Upcoming events.
Trio Glossia | El Mantis
New Media Contemporary Presents: New Music Series
Trio Glossia:
Trio Glossia is a Dallas/Denton based jazz project consisting of Matthew Frerck on stand up bass, Joshua Miller on drums, percussion, and tenor saxophone, and Stefan Gonzalez on vibraphone and drums. Originally starting as an improvisational unit in 2022, they have since started incorporating their own original compositions with improvisational explorations. All three musicians share a mutual love of all things pertaining to the history and development of free jazz and the avant garde. Trio Glossia covers a lot of ground from heart wrenching ballads to angular swing to textural meditations, with a healthy emphasis on the harmolodic history of the Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex.
El Mantis:
Formed in 2021 in Houston Texas by Drummer and Vocalist Angel Garcia ,Saxophonist Danny Kamins and Multi Instrumentalist Andrew Martinez, El Mantis is a trio that takes Jazz and mixes it with genres like Flamenco, Latin Jazz, Progressive Rock, and the Avant Garde, with Influences like John Coltrane, Albert Ayler, Ornette Coleman, Magma(France) and Enrique Morente. El Mantis does music with intensity and passion. Their self titled cd was released in 2022(now sold out but available on digital platforms) and in 2024 they released their second album through CIA Records (Houston) on vinyl.
JAMES TALAMBAS + KORY REEDER | SARAH RUTH ALEXANDER | MONTE ESPINA
New Media Contemporary + Molten Plains Present: Live Sound and Visuals Series
JAMES TALAMBAS + KORY REEDER
In a groundbreaking collaboration, James Talambas and Kory Reeder come together to merge their unique artistic backgrounds into a singular, immersive performance experience. This collaboration represents a convergence of experimental soundscapes, where technology meets tradition, and improvisation intersects with intricate composition.
Drawing from Talambas's profound engagement with site-specific, multi-sensory sculptures and performances, and Reeder's introspective compositions that weave through the realms of the visual arts and political theory, their collaboration is an exploration of the uncharted territories of music and art. Together, they navigate the complexities of creating soundscapes that are both deeply personal and expansively universal, inviting audiences into a shared space of discovery and emotional resonance.
Their combined expertise facilitates a dialogue between technology and tradition, improvisation and composition, where the tactile and the ephemeral blend seamlessly. Through this collaborative venture, Talambas and Reeder not only challenge the conventional boundaries of their disciplines but also offer a profound commentary on the role of music and art in fostering connection and understanding.
As audiences step into the immersive world crafted by Talambas and Reeder, they are not merely observers but participants in a sensory journey that transcends the auditory to become a fully embodied experience. This partnership marks a compelling intersection of their respective domains, where the boundary-pushing explorations of sound, space, and sensory experience converge to create a uniquely evocative auditory and visual landscape.
JAMES TALAMBAS
Talambas is a multi-disciplinary new media artist, composer, producer, and activist who creates site-specific, multi-dimensional, multi-sensory sculptures, murals, and performances. Drawing from technology, collaboration, visceral improvisation, and the architectural space of each individual work, he creates art that is personal, emotive, and immersive.
Ellen Fullman has been developing her installation, the Long String Instrument, for over 30 years exploring the acoustics of large resonant spaces with her compositions and collaborative improvisations. Since 2016, Talambas has studied under Fullman, delving into the complexities and nuances of the Long String Instrument. Through the Long String Instrument, Talambas has expanded his exploratory range, contributing to the evolution of experimental music with his unique insights and interpretations.
Kory Reeder is an American composer and performer whose music, drawing inspiration from the visual arts and political theory, is often introspective and atmospheric, investigating ideas of objectivity and immediacy, while exploring the social implications of musical interaction with pieces ranging from symphonic and chamber works to field recording, text scores and computer-assisted improvisations.
Described as “one of the most captivating composers in modern classical music” (Dallas Observer), Kory’s music is performed frequently around the world. A dedicated collaborator, he has frequently worked with opera, theater, and dance programs, as well as noise, free-improv, and new media artists on projects ranging from video collaborations to 3-hour performance art works.
As a performer, Kory is a bassist, sometimes pianist, and sometimes noisemaker. Performing as a section and substitute bassist in regional orchestras as well as contemporary and traditional chamber ensembles, Kory also tours frequently as an independent artist or as an ensemble member performing his chamber music and works of others as well as in creative music and improvised musical contexts.
