Adam Matta

Vox.FretlessGuitar.Beatbox

2011-10-25T08:07:00.000-07:00

Excited and honored to be traveling today to Istanbul, to make music with Nihan Devecioglu and Cenk Erdogan. Here is a session we did in 2009:

2011-06-14T08:05:00.000-07:00

Hello, sorry for the delay in posting, it's been pretty non-stop. I'm currently on the road with The Carolina Chocolate Drops, please see their site for tour dates, info on their recent Grammy (!) and more.

Last fall, I was lucky to have been part of the Beat Rockers program, where we taught beatboxing to blind youth in the Bronx. Please see Beat Rockers for more info.

This summer, in addition to the Drops, I will be performing at Lincoln Center, opening for Laurie Anderson, with Todd Reynolds, Sxip Shirey, and others. I will also be returning to Oregon Shakespeare Festival to workshop and perform new material by Sue Carney, and by Aaron Jafferis, OSF.

Hope to see you this summer!

McFerrin in Moscow

2010-02-24T14:03:00.000-08:00

Just catching up with writing from Moscow, where Bobby McFerrin and company staged "Bobble," an improvised opera based on the story of the Tower of Babel. The shows (2) were really powerful, and it was thrilling to be in Moscow, where it was 15 below or more every day. Thank you so much to Original Artists and Olympus Foundation for making the shows and incredible rehearsal process possible. So glad I got to meet and work with such great people and inspiring artists.

January

2010-01-19T08:46:00.001-08:00

Had an excellent time performing with Sxip Shirey at the Amanda Palmer/Boston Pops throwdown in Boston at Symphony Hall on New Year's Eve. Here's a pic of us getting down:

Thanks to Lance Horne for the photo.
Tomorrow, I fly to Moscow, to perform in "Bobble," featuring Bobby McFerrin, an improvised opera based on the story of the Tower of Babel. 17 emerging vocalists from different parts of the globe will come together for five days to put on two concerts on the 25th and 26th. I'm so thrilled to be a part of this production. Here is a photo of The Moscow International House of Music, where we will be performing:

Bobby McFerrin

Video

2009-09-30T23:54:00.000-07:00

I was in Ashland, OR, in August, for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival--thank you Claudia and OSF!!--and the amazing Carol Bonney introduced me to DenizenTV; we shot this performance at their studio:

recent shows, upcoming

2009-07-29T11:43:00.001-07:00

Hey Everyone, long time no speak, been trying to keep up with gigs...some highlights of the past two months:

BAMCafe--Muslim Voices presents Adam Matta and Friends: the show was off the chain, thank you so much to everyone who came out and filled the venue to capacity. I have DVD's available of the entire performance for anyone interested in viewing what transpired. We are working on a shorter edit of the footage, to show to presenters in other venues

The Stone--got to play with an amazing presence, Ned Rothenberg. Many thanks to him for putting the show together and offering the chance to create some grooves with him

Museum of Contemporary Art-Detroit--many thanks to LEMUR (League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots) for inviting me to come and jam with the mech ensemble. Here's a clip of some of what went down at the packed event (Detroit rocks....)

Had an excellent time rocking a great variety night in LA, The Status Show. Thank you so much Abby and Maria for having me!!

3 dates on tour with The Wiyos, opening for Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp and Willie Nelson--it was extra dope playing the huge stage with this great group of old-time/Americana musicians, good friends from Bklyn...check the site for info on the new record, which features my beatboxing on numerous tracks, and which has debuted on the CMJ and country music charts nationwide...The WIyos

Prospect Park Bandshell--with the awesome Luminescent Orchestrii, opening for Kronos Quartet. It was a rush to play the large stage, with the pinnacle of sound systems, and the pinnacle of gypsy/punk/klezmer/tango bands, you know, all those gypsy/punk/klezmer/tango bands....:)

Sycamore--*incredibly* psyched to have connected with Roy Nathanson and Sotto Voce. Beatboxer Napoleon Maddox has been the in house VP man for a minute in this spoken word/jazz/groove project led by Roy, but I'm gonna be on deck to fill in for him when he's touring with his own crew, IsWhat?!

World Financial Center--rocked with Karsh Kale and Timeline at this beautiful venue. Please check out Karsh's music: Karsh Kale. I'm ecstatic to be on his roster as well....

Jazzit, Salzburg, Austria--had the honor and pleasure of collabing with Nihan Devecioglu, whom I met at the Carnegie Hall workshop with Bobby McFerrin in '08. Nihan put together a project with the unreal Turkish fretless guitar player, Cenk Erdogan, and myself: we played extended sets opening for the Salzburg Opera Festival, and at the bomb venue, Jazzit; we also created a beatbox/vocal improvisation workshop for the public, with the heavy-hitting Austrian beatbox crew, Massive Beats Collective, and gave a brief interview/performance on local radio. Thank you so much to Nihan, and to Eva, for organizing this project. We are trying to continue it in the fall, with the newly-presented opportunity to record in Salzburg and perform some more dates....thank you Nihan and Cenk!

I'm currently en route to Portland, where I will play some more dates with the Wiyos at the Pickathon Festival, then I'll be back in NYC for a hit at South Street Seaport with Yo Yo Nation, orchestrated by Pat Cuartero, whom I met when we were invited to play a gig by Heavy.com in '07...then I'm excited to announce I'll be part of a brief tour of SE Asia, with beatboxers Kid Lucky, Reeps1, and Dharni, sponsored by Adidas...then, a week performing shows at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Green Show--two solo performances and one collab with Portland Cello Ensemble, as well as some workshopping of vocal percussion and Shakespeare...ongoing is an evening-length modern dance composition with beatbox score, in collaboration with choreographer, Tami Stronach, to be presented in March 2010: we will be presenting excerpts of the piece-in-progress Oct. 22-24 at Joe's Pub....

