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Maria Chavez
Experimental / Other / Turntablism

"From that nameless changing crowd...."

Brooklyn, New York
United States

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Last Login:  1/7/2009
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   Maria Chavez: General Info
Member Since11/24/2004
Band Websitemynamelookslikeme.blogspot.com
Band MembersKind of, sort of: Thurston Moore, Kaffe Matthews, Weird Cookie with Cristiina Carter, Andy Ex (The EX), Chris Cog-to-the-burn (THIS TIGHT ROPE), Donna Huanca y mas y mas y mas
Influences
Sounds Likenothing and everything
Record Labelrecord labels are so 20th century records
Type of LabelIndie




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Jan 18 2009 8:00P
Ohrendoch der Geräuschladen Berlin
Jan 24 2009 8:00P
Galerie Nuit D’Encre Paris
Jan 30 2009 8:00P
15th Street Meeting House New York City, New York

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   About Maria Chavez
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MARIA CHAVEZ:

Maria Chavez is an avant-turntablist from Peru, currently living in New York City. She focuses on electro acoustic sound of vinyl and needle and has a collection of needles from immaculate to ruined that she calls her "pencils of sound" and a collection of records that provide the palette.

She has performed with Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth in her New York City debut, recorded with London-based laptop artist Kaffe Matthews and performed with Otomo Yoshihide, dieb13, and ErikM as part of the Wien Modern festival of contemporary music in Vienna in November of 2007.

Chavez has created sound pieces for gallery spaces all over the world including STEIM (Amsterdam), El Cervatino (Merida, Yucatan), the Kitchen (NYC), and was an artist in residence with the Issue Project Room (Brooklyn) for the fall of 2006 and with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company and Bard College in June and July 2008 where she had to create and perform a large scale sound piece for the DIA:Beacon museum in Beacon, New York. She performed within one of Richard Serra's "Torqued Ellipses" along with David Linton, Newton Armstrong and Stephan Moore.

Chavez has been awarded several artist grants, the most recent award came from the Jerome Foundation as an Emerging Artist Grant from Roulette Intermedium in SOHO, NYC.

She currently finished working on a short film score w/ video artist David Gacs and performing artist Matthew Day entitled "Through my Geography" which can be viewed on her myspace page. And is working as an apprentice with BROOKLYN:PHONO, a professional vinyl cutting service under the instruction of Master Lathe cutter Albert Grundy, founder of the Audio Engineering Society.

Author Tara Rodgers has included Chavez in a book entitled "Pink Noises: Women on Electronic Music and Sound" alongside Ikue Mori, Mira Calix, and Marina Rosenfeld which is due to be published by Duke University Press in 2009.

2009 looks to be a promising year with public performances scheduled in Vienna for the "PhonoFemme" festival in the Spring, San Fransisco for the "Electronic Music Festival" in the fall and many more performances to be announced.

For booking Maria Chavez: mariachavez@mail.com

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"About my Lack of Recordings"

I have received a lot of messages asking about where to purchase new music of mine but I am no longer recording my performances to sell music. My performances are video recorded instead for archival purposes and can be seen on my blog mynamelookslikeme for free. Thank you for your encouragement and understanding.

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MY LATEST WRITE UP:

http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2008/11/20/turning-the-tables

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THROUGH MY GEOGRAPHY

Video Artist: David Gacs

Performing Artist: Matthew Day

Engineered by: Thomas Dexter

Composed by: Maria Chavez

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The New York Times says about my last artist residency with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company and the DIA:Beacon Museum:

*There were four musicians, one placed within each sculpture; the resonance this placed around their electronic music was terrific, making it sometimes like distant thunder, often like a giant hum.*

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w/ Merce Cunningham and Jasper Johns:

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Me in my Richard Serra sculpture 4. I miss him.....

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This has changed my life, nothing will be the same:

I'm on these compilations:

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This is my beloved store:

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xo


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Maria Chavez's Friends Comments
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Abigail Stern (aka Carrington)





Dec 26 2008 2:28 PM

wonderful! now i realize u r on "women take back the noise" which i have & treasure! hope to see your store one day in brooklyn! ohhhh....i love your profile pic & that amazing photo with merce & jasper..... thanx for add & happy holidays!



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F E E T





Dec 26 2008 12:47 AM

arigato-gozaimasu

anata no oto
suteki

thank you for accepting
NIX ☢ TOXIC





Dec 20 2008 3:36 AM

Cheers to you!!!




