SonicAnta

Thursday, May 24th, 2012

International Communication Association Conference

May 24-28 : The International Communication Association Conference in Phoenix for a presentation on The Anta Project --- with a session devoted to building customized, self-attaching border wall amplification boxes --- $5 supply fee but you get to keep what you build.

http://www.icahdq.org/MembersNewsletter/JANFEB12MOBILE_ART0005.asp

 

Thursday, August 16th, 2012

Tucson Botanical Gardens

Excited to be composing a new sound installation based on Patty's images...

(Official Event Details)

Artist, Patricia Katchur grew up in Pittsburgh where she spied glimpses of urban decay
 brought about by a dying steel industry. 

She was taken aback by these scenes as they 
sat juxtaposed against the beautiful, natural world of flora, fauna 
and the ever-changing weather. 

These youthful memories have defined her artistic vision 
and guided her careers in art, commerce and collaborations. 

Joining Ms. Katchur during the reception will be special guest Glenn Weyant/ SonicAnta 
who created a score inspired by her work.

!!!Beer, wine and food available for sale!!!

Friday, September 28th, 2012

Harwood Art Center

 

The Albuquerque Cultural Conference is a project of West End Press. It was hatched in 2007 by West End Publisher John Crawford, and named to recall the Kansas City Cultural Conferences of the late 1970s.

To date, there have been four Albuquerque Cultural Conferences (2007, 2008, 2010, and 2011). We’ve evolved in form and content, and meet in two- or three-day sessions in September at the Harwood Art Center. We concentrate on maintaining high energy on low budgets, with a combination of panels, workshops and evening performances. We featured mixed presentations of readings, performance art, and music. We offer an extensive book exhibit with opportunities for publishers, authors, and the voracious readership that makes up our ranks.

 

Monday, December 31st, 2012

Two Sun Sin Phony

Tis the event of the season. Say no more.

Friday, April 13th, 2012

Galeria Montmartre

The place to be : If you're in Tijuana (or the vicinity) on Friday The 13th, check out the photo show opening by Jill M. Holslin --- Mi Frontera : Rastos y testimonios en el muro. Border art (Jill), food (Machine Designer Deli) and sound (soniCanta)...

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

University of Arizona Art Museum

This storytelling is one of many events, symposia and exhibits featured in connection with The Border Project: Soundscapes, Landscapes and Lifescapes, which continues through Sunday, March 11, at the UA Museum of Art.

Storytellers:

Retired educator, Clark Atkinson-Gastelum; German professor, Dr. Albrecht Classen; documentary filmmaker, Austin Counts; sound artist, Glenn Weyant; classics professor, Bella Vivante; ceramic art professor, Aurore Chabot; Tohono O’odham native, Christine Myers; and artist Paco Velez.

Saturday, May 28th, 2011

BICAS

Since childhood I've been making music /sculpting sound / composing works with repurposed objects such as bike parts and bungee chords and lately I've thought it would be interesting to pass on the knowledge I'd gained in those areas.

So a few years back I proposed a series of bike-centric instrument workshops at BICAS in Tucson. Later this month the idea will become a reality.

The series will run every Saturday from April 30th through May 28th and conclude with a public performance. Everyone who attends will get to keep their instruments, mallets, wind instruments and other goodies. All for the low price of $20.

To register contact BICAS directly because classes are limited and filling up.

Hope to see you there.

Saturday, May 14th, 2011

Valley Of The Moon

Spring Circus is a FUNdraiser for Procession of Little Angels, the childrens version of the All Souls Parade put on by Many Mouths One Stomach. It's a great local cause and fun for the whole family with New-Tang Acrobats, Orbital Evolution, The Wonderfools, Gumbo Wobbly and Friends, Cub Club Samba, and recycled art and paper flower making. During the dinner hour we'll be breaking out The Kestrel 920 and opening it up for improvisation by anyone interested. Hope to see you there.

 

Sunday, March 27th, 2011

The Hut

About the workshops: The BICAS Instrument Workshops will begin on Sunday’s from April 30th to May 28th with a concert that will be open to the public. The $20 fee covers all four workshops, materials, instruction, and a complimentary recording of the final performance.

The workshops look at the history of repurposed object instrumentation, design, fabrication, and performance application in a group setting. In addition to building cycle-centric instruments they can play and keep, students at the workshop will also receive materials and do-it-yourself (DIY) instructions for building simple amplifiers, microphones and pickups.

Educators include Casey Wollschlaeger – BICAS art and outreach coordinator, educator, and bicycle advocate. Glenn Weyant – Sound sculptor, educator, composer and builder of original instruments including The Electric Ferris Box and Kestrel 920.

