GATE TO MOONBASE ALPHA, 5/19, 8pm, FREE

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Calendar Event: May 19, 2006

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Gate To Moonbase Alpha
FRIDAY, MAY 19, 8PM
Free

JUN JENSEN :: http://www.junjensen.com
BEN FLEURY-STEINER :: http://www.gearsofsand.net/bfsportal.html
MIKRONESIA :: http://www.mikronesia.com
WILLIAM FIELDS :: http://www.williamfields.com

The Rotunda
4014 Walnut St., Philadelphia
http://www.therotunda.org

JUN JENSEN ::
(MIDI controllers, laptop, electric cello, 6-string electric bass)
A descendant of two generations of professional musicians, Jun Jensen has been immersed in music for all of his life. Having attended The Juilliard School, he utilizes his experience in the classical context, (performances at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and Studio 54 among other venues, and winner of multiple national solo competitions) creating a live electronic production. Jun Jensen’s music is an evolving mix of live instrumental and electronic improvisation, drum and bass, and ambient soundscapes, all within a classical compositional and harmonic framework.

BEN FLEURY-STEINER ::
Ben Fleury-Steiner is a Wilmington, Delaware/Philadelphia (U.S.A.) based electronic musician. Inspired by Buddhism and the friendly noises in his head, Fleury-Steiner's music defines a unique and dramatic style of sonic meditation and collage. In addition to an ongoing series of solo works, collaborations with ambient-drone composer Oöphoi is set to be released
later in 2006 on Gears of Sand. Fleury-Steiner also performs dark, isolationist works under the alias Paradin and industrial-glitchscapes under the alias Lychem. Recordings have appeared on Umbra Records (Italy), Mystery Sea (Belgium), Dissonance Records (Maryland, U.S.A.), and his own Gears of Sand label (Delaware, U.S.A.).

MIKRONESIA ::
Mikronesia is a Philadelphia (U.S.A.)based producer, composer and musician. Since 1999 he has been playing in clubs, parties and galleries around the city both as a keyboardist and as a laptop based performer and DJ. From 2000-2003 he was the leader, producer and keyboardist for the Philly based live electronica ensemble Robots in Disguise. Post-Robots,
Mikronesia has been doing free lance production and performance, concentrating on lending his ambient and glitch skills to artists from all musical genres.

WILLIAM FIELDS ::
William Fields is an electronic music composer and performer currently based out of Wilmington, Delaware, in the suburbs of Philadelphia, U.S.A. He has been writing music and experimenting with sound since 1993. His work covers a wide range stylistically, but is always warm and melodic. He has releases on tbtmo (Philadelphia, U.S.A.), Hippocamp (Manchester, U.K.), and Audiobulb Records (Sheffield, U.K.). He has performed at MIT, Brown University, and various venues throughout Philadelphia and New York. He also collaborates with Mike Henderson (Nintariman) and Matt Tuozzo (Cerebral) as the band Team Techno.