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Abstractions now available on the San Francisco Public Library’s “Bay Beats” site

My 2020 digital album of electroacoustic compositions, Abstractions, is now available through The San Francisco Public Library’s Bay Beats site. This is a unique site that offers free access to a vast array of music and musical styles.

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Premiere of Resilience, an electroacoustic composition, at the SF Tape Music Festival

I will be playing my new composition, Resilience, at the 2026 San Francisco Tape Music Festival, taking place at The Victoria Theatre in San Francisco, January 9-11. More details as they become available.

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Sound Instrullation Schedule at the Prelinger Library

December 2025 Every Sunday in December, from 1:30 to 4:00 PM, the Instrullation (and I) will provide live soundscaping in the Library’s stacks. Come for the texts and the sounds! 1:30 to 4:00 PMPrelinger Library301 8th Street (corner of Folsom)Suite … Continue reading

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“Sounds in the Prelinger Library” Series Now on Bandcamp

At the start of 2022 I began a long running Artist-in-Residence post at the wonderful Prelinger Library in San Francisco. For this post I set up a sound installation in the Library’s stacks. It continues to include six small computers, … Continue reading

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Playlist for the day at SFMOMA’s Art of Noise

Last August (2024) I was one of many invited to DJ for a whole day at SFMOMA’s Art of Noise exhibition. The blog entry for the event can be found here. I finally got around to posting a (pretty accurate) … Continue reading

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San Francisco Tape Music Festival 2025 Is Now!

The three-night, four-concert Festival takes place once again at the Victoria Theatre in the Mission district — Friday-Sunday, January 10-12. Go here for all the wonderful details. If you want tickets right now, go here. I’ll be diffusing my short … Continue reading

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Late Night Phone Call Release Party

The Late Night Phone Call Release Party, with live sound/image/text atmospherics, will be celebrating Kattt Sammon Atchley’s LNPC project and the recent album release on Edgetone Records — available below and at the party! What: Late Night Phone Call release party and live sound/image/text melange. … Continue reading

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Late Night Phone Call CD and Digital Release Out Now

From the brainchild of Kattt Atchley, Edgetone Records and others have erected a 15-track collection of original musical pairings, each one using Kattt’s brief, haunting humming-melody, “Late Night Phone Call (Original)“. The set of pieces covers a rich and wide … Continue reading

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Raw House at Godwaffle Noise Pancakes on September 21, 2024!

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Blum waxes acousmatic at SF MOMA’s Art of Noise

Devon Turnbull has designed a stereo setup for SF MOMA’s current exhibit titled The Art of Noise. I’ve been invited to take control of the “HiFi Listening Room” for the entire day on August 2, 2024. I will use the … Continue reading

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