ANTHROPOMORPHIC MACHINE

SATURDAY 15 JUNE /// 7.30PM DOORS OPEN FOR 8PM
JOLTED Arts Space, 342 High St, Northcote
TIX: $10 at the door

BOLT ENSEMBLE

The BOLT Ensemble is a pool of musicians who perform in-house JOLT productions and repertoire. The BOLT Ensemble and The Amplified Elephants have invited guest artists to perform on bills with them for the BOLT Invitation Shows. The woodwind musicians from BOLT will perform Anthropomorphic Machine – composed by James Hullick and originally performed in 2022 with legendary performance artist, Stelarc.

ENSEMBLE FOR THIS SHOW
Belinda Woods /// woodwinds
Alice Bennett /// woodwinds
Gideon Brazil /// woodwinds
Karen Heath /// woodwinds

WARREN BURT

Warren Burt is a composer, performer, instrument builder, sound poet, film-maker, multi-media artist, writer, and maker of unusual visual and sound structures, for both humans and machines. He is known for composing in a wide variety of new music styles, ranging from acoustic music, electroacoustic music, sound art installations and text-based music. Burt often employs elements of improvisation, microtonality, humour, live interaction and lo-fi electronic techniques into his music.

NATALIE WALTERS + JAY EUESDEN

Natalie Walters and Jay Euesden are sound artists who participate in JOLT’s weekly creative workshops. For this show, they will collaborate on an improvisation with electronics.

ALBUMS BY OUR ARTISTS

SUPPORTED BY

Live Music Australia – an Australian Government initiative. JOLT Arts is assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.

FEATURED ARTISTS

WARREN BURT

WARREN BURT Composer, Performer, Writer, Instrument Builder, Film-and-Video Maker, Performance Poet Warren Burt is a composer, performer, writer, instrument builder, film-and-video maker, performance poet and a few other things as well. Born in 1949 in the USA, he...

Jay Euesden

JAY EUESDEN synthesisers / electronics / percussion Along with Robyn McGrath and Kathryn Sutherland, Euesden is a founding member of The Amplified Elephants (2006-). Euesden’s practice is focused on minimalist sonic patterns, usually realising these ideas through...

Natalie Walters

NATALIE WALTERS sound artist Natalie Walters is an electronic music sound artist. Her practise is focused on computer-based creation, with a unique voice featuring luscious soundscapes and long-form ambient textures with pointillistic percussion. Walters released her...

Alice Bennett

ALICE BENNETT flute /// woodwinds Alice Bennett is a sound artist and producer with creative work encompassing composition, installations, and live performance of both written and improvised music. She is interested in acoustic ecology and bioacoustics and her work...

Belinda Woods

BELINDA WOODS musician / composer Belinda is an improvising musician/composer living in Melbourne, Australia. Predominantly a flautist, Belinda performs as a soloist and appears in many ensembles including her own groups Lo-Res (six piece chamber jazz) and Saveja...

Karen Heath

KAREN HEATH clarinet / bass clarinet / flute / tenor sax As an instrumental artist, Karen has worked with The Libra Ensemble, Aphids, Orchestra Victoria, Sunwrae Ensemble, The Grand Silent System, Ennis Tola, The Phonos Project, Arcko Symphonic Project, Gemma Turvey...

Gideon Brazil

GIDEON BRAZIL saxes / woodwinds Gideon Brazil plays saxophones, flutes and clarinets, and specialises in jazz, improvised and contemporary music styles. Gideon has performed and recorded with some of Australia’s finest artists including: Gotye, Orchestra Victoria,...