BAMCafe, Joe's Pub

2009-06-08T16:07:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone, getting very excited for this Saturday's show at BAMCafe:

Muslim Voices at BAMcafé

Saturday, Jun 13th 9:30pm

Free admission

Composer/producer Adam Matta is a beatboxing tour de force, melding hip-hop, electronic, jazz, and traditional Middle Eastern music for a unique and driving sound. Performing with his friends Dr. Fawzia Afzal-Khan (spoken word/voice), Nihan Devecioglu (voice), Noah Hoffeld (cello), Remi Kanazi (spoken word), Eyal Maoz (guitar), and Kenny Muhammad The Human Orchestra (beatbox), this second night of Muslim Voices in BAMcafé is sure to thrill.

Muslim Voices Festival

Hope to see you. Also, playing tomorrow night at Joe's Pub, with Sxip Shirey:

Sxip Shirey, with Rachelle Garnier and Adam Matta
Tuesday, June 9th, 9:30pm
Joe's Pub
425 Lafayette St. (Public Theater at Astor Place)
$12

Project Jenny Project Jan, London, Austria, Youtube, Joe's Pub...

2009-04-20T09:29:00.000-07:00

The new Project Jenny Project Jan EP "Colors" is out now on Itunes, Amazon, etc....check their myspace for more info!! I appear on the track, "Caller ID," and I love what they did with it.....

Currently in London, where I performed at the International Human Beatbox Convention at the Southbank Centre. It was an excellent time, got to hang with some excellent beatboxers from all over the world. See Humanbeatbox.com for info, photos and reviews. Also played a great gig with Tubist, Oren Marshall, at a dope event called Gyspy Madness, orchestrated by the inimitable Amanda Rodgers, and played this last weekend at "White Mischief," an old-school 30's/40's themed party with everyone dressed to tha 9's.....

In the week in between, I flew to Salzburg, Austria, to work on a collaboration with vocalist, Nihan Devecioglu. She will be one of my guest artists at a performance at BAMCafe, June 13th, part of the Muslim Voices Festival. She has an amazing voice, classically trained, and influenced by Turkish folk music from her roots in Istanbul, and we spent three days rehearsing at a beautiful arts facility at the base of this snow-capped mountain in southern Salzburg. We also got to perform two gigs in Vienna, where the magnanimous/magnificent Sxip Shirey was playing, along with Benji Fox-Rosen. We hit up a swanky club, Lokativ, and an anarchist collective dance party in the ritzy section of Vienna...

Europe's been truly amazing, looking forward to coming back in a month's time, to hit up the World Championships Beatbox Battle in Berlin, where I'll be showcasing a set....

Before I came to Europe, I performed at Joe's Pub in NYC, with guest artists Noah Hoffeld, Yayoi Filipski, Zef Noise, and Ned Rothenberg. So glad I got to rock there, hope to be back there soon, THANKS to all who came out...

Finally, the Youtube Symphony Mahsup Video premiered this week, and my video of me beatboxing the "brake drum" and "snare" part was included, check it out:

March updates

2009-03-07T06:26:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone!

Sorry I haven't posted in a while, it's been a hectic few months...played the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville with Sxip Shirey--was an amazing time...got down to Jacksonville, FLA, to work with Al Letson on a poem/video shoot...had a great solo show at Banjo Jim's...much more to come...

Here are some upcoming gigs:

Thurs, Mar. 5 (7:30pm), Fri., Mar. 6 (8pm), Sat., Mar. 7 (9:30pm)
backing up Tami Stronach in the modern dance remix of "Cabaret," at Dancemopolitan
Joe's Pub
425 Lafayette (Astor Place, Public Theater)
http://www.dancenownyc.org/dancemopolitan.htm

Saturday, Mar. 7, 7pm
The Wiyos and Friends
Joe's Pub
425 Lafayette (Astor Place, Public Theater)
www.myspace.com/thewiyos

Sunday, Mar. 8, 9:30 pm
backing up chanteuse Stephanie Nilles
Rockwood Music Hall
Allen and Stanton
www.myspace.com/stephanienilles

Tuesday, Mar. 10, doors at 6:30pm
with Sxip Shirey, opening for Gary Lucas' Fast N' Bulbous Captain Beefheart Project
Le Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker
$15
video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbpOoTEFD_g

Friday, Mar. 13th, 12 midnight
backing up Akim Funk Buddha
The Blue Note
131 W. 3rd St.
www.funkbuddha.org

Thurs, Mar. 26th, 9pm
Hank Roberts and Wingnut, plus Adam Matta
Castaways
Ithaca, NY
www.hankrobertsmusic.com
www.myspace.com/wingnutjazz

Saturday, April 4th, 11:30pm
Adam Matta and Friends, with special guests Noah Hoffeld (cello) and Yayoi Filipski (voice)
Joe's Pub
425 Lafayette @ Astor Place, Public Theater
$12
http://www.joespub.com/component/option,com_shows/task,view/Itemid,40/id,4456

Saturday, May 2nd
Adam Matta's "Gyroscope," part of the VITAL VOX Festival
Iati Theater
E. 4th St., more info TBA

Illuminating Islam: Adam Matta and Friends at BAMCafe, an evening of music and poetry, drawing from Arabic, Sufi, hip hop, Turkish, classical and avante-garde jazz influences. Special guests include: beatboxer Kenny Muhammad; spoken word artist/poet/vocalist, Dr. Fawzia Afzal-Khan; vocalist Nihan Devecioglu (Austria); cellist Noah Hoffeld; guitarist Eyal Maoz.
Saturday, June 13th
BAMCafe
Brooklyn Academy of Music
More info TBA.
Peace, hope all's well,
Adam

"Man, I can feel the 808 coming from your f@!!n chest!!!"--Henry Rollins
"Like a John Coltrane solo, Adam's Beat Boxing creates narratives which mere words could never accomplish."--Reg E Gaines, playwright, Bring in da Noise, Bring in da Funk
"...beatbox maestro..." Wired Magazine
"...virtuoso..." Flavorpill
"....brilliant...like sonic abstract expressionism..." Ithaca Times

December

2008-12-17T09:49:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone, hope you're having a really good holiday season....