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FLEX UNGER





Dec 18 2008 12:04 PM

You Turn The Tables on me
Perhaps what you been looking for is some Persian Free Jazz to clean your house to?
Here you go let me know your thoughts
Marc Zegans





Dec 15 2008 12:10 AM

Hey Maria,

thanks for joining my circle. Nice to see you
here on myspace,


Marc
MACHO MINISTRIES





Dec 12 2008 4:41 PM

u look so cute out on the hillside!
Jenny Newsy Bits





Dec 12 2008 3:35 AM

who is that sexy beast playing the left?
i will call you saturday.
chironex





Dec 4 2008 4:50 PM

cusco
FLEX UNGER





Nov 21 2008 11:11 PM

Yesterday I was listening to a record and it ended and I forgot to lift the needle up and I thought of you
Triangle Handkerchief





Nov 16 2008 11:29 PM

Hello!
New songs "Everybody Has Epilepsy" and "Violent Bingo" are up. Let me know what you think.
NOIROHIO VINTAGE





Nov 12 2008 11:44 PM

much love!
xo
Oxford Improvisers





Nov 9 2008 3:08 PM

laurent bruttin





Nov 4 2008 4:37 PM

Thank you Maria!
I really like your work. Sounds great.
Regards,
L.
NIX ☢ TOXIC





Oct 31 2008 8:41 PM

Tonight!!!





Happy Halloween!
SCHLEUSOLZ





Oct 28 2008 12:22 PM

Thanks 4 adding us !

Greetings from Phranc-O-forte.

Worsel
Frédéric Paul Lallet





Oct 23 2008 9:27 AM

My dear Friend,

Cheers,
FPLallet
MOLI MOLI, BRAZALETES Y BOLSAS





Oct 20 2008 2:11 PM




n-urss





Sep 16 2008 6:50 PM

Thanks for the add!!
Greetings from Spain
Jazznoize





Sep 10 2008 5:21 PM

Arriba el vinilismo.
Salud2
Triangle Handkerchief





Sep 10 2008 2:50 PM

Hello!
New song "Wrapping Is A Ritual" is up. Let me know what you think.
Arthur Berger





Sep 8 2008 12:24 AM

Listening again ... hearing something new each time. Thanks.
Ecstasy Mule





Sep 6 2008 6:46 PM

NIX ☢ TOXIC





Sep 2 2008 7:45 PM

You know you want one ;-)...

Click a pic for auctions details!



"TOXIC VINYL: PAUL SIMON" ©2008 Nix Toxic


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Cheers... and thank you!!!
chironex





Sep 2 2008 2:46 PM

hi maria, i miss arequipa !

temple flyer 2
Carlos Suárez





Aug 20 2008 8:53 AM

Hi Maria. . . very intreresting sounds here.

New disk - free downloads.

Alg-a Netlabel – (Metáforas do tempo)

Internet Archive – (Metáforas do tempo)



Regards from Vigo, Spain.

Carlos
Jon





Aug 5 2008 5:26 PM

I think I did.
B-A-N-A-N-A-S!
Jenny Newsy Bits





Jul 30 2008 9:20 PM

live it. love it. learn it.
J. Villegas





Jul 24 2008 4:01 PM

Jenny Newsy Bits





Jul 23 2008 9:55 PM

Thank me later.
Keir Neuringer





Jul 17 2008 10:36 PM

Glad to hear you in person last night Maria.
Great set!
MOLI MOLI, BRAZALETES Y BOLSAS





Jul 6 2008 2:34 AM

DE PARTE DE BANG BANG...

PARA LA SEMANA QUE VIENE
AHÍ NOS TENEMOS QUE VER


A BAILAR!
MOLI MOLI, BRAZALETES Y BOLSAS





Jul 2 2008 1:14 AM

MUCHOS BESOS

Christian Munthe





Jun 19 2008 10:31 AM

Minakata Michiko





May 28 2008 3:14 AM

thank you for the add
and good sounds!
TV





May 24 2008 10:35 PM


hello :-)
NOIROHIO VINTAGE





May 23 2008 9:16 PM

MUCH LOVE!!
XOX
Frédéric Paul Lallet





May 6 2008 3:37 PM

Maria

Great music!
Cheers from France
Frédéric
axel haller





Apr 13 2008 5:59 AM

thanks for adding me!
greetings from berlin
J. Villegas





Mar 20 2008 4:22 AM

omg me too, the stars say it's our time to shine!!!
C.F.Zwingenberg





Mar 12 2008 8:23 PM

Thanks for the add. I really like your sounds.
Greetings from Ger