NEWS
▲ Seismes 24
30 November, Fabra i Coats - Barcelona.
I will participate once more in an event that I like very much which is: Seismes - the Fabra i Coats resident artists open party!
This year I will have a double-bill:
I will make an intervention on the outdoor sculpture at the entrance of Fabra, which is also something I’ve always wanted to do. The structure/sculpture is used by children as a playground, and for the occasion I thought of a “parasite intervention” turning it into a sound sculpture to play with. I really like the idea of using existing structures and transforming them in an ephemeral way.
I will also participate in the great JAM System along a line-up of incredible musicians, with my project Bio DATA-X, I made a new “instrument” especially for the occasion that will allow me to perform live sounds made with stones, sand and water.
I always take this event as a frame for experimentation and try new things and to connect with others. It will be a special day and there will be a lot of things happening!.
▲ Interview on TAtchers Art Journal
In connection with my residency in AI Hokusai - Art&Tech Research Project, I have been interviewed by Tatchers Art Journal about my relationship with AI in art making.
Read the full interview here:
▲ Art+AI Artist Residence
November 2024 - January 2025.
I have just started a really interesting new art project and residency alonside an amazing team of artists, organization and technical crew!
The AI Hokusai Art + AI residency is a two-month experimental online laboratory where a selected group of artists collaborate and explore the intersection of artificial intelligence and traditional art forms. Participants will engage in hands-on workshops, public discussions, and masterclasses, creating works using AI tools while reflecting on the project's central themes. The residency will culminate in a virtual exhibition (2025) showcasing these AI-driven creations.
▲ Sound Exploration Workshop
17-18 OCTOBER - Tiana, La Conreria.
This week I was very lucky and honored to be invited to teach a sound experimentation workshop with the new high school students of visual and performing arts of the Institute Celestí Bellera in Granollers.
A lot of preparation, and two very intense days of work in situ, but really rewarding. I was very pleased to discover that the sound exploration generated a lot of interest in these young people and that they are fully involved in the workshops.
So nice to meet and collaborate with an art institute with teachers so prepared, motivated and dedicated to their students. And as always, it has been a pleasure and I am delighted to have shared, listened and sounded with all the nearly 70 students.
Thanks to all!
▲ The Kite/Wind Project.
17-18 OCTOBER - Live! at Fabra i Coats, Barcelona.
The Kite/Wind Project is a real-time sound composition that uses the elements (the wind) as material and sound source for its creation. Composer and sound artist Julio César Palacio, uses a flying Kite as a wind instrument. By transforming the sound picked up by different types of microphones attached to the kite, these signals are electronically manipulated to create a sound piece in real time.
The intention is to create a piece in direct interaction between a “natural” sound source, and electronic means of sound/music creation. It is not an improvisation, but neither is it a completely preconceived piece, as it will depend on the flight of the kite and the wind.
To a great extent, it is a composition influenced by the ideas of composer Pauline Oliveros, regarding the exercise of “Deep Listening” as a starting point in musical creation and as a way of integration with the soundscape that surrounds us.
The Kite/Wind Project dates back to 2016, when the artist presented it for the first time, performing an action on the beach of Barceloneta, and then it was presented in Palermo, Italy in 2017.
INFO:
31 October.
Live! at Fabra i Coats: c/ Sant Adrià, 20 - Barcelona.
18:00 h.
Free Entrance.
▲ Noise Orchestra Workshop.
15/16/17 OCTOBER - El Vendrell, Tarragona.
For some time, I have been concentrating on designing and preparing the Noise Orchestra workshop in a larger version. This workshop, since I presented it last year at the Museum of Music in Barcelona, has been in great demand by cultural institutions and educational centers.
It is really a challenge to do this workshop and to be aware of many people interacting with sound in real time and therefore, many audio channels at the same time. Even more so when it is often the first time they perform this kind of abstract sound exploration.
However, that is what I like about this workshop, that no matter how complex and demanding it is, the result is always very satisfying to see that the participants, not only learn but are interested in the possibilities of sound creation and listening practices individually and as a group.
Next week, I will be doing the workshop with a high school of plastic arts in a monastery in the mountains for 3 days. This time I will try not only the orchestra, composition, scores ... but also the parts of live audio recording and working as a sound technician.
▲ Tape Loops Workshop.
I have uploaded a few pics of the workshop I gave at the Bone x Iklectik Festival. It has been very fun. Many thanks to the participants and the organization of the event for inviting me.
LINK!
▲ Manifesta 15 - Metropolitan Assembly.
I was selected and participated in the Metropolitan Assembly of Manifesta 15. A very diverse group of 60 people had meetings over 3 months to talk, discuss and seek answers to the following questions:
How to create spaces in the metropolitan region that positively impact culture?
How to do it while adopting a more environmentally friendly lifestyle?
With the result of the Assembly, a joint Declaration has been drafted. It has been very inspiring to work together with so many people, and hear so many proposals for a better coexistence between citizens, the city and the environment.
Encounters
A series of interspecies conversations. Listen to nature and animal wisdom.
This is a series of animated short films that address human-animal interaction, artistic practices of sound exploration (Field Recordings), the limits of human listening, the animal voice, listening to what we do not see. (for example, underwater listening), the technologies and materialities of listening, the arbitrary interpretation of the soundscape and its voices.
In the first video of the series you can see a character doing field recordings in a forest, when suddenly he comes face to face with a bear. At first they both get scared and scream. However, after the initial shock, the bear speaks to him and asks the man what he is doing in this place and thus begins a conversation between them. This conversation wants to reveal and highlight the view and actions of what we understand as nature, and how we approach it in an intrusive way, given the distance and lack of understanding we have about it.
More INFO Soon!
▲ TAPE LOOPS Workshop.
Hey Amig@s!
A new Tape Loop Workshop is coming soon!
This one will be in the frame of the fantastic Festival of Experimental Music BONE X IKLECTIK. We will do the 8 and 5 seconds loops and also the sound recording and covers!!!!
It's a workshop with limited places, so sign up on the web and see you on June 29th at Fabra i Coats.
Info:
29 June
11 to 12:30
Fabra i Coats, Fàbrica de Creació Barcelona.
Sold OUT!
This is going to be quite a busy summer in my studio and in the workshop.
Currently working on:
An event, meetup and gathering on listening practices at a very cool space (to be revealed after the summer, but if you're curious, hit me up!).
A new abstract music composition workshop for an art school.
Editing the second and third film of the Encounters Series, about interspecies conversations.
Trying to listen, edit and share on my podcast about 50 field recordings I have backlogged from last year's trip to China.
Starting a sculptural piece about outdoor instruments built with instruction manuals.
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more info soon.