Just got back from a "tour" of DC--gigged at Dahlak restaurant, which serves AMAZING food, then got invited to be the featured artist at "Federal Reserve," a really great musician's hang at Iota, in Arlington, hosted by rock band, These United States. I had a great time down in the nation's capital, hope to make it back soon. Thank you to everyone who hosted me!!

Check out this new video with collaborator, Sxip Shirey, and me:

Sxip and I will be performing at First Night in Boston, this New Year's Eve.

Had a great "Cat and Mouth" show at Risley Hall, Cornell University, with guest artist, beatboxer Masai Electro. Before that, I was on the west coast, gigging in LA, and with the San Francisco beatbox crew, Vowel Movement. Much thanks to them, too!!

Played a fun night with Bora Yoon at the Stone...her new cd is out, check it out:

bora yoon

Below are some upcoming appearances:

guest artist with
Karsh Kale and friends
Thurs, Dec. 18, 9pm
S.O.B.'s
karsh kale

guest artist with
Paul Brill's Big Band Holiday Explosion
Sat., Dec. 20, 9:30pm
Rockwood Music Hall
paul brill

Sxip's Sonic New York
First Night (New Year's Eve)
Boston, MA
First Night

Happy Holidays!!!!

OSF

2008-11-06T15:41:00.001-08:00

Had an amazing week at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, where I--along with 6 other hip hop theater artists and 7 classically trained actors--were invited to take part in "Mixing Texts," dialoguing between Shakespeare and hip hop, creating new work, adapting sonnets, developing original pieces and trading techniques, terminologies, philosophies and processes. Everyone was so talented and fun to work with, I learned a tremendous amount. Thanks to Claudia Alick and Bill Rausch for everything, and much love to everyone who participated and in the community.

Now, a show in LA, tonight, at Echo Curio, and one in SF, where I'll be headlining a Bay Area beatbox event. See myspace for details.

Peace, and celebrations for President-Elect Obama!!!

Sept. updates

2008-09-21T09:57:00.000-07:00

Hey crew,

What's good? Writing with news for mid-September.

-Been hard at work on a new solo CD, "Only Child Syndrome," and it is minutes away from being available on line. It features 12 original songs, with different guest artists, solo ventures and a live track. Please contact me for an advanced copy. I am especially interested in anyone wishing to review it for blog or publication.

-I am returning to Cornell University for another semester as an artist in residence, still working on programs at Risley Hall and other projects on campus and in Ithaca. Last night was a great time playing with cellist Hank Roberts who was my guest artist at "Cat and Mouth," my series at Risley.

-Also an artist in residence this month at LEMUR --League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots. In this collaboration, I will be able to improvise with, and "teach" a beat to, an outfit of musical robots, to be performed October 9th, in Brooklyn, and also Oct. 17-18 in Trondheim, Norway (www.lemurbots.org).

-Been recording for different groups in and around the tri-state.

-Had an amazing time at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, performing with Sxip Shirey and numerous other talented characters...

-Had a great (but short) run of In Transit at the York Theater--many thanks to them, and to the writers and cast.... for info and photos of this great project, check out BroadwayWorld.

-Did some great shows with Michael Leonhart, Maria Millar and Kilterclash , and Beatboxer Entertainment

-Been jamming with Jonny Wilson and Eclectic Method, they make these mind-boggling REAL-TIME video mashups, realized live on stage, as well as in the studio...e.g....

check out www.youtube.com/eclecticmethod for more of their work...

Summer '08

2008-08-11T20:01:00.000-07:00

It's been an amazing summer so far, and not done yet!!! I'm currently at Newark, waiting for my flight (delayed 5 hours) to Edinburgh for the Fringe Festival, where I'll play every night with Sxip Shirey, at the vaudeville cabaret, "And The Devil May Drag You Under..." Come through if you're in the area!!
The bulk of my summer has been an amazing project called In Transit, written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Sarah Wordsworth, James-Allen Ford, Russ Kaplan, Greg Christopher and Karla Momberg. It's an incredible piece--an a cappella musical-- which takes place in NYC's subway system, showing a series of characters going through their hectic days and situations, and I play a subway beatboxer who supplies the groove for the whole show, and mixes it up with all the different straphangers...We workshopped the piece at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Festival in CT, then, just finished a series of shows at the York Theater in Manhattan. They were all staged readings, but all along the way we were met with rave responses. The cast and director and musical director were INCREDIBLY talented, and amazing people to hang out with. We're all currently waiting to find out what the next incarnation will be...for pix from our opening night at the York, check outBroadwayworld.com. WHEN this show comes around again (fingers crossed), please come check it out....
Other highlights included a solo show at Joe's Pub, 7/14, with special guests Sxip Shirey, Bora Yoon and Eyal Maoz. Still going through the video from this show, it was a great house, and the sound there is so dope--it's definitely one of my favorite places to play in NYC...
Also, had a great time rocking with Kid Lucky and Beatboxer Entertainment, at Sidewalk Cafe, Aug. 3rd...We knocked out an hour-and-a-half fully improv, fully raw performance, conducted by Lucky, and we were all ready to keep going!! It was a really great time.
In June, played a show with jazz vocalist/trombonist, Elizabeth Dotson-Westphalen at an amazing music camp in Castleton, VT. got to conduct a workshop for the students, who taught me as much as I taught them!! Check out one of the outcomes of our musical trekking: Went on to perform at the Jamaica Greenfest, a festival of music, food, healing, and environmental awareness, raising money for Engineers Without Borders, creating well projects in Kenyan communities. Conducted workshops at Pascack Valley High School, and Brooklyn Friends School, and as always, was blown away by the talent and imagination of the kids I was working with. Finally, got to rock some great shows with Michael Leonhart and Paul Brill, at Rockwood and Joe's Pub, respectively.
Will be playing with Michael again Sept. 15th. Also, in September, I will be doing a residency with LEMUR--League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots. These fine folk build sculptures and armatures that play music, triggered by audience members and/or composers and modulated through software. I will be syncing and linking up my beats with the robots and creating a performance to be shown in October...
Peace and health,
adam

