end of the year housecleaning
i was enjoying a little extra time over the break and was able to upload some recordings from our late summer concerts that we played with the LANME.
here are our performances of Terry Riley’s “In C” and my “Principle of Sufficient Irritation”at our performances at collumbia (recording) college and in san pedro.
enjoy!
Terry Riley: In C (PBE and LANME Live at Columbia College)
Terry Riley: In C (PBE and LANME Live In San Pedro)
Paul Bailey: Principle of Sufficient Irritation (PBE and LANME Live In San Pedro)
LANME:
christina giacona, clarinet
patrick colon, violin
kelly haley-sibler, flute
james miller, voice
audrey snyder, cello
daniel formidoni, sound design
PBE performers included:
paul bailey, trombone
scott mcintosh, clarinet
matt menaged, bass guitar
ryan nunes, vibes
nicholas white, piano
Cheap Admiration
‘m really happy to finally release the first track from my upcoming PBE EP “Alt-Classical”
Cheap Admiration (2005), is a simple pop song (loosely based on a harmonic deconstruction) of Johann Pezel’s (1639-1694) Sonata Ciacona.
Around 1670 Pezel was the town stadtpfeifer (band director) in Leipzig and later in his career he applied and was turned down for the job of Cantor of St. Thomaskirche, a job that J.S. Bach would hold 50 years later.
Alt-Classical is:
DIY, open instrumentation, alternative venues, mix of amateur and professional performers, music lies somewhere between art music (music meant to be contemplated) and pop music (music meant for mass consumption).
Alt-Classical is the third CD/EP release from the Paul Bailey Ensemble
Paul Bailey Ensemble (PBE)
The Paul Bailey Ensemble (PBE) is an alt-classical garage band that plays the music of a variety of living and dead composers. The southern california group was created in 2002 as a DIY forum outside the usual and limited channels of art music presentation.
- Paul Bailey, Trombone
- Bruce Gallego, Electric Guitar
- Eric Hendrickson, Keyboards
- Scott McIntosh, Clarinet
- Ryan Nunes, Vibraphone
- Carl Stronach, Bass Guitar
Top 10 Reasons
op 10 reasons to see the PBE and LANME this friday night :
1. last minute gig
2. great to collaborate with other groups
3. in tarzana (hooray for our valley friends?!)
4. get to hear terry riley’s “in c”
5. new music concerts usually suck
6. at least you can preview principle of sufficient irritation in advance
7. it’s in tarzana
8. ryan nunes’s last show before going to law school
9. flute, clarinet, violin, cello, vibraphone, piano, trombone and bass guitar
10. it’s free (except for the gas and having to drive out to tarzana)
members of the PBE (scott, matt, ryan and myself) will be performing with the los angeles new music ensemble (LANME) terry riley’s “in C” and my “principle of sufficient irritation” at columbia college in tarzana this friday night (8pm)
friday, july 31st, 8pm
los angeles new music ensemble (with members of the PBE)
free
performing: “in C” terry riley
“principle of sufficient irritation” paul bailey
and music by patrick conlon, dan formidoni, evan ziporyn and marvin lamb.
columbia college (columbia college theatre)
18618 oxnard street
tarzana, CA 91356-1411
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pat on the back
i was very happy to see that WNYC’s John Schaefer wrote a great review of Retrace Our Steps for the E-Music website.*
Composer Paul Bailey winningly describes his ensemble as an “alt-classical garage band.” With 4 singers (two of whom also speak), strings, winds, piano, electric guitar, vibes, and electric bass, it’s as good a description [...]
Alt-Classical EP
What is Alt-Classical?
DIY, open instrumentation, alternative venues, mix of amateur and professional performers, music lies somewhere between art music (music meant to be contemplated) and pop music (music meant for mass consumption).
Tracklist:
cheap admiration (2005)
Is loosely based on a harmonic deconstruction of Sonata Ciacona by Johann Pezel (1639-1694) who worked as a musician in Germany and [...]
technical difficulties, please stand by
this year has also been a pretty big change for me personally. last fall (for a variety of reasons) it was in my best interest to put the pbe on indefinite hiatus. the simple answer is that i wasn’t interested in the long rebuilding process after carl stronach (nyc in 2007) and bruce gallego (stockton [...]
brenner and bailey’s digital circus
both of these shows are going to be a bit different than usual. since last may’s performance of the requiem for a high homicide enclave i have been using a wide variety of digital controllers in performance and this is our first big step in figuring out what works in front of a live audience. both shows are going to be laid back and probably similar to watching a comedian work out new material.
