Press
July 20, 2008 : Academik.org
“The AudioBus: one of those rare ‘life doesn’t get any better than this’ moments” Read
July 10, 2008 : SF Chronicle 96 Hours by Reyhan Harmanci
“AudioBus’s installation create[s] unique, participatory sound experiences.” Read
July 8, 2008 : Nitevibe, Issue 344
“[AudioBus] may be the coolest ride of the year…sure to permanently change the way you think about – and listen to – SF.”
July 2, 2008 : Last Tango in Traffic by Jennifer Maertz, SF Weekly
“what better place to have a city music festival than on a bus…commuting takes on new meaning.” Read
August 21, 2007 : THE BEST’07: PROJECT>SOUNDWAVE
Project>Soundwave awarded ‘Best Sound Sculptures: Future Classic’ by San Francisco Magazine’s Annual Best Issue.
August 15, 2006 : RADIO FEATURE: Sight Unseen
Interview with ME’DI.ATE director Alan So and artists Justino and Night Night on perspectives about sound, the Soundwave>Series, and the Bay Area’s sound art scene by Tania Ketenjian, Resonance FM (UK)
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July 19, 2006 : Sound of Mind by Frances Reade, SF Weekly
“The Soundwave Series has sought to make irrelevant the typical distinctions between artist, musician, audience, stage, and venue… idiosyncratic performances that are challenging, charming, magical, assaultive, and (as is always the case with really sweet sound art) deeply personal for everyone present.”
July 12, 2006 : TELEVISION FEATURE: Matt Davignon/Live Play, SPARK*, KQED-TV (PBS)(Premiered July 12, 2006, Episode: Performance Ideas, KQED-TV (PBS Northern California affiliate) Channel 9)
SPARK*, the Bay Area’s arts television show, featured the Soundwave>Series event LIVE PLAY on ther program titled Performance Ideas. The segment takes a look into the Bay Area’s experiemental music scene and chronicles guest curator Matt Davignon’s day as he prepares for the LIVE PLAY show. Appearances by artists Marielle Jakobsens, Agnes Szelag, Moe! Staiano, Lance Grabmiller and Soundwave>Series producer/curator Alan So.
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July 06, 2006 : Nitevibe, Issue 241
“It’s an artisitic and exploratory experience for your senses that will open your eyes and your mind.”
July 1, 2006 : Pop Beat , SF Chronicle
“The aural scientists behind Project Soundwave are taking the phrase “that’s music to my ears” and running with it.”
June 28, 2006 : Summer List, SF Weekly
“Two nights of experimental music, noise, and crafty sounds will have you scratching your head, in a state of awe, or both.”
June 6, 2006 : Flavorpill SF, Issue 214
“[The Soundwave>Series is] a combination of electronics, improvisation, and giddy experimentation”
May 12, 2004 : Rip, Rig, and Sample by Kelly Vance, East Bay Express
“A group of avant-garde sound artists using everything from loops to found ojects to electronic permutation, to push the frontiers of what we call “music” far beyond what we are accustomed to hearing”
March 31, 2004 : Vinyl Exchange by Bill Picture, SF Examiner
“The result is a breathtaking assortment of experimental sounds, noises and rhythms, including samples of escalators and appliances picked up on the cheap at thrift stores, that approach sound from a uniquely artistic perspective…testing the limits of sound’s raw emotional capability.”
