M.V. Carbon is a Brooklyn based sound artist and producer. Her work is comprised of complex, woven rhythmic structures and soundscapes that are formed with vintage drum machines, cello, guitar, analog synths, analog reel to reel tape machines, field recordings and vocals. She has collaborated with many artists including Tony Conrad, Dominck Lash, Aki Onda, Evan Parker, Andrea Parkins, Alex Waterman, and John Wiese. She is half of the electronic dark wave duo, Metalux, (5rc, Hanson, Load Records, No Fun Productions, Rampage, Recipient, Veglia). http://www.metalux.cc/pages/mvc.html
Her previous projects have included Bride of No No (Atavistic, Troubleman unlimited), Bad Faces (Fi and Fear ) and Foamula (self released).
Her solo album, Dislodged Perihelion, will be released on Ecstatic Peace in December, 09.
PERFORMANCES
2009
Metalux, Barnard College, New York, NY
MV Carbon and Aki Onda, Issue Project Room, Brooklyn, NY.
solo performance with hand made electro-magnetic cello. Funded by the Center for New Television.
Issue Project Room, Brooklyn, NY.
2008
MV Carbon and Tony Conrad, Tony Oursler’s book release party. Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York, NY.
solo cello and electronics, Roullette/Location One, New York, NY.
cello and electronics, High Zero, Baltimore, MD.
Tony Conrad’s Unprojectable: Projection and Perspective, MV Carbon ..o,
The Tate Modern, Turbine Room, London, England
New Castle, UK, Head of the Mast with Skullflower ,
Sarah’s Charity and Family Battlesnake.
MV Carbon & Family Battle Snake
Westhill Community Center, 06/08/08, Brighton, England
with Blood Stereo
Copenhagen, Denmark-Warehouse 9 with WomanHead
Movement Research Exhibition, 06/03/08 Judson Church, NY, NY
Duration piece.
Abrons Art Center, New York, NY.
Family Vineyard record release for Alan Licht and Aki Onda with Brian Chase.
The Stone, New York, NY
Lin Culbertson (analog synth, authoharp) Tom Surgal (drums, etc.) MV Carbon (cello)
West Nile, Brooklyn, NY
matinee w. Metalux and Jazzfinger (UK)
No Fun Fest, Knitting Factory, New York, NY.
M.V. Carbon and Tony Conrad
Harvard Film Archive, Cambrige, MA
M.V. Carbon and Tony Conrad live music performance
Issue Project Room, Brooklyn, NY
Elliot Sharp’s SyndaKit for Strings
M.V. Carbon ..o
Issue Project Room, Brooklyn, NY
Tony Conrad and M.V. Carbon
2007
WFMU- Live Radio Performance
M.V. Carbon and Tony Conrad
Copenhagen’s Music Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Tony Conrad and M.V. Carbon
RIXC, Latvia, Riga
Tony Conrad and M.V. Carbon
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Detroit, MI
with Tony Conrad and M.V. Carbon
Tesla, Berlin
Forty-five years on the infinite plain (1972-2007) by Tony Conrad
with M.V. Carbon ..o
Forty-five years on the Infinite Plain (1972-2007) by Tony Conrad
with M.V. Carbon ..o
Brussels, Belgium
Sonic Circuits, Washington, DC
Tony Conrad and M.V. Carbon collaboration
Free Noise Tour, UK
collaboration with C. Spencer Yeh, Culver (Skullflower), Evan Parker, John Edwards, John Wiese, Metalux, Paul Hession, and Yellow Swans.
Triptych Festival
Point, Cardiff
The Sage Gateshead, Gateshead
Wardrobe, Leeds
Arnolfini, Bristol
ULU, LONDON
Issue Project Room, Brookyn, NY
Audrey Chen (cello, voice, electronics)
MV Carbon (voice, electronics)
Marina Rosenfeld (turntables, electronics)
Katherine Liberovskaya (video)
solo set w/ film projection
Issue Project Room, Brooklyn, NY
solo set, Frequencies, Brooklyn, NY
cello performance w/ Symbol, Roullette/Location One, NY, NY
M.V. Carbon and Jessica Rylan,
Donna Parker Record Release Party, Boston, MA
2006
Metalux, Extrapool, Nijmegen, Holland
Metalux, Worm, Rotterdam, Holland
Metalux, Zedosbois in Lisbon, Portugal
Metalux, Casa des Artes , Familicao, Portugal
Metalux, No Fun Festival, Brooklyn NY
solo set w/ film projection,
Roullette/Location One, NY, NY
Metalux, Swingset Magazine Release Party, Long Island City, NY
2005
Metalux Tour, USA
2003
Bride of No No Tour, USA
2002
Metalux
Version 02, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Media Convergence and Symposium on the future of the
digital commons
Metalux multi-media performance
Metalux
European tour - performances in Germany, France, Belgium, and The Netherlands
Metalux, Women in the Director’s Chair, Chicago
Bride of No No, All Tomorrow’s Parties, curated by Sonic Youth, Los Angeles, CA
Metalux, Deadtech Gallery, Chicago, IL
DISCOGRAPHY:
2009
MV Carbon, Forthcoming solo release,
Dislodged Perihelion, (Ecstatic Peace)
Metalux, split LP, (Rampage Records)
MV Carbon and Sarah’s Charity (Denmark), limited edition cassette tape collaboration (self released)
2007
Metalux, (Endless Series Collection), Hand-cut Lathe
Tony Conrad and MV Carbon, HeadWaters, (self released)
BadFaces, Badfaces,(Fi and Fear)
2006
collaboration between Smegma, Metalux and
Carlos Giffoni,LP (No Fun Productions)
Mutual Hallucinations, (Resipiscent)
Metalux and John Wiese, Exoteric, (Load Records)
2005
Metalux, Victim of Space, (5RC)
M.V. Carbon, Million Tounges Festival Compillation,
(Drag City)
2004
Foamula , Foamula, (self released)
2003
Metalux, Waiting For Armadillo, (Load Records)
Bride of No No, Bride of No No (Atavistic Records)
2002
Metalux, Diversion of Left and Right, (Hanson Records)
Metalux, Select Media, CD Rom compilation
2001
Metalux, Fluorescent Towers, (Hanson Records)
Metalux, Winter Construction, (Dead CEO Records)
Bride of No No, Bonn Appetit!, (Atavistic Records)
Bride of No No, Mix Tape, (Troubleman Unlimited)
2000
Metalux, Metalux III, (self released)
EXHIBITIONS AND SCREENINGS
West Nile, Freaky Friday/Valentines,
2 person painting show, salon style, MV Carbon and Dana Bell.
D’Amelio Terras, NY, NY. West Nile Style, paintings and installation.
Mc Caig Welles Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Collide
painting
Elk Gallery, NY, NY
2 person painting show
M.V. Carbon and Edie Fake
Remembering Carlos, Brooklyn, NY
group show, site specific sound installation
Butcher Shop, group show, Chicago, IL
group show, sound and film installation
Aldo Castillio Gallery, Chicago, IL
performance
Salon Invisible, Chicago, IL
paintings
Turmoil Room, Pittsburgh, PA
group show, paintings
Three River's Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA
puppets and paintings
Birmingham Lofts, Pittsburgh, PA
group show, performance, installation
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
group show, paintings
Art without Walls, Akron, OH
group show, paintings
GRANTS
2003 Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago, IL, Community Arts Assistance Program
2008
Center for New Television, grant to build electro-magnetic cello.
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