Requiem for a High Homicide Enclave (05-16-2008)
Requiem for a High Homicide Enclave (Live at REDCAT 05-16-08) from paul bailey on Vimeo.
Requiem for a High Homicide Enclave is a mashup based on excerpts from the from the LA Times Homicide Report which documents every murder that takes place in Los Angeles County using blog posts, comments, and Google Maps combined with a deconstruction
sorry its taken a while to get this one up, that’s what a busy fall will do for you. this performance was based only one the LA county homicide statistics through may 16 2008. right now i’m planning to update the piece and perform it a few times in 2009, but this is complicated with the fact that the LATimes suspended the homicide blog in november. i have a few ideas of how i’m going to update it. we are also planning to get together this spring and make a proper recording.
the audio is from the premier performance of the requiem at the REDCAT spring studio spring studio last may at the roy and edna disney cal arts theater at disney hall) featuring my co-conspirators sylvia desrochers (soprano) paul cummings (bass) bruce gallego (electric guitar) and myself playing the korg kaossillator, and a macbook pro running ableton live triggering a deconstructed looping continuo (henry purcell’s man that is born of a woman) with a fcb1000 midi pedal.
Music: Henry Purcell/Paul Bailey
Video: Paul Bailey
Libretto: LA Times Homicide Blog latimesblogs.latimes.com/homicidereport/2008/11/a-note-to-our-r.html
moving on up
pbe spring 08 (l-r, bruce gallego, john mahr, ryan nunes, pb, matt menaged, scott mcintosh)
just got back from by my guitarist, bruce gallego’s (far left) going away party. all of his other musician friends were there and we all felt like his mistresses were meeting together for the first time.
he was the third guitarist i [...]
RealNewMusic 2008
RealNewMusic 2008
Saturday, June 21, 2008, 7:00 pm
Tickets $10.00 / $7.50 / $5.00 (students & seniors)
The Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts
Whittier College, 6760 Painter Ave., Whittier
Box Office: 562.907.4203
Google map to the Shannon Center
featuring:
PBE
is an alt-classical garage band that plays the music of a variety of [...]
high homicide enclave, 01/01/08-06/15/08
i just got done updating my custom google maps of the la county homicide statistics from 01/01/2008-06/14/2008.
since the beginning of the year there have been 362 homicides in los angeles county.
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so far this year the homicide rate is actually down 5% for the year. this time last year there were 372 homicides in [...]
REDCAT spring studio 2008
its been a good run since the middle of april that culminated in two great shows this weekend at REDCAT. for me it was very strange to be backstage without a trombone in my hand (or any instrument at all) it was easier to keep the laptop and kaossillator plugged in onstage, but i found [...]
he was mad against this life
REDCAT Spring StudioMay 17 & 18, 2008, 8:30 pmRoy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater631 W 2nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
The latest edition of REDCAT’s ongoing performance series brings together a dynamic range of six emerging and established Los Angeles artists to launch new projects, investigate new forms and experiment with new ideas. Curated by Leslie [...]
the police and the mayor
Today at 4pm I’m going to talk with Martin Perlich about my REQUIEM FOR A HIGH HOMICIDE ENCLAVE and its source material; the latimes homicide report, blog comments and google maps on KCSN 88.5 (05/14/08)
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the sandbox
after another long day of composing and video editing the wife unit looks over and states “its an addiction, right?” i nod silently in her direction and realize its probably a good time to stop for the day. although we have been married 15 years, i don’t think we have had the conversation [...]
assorted selections
tonight
april 23 2008, 8pm
csuf recital hall
d.i.e (diverse instrument ensemble)
cello, keyboard, clarinet and electric bass
lloyd rodgers director
selections:
assorted madrigals
caccini
nicole baker, mezzo-soprano soloist
assorted counterpoints
costanzo festa
chaconne in g minor
henry purcell
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take two
today (03/05/08)4pm (pacific)radio interview with martin perlichrebroadcast thursday evening at 6:30pmKCSN-FMARTS & ROOTS RADIOlisten online
next thursday (03/13/08)lloyd rodgers groupcsuf recital hall, 8pmprogram:discourse on the measurement of tones, books I, II, and IIIAll the counterpoint you can stand for $10
picutre above(l-r) matt menaged, pb, ryan nunes, bruce gallego, john mahr, scott mcintosh
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i’d offer you a mint
my apologies for those who turned in to listen to the radio interview today. unfortunately mr. perlich became ill and was not able to conduct our interview. once we reschedule i’ll be sure to post the new time and date. thanks for concerned calls and emails i was happy to hear there was so [...]