Kory Reeder will be leading a Deep Listening Workshop at 6:30, prior to the performances.
Sarah Ruth is a diverse musician and artist – a multi-instrumentalist, she employs hammered dulcimer, harmonium, electroacoustic sound art, and extended vocal techniques. She performs frequently both solo and with multiple bands and improvisational ensembles in the North Texas area. She is a University of North Texas graduate where she focused on vocal studies and electroacoustic composition. She has also studied with Meredith Monk and members of her vocal ensemble. She enjoys varied collaborations and has worked as a sound artist for art and photography installations and an accompanist for modern dance. She has performed with Damon Smith, Tatsuya Nakatani, Jaap Blonk, Liz Tonne, Sarah Gamblin, Rosemary Candelario, Susan kae Grant, Lisa Cameron, Tom Carter, and Aaron Gonzalez, to list a few. She tours nationally and her recent albums have been released on Sawyer Spaces, Obsolete Media Objects, Balance Point Acoustics, Pour le Corps Music, and Linda Hand. Sarah co-curates the Molten Plains series and festival with Ernesto Montiel in Denton. She also hosts a radio program called Tiger D on KUZU LP broadcasting in Denton at 92.9 FM and streaming online at kuzu.fm, playing music and often featuring guest musicians to curate and discuss their playlists. She recently had a chapter titled “Community Building Through Collaboration,” published in Routledge‘s Art as Social Practice: Technologies for Change.
Monte Espina is the electroacoustic free improvisation duo of Ernesto Montiel and Miguel Espinel, both Venezuelan-born and North Texas-based, where they met in 2016. They explore the possibilities of sinuous sonic environments amid amplified sounds and signal processing, through an absolutely improvised approach.
Collaboration is at the core of their practice, being Liz Tonne, Louise Fristensky, Sarah Ruth Alexander, Alan F. Jones, Jason Kahn, Tom Carter, Dan Clucas, Rebecca Novak, Chris Cogburn, Aaron Gonzalez, Aquiles Hadjis, Steve Jansen, Justin Lemons, Chase Gardner, Kory Reeder, Conner Simmons, Andrew Jordan Miller, Ray Henninger, Derek Rogers, Erika Orgosdotti, Elaine Di Falco, Kevin Butler and Heberto Añez among the long list of artists they have played with.
After some self-released cdrs, “y culebra” was published by Marginal Frequency in 2019, “pa” by Elevator Bath in 2021, a collaboration with Liz Tonne and Louise Fristensky, “pueblo glortha”, by Round Bale Recordings in 2021 as well. A year-long/site-specific project in collaboration with Sarah Ruth Alexander, “cuatro estaciones”, was released by Full Spectrum Recordings in 2022. “alquimia criolla” was released in January 2024 on presses précaires, a Montreal based label.
Emerging Artist Series + Art Fair After Party
New Media Contemporary in Dallas, TX, is proud to host an exhibition showcasing North Texas’s emerging new media artists. Experience a diverse array of installations and digital works that push the boundaries of art and technology.
Featuring:
Chanlyr Jordan @schmanlyr
Maryam Takallou @mary_takallou
Archit Karkare @_architarts
Christina Vasquez @christina._.vasquez
Zahra Jafarpour @zahrajafarpour_artworks
Jules Jung @digitaljulepods
Taylor Cleveland @taaaylor4really
Célia Hay @celiahay_
Jiatong Yao @yxxjixtxng
Zack Nguyen @itszacknguyen
Jarrett Crepeau @jarrett089i
Nathan Harper @nathan_harper_art
Shannon Gaudard @gaudsart
Weyni Kahsay @neo_ism
New Media Contemporary Presents: Art Fair Weekend
New Media Contemporary Presents:
an Unforgettable art fair weekend!
April 4-7: New Media Contemporary is thrilled to invite you to an immersive experience showcasing the most cutting edge new media artists and performers from North Texas.
Thursday, April 4:
VIP & Members Daytime Preview
Kick off the weekend w/ an exclusive preview of our Emerging Artists Exhibition. This is your chance to get a first look at the groundbreaking work of artists who are pushing the boundaries between art and technology. Not a member yet? Don't miss out on future exclusives - become a member today on our Patreon at newmediacontemporary.com.
