Hi Folks, this website is focused mostly on my solo music. Although, I've been involved with a few projects and bands. Here's an up-to-date list: co-founder of PHOTOVOLTIC (a Baltimore based experimental rock duo), shows with SECOND NATURE (John Berndt's orchestral improv group), NATHAN BELL'S solo banjo music, recording projects with *the wonderful* NADINE KHOURI (U.K.) & ZIGMAT (NYC), SOLO sets, studio production work, formations with various people, new groups, old groups, and other fun music and art "things"...
Influences
nature, energy, storms, electronic music, chaos, open systems, strings, free improvisation, found objects, noise, clutter, microscopic things, post-rock, popular songs, technology, minimalism, the avant-garde, visual concepts i.e. light, color, texture, film, moving image, etc.
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----> PRESS: "drone-sorceress" and "sound-scaper" - City Paper
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----> PRESS: “Liz Meredith works primarily with strings, found sounds, and electronics for wonderfully anarchic compositions that feel like shattered chamber sonatas splattered with loud samples of the everyday ranging into more source divorced abstract drone compositions.” - City Paper
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----> BIO: (b.1981) LIZ MEREDITH is a violist, violinist, improviser, and composer originally from Baltimore, Maryland. Her music is improvisational in nature, and frequently moves towards the outer limits of musical genres. While being influenced by rock, electronic, and contemporary instrumental music.----> Liz has collaborated with an assortment of individuals, including songwriters, rock bands, electronic musicians, improvisers, and composers. ----> She has composed concert music for The Esterhazy String Quartet, The Opabinia Quartet, and has created electronic and electro-acoustic fixed media works as well. ----> Liz received her Bachelor’s Degree in String Performance and Film Music from the Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA), and her Master’s Degree in Music Composition from Mills College (Oakland, CA) ----> Liz has studied viola performance with THE KRONOS QUARTET'S Hank Dutt, and music composition with FRED FRITH.
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Thanks so much for the add and kind words. I once lived in Bel Air and ventured to Baltimore often. If you are ever in Austin look us up. It would be great to do a show together.
Hello Liz! Thank you very much for your nice comment! I am glad that you like my music. Its important for me. You have very interesting sound. I admire of it, very wonderful compositions. Want to wish all the best and much inspiration. Keep me updated on your projects too. Pasha