upcoming radio interview and show
wednesday, february 27th
pbe with upopable and friends
mr. t’s bowl
10pm (free)
5621 1/2 figueroa blvd.
highland park 90042
(between ave 56 and ave 57; parking and entrance in back)
map and directions
website
myspace
also as an added bonus i’ll be on the radio with martin perlich (kscn 88.5) next tuesday, february 26th from 4:00pm-4:30pm. we are going to talk about the retrace [...]
we cannot not change
my apologies up front for posting a political blog. you know i’m not the type to get “the sky is falling”. i have had enough of being cynical about our political system. if you were like me and 8 years ago thought that politics didn’t matter then this post might be for [...]
leaderless fear?
the pbe hiatus is finally over. in rehearsal tonight we realized that 3 months was the longest break we have ever taken since we started in 2002. i’m glad to be back to it preparing for a club show at mr. t’s bowl (our favorite venue) on feb 20th. we are very fortunate to have john mahr covering keyboards during eric hendrikson’s personal leave.
reh went well tonight, we started in on quite a bit of music that we haven’t performed that much and ended up with quite a bit more music then we can use. so far the setlist is starting to look something like this:
chaconne, john brenner (great modular piece)
bonedance, lloyd rodgers
fearless leader, pb
life’s too short, pb (tentative, 2 of 3 singers confirmed…)
national anthem, radiohead (cover)
this spring we are also working on adding doug hein’s orlando and john brenner’s leaderless fear to our repertoire. one thing that i have noticed about programming is that a concert of 5 or more pieces by most any composer can be a real drag (especially mine). i try and not program more than 2-3 of my own pieces, and when planning this show it became clear that when you pick the top 1-2 pieces from a variety of composers it quickly can become a pretty exceptional show.
anyhow, its great to be back in the game and with last night’s great rehearsal i can get up to the mountains for a few days in much better state of mind. school starts in a week and our budget has been slashed 10%, so i sure hope i still have some classes to teach. (remember life’s meant to be endured not enjoyed)
so while i’m away please help yourself to any or all the following;
its new, it fun, and free!****
and its an secular oratorio based on texts gertrude stein, guy debord and jenny bitner. while i was making it, i decided that it would be much more interesting and informative to have a graphic libretto instead of program notes. it was such an obvious idea and was surprised to find that nobody else seems to be doing this. so check it out and let me know what you think.
retrace our steps, act 1
retrace our steps, act 2
retrace our steps, act 3
retrace our steps, act 4
assorted live performances from fall 07
life’s too short (092507)
fearless leader, lacc, 100207
11/25/05 (with real quiet, 102507)
11/25/05 (with real quiet, 102507)
you can also support the pbe by purchasing our first album; music from summerland (2002)
download full album ($5) google checkout or paypal
(****at least for you early adopters. i’m trying something new and going to give this one away until CD#3 comes out (life’s too short, fall 08). i think giving away the new stuff and selling the back catalog isn’t a bad idea. so try it out and if you like it, i bet you might like my previous CD music from summerland)
Life (We Cannot Retrace Our Steps)
my long life, my long life
RETRACE OUR STEPS is essentially a secular oratorio; a collection of thoughts, feelings, and opinions about modern life (consumerism, idealism, and alienation)
Traditionally oratorios functioned as a musical sermon, coordinated to biblical calendar to enhance the worship service. by setting these conflicting themes in a non-narrative format allows the contradictions and grey areas to become illuminated.
Instead of creating an “official” set of PROGRAM NOTES to accompany this recording (like the ones you are reading right now) I decided that a GRAPHIC LIBRETTO would far better bridge the gap between the trepidation many people feel today when listening to ART MUSIC (music meant for contemplation)
listen and download RETRACE OUR STEPS I-IV:
act 1
retrace our steps, act I
act 2
retrace our steps, act II
act 3
retrace our steps, act III
act 4
retrace our steps, act IV
download graphic libretto and retrace our steps mp3’s (66mb zip file)
back to your regularly scheduled program
i think i have fixed my problems of the rss feed. for those of you who might eventually have this problem it was caused when i created a new blog template (which is temporary, over the break i am looking to move to typepad/wordpress) that created a different type of rss feed. now i should [...]