▲ Sound Exploration/ Workshops
Session #1
With the Culture, Education and Territory section (l'Ordit) of Fabra i Coats Art Center, I have been working since the beginning of this year on several projects with primary and secondary schools. This has kept me quite busy this beginning of the year, preparing the workshops and sessions with the children and adolescents. It is a job that I really love, and I am very happy to be able to do it.
One of the intentions is to introduce students to the creative process of an artist, how he works, how he thinks and is inspired. To do this, I have developed several proposals, and I still have two more days left with two schools.
I put here photos of the last day that I did a few days ago, in which my intention was for them to find themselves in space through listening.
They really liked this exercise and I was surprised by how much it conveyed to them and the conclusions they reached after the exercise. It was carried out with two schools in groups of 25 children each time. The children are between 10-11 years old. We did the first round of the exercise with some sound objects such as bells, sirens, clickers, whistles...etc, and the second we did with sounds emitted by themselves, whistles, snapping fingers, stomping, various claps, etc.
Sessions #2-3
These last sessions were dedicated to making ASMR recordings. They were done as a group and then the recordings were edited and we were able to listen to them in the last session.
And as a final closure to these days in which we were exploring sound and listening in several months and sessions, we ended with the Noise Orchestra. Very happy for the results and for the affection and love of the children of the participating schools.
Many thanks also to the organizers, to Fabra i Coats Art Center, to the teachers and to the assistants.
▲ Bio DATA-X at FeedBack · Fabra i Coats.
what a great night! I am very happy to have participated in the FeedBack of the Fabra i Coats Art Center. I presented the new Live! of Bio DATA-X called Symbiotic Listening.
This presentation is a preview of what the complete piece is. A little more than half of the show is shown and then there is a talk with the audience where they give you FEEDBACK about the piece.
The great thing is that the Fabra I coats center allowed me to show the piece as it wanted to be presented: with good quadraphonic sound with subwoofers and with visuals on 4 projection screens.
Unlike the Bio DATA-X pieces called "Weather Reports" that are made with field recordings of a certain place and above all, Geophonies, or recordings without human presence, but more focused on nature and its sounds, "Symbiotic Listening "is a piece that amalgamates everything together: human and non-human, natural and urban, voices and sounds, past and present. Let's say, it is a piece in which everything comes together to create something new.
Because it was a space, sound and visuals of an immersive nature, I wanted to decorate the space a little with some species, shapes and figures that I made hand-painted. These elements were distributed throughout the space.
Because it was a space, sound and visuals of an immersive nature, I wanted to decorate the space a little with some species, shapes and figures that I made hand-painted. These elements were distributed throughout the space.
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And also the clothes I wore, even though they were only seen after the show, were important, and for this, my partner embroidered some motifs on a robe: a mantis on the back and on the front some plants and flowers, made especially for the show.
In this presentation, I had the premise of not appearing in the typical format of an artist on stage sitting at a table with his computer and instruments.
You can see that it is a space in which the audience is placed in a circular shape with screens and a sound system surrounding them and the artist is in the center, stuck inside a kind of Totem, from which he does not leave until the end of the performance.
and finally the most important thing: the concert! It was great and I loved seeing so many people and that they were able to enjoy the sound so much! It was a very special night, for which I worked a lot, and in which I know that the audience had a wonderful experience, since they conveyed it to me in this way, with much effusiveness during the round of questions and subsequent comments.
Here are some photos of the concert and the talk.
▲ Bio DATA-X “Symbiotic Listening”
LIVE at FABRA i COATS - 07 FEBRUARY
Starting the year strong with a NEW 𝗕𝗶𝗼 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗔-𝗫 Live presentation 🔥🔥🔥!!!
𝗕𝗶𝗼 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗔-𝗫 will participate in the Feedback Series of Open presentations as resident of Fabra i Coats Center in Barcelona. This will be very special as I feel that is like open the door to the audience to the whole cosmology of this new sonic project.
As Bio DATA-X is a fairly “new” project, my intention is to present it in a non-linear, non narrative, decentarlized and abstract sonic environment. Understood as an act of shared listening, more than as a live/concert act.
This presentation is called “𝙎𝙮𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙇𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜” (inspired by the ideas of biologist 𝐋𝐲𝐧𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐬).
As the name indicates, the FEEDBACK Series, are special presentations intended to be open to the audience to comment, critique and discuss about the pieces… so, come and share your thoughts and ideas!
The Series is presented as a double bill, so you will be able to see 2 performances/pieces! On the 07th 𝗕𝗶𝗼 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗔-𝗫 “𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴” / 𝗹𝗮𝗦𝗔𝗗𝗖𝗨𝗠 - 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗷𝗮.
FREE!
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DETAILS:
Wednesday 07 February
19:00h (SHARP) please arrive on time :)
Program:
- Bio DATA-X. 𝑺𝒚𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝑳𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈.
- laSadcum. 𝑵𝒂𝒗𝒂𝒋𝒂.
Talk moderated by: 𝙊𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙡 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙡 (RNE y Ràdio Fabra).
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FABRA i COATS · FÀBRICA DE CREACIÓ DE BARCELONA
Carrer de Sant Adrià, 20
Sant Andreu, Barcelona.
Metro Sant Andreu | Metro línea 1 (L1)
+ info:
https://www.barcelona.cat/fabraicoats/es
2023! What a year… so many things happened in a hectic and exciting year. Thanks to everyone who made it special.
I would like to wish everyone a happy and very special 2024.
Is hard to summit the year only focused on the personal, so I deeply wish and pray for the end of suffering, violence and injustices that the world is facing right now.
Bless y’all.
⌁
Julio
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▲ November
November 15 at CCCB (Centro de Cultura Contemporánea de Barcelona) .
I am very happy that my short film "Baishou Mountain Spring" has been selected for presentation at the magnificent L'Alternativa Independent Film Festival in Barcelona. This visual/sound essay will be presented on the big screen in the Pantalla Libre section of the festival at the CCCB Hall.
"Baishou Mountain Spring" was recorded this year (May-June) in Guìzhōu province in China. The piece will be presented for the first time at the festival.
November 11 at Museu de la Música, Barcelona.
This has been a wonderful year of collaboration with the Barcelona Music Museum. Next November 11th, I will be teaching the last workshop of the year. The TAPE LOOPS WORKSHOP! We will make loops of 5 and 8 seconds, and you will also be able to design, draw, and create your covers and cassettes.
The workshop is next Saturday, November 11 and there are limited places, don't forget to register in advance on the museum's website (last time the places were sold out!).
We are going to have a great time!!!!
November 13 at EMBT Fundacio Enric Miralles, Barcelona - Festival Loop.
