JAB / TALsounds / Lieven Martens / Alma Laprida
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About John Also Bennett (JAB)
John Also Bennett is an American composer, synthesist, and multi-instrumentalist who creates music that could be described as avant-garde, atmospheric, or minimalist, and is characterized by a continuous engagement with an inherent magic, real or imagined, in nothingness. His debut solo album Erg Herbe, which used flutes, microtonal synthesis, and field recordings, was released under his initials JAB on the French label Shelter Press in 2019.
As well as composing and performing under his own name he regularly collaborates with Christina Vantzou as CV & JAB (Shelter Press, Editions Basilic), and has released albums with the groups FORMA (Kranky, Spectrum Spools) and Seabat. He has also collaborated with the likes of Jon Gibson, Pauline Anna Strom, Michael Harrison, the American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME), Jefre-Cantu Ledesma, LEYA, Peter Burr, and Zin Taylor, among many others, and performed at festivals such as Big Ears, Moogfest, Ambient Church, Dark Mofo (Tasmania), MODE (London), Meakusma (Belgium), Jue (China), The World Minimal Music Festival (Amsterdam), and Nostos (Greece). His work as a composer for animation and film has been screened at institutions and film festivals around the world including the Sundance Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, 25FPS, London International Animation Festival, The Biennale of Sydney, The Museum of the Moving Image (MOMI), as well as on Adult Swim and ESPTV.
http://www.johnalsobennett.com/About Natalie Chamie (TAL Sounds)
Natalie Chami (b. 1987) is a proud Canadian-born Lebanese American who adopted the TALsounds moniker in 2009 for her explorations in the drone, ambient, and improvisational disciplines. Through her masterful synth work, operatic vocals, and nuanced sculpting of mood and atmosphere, Chami's music strikes a balance between the extremely personal and the selflessly transportive. Chami has shared bills with Merzbow, Tortoise, Mary Lattimore, Mdou Moctar, and more. In 2020, she released 'Acquiesce', available on NNA Tapes.
https://www.talsounds.com/About Lieven Martens
Lieven Martens (Lieven Martens Moana, formerly Dolphins Into The Future) is a composer and observer. He makes a conceptual form of music – programme music – that travels beyond the pure description. His works are like narrative stills; encounters with objects and thoughts.
As a recording artist he presents mainly music albums and live concerts. But other forms come into play too, like an operetta, music for carillon, music for a commercial, a few movie soundtracks, installation music, and more. Martens also runs Edições CN, a private press that is praised for its catalogue of original works by a list of internationally acclaimed artists.
https://www.edicoescn.be/moananuiAbout Alma Laprida
Alma Laprida (born in San Miguel, Argentina) is a multi-disciplinary artist whose creative pursuits encompass composition, improvisation, performance, installation, and radiophonic pieces. Her artistic journey began with formal training in piano at the Julián Aguirre School of Music, followed by studies in Arts Management and Electronic Arts at the Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero.
Armed with unconventional instruments and objects such as the trumpet marine, field recordings, synthesizers, megaphones, and the lyre, her explorations traverse diverse realms in the pursuit of creating captivating sonic experiences. Her artistic endeavors have taken her across continents, as she has played, performed, and exhibited installations in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Italy, Mexico, and the United States. Alma has released three solo albums, collaborated on two other albums, and contributed to various compilations.
In her hometown of Buenos Aires, she founded and curated the concert series Ciclo Hertz. Additionally, she initiated the project «Estrépito y contemplación,» which fostered collaborations between visual and sound artists. She also served as the Curator-In-Chief at the Centro de Arte Sonoro, an institution under the purview of the Ministry of Culture in Argentina. Furthermore, she shared her expertise as an Assistant Professor in the BA in Electronic Arts program at the Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero.
In 2021, after a decade of creative work and life in Buenos Aires, Alma relocated to Maryland, USA.
https://almalaprida.wordpress.com/discography/