September, 2008

• Steve Schick & Ludbots play Zipper Hall.

“The percussion standout was David Lang’s ‘Unchained Melody,’ a bopping single line played by Steven Schick on the glockenspiel, each note doubled by an electronically operated mallet hitting a noise-maker. This was made possible by William Brent . . . Operated by a laptop, the robot crew proved a flawless ensemble.”
—Mark Swed, LA Times


• Popol Vuh (a collaboration with percussionist Ross Karre and composer Jeffrey Treviño) will be performed at the [Carlsbad Music Festival]. A performance of David Lang’s Unchained Melody featuring percussionist Steve Schick playing with 16 Ludbots is also on the program. Both pieces can be seen on 09/19/08 in Los Angeles, Zipper Hall, and 09/27/08 in Carslbad.

For details about Popol Vuh and Unchained Melody, visit the [Projects] page.



• mfcc~, a Pd external for real-time timbre identification is working well and ready to use. Download the source and helpfile on the [Research] page.