I will play live with the Norwegian sound artist Gisle Nataas at the La Fundació Enric Miralles within the Loop Barcelona Festival.
We will do a concert/sound collaboration on the occasion of its exhibition “Sections/EMBT” with field recordings derived from four selected EMBT Architecture Projects: Mercat Santa Catarina, Igualada Cemetery, Kálida Sant Pau Centre and the sculpture Heaven.
Check all the info from this special event and all the festival at @loopbarcelona November 13th at 19h. a sound performance will take place at EMBT with Gisle Nataas (electronics) and Julio César Palacio (electronics). Welcome!!
▲ October
OCTOBER 28th - 29th at Museu de la Música, Barcelona.
This will probably be one of the highlights of the year, because it is a very powerful event and I have dedicated many hours to preparing it!
I will be teaching a special workshop at the great festival of creative drawing: the Barcelona Dibuixa. For this, I am preparing a workshop on GRAPHIC SCORES and sound exploration that will be FREE in the best possible place, the Museu de la Música Barcelona.
You can find all the info here:
OCTOBER 14th - 12.00h at Museu de la Música, Barcelona.
Well, this is gonna be GREAT!
I´m glad to announce that Next Saturday October 14, I will teach a workshop on creating Cassette Tape Loops at the Museu de la Música de Barcelona at 12:00h.
In this D.I.Y workshop, each participant will learn to make tape loops (5 and 8 seconds), in addition to recording the sound they want on the tape, and designing, making the cover, decorating the cassette and taking it home.
The workshop is open to anyone, groups and families and includes the possibility of visiting the Music Museum.
Sign up on the museum website:
https://museumusica/-tape-loopsThis activity is part of the exhibition "Escoltar amb les mans. Suports obsolets, missatges efímers", currently in the Museum.
see you there :)
OCTOBER 15th - 16.00h at Fabra i Coats, Barcelona.
Barcelona Modern Ensemble – House.Music.Europe Project
I will present “My HoME in the Mountais” at the Mixtur Festival (commision) in Barcelona, which represents the culmination of the final phase of House Music Europe Residency Project in which I have been working for 3 years, together with artist from Serbia, Austria, hungary and Spain. Is a great way to end up this adventure in a Festival that I like so much for years and presented in the Fabra i Coats Center in which I´m currently Artist in Residence. The evening will present the great compostional pieces by other participants Composers and visuals, performative arrangements. Thanks to everyone envolved in this journey!
here the info of the presentation:
▲ September
I am very happy to premiere "My Home in the Mountains" a new Sound Piece Commissioned by the Mixtur Festival for the HoMe.Music.Europe Project.
The piece was conceived and recorded in June 2023 in a wonderful village in the Guìzhōu Province, in China. It has the incredible voices of two wonderful singers from the village called LanLan and Qiu who sing 3 ancestral songs from the area in their native Kam language of the Dong ethnic group. This project was carried out with the collaboration and help of local artist Lu and my partner Xinyu.
The piece talks about the feeling of "home", which in this case and in this piece becomes a song of love and respect for the earth that is the mother of everything that surrounds us, nourishes us and houses us.
This Saturday (09 September)the first presentation and premiere of the piece will take place in Novi Sad, Serbia and then it will travel to Vienna, Budapest and Barcelona, as part of the European project Home.Music. Europe that with this piece comes to an end after 3 years of Residency and collaboration with other artists and cultural entities. The piece is presented inscribed within the arrangement made in collaboration between all the artists participating in the Home project. Music. Europe.
I’ve tried to capture and introduce a little of the magic of the place and its sounds. It is a very short piece, about 4 minutes long (including the introduction).
I will include some more detalied information about the piece (photos, videos, texts and audio) here on my website soon.
I hope you like it!
▲ Summer
I have just arrived from China! A wonderful trip full of experiences and new projects. Little by little I will go through everything that happened and what was generated and will be generated from it.
To anticipate something, and I think that perhaps this is one of the most important. I want to share that during my stay in the Feng Deng village of Guìzhōu province, I had the opportunity to work on my composition for the piece that I present as the end of the HOME.MUSIC.EUROPE project that began 3 years ago and will have a GRAND FINALE with the premiere of the piece next September & October.
Also in China, I made a piece called Sendaren, in collaboration with the local sculpture LU 许露. This project is already up here in the site in the section: SENDAREN
July
And here something very exciting. And it is that next July 14th I will be participating with my sound project Bio DATA-X in the incredible festival BONE x IKLECTIK at the Art Center Fabra i Coats (Barcelona). Check all the info in this link: BONE X IKLECTIK FESTIVAL
This is going to be a killer gig, I am very excited because it will be a wonderful festival, with an incredible line-up of local and foreign artists. Lots of experimentation and good music.
I will present the new "Weather Report #2" that I am preparing for the occasion, not only with sounds from this last trip to China, but with new visuals recorded there as well.
Get your ticket! I will play on Friday at 6.30 pm (SHARP!). Make sure to be on TIME
Bio DATA-X
Live at BONE X IKLECTIK FESTIVAL
Friday 14.
18:30 hrs
Fabra i Coats: Carrer de Sant Adrià, 20Barcelona 08030
tickets
▲ June
For most of June I will be in various cities (and countryside) in China, doing a long-term project involving soundwalks, field recordings, oral history, and also video projects. I lived in China for a couple of years back in 2010, so I am very happy to return after so long and to be able to LISTEN to new places!
Nĭ Hăo China! 你好
▲ May
13th MAY
Next month comes with these amazing news!
2 very special and exciting presentations, beginning with my participation in the International Museum Day and specifically the wonderful Nit dels Museus (Museum Night). An event in which you can visit the city's museums for free during the night.
I will be at the incredible Museu de la Música de Barcelona, presenting my piece "MUSIC FOR RUBBER TAPE" performed live by Almudena Vega and myself, in three special sets at 8:30 p.m. / 9:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
It is an incredible occasion and a space and a special night for which I am very excited.
Tickets are FREE for the 3 passes, but with limited places and it is necessary to book in advance.You can make your reservations from NOW on the museum website:
https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/museumusica/es/activitats/la-noche-de-los-museos-2023
SOLO EXHIBITION
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SOLO EXHIBITION ☻☻☻
I've been working on a new project for a few months related to Field Recordings and creative ways to share this sound data. This project is called SOUNDSCAPES, and its first iteration will be presented in a solo exhibition at the C.C. Convent de Sant Agustí from May 10 to June 10, coinciding with the Sound Art Show that takes place every year at the Convent.
For this project I have been doing field recordings in El Born neighborhood (Barcelona) since the beginning of this year and doing soundwalks both solo and doing the experience collectively as a workshop with children. From this material comes the presentation that can be seen/heard and that will be represented graphically in a sound drawing.
