Monday, April 8, 2013

Lawrence Upton Introduction

The following with a few typos etc updated was sent to Alan a while back:-

My piano lessons were stopped at 13 or 14 because I wouldn't practice. I have been an _experimental_ percussionist (Cobbing's Round Dance text-sound composition for instance) but could never get away with being a competent percussionist. Apart from that, as Brian Eno said, I play the recording studio. Fylking Stockholm 70s, West Square London 70s and 80s and since then home studio as that became possible; since early this century Goldsmiths University of London EMS now

And I sound sing

composing with a mixture of vomiting and choking as I think Alan Sondheim described it in 2003, a description I have always favoured. In the 90s I performed with Bob Cobbing a lot. Nowadays I find myself associated with Goldsmiths Music Dept. During the 90s I have made text-sound composition with John Drever. Masses of it really. Carefully planned but finally improv. I am happy to talk about that. With Benedict Taylor, a fine violist.


>If you have any experience with online improvisation,
Depends what you mean, perhaps no. I tend towards live improv. I am pretty familiar with the web and computers. I have Audacity on my pc. I have not done anything connected over distance


>And please, if you're thinking of dropping out (this happens to a certain percentage all the time), please let me know, so I don't try to chase you down for participation!
It's a risk because I am so busy just now; but I am rather keen on doing this and will try not to drop out

2 comments:

  1. Hi Lawrence! Could you put up some of your work? And would like to hear about the text-sound composition you've done - also in relation to Taylor - I have a personal interest in viola, since I also play one (more or less Arabic-style, sitting on the floor, holding it vertically, with a tuning like CGcg) and love it - it's an odd instrument. And here for everyone interested -
    http://www.mit.edu/~jcb/jokes/viola.html which is also a serious subject - there have been articles written on the viola's acceptance or not. -

    Any URLs greatly appreciated, and if you can work with any of the materials put up, that would be terrific -

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  2. glad to see you out here LU! & hope you are doing alright... it'll be terrific if you can hang with us a bit here...

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