Carnegie Hall, Axis of Equals, gigs

2008-05-21T19:42:00.000-07:00

Hey it's been a minute.

Carnegie was off the chain, what an amazing experience. The show was sold out and the audience was on their feet cheering at the end of the show. I feel so honored to have played with the other vocalists on stage, at that venue, to that crowd, it was amazing.

Axis of Equals was another thrill, and major success. To find out more details, read the review in the Cornell Daily Sun:

Cornell Daily Sun review

In June, I will play a series of gigs in NYC: check my myspace:

Myspace

Peace, see ya soon...

Cornell Percussion Ensemble

2008-04-08T09:17:00.000-07:00

Will be performing with the Cornell Percussion Ensemble, led by Tim Feeney. Performing John Zorn's "Cobra" live improvised composition game.
Suday, April 13th, 3pm
Barnes Hall
Cornell University

Bobby McFerrin, Carnegie Hall, May 2nd, 2008

2008-04-07T21:24:00.000-07:00

I've been selected to take part in a vocal workshop with Bobby McFerrin, among 20 vocalists from around the world! We will be creating an interactive piece based on the story of the Tower of Babel. We will perform it Friday, May 2nd, 7:30 pm, at Zankel Hall. For more info, check:
Instant Opera! with Bobby McFerrin

"Axis of Equals," April 12th, 2008

2008-04-06T20:21:00.000-07:00

"Axis of Equals"
A Festival of Middle Eastern and Jewish Music..with an urban edge
A festival of live music and dance, presenting artists who create, compose and dance to music that combines Middle Eastern and/or Jewish influences with a sensibility that is edgy and urban.
The festival is intended to captivate the Cornell and local Ithaca community, offering a vision of various cultures and textures, integrated through musical collaboration and invention. The musicians involved create powerful, moving music that combines an ear for traditional sounds, as well as a hunger for modern beat-driven music. The program will offer sounds that satisfy a yearning for pop-style grooves, but with echoes of ancient musical forms. The festival is intended to present sounds from both the Arab and Jewish worlds, the new and the old, the catchy and the eclectic.
The event will be co-sponsored by Cornell Middle Eastern BellyDance Events, who are inviting "fusion" belly dance groups, Willow and Kassar, from New York City, as well as Cornell group, Teszia, and Chandani, a local, traditional belly dance troupe. Their performances will be interlaced with the music acts throughout the evening. The organization will also be conducting Middle Eastern dance workshops from 11- 6pm at the Big Red Barn. See Middle Eastern BellyDance for more info!
The festival will demonstrate numerous musical forms. Pharaoh's Daughter, led by Basya Schecter, combines traditional Jewish melodies and tones with modern jazz, rock and urban groove, creating an uplifting and communal sentiment in the audience. Haale draws her influences from Persian Sufi music, combined with a pop/rock sensibility and provides a captivating, hypnotic performance. The Cornell Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Music Ensemble will present music accompanied by Risley Hall Artist in Resident and beatboxer, Adam Matta. The night will open up into an exploration of funk and hip hop, with Adam Matta, joined by musicians from all the bands, in the spirit of improvisation and collaboration.
Pharaohs Daughter
Haale
Adam Matta
Date: Saturday, April 12, 2008
Location: Risley Hall, Great Hall
Doors at 7 pm, show at 8 pm
The event is co-sponsored by Cornell Council for the Arts, Risley Residential College for the Creative and Performing Arts, Holland International Living Center, Cornell Hillel: The Yudowitz Center for Jewish Campus Life, Near Eastern Studies, Schwartz Center, Department of Theater, Film and Dance, Institute for European Studies, Mediterranean Initiative, Just About Music, Residential Programs, Community Centers, Residential Student Congress, Africana, GPSAFC, Hasbrouck and Cornell Middle Eastern BellyDance Events.

SXSW

2008-03-14T12:10:00.000-07:00

At SXSW, it's sick down here. So much music, so many great talents and gurus...Sxip and I play tonight at 10pm at St. David's Church, before Golden Arm Trio.
Tomorrow night, Matta Fact Beatbox Sessions in NYC @ Banjo Jim's, 11pm, many great artists coming up to rock w me...

Beatboxing for Dance Classes at Cornell University

2008-03-03T22:05:00.000-08:00

Since the Fall semester of 2007, I have been an Artist in Residence at Cornell University’s Risley Hall, and have been working as an accompanist for up to eight dance classes per week in the Department of Theater, Film and Dance. I provide vocal percussion for Dance I, II and III, Explorations, Improvisation, and Hip Hop, working with Jumay Chu, Joyce Morgenroth, Janice Kovar, Jim Self, Byron Suber, and Allen Fogelsanger, as well as with visiting guest artists from the Paul Taylor II Dance Company.
Beatboxing is an exciting form of music to dance to, an unexpected deviation from traditional instrumentation such as violin, piano, hand drum, or CD accompaniment. With differing sounds, vocalizations and “drum fills,” I do rhythms in styles of funk, hip hop, swing, waltz, 6/8, 5/4, 7/8, house music, drumnbass, rock, 2/4, tango, breakbeat, middle-eastern and most other requests. In the more open formats of Improvisation and Explorations, I can work with the dancers more, drawing on sounds from urban sounds, like traffic, trains and planes, to audio effects, like radio static, drones and filter sweeps, to natural sounds, like oceans, wind, and animals, to atmospheric sounds, such as footsteps, creaks and knocks—as well as different percussive patterns in off-beat time signatures, and also vocalizations such as blues and world-style singing, trumpet solos, upright bass walks and Tuvan-style throat singing.
I was invited to perform live accompaniment to the Dance Department’s Spring Show in 2007, scoring Jim Self’s “N2 Da Fu Cha Cha,” as well multiple year-end dance class showings.

