EIL at Phog Lounge May 22

Just a quick post to let you know that the Electric Improv Lab will perform at Phog on Friday, May 22, starting around 11 pm. This performance will be an after-event for the Media City International Festival of Experimental Film and Video Art, happening next door at the Capitol Theatre. See you there! - BL

Synaesthestic Synapses

The last event of the season for the EIL took place April 2, 2009 in Studio A, and featured the group collaborating with visual artist Laura Shintani on a multimedia work entitled Synaesthetic Synapses from Childhood. The music was inspired by Schumann's Kinderszenen and featured Brent Lee (piano), Patrick Nickleson (guitar), Nick Papador (percussion), Trevor Pittman (clarinet), Jessica Pistor (voice and toy piano), and John Wiebe (Ableton mix).

Here is an audio clip; I'm hoping to get some video from Laura soon.

Synaesthetic Synapses clip

@ Somewhere There in Toronto March 27

It was an Electric Improv Lab reunion with some of the original participants from circa 2003-06: Anna Atkinson (viola), Steve Ward (trombone), Jay Merrow (guitar) and Brent Lee (sax). It was fun to play with the old crew and to hear the AIM Toronto Orchestra on the same bill. Thanks to Steve for organizing this as part of his month-long curation of the Leftover Daylight series.