AVANTWHATEVER MONTHLY - MAY 2015


Avantwhatever Monthly – May 2015

Jim Denley, Ben Byrne & Arek Gulbenkoglu

The Alderman
134 Lygon St
Brunswick
Wednesday May 27
Entry $10 | 8pm

Avantwhatever Monthly is held at The Alderman in Brunswick. This year it’ll be happening on different days and at different times month to month. Join the Avantwhatever group on Facebook or go to www.avantwhatever.comand sign up to the mailing list to hear about upcoming releases and events.

Performer details:

Jim Denley

born Bulli, Australia 22/1/57

www.splitrec.com

An emphasis on spontaneity, site-specific practice and collaboration has been central to his work. He sees no clear distinctions between his roles as instrumentalist, improviser and composer. He has played throughout Australia, Europe, Japan and the US with artists such as Maggie Nichols, Kari Rønnekleiv, Stevie Wishart, Sidsel Endresen, Thembi Soddell, Natasha Anderson, Monika Brooks, Clare Cooper, Tess de Quincy, Ami Yoshida, Amanda Stewart, Ikue Mori, Sachiko M, and Annette Krebs.

Ben Byrne

Ben Byrne is a scholar, musician and curator interested in sonic art, media and culture. He is currently teaching in Media & Communication at RMIT University. He recently completed a PhD, producing a thesis, Murmur, that argues sound is a multiplicity. He has performed extensively in Australia and overseas over the past ten years, using a variety of electronics. Notable recent performances include appearances at Melbourne Music Week, Myopic Books Music Series, the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, the NOW now festival and series, Moduluxxx, the Make It Up Club and Avantwhatever events, among many others.


Arek Gulbenkoglu

Arek Gulbenkoglu is a musician that has been playing on the Australian scene for years. He has played at numerous Australian experimental music festivals including regular performances at What is Music? as well as i.audio and the NOW now. He has also released two records with Dworzec, an album with Green Beret and solo albums on the impermanent recordings and Document labels. He recently self-released his new solo record 'The Reoccurence'.

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