berlin

2008-02-06T17:08:00.000-08:00

Had an amazing time in Berlin this weekend, meeting over 80 beatboxers from around the globe, some people drove as far as I flew to get there. IT was mad inspiring to be around the energy there, and all those cats who are so dedicated to the artform. Big up to all the beatboxers I got to meet and chill with.
Beathead from Belgium put up some video of my performance there(Thank you Beathead!!!)
At the end I thank Rahzel for inspiring us, since so many cats who played that night were scratching and doing heavy bass, all techniques that came from Rahzel, but really, I should have also added, Kenny Muhammad, Doug E Fresh, Buffy, Bizmarkie, Michael Winslow, Bobby McFerrin, Wes Carroll, Kid Beyond, all the influential people who put mouth percussion and beatboxing on the map. Big up to Bee Low for organizing a great event as well. Here's the clip:

Beatbox Drift at the New Museum

2008-01-27T21:35:00.000-08:00

Beatbox Drift was a success. We sold out, there was a line outside the museum waiting to get in, and the performance went better than I could have hoped. Thank you to Sparlha Swa, Julianne Carney, James Ilgenfritz and Briggan Krauss who were all so awesome. Thank you to the New Museum for having us! And thank you to all who came out to support the show, it meant a great deal to have everyone there.

Now.....on to Berlin, Germany, for the Beatbox Battle International Convention...!!!
And then....continuing "Cat and Mouth" shows here at Cornell's Risley Hall....Plus...producing the "Axis of Equals" Music Festival, here at Risley, April 12th, with Haale and Pharaoh's Daughter.

Here is info about the museum show, in case you missed it:

Art on the Bowery: Adam Matta: Beatbox Drift
Adam Matta’s Beatbox Drift is a way of interacting with New York City and its more underlying, or "psychogeographic," features. The format of the “drift” allows Matta—a world-class beatboxer and innovative sample artist—to shift from style to style and sound to sound in an organic and improvised fashion as he elaborates on his habitual practice of collecting and regurgitating sounds and rhythms from the city.

Some highlights from the program included “Mareo,” an ode to the Lower East Side with beatbox and video; “Underground,” a blues-trance composition for beatbox and voice inspired by the world beneath the city’s streets; “Day in the Life,” a New York story told entirely through sound effects; a new composition for bike wheel, Walkman, laptop, theremin, and beatbox; original songs performed by Sparlha Swa, featuring Adam Matta on accompaniment; plus improvisations and compositions for violin, bass, saxophone, and beatbox, featuring Julianne Carney, Briggan Krauss, and James Ilgenfritz.

Adam Matta performed as part of the Bowery Artist Tribute, a project celebrating artists who have lived and worked on the Bowery.

updates

2007-12-05T17:50:00.000-08:00

The concert at Bailey Hall was a success! I'll be posting video as soon as I get it myself. It was a blast, working with the orchestra, woth Chris Kim, the conductor, and with Paul Leary, the composer. I learned a lot on that project.

In the meantime, here's the video of my theremin project, in case you haven't seen it on my myspace page()

Peace,
Adam

updates

2007-11-22T17:49:00.000-08:00

Dear Friends and Fam,

Happy Thanksgiving, hope you and yours are safe and sound...eat hearty!

I am performing with the Cornell Chamber Orchestra, Dec. 2nd, at Cornell's 1000-odd-seat Bailey Hall. I am performing a piece composed specifically for me and the strings, by composer, Paul Leary, Professor at Denison University and Duke University Graduate Student, conducted by Chris Kim.

I am doing the last(this semester) in a series of experimental and improvised music sessions called "Cat and Mouth," here at Risley Hall, Cornell Unviersity. I've had awesome guests, including Hank Roberts, Julie Carney, Tim Feeney, and Eyal Maoz(Tzadik). The next and last one, Nov. 30th, will feature Pete Gerakaris and Jon Price, from the Woozyfly sessions:

www.woozyfly.com/adammatta

Speaking of video, I've put up a clip of my experiments with beatbox, and my new instrument, the theremin, as well as my bike wheel, and samples. Check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITjHMWibaPo

Still beatboxing for seven dance classes/week at the Dance department. Next week is our last week of classes(already!).

Stay in touch,

Best,
Adam

Bike Drawings

2007-09-28T15:59:00.001-07:00

New Updates

2007-09-24T19:52:00.000-07:00

I am working with the Cornell Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Music Ensemble, and we just finished a master class with Simon Shaheen(!) It was immensely enjoyable and educational. I learned a lot. I am drumming with the ensemble for now, but will begin incorporating the beatbox soon.

Please check out these photos taken by Brian Diaz, when I performed at the Re:Cycle Plays in Socrates Sculpture Park, Astoria, Queens, Sept. 15th.

End of August Updates

2007-08-29T19:39:00.000-07:00

1.)I'm currently an artist in residence at Cornell University's Risley Hall. I am providing programming for the students who live here, based around music, performance and visual art. I'm starting up a bi-weekly music series, with guest artists and open to the university community and local musicians.

