 2015 CD release.
• Then for the rest of 2015 will be hard at work on Hunger Strike for the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra with the Squid Inc. string quartet, voice, and live electronics; spring 2016 premiere.

And slowly amidst all that, enjoying the occasional spurt of solo weirdness, recording new studio songs in once-a-month day-long ICS sessions. Eventually this will result in a new release for your Spotifying pleasure.

-ing -ing -ing!

Next up: Starry Plough July 18

Details

• What: Solo performance
• Date: Jul 18, 2014
• Time: 9:00 PM
• Venue: Starry Plough
• City: Berkeley , CA
• Address: 3101 Shattuck Ave.
• Country: United States
• Admission: $10-$15 sliding, $7 advance
• Age restrictions: No Minors
• Notes: An evening of one-human bands! Brian Kenney Fresno, Joey Molinaro (NYC), Moe! Staiano, Amy X Neuburg
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Latest news: Gerbode commissioning grant

I’m pleased to report that the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra and I will be recipients of a $50,000 Gerbode/Hewlett commissioning grant for composition and production of a song cycle for voice, electronics and orchestra. The full work, tentatively titled “Hunger Strike” and exploring aspects of hunger both literal and figurative, will premiere in spring of 2016 as part of the SFCO’s Main Stage concert series (San Francisco, Berkeley and Palo Alto).

Read the press release and this year’s list of recipients and projects (pdf).

Read about the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra. Their shows are always free!

Read about the Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation.

Opening for Kronos Feb. 9

Details

• What: Solo performance, opening for Kronos
• Date: Feb 9, 2014
• Time: 8:00 PM
• Venue: Z Space
• City: San Francisco
• Address: 450 Florida St.
• Country: United States
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• Notes: Short solo set opening for Kronos Quartet’s final night of 40th anniversary performances at Z Space.
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January Shoze

Good lord, it is 2014 already.

The year is off to a…. start!

January 18:
I am psyched, jazzed and delighted to be singing with the legendary Vacuum Tree Head at the Night Light in Oakland. Also on the bill: Jack o’ the Clock and Surplus 1980. What could be more happening?

January 25:
I am thrilled, honored and exceptionally pleased to bring you a full evening of Amy songs at the intimate house concert setting of Wisteria Ways in Oakland. This concert is already showing signs of selling out; advance reservations are highly recommended.

Two very different shows in New York

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Those are the musings of Isabel, the cat I am cat-sitting in NYC, who apparently walked across the keyboard while I was up getting a snack.

I’m here for the month, doing holidays with family, hanging with buddies, seeing and hearing and tasting and smelling and working and gigging and giggling and ogling.

2 confirmed shows, and possibly more….

SUNDAY DECEMBER 8, 7:00 PM
Weird Wednesdays series (on a Sunday) at The Branded Saloon
603 Vanderbilt Ave., Brooklyn • $10

Presented by Terry Dame, solo performances by Radio Wonderland (a.k.a. Joshua Fried), Amy X Neuburg (me) and Terry herself. Read more info and join us on facebook here.

and then… a totally different thing:

THURSDAY DECEMBER 12, 8:00 PM
Rabbit Tales new works series at Rabbithole
33 Washington St., Brooklyn • $5

Here I’ll be performing live-looping duets with violinist Todd Reynolds — songs and structured improvs. Also on the bill will be performance readings by Rebecca Mills and film/fashion by Matthew De Leon.

The Artist Sessions at Salle Pianos November 15

Details

• What: Solo performance
• Date: Nov 15, 2013
• Time: 8:00 PM
• Venue: Salle Pianos
• City: San Francisco
• Address: 1632 C Market St.
• Country: United States
• Admission: $20
• Notes: Part of The Artist Sessions concert series, which includes Q&A, dessert and wine. Sharing bill with The Living Earth Show. It’s their CD release party!
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San Francisco Electronic Music Festival

(Amy’s on the production committee.)

A great line-up this year! See full schedule at sfemf.org.

Details

• What: San Francisco Electronic Music Festival (Amy is on the production committee)
• Date: Sep 13, 2013 - Sep 15, 2013
• Time: 8:00 PM
• Venue: Brava Theater
• City: San Francisco
• Address: 2781 24th St.
• Country: United States
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Notes: The San Francisco Electronic Music Festival runs September 13-15 at Brava Theater. A great line-up this year!
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Paris & Köln in July

Fri-Sun July 19-21
PARIS LOOP JUBILEE
(Amy’s performance Saturday July 20)
Les Voûtes: 19 rue des Frigos 75013 Paris
More info at parisloopjubilee.com

Saturday July 27
INTERNATIONALES LIVELOOPING FESTIVAL IN KöLN
Alte Feuerwache: Melchiorstr. 3, Köln
More info at  livelooping.de