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Now This
Introspection, humor, rich soundscapes, memorable melodies, inventive
arrangements, well crafted lyrics and original instruments, from a
British-born singer /composer/ instrument builder. Featuring spike
fiddles, lyres, mandolins, cellos, junk percussion, tapes, toys, banjos,
canjos, panjos and other original inventions.
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Three Bags Full
Soundtracks and scores for Dance and Film. This
collection features a number of instrumental pieces composed and played
by Peter, all selections from his numerous dance and film scores,
created for San Francisco Bay Area choreographers and film-makers over a
period of roughly four years. The music is lyrical as well as rhythmic.
Rich in texture and atmosphere as well as melody. Features a number of
the artists original self-made instruments.
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Peter Whitehead
is an instrument builder, performer, songwriter,
composer and writer. His instruments are often based on folk
instruments from around the world, and feature unusual or found
materials in place of traditional ones, (e.g. a banjo made from a metal
pan).They have appeared in exhibitions at The Oakland Museum ('97), The
L.A. Municipal Museum of Art ('97) the Vancouver Museum ('98) and The
Yerba Buena Center For The Arts San Francisco ('99) and the ODC Theater
Gallery ('00).
He performs his own solo work using these instruments and is a member
of
Closer To Carbon, a trio featuring bass, cellos, spike fiddles,
sampler,
percussion, toys and an array of conventional, invented & found
instruments.
He was a founder-member of the critically acclaimed Mobius
Operandi performance group, known for its spectacular large-scale
multi-media events. In this ensemble he functioned as musician, actor
and musical director. (Eating Eden '93, Scatterbrain '94, Exit
Vacaville
'95/96, Xibalba, '97).
His film scores include City of Ghosts (Matt Dillon '02), 24
Girls & China Diary (Eva Brzeski '97 & '02), Fortune Tell (Robert
Strauss '95), Shift (Maxine Moerman '97) and the theme music for the
San Francisco International Film Festival ('97).
He has composed several full length scores for dance,
including Giselle (Underbelly Dance Theater '94), Come Live With Me
and
You'll Know Me (Rachel Kaplan '97), The Tree of Life ( Michelle
Stortz
'97), dear (Maxine Moerman '96), Red Tuba (Charles Moulton '98). Anna
Halprin Turns 80 ('00).
His recorded music appears on two solo CDs entitled Three
Bags Full (Strange Attractor Music '98) and "Now This " ( Out of Round
Records '01), with the group Closer To Carbon ( Out Of Round '01), with
Mobius Operandi on the CD What Were We Thinking (Mobius Music '98) and
in the Ellipsis Arts CD/book of experimental musical instrument
builders
Orbitones Spoonharps & Bellowphones ('98).
With a grant from the San Francisco Arts Commission, he wrote, directed
& performed (with his group The Lower Back People) "The Mission Is Not
Impossible"( ODC Theater '00), a full length work of songs and readings
about life in San Francisco's Mission District, which, due to critical,
acclaim was remounted in 2001.
His music and sound installation appeared in 'Tilt ', a
collaboration with Lauren Elder and Oliver Di Cicco at Zeum, San
Francisco ('99).
Other musical collaborations include 'Vinculum Symphony' ( with Beth
Custer and a 30 piece classical/jazz/original instrument orchestra,
'99), 'Survival Part 1,2 & 3 - Monk at the Met'( directed by Sarah Shelton
Mann, with Norman Rutherford musical director, '00 -01) and 'Below
Zero'
( directed by Kim Epifano with Elaine Buckholtz musical director, '01).
He has traveled extensively in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka,
Thailand, Laos, Viet Nam, Malaysia, Indonesia & Morocco collecting
music
and instruments along the way.
Also see:
www.healthyarts.com/whitehead
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