Friday, April 5:
Emerging Artists Opening Night + Art Fair After Party
Experience the forefront of the new media art scene on our Opening Night. Featuring a diverse array of installations and digital works, this evening is a celebration of innovation and creativity.
Featuring Artists:
Chanlyr Jordan, Maryam Takallou, Archit Karkare, Christina Vasquez, Zahra Jafarpour, Jules Jung, Taylor Cleveland, Célia Hay, Jiatong Yao, Zack Nguyen, Jarrett Crepeau, Nathan Harper, Shannon Gaudard, Weyni Kahsay
Saturday, April 6:
Live Sound and Visuals Series
In collaboration w/ Molten Plains, immerse yourself in a night of live sound and visuals.
w/ performances by:
James Talambas & Kory Reeder -
An ethereal blend of electronics, double bass, and long string instrument.
Sarah Ruth Alexander -
A mesmerizing mix of voice, electronics, and field recordings.
Monte Espina -
Masters of electroacoustic free improvisation.
Deep Listening Workshop w/ Kory Reeder at 6:30 PM - A unique opportunity to engage w/ music and sound on a profound level.
Sunday, April 7:
Coffee Shop Pop-Up
Enjoy brews, teas, and small bites on the last day of the Emerging Artists Exhibition. Network, spend more time w/ the art, or simply relax, this is your space to reflect on the weekend’s experiences.
New Media Contemporary is where art meets the future. This weekend is a journey into the heart of creativity, innovation, and community. Join us to celebrate the artists and performers who are shaping the future of new media art.
DEREK ROGERS | SEAN O'NEILL | ANDREW ANDERSON & COLIN ANDREW SHEFFIELD
New Media Contemporary Presents: Live Sound and Visuals Series
DEREK ROGERS | SEAN O'NEILL | ANDREW ANDERSON & COLIN ANDREW SHEFFIELD
Derek Rogers (b. 4 September 1980) is a Dallas-based musician active in electronic composition, drone, free-improv, ambient, and noise textures. He utilizes computer processes as well as traditional instrumentation and field recordings to create emotionally resonant work, tending toward long forms and soundscapes. Rogers works predominantly as a solo artist, with some 50+ albums released since 2007. Recent collaborations include projects with musicians such as Dennis Gonzalez, A.F. Jones, and Lee Noble.
"...electronic musician Derek Rogers is a genius when it comes to balancing minimalism with dense, abstract ideas. His expert sense of patience, mood and timbre was stunningly exemplified in his Circuit Rider UK collaboration with Lee Noble out on Jehu & Chinaman earlier this year, garnering much praise." -ˇ-ˇ Diego Aguilar (Decoder Magazine)
Sean O’Neill is an Austin based artist working with sound, light, and electronic media. His projects often take form within the context of spatialized audio as it relates to perceptions of dynamic environments, acoustics of structural spaces and natural ambience. O’Neill experiments with electroacoustic materials, multi-speaker configurations, and constraints of medium, infrastructure, and format error. He is interested in the use of DIY electronics / software and responsive systems, often incorporating found objects and barely functional AV equipment into his performances and installations. His work has been presented at various venues and festivals including No Idea Festival, Re-New Festival Copenhagen, New Media Art and Sound Summit, Amsterdam Light Festival, and DATA CITY Enghien-les-Bains. O’Neill’s most recent recordings are in collaboration with Alex Keller, and available on Elevator Bath, Mimeomeme, and Loma Editions.
ANDREW ANDERSON & COLIN ANDREW SHEFFIELD
Andrew Anderson, based in Portland OR, creates sound pieces out of carefully curated field recordings, hidden samples, destroyed tape, and various instruments, both electronic and analog, with a focus on quiet repetition, drone, and patient change. The formative rhythms of summertime lawn mowers, passing airplanes, and cawing crows from the backyard of his childhood in the Pacific Northwest inform his unique ear and subtle sensibilities. He explores global themes of changing climates, political upheaval, human and animal rights, and all the liminal spaces in between, as well as more personal topics such as self-growth and social anxiety, with several self-releases, on both cassette and digital formats, as well as the project THAA with Thor Harris (Swans, Thor & Friends, Shearwater, Angels of Light, etc.) In 2022 he joined the label Elevator Bath for his latest solo release, "Vagrancies:" a ghostly meditation on the chaos of the last several years.