This project is focused on empowering perception through listening, delving into content such as collective memory, oral history, questioning and/or reviewing the possibilities of field recording practices. For this, it is important to search for formats and forms of presentation/exhibition that allow us to share this sound Data to a wider audience.
The intention is that this practice can have a function more focused on the preservation of the soundscape that surrounds us.
The sonic DATA was collected through soundwalks, field trips, recordings, mapping and other activities in order to compose the drawing for the exhibition.
This exhibition is a starting point in this project, in which we want to share sound in a way and in a format that is simple, pleasant, accessible and understandable, to deal with a sonic research in areas related to climate change, acoustic ecology, noise pollution, inequality within the city, territorial identity, citizen participation, sonic pedagogy and knowledge distribution, among others.
PRACTICAL INFO:
MAY 10 - JUNE 10
PAISATGE SONOR - EL BORN
C.C. CONVENT DE SANT AGUSTÍ
HALL PLAÇA DE L’ACADEMIA
C/ COMERÇ, 36 - 08003 BARCELONA
▲ April
We just finished the recordings of 2 new videos of Bio DATA-X playing live (excerpts) at the Fabra i Coats Creation Factory in Barcelona, where I am Resident Artist during 2023.
In them, you can listen to fragments of the "Weather Report" that I am preparing and that will be released this year in Autumn in several concerts.
more soon…
I’ve started the year very happy being a new Resident Artist at the Fabra i Coats Center in Barcelona. In this new creation space I will work mainly on my new sound-musical project Bio DATA-X, with which I have had such a good response and which is just beginning, but with all the strength of my work and sound research over the years.
For new live presentations (concerts) of Bio DATA-X, I will start working on the "Meteorological Report Nº2", which will have visuals and sounds of microorganisms, fungi, stones, soil and many underwater recordings...
the image is my work space in the Fabra i Coats Art Center
https://www.barcelona.cat/fabraicoats/es
This is a photo from the Bio DATA-X concert "1st Weather Report" at the PHONOS Foundation last December. It was amazing, the acoustics of the room is impressive, the sound system, and specially the team was so kind. I am very grateful to have participated as a guest artist at its Festival.
about other projects, for which I still do not have the exact date, but they are already underway, I can anticipate that I will present new sound and visual pieces in an individual exhibition that will be held at the Convent de Sant Agustí in Barcelona.
also I am preparing some family workshops related to sound and composition, and designing new SOUNDWALKS that will be carried out with groups throughout this year.
and more things that I will reveal later on… keep in touch for more info ᕳ￣ ͜ʖ￣ᕲ
▲ Nov/Dec
I´m really happy to announce some events that I will do soon and that makes these two months before the end of the year very exciting.
Nov. 17
Bio DATA-X will be performing live at El Pumarejo together with the brilliant Passepartout Duo (IT) - organized by Foggy Hex.
I'm really excited about this gig and I think it's going to be amazing!
Bio DATA-X presents “Weather Report #1”, a piece made with geophonies recorded mostly in the Sierra de Collserola.
Info: www.foggyhexbcn.com
Nov. 19
I have the joy of participating in the Espacios Resonantes Festival in Chile, with my piece "Circular II", presented in a spatialized 8.1 audio system (live), inside the 220m2 buried water tank located in Santiago de Chile.
November 19 from 9:00 p.m. in the context of the "School of Aural Architecture" in the INTANGIBLE PRESENCES section -Free with prior registration and limited places -
-Interior of the Water Pond, Social Justice 555, Recoleta, Santiago de Chile.
30 Nov/07 Dec.
During the Transversal Sonora Festival in its 10th edition, I present the piece "Other Voices II" that will be broadcast from Bogotá, Colombia via live streaming.
30 Nov.
Bio DATA-X will participate in the Residències Festival at the Phonos (UPF) Foundation, where I will present the "1Weather Report".
▲ October
This month I will present 3 projects that I have been working on for months, including:
▪️The presentation of my research project “El Sonido en el Museo” for the MACBA Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Barcelona.
▪️The presentation of “Hogar/Llar”, an installation resulting from the oral experience in the settlements of the HoME Project and Residence. It will be exhibited at the Festival Mixtur. This work marks the half of the entire HoME project that is 3 years long and will conclude in Autumn 2023 with the premiere of a musical piece for ensemble that will be presented in Vienna, Budapest, Novi Sad and Barcelona.
▪️The presentation of the projects and works carried out in the Wirthhaus Secrets Residence that are presented in an exhibition in Linz, Austria.
Thanks to all the people that has contribute to these projects! It’s been a pleasure to work with all of you and hope you loke the result.
▲ Summer
This summer has been very productive and has allowed me to work hard on several research projects that will see the light of day this coming fall and until the end of the year. This makes me very happy, and this time to study, read and think is extremely important to me.
Research is also about field study and this time has also allowed me to go out and dedicate myself to listening and recording a lot of material.
Already in September, I will soon start going back to Budapest for the HoME, Music, Europe residency, which will also help me to prepare the installation that I will do for the Mixtur Festival in October. I will also be immersed in finishing my research on Sound in the Museum that is part of the BKF Research Grant of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona MACBA that I will present at the end of September at the Museum.
One very cool thing is that the Book/Catalog of the SACO Biennial of Contemporary Art in Antofagasta, Chile, in which I participated with my sound installation "When the earth speaks" has come out. The book is fantastic and I am very happy to appear in it and the texts referring to my work.
* texts excerpts from the book
/ Greetings to all and I hope you are having a great summer!
▲ May
In the live presentation of Bio DATA - X you will hear sounds of the earth, of storms, of the sea, of rivers, rain, wind, stones, microorganisms, insects, night sounds, lightning, birds, herds, bats, animal echolocations, vibrations and ultrasounds...
Since I began to record remotely* and for long periods the mountain where I live, I´ve discovered a world that manifests itself when I am not listening, and that has a very special wealth of nuances and qualities.
I began to transform and deconstruct this sound DATA into compositions and decided to start a new project in which the sound source are these recordings electronically manipulated. The result is abstract and expressionist compositions that I want to present live under the name of Bio DATA - X.
The first reference in the form of a DEMO is already posted (fragments) on bandcamp https://biodata-x.bandcamp.com/ and the live presentation (concert) will be held in Linz, Austria next June, within the framework of the Residency at Wirtshaus Secrets, which I will be attending.
*when I say remotely, it is because the recordings I make are not the typical field recordings in which I listen while I record, but rather I leave the recorder for long hours recording in one place (normally tied to a tree) and especially at night, to then listen to these recordings the next day and find myself with an incredible amount of activity and sound material.
