We’re excited to let a group of Beat DJ artists take over the sound system and see what new directions we all discover! Beat DJ @soniare_inc is a software creation of SF resident Nes Croft, and uses live-coding and command line to create music on a computer. Rather than absorbing analogs of the physical world, live-coding uses the raw interaction of words and commands to generate sounds, rhythms, video, and change. Come see what Goopster, Ox K, and ntim have in store for a bleeding edge night of sound and vision!#liveelectronicmusic #downtownsanjose #livecoding #synthesizer #technoculture
Beat DJ is the software creation and business of SF programmer Nes Croft. Driven by a commandline, Beat DJ is a platform for improvising music and visuals. Live coding is possibly one of the purest ways to play computer music, as it requires the same gestures and syntactical brevity required of getting these damn things working in the first place. You could draw the analogy of the acoustic vs. electric guitar, where the “electric” version of computer music requires additional controllers metaphors of older physical processes to create its output. Live coding is closer to the bone, and results in a different form of music, despite using the same materials. We’re excited to let a group of Beat DJ artists take over the sound system and see what new directions we all discover! Performing are goopster, ox k, and ntim.
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Tomorrow brings the 40th anniversary of the SJSU CADRE program. An early adopter of “computational arts”, CADRE has been part of the fabric of @column_sj since its founding. Column co-founder @andr3wblanton has been spearheading much of the organization for this event. Other co-founder @nborus will be joining him on stage for the 7pm portion where they will perform on a vintage Buchla system, an instrument that was foundational to making electronic music happen in the Bay and beyond. Join us!
This month @column_sj welcomes back M31 Transport @m31transport and The Rhythmist @piqsel . M31 Transport performs live techno as a duo. Sharing a single modular synthesizer, they weave their way through a hypnophonic set of texture and rhythm. A process that may gradually replace your organic tissues with electromagnetic photons, you will, at the very least, carry a new appreciation of the energies carried by sound. The Rhythmist is Derek Scott, one third of the legendary Haptic Synapses, a totality of inventive music making. True to his moniker, rhythms and percussion come forward to enlighten, movement and attention are focused.
Join us @goodkarmasj this coming Wednesday for a showcase of some amazing artists and live electronics!
@dishamusicdisha delivered an incredible set on Wednesday night @column_sj . Musical surprises popped all night. DJ sets are often described as musical journeys; Disha’s set took us around the world, even inviting us into her own house, dropping her own tracks and vocal additions. Super fun - thanks for a great night @goodkarmasj
We are excited to present D!SHA (@dishamusicdisha ) this week at @column_sj ! Her variety and musical curiosity displayed on her IG feed made me reach out to D!SHA to see if she wanted to come play at our downtown San Jose monthly. We have had live acts, we have had DJs, but D!SHA blends the two with her own imaginative take on performance. A Turkish-born resident of San Francisco, D!SHA has grown with a varied musical life: children’s choir, manager for the Turkish Opera and Ballet, radio DJ, electronic music producer, festival organizer. We can’t wait to see what she cooks up with her original tracks, DJ tracks, and her own stunning voice. Join us Wednesday March 11 @goodkarmasj 8-11 #liveelectronicmusic #analogsynth #downtownsanjose #synthesizer
We are excited to present D!SHA (@dishamusicdisha ) this week at @column_sj ! Her variety and musical curiosity displayed on her IG feed made me reach out to D!SHA to see if she wanted to come play at our downtown San Jose monthly. We have had live acts, we have had DJs, but D!SHA blends the two with her own imaginative take on performance. A Turkish-born resident of San Francisco, D!SHA has grown with a varied musical life: children’s choir, manager for the Turkish Opera and Ballet, radio DJ, electronic music producer, festival organizer. We can’t wait to see what she cooks up with her original tracks, DJ tracks, and her own stunning voice. Join us Wednesday March 11 @goodkarmasj 8-11
Special edition of Column on Friday 2/20! Have fun with new game designs from @cadre_sjsu@workssanjose then roll over to @goodkarmasj for more music and drinks!
Wednesday Feb 11 - all original live electronics from @snoww_studio . Hailing from Sichuan, China, she’s landed in the Bay Area to see where her sounds can take her. We hope to see you there!
I recently met Snoww (Xiao Xue Wang) @snoww_studio through a common friend who had lent her a synthesizer. As one mission of Column is to draw out the hidden electronic music producers of San Jose, I was really happy to find that she’s visiting here in San Jose from China, and was looking for the scene here! She’ll be presenting a live set on Wednesday and I hope you can make it out!
As a producer, DJ, singer, and writer, Snoww founded the influential Chinese all-female bands “FakeGentle” and “The Hormones.” She also directs cutting-edge music and education projects such as E-Motion, E-School, and “Siwen Electric Field.”
Snoww’s music is a profound intersection of East and West. She masterfully intertwines the cool rhythms of Deep House and the granular textures of Chillwave with the aesthetic of traditional Eastern tonalities. By deconstructing melodic logic, she seeks to awaken deep emotional flows within a rational electronic framework. /
Some really nice techno coming to downtown SJ - Max Gardner has helped lead the current wave in SF with Direct To Earth. Glad to see more in the South Bay! Tickets at RA.com or link in @deep_pedi bio.
No cover, pure Techno. @kerrilebon is bringing her unique mixture of electro, underground and dub to our corner of downtown. Free to enter, but you must submit to the vibe (and be sure to order a delicious beverage from the incredible selection @goodkarmasj