“Bikes and bike culture is about much more than just transportation. They are about creating community, developing self-reliance, healthy lifestyle choices, environmental stewardship, and having fun,” said BICAS Art Coordinator Casey Wollschlaeger. “BICAS has been building a reputation for creating cycle influenced art for some time. Now for the first time in Tucson, BICAS, is offering workshops which will allow the community to explore the musical properties of bicycles and other re-purposed objects and materials.”

“As children I think we all innately knew about the sound properties of our bikes. We attached playing cards to spokes or tapped out rhythms on the frame and handlebars,” said Glenn Weyant, a founding member of Bike-A-Stra and inventor of The Electric Ferris Box. “These workshops will reconnect participant with that sense of imagination and exploration while building functional instruments they can play in an orchestral setting mixing both composition and improvisation.”

Saturday, November 20th, 2010

Solar Culture

Come on out with ears wide open. Special guests, original instruments, big sound, wide vibrations....

Saturday, September 18th, 2010

The Red Room

 

The Spokes Men ~aka~ Bike-A-Stra will be paving the way for The Mo Deens with a deep space bike ruckus and transmutational sound environment starting at 10 pm.

Sunday, June 20th, 2010

Solar Culture

Cornelius F. Van Stafrin III (tape manipulation, acoustic amplifications, collage, drone, expermental) (North Carolina/Los Angeles) with Tärr (modular synth, drone, music concrete, noise) (Chicago), Steev Hise (guitar, recordings and assorted manipulations) Glenn Weyant (Original instruments: Amplified Chair d' Bungee, Wire Extension Sonique --- plus viola)

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

MOCA Tucson

If you are in Tucson, mark your database, cuz its unlikely these original and traditional instruments will be unleashed simultaneously again... NOISE WHERE PROHIBITED: An extended immersive sound environment for Kestrel 920, Electric Ferris Box, Feedback Accentuator, DroneZilla, Prepared Guitar, Child-Size Violin, Styl...ophone, Electronic Efffects, Shortwave Radio Signals, Modified FM Transmitters, Deep Audio Frequency Signal Generation and more.

Partake in an immersive sonic meditation on the ghettoization of noise/sound/music composed for modified shortwave radio and instruments of original design like the Kestrel 920 and the electric Ferris Box. Glenn Weyant is a Tucson-based sound sculptor, educator, baker, journalist and builder/designer of original instruments. As the founder of SonicAnta, a grass roots record label and performance organization, Weyant has dedicated his audio work to the exploration of sonic boundaries and the local sound of ecology.

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

MonOrchid

A show mixing the performance work of Rachel Bowditch, the video mixology of Adam Cooper-Teran and the words of T.S. Elliot as spoken by Logan Phillips with sound work by Glenn Weyant

Here's a taste of what could be in store if the wire can be set...

 

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Solar Culture

Downtown Sonic Walkabout : An exploration of the historic warehouse district's native sound ecology. Particpants should wear comfortable shoes. Duration: 30 minutes.

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

The University of Oklahoma

Dueling Eagles: A Seminar on U.S.- Mexico Border Issues Mon. Nov. 2, 2009 University of Oklahoma Sponsored by: Dr. Alan McPherson, Conoco-Phillips Chair in Latin American Studies (School for Area and International Studies) Dr. Sterling Evans, Louise Welsh Chair in Oklahoma, Southern Plains, and Borderlands History (Department of History) Scholars Room, OU Union: 8:30-9:00 - continental breakfast reception 9:00-10:15 - Dr. Tony Payan, Dept. of Political Science, University of Texas-El Paso (speaking on immigration and Homeland Security issues) 10:15-10:45 - refreshment break 10:45-12:00 - Dr. Elaine Carey, Dept. of History, St. John's University (New York City) "The Ice Women Cometh: Gender, Drugs, and the Border, 1900 to the Present" 12:15-2:00 - Associates Room, OU Union Featured speaker: Margaret Randall, poet/writer (Albuquerque) Speaking and reading from her Stones Witness Introduced by: Dr. Chris White, Dept. of History, Marshall University (W. Va.), (Latin Americanist historian, biographer of M. Randall) 2:15-3:45 - Multi-media presentation, Glenn Weyant, Anta Project (Tucson), "The Anta Project: Transforming the US/Mexico Border Wall with a Cello Bow and Implements of Mass Percussion"

