Composer, performer, historian, instrument builder, journalist, activist, kayak instructor, Bob Ostertag's work cannot easily be summarized or pigeon-holed. He has published 21 CDs of music, two movies, two DVDs, and three books. His writings on contemporary politics have been published on every continent and in many languages. Electronic instruments of his own design are at the cutting edge of both music and video performance t...echnology. He has performed at music, film, and multi-media festivals around the globe. His radically diverse collaborators include the Kronos Quartet, avant garder John Zorn, heavy metal star Mike Patton, jazz great Anthony Braxton, dyke punk rocker Lynn Breedlove, drag diva Justin Bond, Quebecois film maker Pierre Hébert, and others. He is rumored to have connections to the shadowy media guerrilla group The Yes Men. In March 2006 Ostertag made all of his recordings to which he owns the rights available as free digital downloads under a Creative Commons license. He is currently Professor of Technocultural Studies and Music at the University of California at Davis.
For this CCRMA Cabaret concert, Bob will be joined on stage by his friend and collaborator Jim Magee, an American artist who for more than a quarter of a century has been engaged in a massive, largely secret, almost solitary endeavor in the vast plains of West Texas. On 2000 acres of desert land in Cornudas, 70 miles east of El Paso, James Magee has designed and built four identical buildings connected by causeways. A complex and monumental work of art, what is known as The Hill consists of these buildings, each 40 feet long, 20 feet wide and an impressive 17 feet in height, three of which have installations made by Magee.
Jim Magee writes long titles to his works. His "poem-titles" can go on for pages. In this CCRMA Cabaret concert, Jim Magee will recite his titles while Bob Ostertag plays electronic music. The result of this intriguing combination you can only find out in person!
WHAT: CCRMA Cabaret 2.0: Bob Ostertag + Jim Magee
WHEN: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 8pm
WHERE: CCRMA Stage (3rd floor), Stanford University
660 Lomita Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
MAP: http://bit.ly/dSW6WL
FREE ADMISSION
Parking is free at Stanford after 4pm.
Bob will give a talk about his works at 5:15pm on the same day. Concert starts at 8pm.
LINKS:
Watch rare interview with Jim Magee here: http://artandseek.net/2010/09/03/artseek-on-think-tv-artist-james-magee-and-the-hill/
Listen to Bob Ostertag's music here: http://bobostertag.com/music-recordings.htm
http://www.bobostertag.com/
https://ccrma.stanford.edu/events/ccrma-cabaret-20-bob-ostertag-jim-magee
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