▲ April
This month I will be back at the Arts Santa Mònica Museum, this time for a public presentation of the sonification research and development that we have being doing for the last year as part of the Residency Home - House. Music. Europe.
We will start the public presentation at the Fine Arts Faculty of the Barcelona University (UB). The event that is open to the public with help us to test in real time the sonification algorithm that we have developed these months in the Residence.
This presentation marks the middle of the residency project, that will continue with a sound installation that will be presented in Barcelona, Viena, Budapest and Novi Sad this fall and the premiere of a compositional piece for chamber orchestra in the summer of 2023.
▲ March
Next Wednesday 02 March, I will be presenting a new sonic piece/live concert called “Contaminated Diversity” at the Arts Santa Mònica Museum - Arts Santa Mònica.
The piece seeks to transform the space into a sonic body that fuses live sound and resonant materials, inviting the audience to decentralise listening and feel through the skin of the other.
The title "Contaminated Diversity" is taken from the book "The Mushroom at the End of the World" by Anna L. Tsing and refers to the cultural and biological life forms that have developed in relation to the last few hundred years of widespread human disruption. Contaminated Diversity is a collaborative adaptation to human-disturbed ecosystems.
In this project the artist have sought to juxtapose disciplines to exchange fantasies, narratives and a look at the world today. With an approach to the body from the Viewpoints technique, and with references ranging from Octavia Butler's fantastic tales, Vija Celmins's drawings and Yvonne Rainer's lines.
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▲ February
AWARD!
MACBA · Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona
Thrilled to have been awarded with the MACBA BKF Scholarship with my research project “El Sonido en la colección MACBA”.
The research is an inside look and study of the sound format in the museum's collection, from the cataloging of works, archive, maintenance and the technical component of production and assembly. The research that begins this month will be presented in the fall of this year.
Thanks to the MACBA · Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona.
WORKSHOP
The weekend of February 19-20 I was in the countryside in the Montseny area giving a workshop on field recordings and sound experimentation for the LIDA Group - Interdisciplinary Art Laboratory - in Sant Esteve de Palautordera.
The workshop was amazing and I had a great and intense sonic weekend! it is a pleasure to explore new sounds with such an enthusiastic and energetic group in this magical place.
I want to thank the wonderful Lida team for inviting me and organizing this workshop.I had a blast!!!
▲ January
THERE Part II - (Recordings 2010-2021)
I want to start the year sharing the second part of my album THERE (Recordings 2010-2022).
If you liked the first part, you'll love this one!
In this second part you will be able to listen: a group from Mongolia doing harmonic chants (throat singing) that I recorded live in China in 2010 -this is the favorite recording I have ever made, and listening to them live was one of the greatest sonic experiences of my life-.
From there you will listen goes to the Holy Week processions in Málaga, the New York subway ... and more.
I hope you’ll enjoy it!
It is now available on:
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▲ December
THERE Part I - (Recordings 2010-2021).
These are recordings that I have made in the last 10 years of travels in China, Japan, South Korea, Iceland, Venezuela, United Kingdom, United States ...
Because these are totally timeless pieces, I've decided to release them separately: Part One in late 2021 and Part II in early 2022.
These recordings (the oldest ones) were made with my first and very rudimentary portable recorder and over the years it has evolved with better equipment.
However, each recording has a lot of magic and history. I find it amazing what happens with field recordings, because when I listen to the pieces and the fragments I can travel totally and vividly in time to those places.
You can listen to the PART 1 on Bandcamp / Soundcloud / Anchor - I think that also in Spotify ¿? I dunno, I don´t use Spotify
I hope you enjoy them and you can download or share them ...
Places in PART 1
Seoul - New York - Tokyo - Alicante - Malaga - Jeju Island - Valencia (Venezuela) - Orlando - Ullastret - Reykjavík - Manchester - Barcelona -- London.
AWARD !
I am very happy and grateful to be one of the recipients of the Barcelona City Council Research and Innovation Grant. This will allow me to work in the coming months on a project focused on Bioacoustic Transmission and listening to our environment.
▲ November
Glad to have collaborated with _As if Radio..
Long-form Radio Show during COP26 with my piece: The Covid-19 Sound Diary.
Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November 2021.
Based on ideas and practices of ecological radio and acts of listening, this long-form broadcast will bring together contributions by climate activists and artists, both those gathering around the Conference in Glasgow and those individuals and communities around the world seeking to bring their voices to the collective demands for climate justice.
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http://acousticommons.net
▲ October
October is being a really exciting month with many new events and projects.
Starting with my participation in the SACO Contemporary Art Biennal in Antofagasta, Chile where I present a new and site-specific sound installation called “Cuando Habla La Tierra”. The piece is installed in the historic Melbourne Clack Pier in Antofagasta and it will be running until the 15 of December 2021.
Regarding my participation on the SACO Biennal, I will be doing a special artist talk (Online) called “EL Sonido de la Tierra) on the matters of Deep Listening, Bio-acoustics, Field recordings … and more. The talk is FREE to attend and it will happen on Thursday October 28th at 17:00 hrs (Chile Time: GMT-3 ) on this link: https://www.facebook.com/SACOBienaldeArteContemporaneo/
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Another exciting event that happened this month was my visit to Budapest for the HoME, Music, Europe Residency. In this trip I was joined by artists from Hungary, Serbia and Austria in a gathering where we explored the potencial of Sonification for our upcoming projects, presentations and compositions that are gonna happen in 2022 with a Exhibition tour (Spain, Serbia, Hungary, Austria) and a final composition and performance in new Music Festivals along 2023.
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Also, my piece “Music For Rubber Tape” was performed (Online) in the Festival Expresiones Contemporáneas in Puebla México. The piece was performed Live in the PHONOS Foundation in Barcelona and is now available on youtube.
▲ September
I will have the pleasure of having a Open Studio Session at the great Phonos Foundation on Thursday (Sept.16) . I will be preparing my piece "MFRT" for the Expresiones Contemporáneas Festival, performed by Almudena Vega . I will introduce the piece and talk about sound transformation in real time with Modular Synth and software Max/Ableton.
8:00pm at Sala Aranyó, Phonos (Campus UPF, Poblenou).
▲ August
Eufònic Festival is NEXT! “Balance Piece” will be performed by Cherry Adams and Xinyu Xie in Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Tarragona for 3 days in a row!
▲ July 12
I’m back at L’Estruch Art Center in Sabadell for a week! is nice to be able to come back after last year Residency to prepare some new sound installations.
