Author Archives: admin

The Sonified Prelinger Library in San Francisco

Posted on April 26, 2022 by admin

A couple hours a week I power up, play, and occasionally improvise with the sound installation that I’ve created here in San Francisco for Prelinger Library. These hours occur within the Library’s public hours, making it possible for visitors to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ongoing | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Sound installation installments — Prelinger Library

Posted on March 9, 2022 by admin

For the next four Wednesdays, Prelinger Library visitors who are there any time between 4:00 and 6:30 PM will be treated to an “audio animation” of the stacks. I’ll be nudging the installation (instrument) through its latest paces and pirouettes. … Continue reading →

Posted in Current and upcoming events | Leave a comment

Openings – an audio animation of and at Prelinger Library, San Francisco

Posted on January 20, 2022 by admin

Prelinger Library and I will be co-hosting two initial launches of my new sound-art installation (see below for a description). Please drop by during one or both of these openings — They’ll be different — and spend some time floating … Continue reading →

Posted in Current and upcoming events | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Featured artist on The Watt From Pedro Show

Posted on June 25, 2021 by admin

Hear Mike Watt’s interview of me on his eclectic, boisterous, and fun podcast. (Recorded June 21, 2021.) Now in the show’s 20th year! Listen here: https://www.twfps.com/past-episodes/on-air-guest-thom-blum-from-san-francisco-ca-via-skype The Watt From Pedro Show is available from your favorite slinger of podcasts and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Brutal Sound Effects Pestival #91

Posted on February 3, 2021 by admin

Once again~~~~~~~~~it’s~~~~~~~~~~~efficient?~~~~ Brutal Sound Effects Pestival #91THIS SAT FEB 6TH!!!6pm PST!!!! https://www.twitch.tv/brutalsoundfx JUSTICE YELDHAM AND THE DYNAMIC RIBBON DEVICE! (Oz)Fumio Kosakai (Incapacitants, CCCC) (Japan)Dominic CrampAnti Ear (New Orleans)Bill T Miller Orgy of Noise Zonkulator (Boston)Matt RobideuxThom BlumInstinct Control (Chicago)Mas Coad … Continue reading →

Posted in Recent events | Tagged , | Leave a comment

New (and final) addition to the “Collections” series

Posted on January 2, 2021 by admin

Available now, the new and final album in my Collections series presented on sfSoundLabel (Bandcamp). This album contains five selected early works that I composed from 1972 to 2000. The album’s title is Foundations because these were the keystones to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Passages – the next release of Collections: Music by Thom Blum

Posted on October 10, 2020 by admin

I’ve just released the next album in my series, Collections, presented on sfSoundLabel. It’s called Passages and includes my audio postcards and other place-specific pieces composed over the years. Each track is a sound map of a land I’ve had the good fortune to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

New album series released on sfSoundLabel — Collections: Music by Thom Blum

Posted on September 8, 2020 by admin

I’m releasing a series of albums on Bandcamp’s sfSoundLabel. Each album is a collection of thematically like-minded musical works hand-picked from those I’ve produced over recent and past many years. Abstractions 1 artwork: “baooooanh” © 2016 Tuyen Q. Nguyen | www.odyssey7.zone Abstractions 2 artwork: … Continue reading →

Posted in Current and upcoming events | Leave a comment

San Francisco Tape Music Collective Releases New Album on Bandcamp

Posted on June 19, 2020 by admin

sfSound is pleased to announce our new release San Francisco Tape Music Collective A selection of fixed media works presented by the collective in recent San Francisco Tape Music Festivals. Works by Maggi Payne, Kent Jolly, Cliff Caruthers, Matt Ingalls, … Continue reading →

Posted in Current and upcoming events | Leave a comment

Amore Vieni for Isolated Ensemble by Cenk Ergün & Friends

Posted on May 12, 2020 by admin

Cenk Ergün had a great idea, inspired by the 2020 Pandemic and shelter-in-place: enlist a group of his musical friends, yours truly among them, to contribute sound recordings that Cenk would then assemble into a composition. He executed the idea … Continue reading →

Posted in Current and upcoming events | Leave a comment