Colin Andrew Sheffield was born in El Paso, Texas and now lives in Austin. He is the founder of the Elevator Bath record label (founded in 1998) and has released a number of solo recordings on labels such as Auf Abwegen, Glistening Examples, Mystery Sea, and more, in addition to several collaborative releases and performances with turntablist, James Eck Rippie as well as with David Reed (as The Palladists) and with Andrew Anderson (their duo cassette release is forthcoming from the Grisaille label). Since the mid-’90s, Colin Andrew Sheffield’s audio collage work has consistently focused on the use of samples: deconstructed loops of hidden textures and timbres found in his collection of physical media. Sheffield’s most recent solo LP, “Images” (Elevator Bath, 2023), was entirely crafted from samples from jazz records; it has been critically acclaimed/championed by Soundohm, Bandcamp, and Brainwashed, among others.
L' INFERNO: LIVE SCORE BY MONTOPOLIS | KENT EVANS | CURATORIAL
New Media Contemporary Presents: Live Film Score Series
L' INFERNO: LIVE SCORE BY MONTOPOLIS
Montopolis is an indie chamber music group from Austin, Texas that performs the works of composer Justin Sherburn. Their genre-busting music uses inventive instrumentation to create "stunning and transcendent" (Austin Chronicle) concerts. Their programs are audience-engaging, multi-media events that combine live music with film and interactive storytelling. The Montopolis musicians include members of the Austin Symphony, Okkervil River, Tosca String Quartet, and the Polyphonic Spree.
L’Inferno (1911) is the first feature length horror film ever released. An adaptation of Dante’s classic journey through hell, this masterpiece of silent film employs elaborate costumes, special effects, and set design to create an awe-inspiring and ethereal world. The original Montopolis score brings new life to this horror classic with a mix of psych rock, dark wave and terrifying sound effects performed live. Based in Austin, Texas, Montopolis is following up their critically acclaimed national tour of Man with a Movie Camera.
View the trailer for this performance and screening HERE.
Kent Evans is a Dallas based ambient musician who uses layers of synths and samples to create dense worlds of sound. Sometimes drifting into noise but always aiming to be cathartic, his songs usually have many peaks and valleys within.
Preston Light, aka Curatorial, is a Fort Worth, TX, ambient musician and composer. His music serves as paintings you can hear, sit in, and be soothed by. Through the process of song, he hopes that listeners will find a space to dream about a peaceful life and find a piece of that for themselves. This concept stems from his painting practice in which the works are intended to be healing totems in the places they hang. Wanting to extend that positive message, Curatorial was born. His second album, Other Realms, was recorded at the neofeminist creative residency Centre Pompadour in Ercourt, France, during the summer of 2023 and was released in January 2024.
DEEP LISTENING: THE STORY OF PAULINE OLIVEROS
DEEP LISTENING: THE STORY OF PAULINE OLIVEROS
A FILM BY DANIEL WEINTRAUB
Screening and conversation with Director Daniel Weintraub
Performance by Dave Dove
JAKE MUIR | COLIN ANDREW SHEFFIELD | ADAM PACIONE
New Media Contemporary Presents: Live Sound and Visuals Series
Hailing from Los Angeles, and now based in Berlin, Muir is a producer/sampler/field-recordist/alchemist whose highly acclaimed ambient work melds soft-focus, sensual electro-concréte with a psychedelic map of ASMR rattles, drones, and tones. Celebrating the release of his latest LP, "Bathhouse Blues" for the influential UK label, Sferic, Jake is making his Dallas debut.
COLIN ANDREW SHEFFIELD ~
Austin's Colin Andrew Sheffield is the founder of the long-running Elevator Bath recording label. His work focuses on the re-contextualization of pre-existing recordings. The resultant music is an atmospheric soundscape, gradually shifting and unfolding, offering subtle juxtaposition and nuances. His work has been published by labels such as Auf Abwegen, Glistening Examples, and Mystery Sea, among others.
Adam Pacione is a composer from Fort Worth. Pacione’s music contains elements of ambient textures, drones, field recordings, processed radio transmissions and modular synthesis. His works have been released by Elevator Bath, Infraction Records, Kesh, Bee Eater Recordings, and 23five, among other labels. He has provided remixes for the likes of Simon Scott (Slowdive) and Machinefabriek (Rutger Zuydervelt).
Great Interview with Colin Andrew Sheffield and Adam Pacione