2.)I'm currently beatboxing for as many as 6 or 7 dance classes a week here at Cornell. I'm the accompanist for technique, improv and hip hop classes. I'm mostly the only accompanist in the class, providing beats and soundscapes for the whole session.

3.) I am recording a new album, in fact, I already have a number of songs done, I am hoping to add at least one more new track. I am still in the process of getting feedback about the CD, but I'm pretty excited about it. I am hoping to have it done by October, and hope to schedule a CD-Release party sometime late this year, or early next year.

4.) I am performing at the Recycle Plays Festival, September 15th. I will be doing beatboxing, bike drawing performance art and bike wheel sound sculpture performance. My piece is about how the peak oil trend is like the story of Icarus, and my theme is "sacrifice your car(for a bicycle instead)."

5.) I am participating in the launch of woozyfly.com. The start up company videotaped my friends and I jamming at a sweet studio, and will be including our video in their main launch campaign. This project is expected to launch in September, and is expected to draw quite a few people. Big up to DJ Tikka Masala for this one.

6.) Joe's Pub, with Sxip Shirey, September 17th. Not to be missed!

Stay in touch!

Updates

2007-08-09T10:43:00.000-07:00

Just got back from LA for the SNEAKER PIMPS tour; played at the Circus of Awesome put on by Heavy.com/Hot Tamales, on the same bill as Redman, Swizz Beats and Expensive Taste. Was really great to get out to LA.
Played Lincoln Center's Allen Room, with Bora Yoon. Stefano Zazzera, Kaki King and Luke Dubois were also on the bill. The show was incredible, with a naturally-occuring light show in the back drop, as the back wall of the theater looked out over Columbus Circle and the show was timed to coincide with the sunset.
Recording new EP. Will let you know more details as they become available.
Going up to Ithaca tomorrow! Begin residency tomorrow for the fall semester.
Starting up some band projects, one with Pete Gerakaris on guitar, and Jon Price on bass(video to come). Also working with bass superstar Tim Lefebvre, thanks to John McC at Living Jazz Archive. Check the video:

msg, bma, etc.

2007-07-08T16:20:00.000-07:00

Played with Beatboxer Entertainment at Madison Square Garden on Monday, June 18th. IT was for the halftime entertainment at a basketball charity put on by istarfinancial. The six of us, Masai Electro, Kid Lucky, D Cross, Yako, Yo Yo Beats, and myself, performed seven cover tunes, including White Stripes' Seven Nation Army, Missy Eliot's Work It, and Gnarls Barkley's Crazy. Then Semerock and Shockwave joined in and we freestyled till the end, all with Hypno, Pax Prime, and one other B-boy doing they thing on the court with us. We had a dope time, played in front of about 1500 people, although it looked like a small crowd, given the huge venue! and I got to meet and talk with Doug E Fresh.
This past weekend, I played with Toni Blackman at Brooklyn Museum, for First Saturdays. We performed some of Toni's tunes, and she spoke with the audience about her music, her travels(Ivory Coast, Senegal, South Asia, more), and her experiences as a woman in hip hop. She is a powerful speaker and role model, hope to work with her more in the future. Also connected with her guitarist, Tomas, about a project I had recently spoken over the phone with him about, but never met him face to face. Small world..
Last Friday, I played at LEMURplex's Tranzducer party. It was a small crowd, but it was great performing in a room full of musical robots hanging from the ceiling. I played my bicycle wheel, and a new system I have set up with a Chaos Pad and an Ipod. I'm stoked. I have video. Will post soon.
Working on a new album. Almost done...

Love on Ludlow

2007-06-04T08:38:00.000-07:00

Last night, there were two events right next door to each other on Ludlow Street. At Piano's, Andy Action was having his wedding celebration, with 16 bands in one night, playing 10 minutes each. At Living Room, The Animators, the band I used to provide percussion for in '03-04, was having their final swan song performance as a band. It was a powerful night, with stunning performances going on simultaneously in both venues. I played at Andy's at 7, got to jam with the awesome Zef Noi$e, and Andy, then bounced over to do the gig with the Animators. Then bounced back. It was a sentimental, hopeful, mushy mushy kinda night on Ludlow St.

Friday, played Rubluad with Sxip(www.myspace.com/sxipshirey) and had a ball. Saturday morning was Root and Branch, which went really well. The kids did an awesome job, and it wasa beautiful day down on the pier on Red Hook. Saturday, I rocked out with the Creamsicles, at the River Cafe in Harlem, got hooked up with great food, the music was dope.

Will play with the Creamsicles again this Saturday in Riverside park. Sxip and I are trying to book some tours for later this year. Will be in touch.

Atomic Duos

2007-05-12T15:50:00.000-07:00

The show on Tuesday was dope. Samita, Bora and DJ AK 88 kilt it, we had a great time. Thanks to Here Arts Center, again. Just finished a shoot for Stride Gum. June 21st, you'll see the launch of the online campaign, where you can pick me out of a line up of musicians doing our thing. More on that as it becomes available. This weekend, will be performing as part of the Hip Hop Cultural Center's Rap-a-thon benefit event. We're trying to create the world's longest continuous freestyle. I'll be holding down the beat for a portion of it. Check it out: http://www.globalartistscoalition.org/rapathon_page/index.html

updates

2007-04-29T19:11:00.000-07:00

Just played an amazing gig with Kenny Muhammad, Masai Electro, Krussia and Yo Yo Beats. It was the screening of the documentary, Planet B-Boy(www.planetbboy.com) at the Tribeca Film Festival. 6,000 people came out to see the movie and live shows. I rocked with the beatboxers(I tracked them down when Benson Lee, the director, asked me to get some guys together--I have a song in the film, written by Flavio Lichtenthal). I also rocked with MC/poet/singer Toni Blackman. The day was incredible, a groundbreaking, record-setting convergence of talent and positivity. Congrats to Benson Lee and everyone who made this film. It's a major milestone in hiphop and urban culture. The bboy demonstrations, and the ones you see in the film are unbelievable. My friend Ana says the film is definitely worth buying, and she never says that about any film!

