Greg Lauzon's
Experimental Music Diary
I am primarily a drummer, but I also play other
instruments such as guitar, tablas, violin, hammered dulcimer, and most recently
I have been studying East Indian Hindustani singing. My main area
of interest these days is developing custom designed instruments and playing
methods. Most recent examples of this are the Spring
Dulcimer the Tabludu Kit,
Poly-rhythmic Knob
Twiddling, and Controlled
Microphone Feedback. Currently I have been getting into Urban
Sound Exploration. I live in Toronto. My e-mail address:
chelason@yahoo.co
Past Endeavors
Technorgano was an album I put together in 2002. It was a collection of songs I recorded between 1998 and 1999 in my basement on a four track during a time when I was almost penniless. I later cleaned up and mixed the tracks for this album on the computer. I literally used scrap materials such as found percussion, air ducts, balloons, child instruments bought at garage sales, old cheap effects, and borrowed instruments. The album includes some early attempts at Poly-rhythmic Knob Twiddling. The songs were an attempt to create a kind of organic techno by not using sequencers. All sounds were hand manipulated, hence the name, Technorgano. More than anything it is a testimony to what you can do with limited resources if you put your mind to it. The name of the album is, Hello. To hear mp3's Click Here
SOI is a band I did an album with in 2003. I also produced that album. SOI is an acronym for Source Of Insight. The album was based on a series of improvisational recordings that were edited down to choice clips. These clips were then pieced together to form songs. We used guitar, bass, Moog, tablas, piano, cello, mandolin and a few nick knacks. To hear mp3's Click Here
Events
Tuesday April 11, 2006 The
Ambient Ping
August 11, 2006 Lonergan
on the Edge
June 20, 2007 The
Boston Workshop