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

KAMP

A live telematic performance linking Tucson with Chicago, Mexico City and Buenos Aires. Performing in Tucson will be Steev Hise (laptop and keyboard) and Glenn Weyant (electric ferris box and prepared guitar). Streamed live over the Web: http://128.196.31.10:8000/high.mp3 Or via airwaves: AM: 1570

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

The Loft Cinema

The All Souls International Film Festival serves as a forum for people from all cultures to actively explore the phenomena of death through cinema. The ASIFF happens one month after the All Souls Procession, and will take place this year at the Loft Cinema on Wednesday and Thursday, December 10th and 11th, 2008. Expect one-of-a-kind shorts, animations, and other experiments regarding themes of Ancestry, Global Rituals and Festivals relating to Death, Grief, Loss, and Rebirth. Also featuring special performances by David Wright (Not Breathing) and Glenn Weyant (SonicAnta).

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

Third Coast International Audio Festival: The Gallery of More

The Anta Project and other discs will be available for purchase.

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

3rd Annual Chicago Calling Arts Festival

Glenn Weyant (invented instruments), Matt Weston (drums), Michael Erzen (artbot), & Eric Leonardson (springboard)

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

RMCLAS Site

Third Session: Borders, Fences, and Immigration Policies Chair: Glenn Weyant (Anta Project) Riley Merline (University of Arizona), “A Century of Border Fence Construction and Community Transformation: Ambos Nogales, 1898-1998” Prescott Vandervoet (University of Arizona), “Los peligros del desierto: víboras, alacranes, y coyotes” Larman C. Wilson (American University, Emeritus), “The Death of the Senate’s 2007 Immigration Reform Bill: A Post Mortem” Glenn Weyant (Anta Project), “A Look at the Transformation and Deconstruction of the United State Border Wall in Nogales, Arizona, Symbolically, Metaphorically and Literally via Art and Educational Narrative”