Before that, I played with Sxip at Joe's Pub, great show, man the sound is SO GOOD there. Masai came through and joined us on the last tune, and the rafters started caving in.

Before that, I played at Rebar in DUMBO, Brooklyn. Beautiful space, beautiful time, great beers! Hope to play there again soon.

Been working on Roots and Branches, by Jesse Phillips-Fein, a dance piece working with Arab and Jewish youth. We've been meeting with an awesome Debke troupe from Bay Ridge, incorporating some modern-style gestures into their traditional style movements, and I've been providng all the beats for the runthroughs etc. We'll be performing June 2nd at the Red Hook Waterfront Arts Festival. It should be a beautiful, fun piece. I also collaborated with Jesse at her class she teaches at Brooklyn Friends' School, we worked on vocal sounds and the kids came up with some awesome beatbox/vocal effects/throst singing combinations. It was really fun jamming with them all.

Panama City

2007-03-20T12:04:00.000-07:00

Tonight, I'm playing at this fine event:

LOVE
tuesday, 20 march, 2007
7pm until
QT Hotel
125 west 45th street
(swimwear encouraged)

In other news, I just got back from Panama City, FL. Heavy.com flew me down there--they found me on the web--and I performed with nine other talents--a contortionist, a b-boy, a yoyo pro, etc. The crowd decided who was the hottest and who was the coolest, they decided I was the coolest, and I won a snowboard! The event was sponsored by Hot Tamales Ice. There is video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLwVMpq1euo. The event was on the beach, at a Spring Break party beach house, with a wakeboard demonstration in the afternoon. It was a lot of fun. I had a great time meeting, performing and chilling with everyone.
Before that, I was at Cornell, doing the live score to a dance performance. The piece involved ten different-style groups coming out and dancing, and I beatboxed for each one and tied everything together. We had great crowds all four performances, but man was it cold!
More soon,
Adam

updates

2007-03-10T10:31:00.001-08:00

Dear Friends and Fam,

I’ve been touring, having a great time in Ithaca, NY, as well as performing at Exploris Museum in Raleigh, NC, and Wake Forest University. Tonight is the third night of “N2 Da Fu Cha Cha,” the dance piece which I’m scoring with live beatbox, at Cornell University; it’s been going really well. Next week, I’ve been invited to perform for Heavy.com, at their unveiling of a new online video channel, “Circus of Awesome.” That’s in Panama City, FLA, which I’m looking forward to, after the Ithaca snow squalls and wind. Then I end up in DC for the East Coast Acappella Summit, performing and giving workshops with Yo Yo Beats(great beatboxer). This is Mar. 23-25.

In other news, Splicemusic.com is an online music editing, sampling and sharing site; they recently had a competition to mix music solely created from the voice, and I ended up winning the comp! You can check out my profile at http://www.splicemusic.com/user/amatta/

Also, I now have music for sale on my myspace page! so check it out, and download some stuff…
http://www.myspace.com/adammatta

There also a clip of me on youtube, if you havent’ seen it yet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7Zqh4NR3UM

Keep in touch, hope to cross paths soon.

Best,
Adam

Press

2007-02-26T02:18:00.000-08:00

"Matta is the soul of ['Beatbox Bard'], and because his mic covers his face throughout, we only see his impassive almond eyes and his quiet, rhythmic physical presence — until the curtain call, when the mic drops and the person behind the performer breaks through. With throat, tongue, voice and breath he creates not just beatbox rhythms (an urban tradition already a quarter-century old), underscoring or counterpointing the play's action, but an entire soundscape."--Ithaca Journal

"...his ability to remix his own voice is remarkable, at first singing over a synced beat and then slowing it down, speeding it up, dubbing, scratching, even using the layrngeal equivalent of a wah-wah pedal. He's wonderful to watch in these moments, right hand on the mic, left hand flailing in time, drops of spit and sweat flying off him. He must get terribly dehydrated..." -- The Village Voice

more on ithaca and updates

2007-02-12T13:52:00.000-08:00

Wanted to let you all know about Bara Sapir's work, check out Www.barasapir.com and www.testprepny.com. I appear on her latest CD project, a test prep music-based study guide.
Ithaca was dope, went out with a bang, Saturday, we had a show in the afternoon, a show at 8(which got a standing ovation), then I went downtown to play an hour improv set with the unbelieveable Bora Yoon(got to meet some awesome Ithaca folks), then went back up to campus for our cast party, where I played for another two hours on Phil's Loop Station, bumping all kinds of beats with Molly, Bennett, Evan and Phil that everyone danced to until the wee hours. Then a show on Sunday. Then a chill cast party at Bruce's house, then a mellow, really fun hang at Bora's friend's family's house for a nice way to wind down a great month in Ithaca. I'm looking forward to going back March 1st to get started on Jim Self's multi-genre dance performance.
Peace y'all, stay warm.

