Mon Oct 20th 

Portland Arts Collective 

 $15-30 

8pm

Folknoize
Brent Carmer
Aurora Josephoson Anthony Stillabower and Joel Nelson
Wild Card of Cascadia

Folknoize – Portland. Oregon based repurposed found object/yard debris sound generating instrument builder. Multi-traditional-hack level-nstrumentalist Sound generating instrument hoarder
First experiments in creating sound began in 1951, Lutheran Hospital of Manhattan, West 144th Street, Harlem, NY.

Minimal formal music education, predominantly hands-on “self-taught” sound creator.

Links:
https://folknoize.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/sogatube
https://www.facebook.com/jerry.soga/
https://www.instagram.com/florabored/

Portland double bassist Brent Carmer creates meditative solo works that combine bow-heavy textures, looping, and ambient field recordings. A former jazz pianist, he draws on improvisation and extended techniques to weave soundscapes where bass and environment merge. Carmer often records in nature, allowing wind, birds, and water to become part of the music. With roots in Nebraska’s wide horizons and a background in computer science, his work balances openness and precision, evoking spaces where contemplation and sound converge.

Full-length videos: https://www.youtube.com/@brent.carmer

Wild Card of Cascadia is a trio from Portland whose immersive, spontaneous music emerges from omnivorous, adaptable, inquisitive working methods. In search of unexpected discoveries they deploy conceptual prompts, unexpected instrumentation, and game-like challenges. Their emphasis on electro-acoustic sound means they draw from a large array of instruments and techniques, from free improvisation to concrete composition. Wild Card’s membership includes established artists William Selman (Mysteries of the Deep, Critique of Everyday Life), Marcus Fischer (12k), and Paul Dickow (who records as Strategy), but the group’s sound is distinct from their individual projects.

https://wildcardofcascadia.bandcamp.com

https://www.instagram.com/wildcard.sound

Anthony J. Stillabower 

Anthony has been hailed as ‘vaguely acousmatic’, ‘not doing anything special’ and ‘somewhat boring’. 

As a composer, he makes scores for instrumental ensembles and electronics. As an improviser, he gigs and records albums using his

Aurora Josephson is a musician and visual artist who currently resides in Portland, Oregon. Building on the foundation of operatic training and a BA and an MFA in Music Performance from Mills College, she has forged a bold vocal style that is uniquely her own. To unleash the limitless range of sonic possibilities in the voice, Josephson employs a variety of extended and unconventional techniques drawn from the worlds of contemporary composition, improvisation, and rock. She has performed and recorded with Alvin Curran, Fred Frith, Dana Reason, Lisa Mezzacappa, Henry Kaiser, Joelle Leandre and William Winant, and musical groups Big City Orchestra, Flying Luttenbachers, Scott Amendola’s: Orchestra di Pazzi, ROVA Saxophone Quartet, T.D. Skatchit band and the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.

Joel Nelson is a Portland-based multi-instrumentalist and composer exploring the intersections

of folk tradition, experimental sound, and electronic music. Working with bagpipes, guitar,

organs, voice, and hand-built electronics including his current focus, the crank-powered

generator organ, he creates music rooted in drones, medieval modes, and microtonality. A

member of Silica Gel, Broken Crow, and the Sweet Wreath collective, with releases on

Mississippi Records, Joel’s practice embraces intuition, unpredictability, and deep listening to

uncover music that feels less constructed and more discovered in each unfolding moment