Stet Lab 03-10-09

[Stet Lab curator]

Next Stet Lab will be on Tuesday, March 10th 2009, upstairs @ The
Roundy, Castle Street, Cork, Ireland [see map below…].


Stet Lab with the R.E.A.L. Ensemble plus Han-earl Park


Tuesday, March 10th 2009

9:00 pm (doors: 8:45 pm)

Upstairs @ The Roundy
Castle Street
Cork, Ireland

€10 (€5)


Up to date info at:
http://www.busterandfriends.com/stet/diary/


Stet Lab presents the debut of a live electro-acoustic group, the
R.E.A.L. Ensemble, upstairs at The Roundy, Castle Street, on the
Tuesday, 10th March 2009 at 9 pm.

The R.E.A.L. Ensemble is composed of an award winning composer and
improviser, Jesse Ronneau (double bass), plus four of Cork’s most
exciting emerging artists, Francis Heery (laptop), Piaras Hoban
(laptop and iPhone), James Fortune (electric guitar and effects) and
Nora Salmon (laptop).

“We focus on spontaneous creation of immersive sonic landscapes
produced by merging digital technologies with amplified acoustic
instrument,” explains Francis Heery, one of the founders of the
ensemble. Plundering techniques and technologies from contemporary
composition, rock music, algorithmic music-making, drone music,
minimalist electronica, musique concrète and noise, “sounds are
played, processed, synthesized, reorganized, digested and
regurgitated, creating a self-generating interactive entity,
unpredictable, uncompromising and constantly engaging.”

One of Stet Lab’s regular performers, Veronica Tadman, adds, “Stet Lab
has not hosted anything like the R.E.A.L. Ensemble before; it is going
to be an exciting fresh venture. I personally am intrigued by what an
iPhone can do musically, so will be looking out for its appearance on
the night. A performance not to be missed!”

Opening the event will be guitarist Han-earl Park. In contrast to the
cutting-edge technological resources of the R.E.A.L. Ensemble, Park
will be demonstrating what new musics might be made with an amplified
guitar, with some imagination, skill, and a little luck.

With the opportunity for the adventurous to sit-in and perform with
the programmed acts, this month’s event will be a leap into the
exciting outer-reaches improvised music.

The event will begin at 9:00 pm (doors open at 8:45 pm) and entry is
€10 (€5).

Stet Lab will be back in April with more left-field, real-time musical
interactions.


further information:

Stet Lab: http://www.busterandfriends.com/stet

Map to venue:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=113338067607923775514.000457912aadfb5a6a529&ll=51.898502,-8.47504&spn=0.003204,0.006856&t=h&z=17

[Stet Lab curator]

This month’s Stet Lab takes place in just over one week (Tuesday,
March 10th), upstairs @ The Roundy. The event will feature the debut
of a live electro-acoustic group, the R.E.A.L. Ensemble. Details at:

http://www.busterandfriends.com/stet/diary/

Also performing will be guitarist Han-earl Park who last performed
solo in Cork almost exactly a year ago. Audio clip from that
performance at:

http://www.busterandfriends.com/guitar/audio/03-14-08b.mp3

It should be an evening of compelling performances. Hope to see y’all
there, and many thanks for your continued support.

[Stet Lab curator]

Audio recordings of the March 10th Stet Lab are now online at

http://www.busterandfriends.com/stet/listen/#anchor_03-10-09

A big thanks to the R.E.A.L. ensemble (Francis Heery, Piaras Hoban,
James Fortune, Nora Salmon and Jesse Ronneau) for performing, and,
hey, if I’m allowed to thank myself on behalf of the Lab, to Han-earl
Park for opening the event. Major kudos to everyone who took to the
stage, both Stet Lab (ir)regulars (Owen Sutton, Veronica Tadman and
Kevin Terry) and newcomers (Méadhbh Boyd, Áine Mangaoang and Ros
Steer). Special thanks to Kevin for refereeing on the night, and to
photographer, John Hough.

Finally, as always, thanks to all who came to support this event.

As with all the recordings since December 2008, this month’s
recordings are covered under the Creative Commons Attribution-
Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License. More info at

http://www.busterandfriends.com/stet/2008/11/22/audio-recordings-proposed-terms-and-conditions/

The next Stet Lab (featuring the inventive and resourceful drummer
Katie O’Looney) will take place upstairs @ The Roundy, Castle Street,
Cork, Ireland, on Tuesday, April 14th 2009. Details at

http://www.busterandfriends.com/stet/diary/