The Bent Leather Band
(Victoria, Australia)
“The music stopped and started, fumed and erupted, turned off at obscure angles like a reconstituted 1960’s Holden fi tted with two steering wheels in the hands of a couple of jackaroos.” – Jon Rose, 2002
The music of Joanne Cannon and Stuart Favilla is both unique and bizarre in its approach. “We wanted to use technology, in its own right, not to synthesize existing sounds but to play new sounds - yet unheard. Carrying this approach over into live performance forced us to invent new instruments”.
A serpentine leather electronic bassoon and Light Harp are amongst many instruments made with Tasmanian artist Garry Greenwood, instrument maker David S. Brown and interface developer Robin Whittle. The Light Harp uses lasers and spotlights to trace virtual strings through space for performers to play.
Instrumentalist and composer Joanne Cannon is one of Australia’s leading bassoonists and experimental musicians.
Stuart Favilla specialises in synthesiser/computer music performance. Stuart works as a composer/producer and musical director for fi lm, theatre and festivals and also as an educator lecturing at tertiary institutions around Australia.
YOU ARE HERE… entangle Exhibition Opening
The Moores Building, 46 Henry St Fremantle
9pm Thursday 6th October
Festival Club, PICA Bar
Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, 51 James St, Perth Cultural Centre
10pm Friday 7th October
Inaugural Conference
WA Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University, 2 Bradford St, Mt Lawley
Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th October
Club Zho
Llama Bar, Rokeby Rd Subiaco (opposite Regal Theatre)
8pm Monday 10th October