Friday, February 8th, 2008

Arizona Senior Academy

I'll be performing on Friday BUT check out the whole list of events. Probably one of the more interesting things going on in Tucson that weekend. Friday, February 8, 2008, 9:30 a.m.-12:40 p.m. Free Admission Venue-AZ SENIOR ACADEMY -13701 E.Old Spanish Tr. 9:30-10 a.m.-Meet & Greet 10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m.-Performance: A Transharmonic Exploration In Multitonal Omnivibrationalism, Glenn Weyant Tucson based sound sculptor Glenn Weyant will present and perform with The Kestrel 920, a sound transmorgifier of his own design. Calibrated to amplify and exploit the nano and overt vibrations created through percussive blows, bowing, electromagnetic fields and assorted manipulation, the heart of Kestrel 920 is a segment of found lumber that has been hollowed to create a resonation chamber for the mounting of a contact microphone. The lumber has been strategically mounted with found objects mostly including: a tuned dust pan, a deconstructed satellite dish mount, assorted screws, a bicycle hub, nails, bungee cords, wires and springs. During a question and answer period Weyant will discuss his ideas about new instrument design, construction and performance techniques, development of communication with personalized sonic languages, non-linear group interaction and full-body listening. 11:00 a.m.- 11:45 a.m. Talk: Amplification and the Human Ear, Daniel R. Boone, Ph.D. Daniel R. Boone, Ph.D, Professor Emeritus of the University of Arizona, will talk about hearing amplification and continuous noise exposure appear to be taking a toll on our ability to listen. A growing portion of our listening audience have hearing impairment, and many of them with normal hearing have forgotten how to listen. We take a look at the normal ear and the physiology of how we hear, appreciating the effects on normal hearing from aging and disease. We consider the differences in listening to coded and uncoded hearing in listening to both music and speech. We consider the impact of self-hearing on our ability to perform instrumentally, in our singing, and in our ability to speak. 12:00 p.m.- 12:40 p.m. Performance: Steven Romaniello will perform on the Theremin. Originally, the theremin was intended to replace entire orchestras with its "music from the ether." While that never quite happened, it has been used in many recordings over the years. During the 60's and 70's, bands such as Lothar and the Hand People, the Bonzo Doo Dah Dog Band, and Led Zeppelin brought the theremin into the public eye for a short time. Then, the theremin slipped back into obscurity until the recent revival of the 1990s. Today, lots of bands use theremins, though few in a musical context. 12:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m EXTRA Special Events @ The Westward Look Resort State of the Art surround sound recordings by Dr. Mark Waldrep of AIX Records, demonstrated on complete, highest quality, state of the art surround sound equipment for your home. The room will be set up with highest quality, full range speakers, in precise 5.1 surround array around audience seating to demonstrate maximal reproduction of surround field recording and reproduction for human perception. Canyon Room: McIntosh Electronics, driving the outstanding McIntosh XRT1K tower array speakers. Demonstrated courtesy of L&M Home Entertainment Saturday, February 9, 2008, 3:00 p.m.-5 p.m. Tickets $30 Venue- Berger Performing Arts Ctr. - 1200 W Speedway Blvd. Event is part of Rhythms of LIFE series and seating is limited 3:00 p.m.-Talk/Demo Dr. Mark Waldrep: HD Surround Sound Delivery: Getting Inside A Music Performance The arrival of new high definition, surround music delivery schemes on DVDs and through HD download services offers a new opportunity for music listeners to experience their favorite compositions...from the inside and up close. Imagine a chamber ensemble or soloist coming to your home to perform a private concert for you and group of your closest friends. That’s the experience that AIX Records delivers through their unique recording techniques and use of state-of-the-art technologies. This presentation will discuss and demonstrate some of AIX Records’ award-winning music recordings and the philosophy behind them. Dr. Waldrep, founder and chief engineer of AIX and iTrax.com, brings decades of experience making recordings to the exciting world of HD Surround Sound. 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.- Robert Picardo stars in A Beautiful Deception: From Impressionism to Surrealism; Plus a rare showing of of the surrealist short film ‘Entr’acte’ (1924) by director René Clair – the very first film with a dedicated original score composed by Satie- with a live piano performance. Music for solo piano and piano four hands will be performed by Lyova Rosanoff and Sanda Schuldmann. 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m EXTRA Special Events @ The Westward Look Resort State of the Art surround sound recordings by Dr. Mark Waldrep of AIX Records, demonstrated on complete, highest quality, state of the art surround sound equipment for your home. The room will be set up with highest quality, full range speakers, in precise 5.1 surround array around audience seating to demonstrate maximal reproduction of surround field recording and reproduction for human perception. Canyon Room: McIntosh Electronics, driving the outstanding McIntosh XRT1K tower array speakers. Demonstrated courtesy of L&M Home Entertainment Sunday, February 10, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Free Admission Venue: AZ SENIOR ACADEMY -13701 E.Old Spanish Tr. 12:30 p.m.-1 p.m.-Meet & Greet 1 p.m--3:00 p.m. PERFORMANCE: PLUTO DÉJÀ VU, a new play by Harry Clark, staged reading I have been here before, But when or how I cannot tell Dante Gabriel Rossetti The work explores memory with seven members of a book club. Directed by Cynthia Meier, with well-known regional actors including Chuck Rankin, Lesley Abrams, Alida Gunn & Joe McGrath. 3:15 p.m--4:00 p.m- TALK: Memory: The Latest in Brain Science 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m EXTRA Special Events @ The Westward Look Resort State of the Art surround sound recordings by Dr. Mark Waldrep of AIX Records, demonstrated on complete, highest quality, state of the art surround sound equipment for your home. The room will be set up with highest quality, full range speakers, in precise 5.1 surround array around audience seating to demonstrate maximal reproduction of surround field recording and reproduction for human perception. Canyon Room: McIntosh Electronics, driving the outstanding McIntosh XRT1K tower array speakers. Demonstrated courtesy of L&M Home Entertainment

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

West Tennessee Regional Arts Center

From September 30 through October 31: The Anta Project will serve as a sound installation to accompany an exhibit of photographs of daily life taken by the children of immigrant and rural farm workers curated by Jane Crowe.

Friday, August 31st, 2007

The Art Gallery Of Knoxville

From July through August: The Anta Project will serve as a sound installation to accompany an exhibit of photographs of daily life taken by the children of immigrant and rural farm workers curated by Jane Crowe.

Friday, June 1st, 2007

University of California: Merced

With a methodology rooted in his experiences transforming the U.S./Mexico border into an electro-acoustic instrument, Tucson-based sound sculptor Glenn Weyant will use images, sounds and words to explore what happens when culturally symbolic or metaphorical objects are chosen as instruments and how this approach can engage the passive listener with an organic line of questioning, leading to a deeper awareness of issues beyond the sounds themselves.

Friday, March 30th, 2007

The University of Kansas

The Fourth Annual Interdisciplinary Jazz Studies Colloquium

Monday, November 13th, 2006

Northern Arizona University - Department of Modern Languages

Via sound, image and discussion, Tucson-based sound sculptor Glenn Weyant will take listeners on a journey into The Anta Project.

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

Arizona State Museum of Anthropology

Via sound, image and discussion, Tucson-based sound sculptor Glenn Weyant will take listeners on a journey into The Anta Project.