I AM SITTING IN A ROOM
▲ June 14
I’m really excited to be part of the 10th Anniversary of the great EUFÒNIC Festival. I will participate with a special presentation of my piece “BALANCE” for 2 performers. The Festival will celebrate 10 years of sound, visual and digital performing arts in Terres de l’Ebre (Southern Catalonia) with a longer edition, from 20 to 29 August, Sant Carles de la Ràpita. Check all the info at https://eufonic.net/en/
▲ June 10
Field Perspective_ an Environmental listening project is UP here http://suncolor.info/fieldperspective you can check all the documentation including images and video.
▲ May 16
I will give a lecture on Field Recordings, Soundscapes and Bio-acoustics at the LAVS Festival in Mataró next Saturday 29th
▲ May 15
I am very excited and grateful to be able to play live again! This Saturday SUN COLOR live! at the LAVS Festival in Mataró !!!
▲ April 20
https://www.are.na/julio-cesar-palacio/sonic-biology
I just started a blog / magazine called Sonic Biology on are.na where I want to share information and ideas about field recordings and sound art to influence the study of bioacoustics and the ecology of sound.
This blog only wants to channel the enormous amount of information about ecological practices in listening and recording sound.
I feel like a lot of things are going on about it… Every day I watch, read or watch amazing ideas, documentaries, festivals and so on… with an incredibly sensitive and beautiful approach to sound practices and I want to share it with everyone. I will periodically upload content to the blog and I also encourage all interested to participate and collaborate in it.
I feel that we need to use these platforms to share ideas and be inspired by others ... and as a tool of resistance to the dominance of corporations and algorithms that select and prioritize content that only seek to benefit multinational commerce.
▲ March 15
This is very cool!
SynRadio (France) has invited me to be their featured artist from the 18th until the 21st of March. For this special program a prepared a extended version of the new EP Fram3s including some raw material, album outtakes, longer versions of some tracks and NEW material... all in a 30min long sonic presentation.
Listen and enjoy it ! and remember to support this great project of SynRadio.
Julio César Palacio - Fram3s Extended - is curated by Dominique Balaÿ.
▲ March 10
Sun Color ~ FRAM3S EP came with a Limited Edition Cassette/ Tape that includes some cool features and extra length.
The TAPE is now SOLD OUT! the limited edition tape was sent as a gift to everyone who supported and bought the album on Bandcamp the 5th of March. Yeah!
▲ March 07
Two tracks (1A and 4D) of the NEW EP - Fram3s have also NEW VIDEOS on youtube
▲ March 05
SUN COLOR New EP : FRAM3S is OUT NOW !!!!
Fram3s is a 5 independent tracks recorded from October 2020 to February 2021.
The EP has been digitally released on FRIDAY MARCH 5th for BANDCAMP Friday.
Get ready for some abstract sounds coming from field recordings, Buchla deconstructive beats, moving fields mass, glitches, granular piano, irregular repetitions!
There will be also a physical release with a limited edition cassette including some cool features and extra length.
LISTEN, Download, Like it, BUY and support it HERE:
▲ February 20
I am very pleased to announce that I have been awarded with the HoME Residency which is an oral history-based art project created in the frame of a cooperation between four European contemporary music organizations based in four countries: Hungary, Austria, Serbia and Spain.
This is a 3 year long project collaboration that includes sound installations, field recordings a compositional piece and much more. This Residency is in collaboration with the MIXTUR Festival of new sound creation in Barcelona, Samu Gryllus (HU), Black Page Orchestra (AT) and the Youth Cultural Centre of Vojvodina (RS).
▲ February 6
I have the pleasure to participate again in RUIDO VÍRICO on Audiotalaia with an interview about my project CIRCULAR SOUND ART.
You can watch the whole event Live Streaming on twitch.tv/audiotalaia starting at 4pm (16:00) CET.
▲ December 27
I´m trilled to say goodbye to this crazy year with a live performance. Next Tuesday 29 Dec. I will be doing a LIVE! together with the jefas Fortuna Pase and Ciara Mooom for the TESLA FM Jordanas Sonoras.
2 hours (live streaming & youtube) from 7 to 9pm (CET). We will improvise, make a few solos and bring some noise to end the year doing what we like. There will be some electronics, vocals, flute, electromagnetic sounds, weirdness, beauty and will see what else.
Listen to us Live on teslafm.net and watch us on youtube here : Morada Sonica Channel
Have a wonderful time and best wishes for 2021!
▲ October III
My Artist Residence at L’Estruch Fàbrica de Creació in Sabadell, is coming to an end! I feel really happy for the opportunity in these weird times… more than the work, it was a pleasure to share Residency with so many great artists, activists and thinkers. To wrap it up, I will participate with a new sonic essay piece in 4 sections that I developed in the specific space playing with the acoustic response of the room. This study also made me aware of a new speaker arrangement that can be use for performative arts (Theatre, Dance).
My piece is included in “HACK & ART” an amazing event that is a day of activities including round tables, presentations of artists working in the fields of AI, Hacker Culture, Body & technology, Action, Media Activism, Sound Art.
HACK & ART is THIS FRIDAY the 30th in Sabadell at L’Estruch Fàbrica de Creació
▲ October II
HEY! the FULL video of my Live set at Ruido Vírico is on YOUTUBE.
So if you didn't had the time or you missed it, now is here: SUN COLOR Live YOUTUBE and I hope you enjoy it!
Thanks to Lina and MediaEstruch for helping with the recording :)
▲ October
OH My! I'm stoked to play a new show! and more so in this wonderful platform that is Ruido Vírico.
I will perform on SUNDAY October 04 at 4pm (CET -Spain time) ONLINE!!! so you can see/listen to the it anywhere.
Just enter in here www.twitch.tv/audiotalaia and enjoy!
The line-up of this is 14th Edition of Ruido Vírico is amazing!!! Please also think about donate, collaborate with this wonderful project! See you ONLINE !!!
Here is the description by AUDITALAIA:
Julio Cesar Palacio (Aka Sun Color) will be presenting new works recorded live during his current residency project at l'Estruch nearby Barcelona. A must of the Catalan Scene and a true researcher of the debts and limits of sound, space and sonic digitalism.
▲ September
Just started my 1 month Artist Residence at L’Estruch Fabrica de Creació in Sabadell. Super inspired by this place and the great atmosphere and great equipments they gave me to work with. 1st week and I´ve already recorded a couple of hours of new sounds, I have spent days doing just frequencies and resonance studies and started trying out some of my pieces. Still 4 weeks ahead!!! I will make a final exhibition/presentation on Oct 30 here.
▲ August
I´m very please to announce that I will be giving a special Sound Art Seminar called APPROACHING SOUND: LISTENING, RECORDING AND TRANSFORMING at the Haimney Gallery. Haimney has started a special series of COURSES - WORKSHOPS - TALKS and this is my contribution.