Ithaca Updates

2007-02-10T14:23:00.000-08:00

The play, Beatbox Bard, is going excellent. We've been written up in all the local papers, ( i.e., http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070125/ENTERTAINMENT03/701250319/1082, http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17738072&BRD=1395&PAG=461&dept_id=216611&rfi=6). We got a review in the Ithaca Journal(http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070208/ENTERTAINMENT03/702080306/1082), thanks to all the local papers and journalists who have been interested in our show, and in beatboxing in general.
Have been having a great time chilling with Cornell students and faculty. Went to Ithaca College to perform for a Recording Techniques seminar, visited two local elementary schools and performed for over a couple hundred kids, got to sing/beatbox a medley of songs with Fall Creek Elementary, beatboxed for Jim Self's and Jumay (??)'s dance classes here at Cornell, improvising beats for an Explorations and an Advanced Modern class. Last night, Cornell beatboxer and Chem Major, Bennett Fox, had a party at his house, and bluegrass band, the Howling Brothers, showed up, and we jammed together, tearing the low basement roof off the sucka. All in all, Cornell's been a great haul. Two more shows tonight and tomorrow, then it's back to NYC for a gig with Sxip Shirey at Tonic, Feb. 13th. Then it's down south for a series of gigs. In addition to MMC 11, and Exploris Museum, I've been asked to appear on a panel about entreprenurialship at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC. Looking forward to that, and to reconnecting with vocal artist, Lynn Book, an old teacher of mine. Then, I'm actually coming back to Ithaca, I've been asked to beatbox for Open Portal, a major dance presentation featuring a wide variety of styles, here at Cornell. So, I'm coming back to good ol Ithaca. More soon, stay in touch.
Peace.

Video from Makeshift

2007-01-26T10:49:00.000-08:00

This is a video that was part of my multimedia show at Here Arts Center. Hope you enjoy it.

Press!

2007-01-10T20:21:00.000-08:00

Dear Folks,
I'm excited to say that I have been reviewed in the Village Voice, as part of the Culturemart Series at the awesome HERE Arts Center, where I've been a resident artist for the past year. The article, which is mainly about the space in general, but has a huge picture of my bike wheel sculpture in the print issue, is at http://www.villagevoice.com/theater/0702,soloski,75489,11.html .
Check it out let me know what you think.
Sunday, I go to Ithaca for Beatbox Bard, looking forward to that. Then it's a gig with Sxip Shirey at Tonic, Feb. 13th, then down to Pennsylvania for the Millenium Music Conference, then Raleigh, NC, to the Exploris Museum, where I'm teaching a course in world vocal music mixed with beatboxing. Much afoot, stay abreast, many blessings,
Adam
btw, in February, I will be performing in New York State and Minnesota AT THE SAME TIME. That is, I'll be on stage in Ithaca, with Beatbox Bard, and then in Minnesota, my voice and beats will be heard in the simultaneous production of Marsupial Girl, a fantastic children's musical, written by Lisa D'Amour, and scored by Sxip Shirey.

mural

2006-12-12T13:30:00.000-08:00

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

some recent events

2006-12-07T08:25:00.000-08:00

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

2006-12-07T06:52:00.000-08:00

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

Reminder: "The Underground," Nov. 9th!

2006-11-03T07:50:00.000-08:00

Just a reminder that I'll be appearing on Damon Wayans' The Underground on Showtime, Nov. 9th, at 10pm. Check it out.
Best,
Adam

Latest Projects and Links

2006-11-01T08:15:00.000-08:00

I am currently an artist in residence at the Gertrude Stein Repertory Theater, whose focus is Performance and Technology.
www.gertstein.org

I am continuing my residency at Here Arts Center, creating a work in progress showing in January as part of Culturemart.
www.here.org

I am working on "Beatbox Bard" as an artist in residence at Cornell University in Jan.-Feb. '07. We have already sold out 11 of the 12 shows of the run. This piece is a remix of Shakespearean text excerpts with beatbox scoring.
www.cornell.edu

I am working on securing a patent for Bicycle Wheel with Walkman.

I have completed a mural for the Staten Island Children's Museum. The mural is a scene of the inside of a firehouse, designed to activate the space around an original 1942 fire pumper the museum has on its first floor. The mural is also a memorial to six firefighters who lost their lives in 9/11. A one-time employee of the museum was a wife of one of the firefighters, and was able to contact the families of the firefighters, who gave me a list of personal items to include in each fireman's locker. We are having an opening/dedication this Saturday, 11/4, at 11am.

Nov. 9th is the airing of the episode of Damon Wayans' The Underground on Showtime, which features me beatboxing as the half time entertainment, like the Fly Girls used to be in In Living Color. Please check it out. Will be having a screening party here in NYC at some point in the next few weeks.

Nov. 16th, will be playing with the inimitiable Bora Yoon, as well as guitarist extraordinaire, Pete Jarakaris, at the Stone, Ave. C and E. 1st St. Time and cost TBA.

Dec. 15th, I will be performing with a series of guest performers at Stain Bar in Williamsburg off the Grand Ave. L stop, 9 PM, free.

Stay in touch,
Adam

Muralism

2006-10-18T17:46:00.000-07:00

Dear Folks,
Just wanted to say that the mural is coming along excellent. I am making a mural for the Staten Island Children's Museum, where I work. It is designed to be the inside of a firehouse, since we have a 1942 fire truck in the museum, but no decorations on the walls around it. I will be posting up pics soon.

Oct. 27th unfortunately is postponed. More info TBA.

Nov. 16th, Bora Yoon, with Adam Matta and Pete Jarakaris, at the Stone, Ave. C and 1st ST.

More soon. PEace.
Adam

Tonight on Digiprana

2006-10-11T18:25:00.000-07:00

If you're in the NYC area, check out 90.3 FM at 2am, I'll be appearing on the second half of Digiprana, with host DJ, JD Turbine. I'll be dropping some live improvisations, as well as some tracks off of Rage Against the Drum Machine. If you miss the show, it'll be posted up on www.digiprana.com, soon.
Also, I'll be on CUNY TV, Ch. 75(NYC) this Friday, Oct. 13th, at different times during the day, check www.artorsomethinglikeit.com for details.
Thank you. hope all's well.
Adam

Town Hall was great!

2006-10-05T18:09:00.000-07:00

Hey this is my first blog. HAd a great time at Town Hall on Sunday, with Shara Worden, opening for Sufjan Stevens.