June 22, 2010 – CASA – 9PM – Aki Onda + Nimalan Yoganathan + Leon Lo

AKI ONDA

Aki Onda is an electronic musician, composer, and photographer. Onda was born in Japan and currently resides in New York. He is particularly known for his Cassette Memories project – works compiled from a “sound diary” of field-recordings collected by Onda over a span of two decades. Aki Onda’s musical instrument of choice is the cassette Walkman. Not only does he capture field recordings with the Walkman, he also physically manipulates multiple Walkmans with electronics in his performances. In another of his projects, Cinemage, Onda produces slide projections of still photo images set to live guitar improvisation. Onda has collaborated with artists such as Michael Snow, Ken Jacobs, Alan Licht, Loren Connors, Oren Ambarchi, Noël Akchoté, Jac Berrocal, Linda Sharrock, and Shelley Hirsch.

http://akionda.net/

Aki Onda

NIMALAN YOGANATHAN

Nimalan Yoganathan is a Montreal sound artist and musician. His work often incorporates raw and sculpted field recordings from his travels through bustling cities, rainforests, and spiritual sites. Electronic gestures are used to mimic the timbral and rhythmic properties of these environments. Nimalan attempts to accentuate the gray area between synthesized and natural sounds. In a time when global communities are being plagued by noise pollution, he believes it is crucial to preserve and accentuate the subtle but musical sounds hidden all around us. He recently returned from an artist residency in Nunavik where he was gathering field recordings of the vast arctic landscapes and Inuit throat singers. Nimalan is also involved with radio production, installation art, and sound design for film, dance, and theatre. He has released experimental Dub and Hip-Hop albums on labels including Le Son 666 and No_Type. Nimalan studied electroacoustic composition at Concordia University and electrical engineering at McGill University.