The Seminar is a 2 Session Class scheduled for Friday 6th (6pm) and Saturday 7th (4pm) of NOVEMBER. In this Seminar I'm going to introduce you to a wide range of sound experience and history, abstract composition, experimental music, sound art.
The first session is dedicated to the history of the sound avant-garde and its main figures: from Varèse - Stockhausen - to the present day. The "Deep Listening" according to the teachings of Pauline Oliveros. Capturing the inaudible sound by Alvin Lucier …
The second part of this first session we will listen and do exercises: introduction to sound recording (Field Recordings), electromagnetic listening, echolocation ...
The second session is dedicated to modifying the sound once it has been captured in order to create and compose musical pieces, installations ... For this we will take a closer look of the equipment (speakers, mixers, sound effects), instruments (modular synthesizer, microphones ... ), software (Ableton, MaxMSP, PureData, VST).
These topics addressed in the second session are addressed for a better understanding of the operation, techniques and equipment necessary to approach the sound experience as artists and as listeners.
( Limited places )YOU CAN REGISTER FOR THE SEMINAR HERE : HAIMNEY SEMINAR by Julio Cesar Palacio
▲ August
I know we are living in crazy times, but the ideas related to sound, music and art never stops… I decided to start this new artist project/shop dedicated to the sonic world and sound art.
The store opens on a special day because it marks the 10th anniversary of my sound project Sun Color. Circular pays tribute to the artists and composers who have inspired me.
Circular was born with the same enthusiasm that started my previous project the Knob Shop (2013-2018), but this time not focused on an instrument but on sonic tools.
Sound Art is not a product, however sound artists and experimental composers need tools to create and what’s better than being able to find them online in a place dedicated to them.
Circular is a very humble project that does not seek to compete with established brands or creators, but rather be a fresh and new alternative for artists while always being open for collaborations.
Circular is OPEN! Link : Circular Sound Art
▲ Summer
Although it has been a strange time due to the COVID-19 and there is a bit of uncertainty regarding the Live! shows… many great things are happening as well :) During the last months I've been granted with 3 Artist Residencies and I couldn´t be happier about it. I really dunno if it will be possible to attend them with all the sanitary restrictions but I hope so.
The Residencies are in Argentina (NAVE AGORA), Chile (TSONAMI Arte Sonoro) and Sabadell-Barcelona (L’ESTRUCH Fábrica de Creación).
I want to THANK so much to all these institutions for selecting me to be their 2020 Artist in Residency and looking forward to be there (this year or anytime is possible :)
▲ July
Some pics of my studio has been posted lately in some instagram feeds related to music production and electronics. I appreciate the comments and love for my working space and I must say that I spend most of my time there so I love it! Here I share some of the pics.
▲ June
“Vibraera 100-310Hz” is a sound piece I’ve made for Consoll Llupià project #VIBRAERA
- The piece consist in 5 sections of low frequencies vibrations with a detune of +10Hz in stereo (Left/Right) starting from 100 Hz until 310 Hz converted into mono audio for listening in 1 Speaker.
The piece is made to be felt, heard and touched, so the low frequency vibration is noticeable for people with hearing and / or visual impairment.
Check out the whole project here: VIBRAERA
▲ May
I´m really happy to announce that I will start collaborating with the great TESLAFM radio and join their roster of amazing collaborators
I´m invited to do a 4 program participation. My program is called SFERICS (in honour to Alvin Lucier) and is 1 hour long.
You can Listen the 4 programs here: Teslafm Mixcloud
· SFERICS #1 The 1st program is a called RIF (Random Internet Files) and is a collection of diverse sound sources (internet, netflix, field recordings that I did during the quarantine) and some tracks from artists that I listen to recently.
LISTEN here: SFERICS vol.1
· SFERICS #2 is a 3 party conversation with the great artists and musicians Greg Fox (NY), Lea Bertucci (NY) and myself... we talk about the Covid-19 and how the pandemia has hit our life and art. Plus you can listen 1 piece of each artists new releases:
Lea Bertucci : Brass (II) from “Acoustic Shadows” -excerpt-
Greg Fox : Parasthesia from “ Contact -excerpt-
Julio César Palacio : Can Ppntas from “The Dog’s Fountain” -excerpt-
LISTEN here: SFERICS vol.2
· SFERICS #3 The SFERICS #3 is totally dedicated to the music of the LOS LLANOS region of VENEZUELA. LLANERA music has fascinated me since I was a child and I am very excited to pay tribute to it.
LISTEN here: SFERICS vol.3
· SFERICS #4 The last program of Sferics (my collab for @teslafmnet) is dedicated to the great maestro Alvin Lucier. I decided to use the last programe to include the 60min “One Arm Bandits” for four Cellos from 2016 that is included in the incredible box edition “Iluminated by the moon”.
LISTEN here: SFERICS vol.4
SUPPORT TESLA FM and listen to this great online radio at TESLAFM
▲ April
The COVID-19 Electromagnetic Sound Diary
As I´ve been recording the soundscape of this Quarantine daily to hear the sonic changes that are happening around us in this confinement times…
I´ve decided to start a NEW Sound Recording Diary but this time to record the inaudible and invisible atmospheric soundscape of Electromagnetic Radio waves.
I will publish the audios via Podcast at the same place I have the Covid-19 Soundscape files…
Listen here:
anchor.fm/JulioCesarPalacio
▲ March
The COVID-19 Sound Diary
Last Saturday was declared here in Spain a 15-day national lockdown to battle Coronavirus or COVID -19. Since the start of this quarantine the sound of the city have dramatically changed and become more “quieter”. There is a different soundscape and I´ve noticed deeply, so I decided to record a sound diary of this experience with daily field recordings from my studio in the Serra de Collserola natural park.
I would like to share this audios, so I will upload them daily
You can listen to them (already 6 Episodes up) as a PODCAST on (CLICK ON LINK to LISTEN):
Anchor / Spotify / Radio Public / Breaker / Google Podcast
and on my Bandcamp https://suncolor.bandcamp.com
What do you hear in my neighbourhood on a daily basis?
The area where I´m recording (my house/studio) is very particular in therms of sound. The location is not totally outside the city but at a mountain spot where the view allows me to see both the natural park and the city from a far, this place ins significatively quieter that the city center and the songs of birds are present during the day (parrots, magpies, swallows) is a windy area so you can hear the trees and shrubbery shake. Most of the neighbors have a Dog (big ones mainly) and you can hear them barking once a scooter pass by (provably the postman cause the barrio don´t have traffic at all), also most of the houses have a little garden and some people have chickens and a rooster that sings every morning, down the hill in the first house of the neighborhood there is a man that proudly sings some flamenco songs that you can listen if you are in the terrace. This and much more is what you listen everyday in my neighbourhood On the other hand and since we can see and hear a bit of the city from a far, the sound of the highway makes a special humming drone constantly during the day, there is a velodrome near by where some days there is cyclist practicing and some areas were people plays sports (futbol mainly) and a boarding school that you can see lost inside the forrest...
