KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Speaking of Music: Pamela Z, 1 of 2

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interview and Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

SOM.1989.11.02.A

Program Series

Speaking of Music

Program Length

98 min

Part

1 of 2

Dates

1990-02-26 | broadcast
| 1989-11-02 | created

Description

In conjunction with her artist-in-residency work at the San Francisco Exploratorium, Pamela Z appeared on November 2, 1989 with Charles Amirkhanian as part of the Exploratorium's Speaking of Music series. She presents a sampling of her live solo performance work with electronics and discusses her techniques, influences, favorite musicians, new directions, collaboration, and the context of her work in the current new music milieu. Pamela Z is a San Francisco based composer and performance artist who works primarily with her voice augmented by live electronic processing. She often uses custom made MIDI controllers such as Ed Severinghaus' BodySynth or Donald Swearingen's Light SensePod, both of which allow her to manipulate sound with physical gestures. (some info taken from www.pamelaz.com)

Genres

Performance Art
Electro-Acoustic / Electronic

Musical Selections

City -- Physical Review -- Pop Title You [excerpt] -- In the Other World -- Pearls

Performers

Pamela Z, vocals and electronics

Subjects

Electronic music
Electro-acoustic
Performance art
Vocal music
Vocalises
Vocalises with electronics
Monologues with music

Related places

San Francisco (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

Amirkhanian, Charles
Z, Pamela, 1956-