Finkasaurus
Recorded February 15, 2008 at the Roy. O. Disney Hall
Composed by Chris Votek
Flute: Grace Lai
Bassoon: Kat Nockels
Bass Clarinet: Erin Breen
Drum Set: Andrew Lessman
Auxiliary Percussion: Bob LaDue
Vibraphone / Marimba: Ed Garcia
Harp: Susan Allen
Violin: Luke Fitzpatrick
Cello: Chris Votek
Bass: Oliver Newell Music for "Look at him to the right..."
Recorded May 1st, 2008 at the Sharon Disney Lund Theatre
Choreographed by Mira Kingsley
Composed by Chris Votek
Trumpet: Chris Kallmyer
Tenor Saxophone: Jon Armstrong
Vibraphone: Bob Ladue
Violin: Andrew Tholl
Cello: Chris Votek
Bass: David Tranchina Music for "Skin Deep"
Choreographed by Jason Williams
Composed by Chris Votek and Chris Adams (2007)
Influenze
Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Niel Young, Hank Williams, Paul Robeson, Sleepy Time Gorilla Museum, Tin Hat Trio, DJ Shadow, Fantomas, Secret Chiefs 3, Mr. Bungle, Trevor Dunn Trio, Raymond Scott, Bjork, Mum, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Autechre, Chris Clark, The Books, Moondog, Dimitri Shostakovich, Alfred Schnittke, Terry Riley, Steve Reich, Arvo Paert, Claude Debussy, Classical Hindustani music, Gamelan.
Chris Votek is a cellist, electric bassist, composer, and improviser active in the L.A. area. Born the son of a vintner in 1987, Votek grew up tending grape vines and playing rock music in Sonoma County, California. He absorbed an extensive variety of stylistic influences during his studies at the California Institute of the Arts (2005-2008) from playing Hindustani classical music, jazz, new music, gamelan, American folk, and Western classical music. Votek’s cello experience spans from through-composed chamber music to pure improvisation, and his approach to composition is structured around a technique of gradually refining improvised material into notated music.
Votek plays cello in "A-Tribute", an eclectic improvising trio
http://www.myspace.com/atributeensemble
and MESTO, the multi-ethnic star orchestra
www.mesto.org
Chris Votek has worked extensively writing music for animation and dance. His collaborators include choreographers Mira Kingsley, Kim Thompson, and Jason Williams as well as film-makers Wenchung Lu,
Max Winston: www.hunteachother.com, www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPxe8EkWcHg
and Jason Boesch: www.jasonboesch.com
