KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Speaking of Music: Pamela Z, 1 of 2
Analog Audio
Event Type
Interview and MusicOrigin
KPFAIdentifier
SOM.1989.11.02.AProgram Series
Speaking of MusicProgram Length
98 minPart
1 of 2Dates
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 ArtElectro-Acoustic / Electronic
Musical Selections
City -- Physical Review -- Pop Title You [excerpt] -- In the Other World -- PearlsPerformers
Pamela Z, vocals and electronicsSubjects
Electronic musicElectro-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, CharlesZ, Pamela, 1956-