mural

Here is an image of the mural I created for the Staten Island Children's Museum Ladder 11 Exhibit.

some recent events

hey, i think the scroll thing is working...anyway, wanted to say i had a great time playing with Akim Funk Buddha at BAM Cafe a couple weeks ago, we tore the roof off while Jay-Z was rockin in the next room. Also had a great time playing with Fabulous Entourage at the Annex. We, again, tore the place down, also Sxip and I played, and played a follow-up set at Earl Dax's event at The Delancey later that night. Sxip just hired me to do the beats for his soundtrack to "Marsupial Girl," a terrifc children's production in Minnesota next year. Still getting great feedback on my murals at the Staten Island Children's Museum, where I work. Pics to come....went up to Cornell to keep workshopping BEATBOX BARD, it's really taking shape, and has been a blast to work on so far. Shot a video in an undisclosed Manhattan landmark building for my piece, MAKESHIFT. The footage came out really nice, it features Sarah Locke of Alchemy Dance, moving, while I lay down beats, and was shot by filmmaker, and fellow Stuy grad, Althea Wasow, and video artist, Kleoni Moussakis. You should defintiely check out both of their work. Althea just screened a recent short in Puerto Rico. Tore yet another roof off at Joes Pub on Dec. 3rd with Sxip, at his solo CD release party. Got to play with him, as well as Michael Farkas, uber multi talented at harmonica, as well as various ragtime household objects. Finally, got to play with Nicholas Naylor-Leyland, with slammin guitarist Eric (???) and virtuosic Michael Leonhart, we did a gig at Rockwood and rocked the joint. Keep in touch, y'all, lots of fun to be had with the infinite potential of vocal percussion...

updates and events

Something's funky with the site and the events scroll isn't working so here are upcoming events:

Thursday, Dec. 7th, 8PM
Tom Billings
What is the Word
OPENING Reception: Thursday, december 7th, from 7-10 pm
December 7th – January 21st 2006
GITANA ROSA GALLERY
19 HOPE STREET
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Gitana Rosa Gallery invites you to the opening reception of what is the word, A solo exhibition of mixed media paintings and installation by tom billings. The exhibition will be on display from December 7th, 2006 through January 21st , 2007.
The opening reception for the artist will be held on Thursday, December 7th, 2006 from 7-10pm. With special vocal percussion and sound f-x performance by Adam matta at 8pm and musical stylings by dj swingsett. at the Gitana Rosa Gallery located on 19 Hope Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Thursday, Dec. 7th 9PM
SYMPHONICS LIVE
with Adam Matta, Ill Spoken, Rabbi D, others
Bowery Poetry Club
$7

Sunday, Dec. 10th, 11pm
Ray Ippolito, w/Adam Matta, MC Evolve, Catherine Bent, Matt Moldover
ambient soundscapes and world grooves
Fruit Tree Planting Foundation Benefit
www.ftpf.org
@Kush
Chrystie btw. Stanton and Rivington

Friday, Dec. 10th, 9pm till??
Adam Matta w/Alex Wong, Pete Gerakaris, Jon Price, more...
@STAIN
Grand St. 2 blocks west of Grand L Station
Williamsburg, Bkyln

Tuesday, Dec. 19th, 9pm
Erin and Her Cello, with Adam Matta, Aya Kato
@Telephone Bar
2nd Ave. btw. 9th and 10th St.
no cover

Dec. 31st, New Years Eve, 10-1am
@3rd Ward
NYE, 1am-
@Rubulad, with Fabulous Entourage

Jan. 4th, 5th, 8:30PM
MAKESHIFT
@Here Arts Center
Beat box rhythms captivate, paintings are formed instantaneously, and
live video provides insight and perspective as Adam Matta attempts to bridge
the physical gap between his Egyptian roots and American identity,
represented by two video instillations. With a heightened awareness of
mechanism, closely placed cameras capture Matta¹s every move, a digital
pedal loops and distorts his voice, and freshly painted tires create
paintings as Matta does trick moves on his bike. Makeshift re-imagines and
re-contextualizes the role of accident and improvisation in the creation of
a composition.

Jan. 30-Feb. 4, Feb. 7-11
BEATBOX BARD
Cornell University
Directed by Bruce Levitt The contemporary urban music phenonmenon, beatboxing, crashes onto the Ithaca stage with this original work. Mixing vocal percussionists with Shakespeare's sonnets and soliloquies, this new look at the bard will delight young and old alike.

Feb. 17th
Millenium Music Conference
Harrisburg, PA

Feb. 24th
Exploris Museum
Durham, NC