At this week’s Improvised Music Series we have an eclectic bill with a solo set from Matthew Daher’s The Wisdom to Know the Difference project and a Carol Genetti / Emily Beisel duo. Daher uses drum kit, drum triggers, voice, and Ableton Live to create dense rhythmic compositions. Old friends Carol Genetti and Emily Beisel will improvise with synthesizer, voice, bass clarinet, and electronics in their first duo meeting. Music at 8:30pm!
8:30PM Beisel / Genetti Duo
Emily Beisel - Bass Clarinet / Electronics
Carol Genetti - Voice / Electronics
9:30PM The Wisdom to Know the Difference
Matthew Daher - Drums / Voice /Electronics
$15 / $10 w/ Student ID - Tickets Available at the Door
Artist Bios
The Wisdom to Know the Difference is an electroacoustic solo project by Detroit based drummer/composer Matthew Daher exploring the limits and possibilities of control and agency on both a sonic and spiritual level. Using Ableton Live, contact mic drum triggers, and samplers, Daher processes acoustic drums and vocals, blends them with lush textures, and triggers other sonic events from the drumkit at varying degrees of randomness. Song-structured webs of intended and unintended sonic consequences emerge in compositions that explore grief, ancestral communion, astrology, social anxiety, archetypal parts of self, and other themes related to mental health and healing.
Emily Rach Beisel is a Chicago-based improviser, composer, educator, curator and woodwind specialist. Beisel is known for visceral performances blending extended vocal and instrumental techniques with analogue electronics and rich bass clarinet tone. Their solo album Particle of Organs has been described as "Operatic, wild and dark. It showcases the raw, unadulterated power of the body and the instrument, weaving together sounds that are both corrosive and tender." As a curator, Beisel seeks to increase the visibility and involvement of femme, trans and nonbinary artists in the creative music community. They founded the Pleiades Series at Elastic Arts, presenting monthly performances along with a community-based free improvisation jam for femme and nonbinary performers. Beisel holds a Master of Music degree from Northwestern University and is a member of the American Federation of Musicians Local 10-208.
Carol Genetti is a Chicago-based vocalist whose work encompasses sound and visual art media. Her practice is grounded in free improvisation, with a desire to unlock subconscious ideas and release unintended outcomes. Her vocal palette is primordial, existing in a space where “language” and “music” have yet to be formulated into familiar cultural patterns. She has performed with improvising musicians, including Jack Wright, Birgit Ulher, Jon Mueller, Claire Rousay, Peter Maunu, Eric Leonardson, Olivia Block, Jim Baker and many others. Most recent recordings include a trio release with Birgit Ulher and Eric Leonardson, “horizontal shift” (Amalgam Music); a duet with Claire Rousay "Live at Elastic Arts" (Astral Spirits); and a collaborative release with visual artist Gwyneth Zeleny Anderson “Chyme" (Suppedaneum).