Olympia Experimental Music Festival
The Olympia Experimental Music Festival , also known for a time as The Olympia Festival of Experimental Musics ,[ 1] has been produced annually in Olympia, Washington since 1995.[ 2] Organizers have included festival founder L. Jim McAdams,[ 3] Arrington de Dionyso (founder of the Olympia Strange Music Society),[ 3] Aerick Duckhugger,[ 3] and Domenica Clark.[ 4] During de Dionyso's tenure as chief organizer (festivals 9–12) the festival was primarily known by the alternate name The Olympia Festival of Experimental Musics .[citation needed ]
History
Portland, Maine performance artist Crank Sturgeon performs at the 14th Olympia Experimental Music Festival, 2008.
Performers have included Acre,[ 5] Alps of New South Wales,[ 5] A Nat Hema,[ 6] Wendy Atkinson,[ 5] Atropy Minor,[ 6] Argumentix,[ 5] Better People,[ 5] Blue Sabbath Black Cheer,[ 5] Bran Flakes,[ 7] Cabinet of Natural Curiosities,[ 5] Celesteville,[ 5] Crank Sturgeon ,[ 8] Dead Air Fresheners ,[ 8] [ 9] Amy Denio ,[ 10] Dendrites,[ 8] Arrington de Dionyso, Paul Dutton, Evolution Control Committee ,[ 11] Steve Fisk ,[ 8] [ 11] Foque Mopus,[ 10] Gang Wizard,[ 3] Hans Grusel's Krankenkabinet,[ 5] Bill Horist ,[ 10] KnotPineBox,[ 8] Al Larsen, Le Ton Mite, METAL,[ 5] Midmight,[ 5] Nequaquam Vacuum,[ 5] Noggin,[ 1] Noisettes,[ 5] Office Products, Oliver Squash,[ 5] Plants,[ 5] Gino Robair ,[ 1] Sluggo,[ 11] Chuck Swaim ,[ 7] Toro sec Toro, Jennifer Robin,[ 12] White Rainbow ,[ 5] Bert Wilson,[ 1] Wood Paneling,[ 1] [ 5] [ 9] Paintings for Animals,[ 13] LA Lungs,[ 13] Four Dimensional Nightmare,[ 13] Super Unity, Eurostache,[ 13] and Nathan Cearley (at the time performing as Godzilla).
In addition to unusual, experimental, and/or noise music, many festival performers use film, multimedia, and spoken word. Yahoo News in 2007 called it a "summer festival to watch".[ 14] In Signum , writer Tiffany Lee Brown commented in 2001: "This was no overpriced, fancypants event full of goatee-stroking theorizers or a showcase of overserious minimalist compositions, but a romp through the tangled underbrush of homegrown experimentalism."[ 12]
See also
Notes
^ a b c d e Christopher Delaurenti, Classical, Jazz, & Avant: Experimental Music Festival , The Stranger , June 26 – July 2, 2003 issue. Accessed online July 3, 2008.
^ Tiffany Lee Brown, Bleepy-Bloopy Noises: Creepy-crawly creatures emerge for the Olympia Experimental Music Festival Archived November 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , Signum magazine, Marrow section, issue 12, 2001. Accessed online July 3, 2008. Refers to the 2001 festival as "the 7th Annual".
^ a b c d Tiffany Lee Brown, "Bleepy-Bloopy Noises", page 2 Archived December 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine . Accessed online July 3, 2008.
^ Program, 14th Olympia Experimental Music Festival, p. 10.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Olympia Experimental Music Festival , 13th Annual Olympia Experimental Music Festival (2007) listing on Yahoo! Upcoming Events and Things To Do. Accessed July 7, 2008.
^ a b Tiffany Lee Brown, "Bleepy-Bloopy Noises", page 7 . Accessed online July 3, 2008.
^ a b Tiffany Lee Brown, "Bleepy-Bloopy Noises", page 4 . Accessed online July 3, 2008.
^ a b c d e Program, 14th Olympia Experimental Music Festival, p. 4.
^ a b Tiffany Lee Brown, "Bleepy-Bloopy Noises", page 3 Archived December 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine . Accessed online July 3, 2008.
^ a b c Program, 14th Olympia Experimental Music Festival, p. 3.
^ a b c Tiffany Lee Brown, "Bleepy-Bloopy Noises", page 6 . Accessed online July 3, 2008.
^ a b Tiffany Lee Brown, "Bleepy-Bloopy Noises",page 1 Archived November 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine . Accessed online July 3, 2008.
^ a b c d Ahrendt, Daniel. "Olympia Experimental Music Festival: Paintings for Animals, LA Lungs, Eurostache, and More" . SSG Music. Retrieved June 26, 2011 .
^ Author unknown, Yahoo Upcoming . Accessed online July 3, 2008.
References
Tiffany Lee Brown, Bleepy-Bloopy Noises: Creepy-crawly creatures emerge for the Olympia Experimental Music Festival , Signum magazine, Marrow section, issue 12, 2001. Accessed online September 23, 2007.
Christopher DeLaurenti, Classical, Jazz, & Avant Experimental Music Festival , "The Stranger", Jun 26 – Jul 2, 2003 issue. Accessed online November 25, 2007
Program, 14th Olympia Experimental Music Festival.
Daniel Ahrendt, Olympia Experimental Music Festival: Paintings for Animals, LA Lungs, Eurostache, and More , "SSG Music", June 16, 2011
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