This is a split 7" with three improvised pieces on one side by Lukas Ligeti on drums and piezo microphone and João Orecchia on electronics, guitar, harmonica and voice. The other side is by Evan Parker and Walter Prati. Released by Italian label Wallace Records. It is part of an ongoing series of split 7"s called PhonoMetak.

30 January 2012 (Monday)
University of Johannesburg
19:30

Jill Richards is a concert pianist and an acclaimed performer of new piano music. She will be performing pieces by some of the most important composers of modern composition, including Bach, John Cage, Stockhausen, Kurtag and Schubert. She will introduce these works so no one needs to be afraid of Stockhausen!

This will be followed by an improvised performance by Richards on piano and João Orecchia on bass, electronics and tape loops.

Tickets: R120
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Students pay R30 at the door on presentation of their student cards.
Pensioners get a 10% discount for pre concert bookings.

http://www.jillrichards.com/
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GIVAN LÖTZ x LES FANTASTIQUE GUYS

• JOÃO ORECCHIA AND JOSEPH SUCHY AT DAVID KRUT GALLERY, JOHANNESBURG

Intermittent was a site-specific installation with intermittent performances by João Orecchia and Joseph Suchy. From Monday 18 July, 2011 to Saturday 23 July, 2011 João Orecchia and Joseph Suchy experimented with spatial relationships of sound at David Krut Projects in Johannesburg. By exploring potential combinations of sound making objects from musical instruments to self-built circuits and methods of sound manipulation, the two worked to find the point where an auditory environment and a physical landscape and a new form of dynamic, living musical composition cease to be separate constructs and form a holistic experience to mirror the artists' views on sound.

Each day Orecchia and Suchy adjusted and rearranged objects and speakers in the space, searching for sonic relationships. They performed twice a day for one hour at a time. At the end of each performance they had created a sonic and visual landscape that stood until the next performance.

•INVISIBLE CITIES 1/12, BURNING PIANO

THE BURNING SOUNDS IN THIS VIDEO WERE RECORDED USING HOME MADE MICROPHONES PLACED INSIDE THE PIANO.YOU CAN HEAR THE MIRCOPHONES THEMSELVES BURNING UP AT THE END.

•INIVISIBLE CITIES

www.invisiblecities.info

Invisible Cities is a year-long music and arts festival in the form of 12 once-off monthly events set in the empty buildings soon to be part of Johannesburg's Maboneng arts precinct. Transitional spaces - buildings that are no longer what they once were, and not yet what they will soon become. Rooftops, hallways, stairwells and facades will be transformed into snapshots of a possible Johannesburg.

There is a lot of talk about what Johannesburg is, what it was and what it is becoming. It is a city in, perhaps eternal, transition. This is a privilege for us, the people who call it ours. We can make Johannesburg whatever we want it to be. The city is here, asking us to shape it. While some look to European cities and envy their long established routines, venues and structures in the arts, there are those of us who see the blank canvas and embrace it. We see what we want our city to be, we see it's place in the world, and we see the importance of our contributions. We have a dream and we want to make it reality.

Invisible Cities 1/12 was met by overwhelming enthusiasm with attendance upwards of 400. An e-book featuring documentation, stories, photos, accounts of the event and contributions from visual artists will be available online from early July.

A number of Johannesburg based musicians and bands, in collaboration with The Skeleton Crew, a multidisciplinary artist collective, will build installations and environments and transform spaces. They will step out of the expected limited role of stage performer to shape a one of a kind unforgettable experience, offering new perspectives of our city.

The Skeleton Crew is a collective of artists that have become known for experimenting beyond the confines of their main medium and a keen collaborative spirit. Coming from such varied backgrounds as music, video art, photography, creative strategies and audience inclusivity, they will define an overall coherent aesthetic; a red thread tying together 12 events and many constellations of people.

The Skeleton Crew are João Orecchia, Koos Groenewald, Jana Hamman, Mpumi Mcata and Liam Lynch.

A curatorial approach is being taken to pairing the musicians for each event. They are not being paired for the sake of similarity or difference, but for the possibilities that could be realized by the meeting of personalities. They are being chosen for their uniqueness, open mindedness and commitment to the diversity of the Johannesburg cultural landscape. Johannesburg holds a number of artists who choose music as their main form of expression. These are the ones we're interested in.

•SOUND INSTALLATION AT INDABA 2011

Using sounds recorded in far reaching spaces of Johannesburg, João Orecchia has carefully rebuilt an abstracted image of the city; a shifting dynamic image that captures the spirit of Johannesburg.

7 - 10 May 2011, Albert Luthuli Convention Centre (Durban ICC), South Africa

•FREE DOWNLOAD - OTHER ELECTRICITIES MIX TAPE FOR REDEFINE MAGAZINE

Check out this mix tape for Redefine Magazine, including my remix of Serengeti and Polyphonic's Lately and Gold to Green from my album Hands and Feet.  Download it here

•ARTICLE ON ATJOBURG.NET

Read this great article about my current project: a graphic score to guide the live performance of a soundtrack to the Czech surrealist masterpiece, Alice, by Jan Svankmajer here

•FONK KONG REVIEW ON MAHALA

Layla Leiman reviews Fong Kong, a cinema-installation in which Johannesburg-based musician and video artist, João Orecchia re-mixes all three versions of the classic film King Kong, live at The Bioscope independent cinema at Main Street Life.

Read it here

•JOÃO ORECCHIA FEATURED IN ALARM MAGAZINE

ALARM Magazine #37 has a four page piece on me, featuring an insightful interview and some excellent photos. Pick up a copy today: http://www.alarmpress.com/

Read it online here

•JOÃO ORECCHIA ON WWW.NEWBANDDAILY.COM

This is a pretty cool site telling you about, well, a new band daily. Check it out here

•COKE MACHINE GLOW: FANTASY COVERS

Check out Coke Machine Glow's Fantasy Covers podcast featuring João Orecchia's cover of Two Blue Lights by Songs:Ohia. Download it here

•WRITE-UP IN DAZED&CONFUSED

•DE LOS MUERTOS FROM HANDS & FEET INCLUDED ON BYTE FM GOON MAGAZINE'S MIXTAPE:

The theme this month: Music that is "kindlich, naiv, verspielt, unschuldig": childlike, naive, playful, innocent. Find it here

•VIDEO COLLABORATION WITH COLLEEN ALBOROUGH - BETWEEN - ON EXHIBIT IN BOSTON

Visit the project website at http://www.axiomart.org/

Opening Reception: Friday, November 13th, 2009 6-9 pm
Artist Talk/Performance Night: Friday, November 20th, 2009 7:00 pm
Exhibition Dates: November 10th - December 19th, 2009
Exhibition Hours: Tuesdays, 2-5 pm, Wednesdays 6-9 pm, Thursdays, 2-9pm - Saturdays, 2-5pm

Watch the video here

•ARTICLE IN THE MAIL AND GUARDIAN

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