pretty much everything i've seen, heard, read, or done has influenced me. but seriously folks, here's a short list of recent interests: Minutemen, Public Enemy, Michael Finnissy, Anthony Braxton, Stan Brakhage, Helmut Lachenmann, Wu-Tang Clan (especially Ghostface), Sylvano Bussotti, Black Flag, Zen, Saint-Saens, David Tudor, Jerome Cooper, J.S. Bach, Bob Dylan, MC5, Ultramagnetic MCs, Richard Barrett, John Cage, Don DeLillo, Morton Feldman, Hollis Frampton, James Baldwin, Neil Young, Stevie Wonder, Duke Ellington, Harrison Birtwistle, Max Roach, Maurice Ravel, Earle Brown, Clipse, Kenneth Gaburo, John Coltrane, Erik Satie, Anton Webern, Brian Ferneyhough, Brian Eno, Biggie AND Tupac, Sonny Rollins, Claude Debussy, Ruth Crawford-Seeger, Albert Ayler, Black Sabbath, Sun Ra, Max Neuhaus, Thelonious Monk, Richard Barrett, R. Buckminster Fuller, and on and on....
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I am a composer, percussionist, and teacher. I play and write as much bent music as is possible (really, how much music is possible?). My music has been heard by audiences in houses, dive bars, nightclubs, restaurants, art galleries, parks, amphitheaters, record stores, book shops, hotels, and concert halls. I have some degrees in music - University of Maryland at Baltimore County (BA), the University of Southampton (MA), and SUNY Buffalo (PhD) - and have studied composition and/or percussion with Stuart Saunders Smith, Kevin Norton, Jeff Stadelman, Tom Goldstein, and Michael Finnissy; I have learned a lot from friends such as John Dierker, John Hughes, Todd Whitman, Jonathan Vincent, Bill Sack, Evan Rapport, and others. My most recent compositions, such as Book, are graphically fantastic scores that are intended to be interpreted by musicians of varied backgrounds and abilities. Some of my recent performances have included free improvisation with baritone saxophonist Steve Baczkowski; a dramatic lecture/recital with musicologist Jaime Currie and the Open Music Ensemble; solo drum set recitals (evoking both Max Roach and Morton Feldman’s The King of Denmark); high-energy improvised rock-ish music with Microkingdom (Marc Miller (of the Oxes) and John Dierker); free jazz with 3081 (Dave Ballou, Mike Formanek, John Dierker) and drum and/or lo-fi electronics improvisations with many other good friends.
great to meet/hear you last night. the disk you gave me is great and "Book" is an absolute trip. Hopefully we'll cross paths again soon...in the meantime check out my group myspace.com/spoolensemble take care, michael
Uh-huh, that's right. TONITE!!! Friday 12/28, at the Red Room.(NOT Saturday as stated in the City Paper, not Sunday as it is rumored that Will may or may not have told someone - spread the werd) And John is playing with a broken wrist! Adieu, Charles
Will will will will Will. I'm missing you. I have a show up in your area soon. Perhaps you and me..you know...play? What is going on with all things? Fresh dates! I promoted. In DC ever. Sent. Stop. Child.
hello / bonjour, here is "POTLATCH - The Rrose Sélavy Show", the last freejazz release from my netlabel: INSUBORDINATIONS. it's directly here to download the complet album. peace !
Thanks so much for adding me! I hope I can
further your understanding of our universe,
and give you realistic hope for "faster than
light" travel without violating relativity!
It was a true honor to have played with such stellar performers, (including yourself), in such a creative context at the Hallwalls Book show. Thank you for the opportunity sir.
LOVE your creations Will. Someday we will meet! At Hallwalls most likely. I believe I saw you live at the High Zero Fest years back... could that be so? We are both Baltimore/Buffalo lovers though I think Buffalo has won me over for sure! Thanks for accepting my request here!
thx for adding me! i've heard about you thru jeff arnal & others and hope we'll cross paths one of these days. looking forward to hearing more of yr music..
Thrilled to hear you play, even if it is from afar... so, your back in Maryland? Send your new contact info please, and have a happy xmas and güten rutsch! -john