▲ 2020 / January
Happy New Year! I hope that 2020 will be the start of NEW adventures, sonic ideas, collaborations, presentations and love!
I´m trying hard to complete some projects that have been incomplete from years ago… so I can share with you and the world here. So I will be uploading them mainly in the section SOUND PROJECTS.
Last year was great and gave me lots of time to work on my Sun Color (Live) show and to create new sound installations and pieces. Sometimes is hard for me to explain and share my pieces so it takes me forever to upload them and write the proper concept of each one.
Here I upload a little project that I started last year with my dear friend and artist Tuna Pase. Is called “Labyrinth Sessions” in which we play a call & response piece using the same instrument (this time a beat percussion) on our laptops. Tuna is on the Left Channel (Audio) and I´m on the Right Channel.
▲ OCT 01
Really happy that my SoundZine “Ways Of Listening - Tips to Listen to Abstract Music in Conventional Venues” is out now!!!
Check all the info about here http://suncolor.info/ways-of-listening
▲ SEPT 09
Lea Bertucci + Sun Color
Really excited to announce these gigs!
2 very special concerts :
·Tuesday 24 Sept - Barcelona @ Miscelänea.
c\ Guardia 10, 08001 BARCELONA / 8:00pm SHARP !!! and 6 €
·Thursday 26 Sept - Bilbao @ Le Larraskito Kluba.
L´larraskito klubba (carretera errekalde-larraskitu errepidea 33, 4, BILBAO).
Lea and I get together again ✨ last time was 2 years ago when we performed at Cafe Oto (UK) and Les Nautes, Paris (FR)
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These will be one of the few performances I’m doing this year (in Spain at least). I will present my NEW Album “The Dog’s Fountain”.
Lea is coming to Europe and has a handful of amazing gigs (check her links for info).
▲ MAY 02
This Saturday I will participate with a new piece called “ECHOmmunication” in a great sonic gatering by artist Consol Llùpia - RITUAL PARA LA BALLENA DEL PRAT
The event will be at Hangar.org with many amazing artists... here a little more info about the event and about my piece.
On May 4 at 4pm the artist Consol Llupià organizes, together with Cachichi, an afternoon of sonic farewell to the skeleton of the whale that was found 35 years ago on the beach of El Prat and that has remained restricted ever since in the facilities of the Barcelona zoo. ▫️
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ECHOmmunication ._ a piece by Julio Cesar Palacio| Sun Color
with the participation of Daphne Xanthopoulou, Blazej Kotowski, Raúl Dávila and Giulia Paradell.
This piece made for the event is based on the echolocation and communication of the whales and how it has been affected by the sound/noise of large ships in the ocean. ▫️
-The low rumble of passing ships has long been connected to the disturbance of large whales. ▫️
These noise disturbances could be hindering the ability of whales to communicate and echolocate – the process of using sound to bounce off objects such as prey and identify where they are-
▲ APRIL 29
I´m really happy to be included in a new release dedicated to BARCELONA underground and experimental music scene. Zona Watusa Label presents “Zona Confusa: a slice of the Barcelona underground” i a Limited double tape compilation in butterfly case with handmade artwork by TD Papeles.
I participate in this beautiful compilation with a piece feat. Almudena Vega on Flute and vocals. The piece is called “Casi” based on a poem by Almudena Vega.
You can listen the entire album here:
https://zonawatusa.bandcamp.com/album/zona-confusa-a-slice-of-the-barcelona-underground
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There was another release that I forgot to include here in the NEWS section… is from LAST year on the great Barcelona NetLabel Nyapster.
«The Popper, The Blue Octopus, The Siren Cloak». This tape is the documentation of a the collective listening performed on March 1, 2018 in the dark of the Teatre-Sala d'Actes located in the Civic Center of Sant Andreu.
You can listen the entire album here:
https://nyapster.bandcamp.com/album/the-popper-the-blue-octopus-the-siren-cloak
▲ MARCH 19
Really excited to participate at the ÄANIAALTO Festival in Helsinki! ÄÄNIAALTO is an annual sound oriented new media festival organized with the support of the Aalto University and the University of the Arts Helsinki.
I will be performing:
Friday 22: “Music For Rubber Tape” with the collaboration of a local performer @ Vapaan Taiteen Tila, Helsinki.
Saturday 23: Sun Color (Live) @ Vapaan Taiteen Tila, Helsinki.
▲ MARCH 11
One of my GOALS for this year is to spend time at the studio to record new music for a posible NEW LP Release later this year. Also, there are a lot of documents (sounds) from Sound Pieces that have never been properly edited and uploaded (web) and I really want to work on these files and maybe use the BANDCAMP to have the audio of sound projects, installations, field recordings, etc…
So, the idea is to organize and document in a better way, better look my work…and of course, playing LIVE is also on the plans.
▲ FEB 21
I´m really happy to present this NEW piece for Haimney Gallery with very special collaborations: The singer and artist Monica Mussungo who will guide this experience with her voice, and visual artist MarlenePieroth who is responsible for the visual content.
Curated by Blanc Zuria White
//Saturday 23rd Feb 7pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/305366323458158/
SOUND TRAVEL
It is an experience and a listening exercise. It is a piece intended for the reception of sounds in detail and how these affects us individually. Through the use of sound in its purest and most fundamental essence, the piece is composed with different sections, dynamics, spatial reflections, vibrations, timbres, etc. to be absorbed by the listener. The sound as vibration, the body as a receiver and the mind as a guide in a "sound travel”.
I use the idea of a "travel" as an experience of internal journey open to the perception and resonance in each individual. This piece "Requires the temporary suspension of judgments and the willingness to receive new information, whether pleasant, unpleasant or neutral”. -D.L Quote
Sound travel is inspired and has as references the teachings of Pauline Oliveros (Deep Listening), the sound pieces by Alvin Lucier and compositions by Morton Feldman, among others.
Sound travel is not a meditation or a therapy, it is a sound-spatial experience and an invitation to listen.
▲ NOV 23
WE WON !!!
Yesss!!! “Nyctophobia” the short-film by LAURA SALA with original music by Julio Cesar Palacio Won 2 prices last night at the TMB Subtravelling Gala.
The Audience Award (most voted film by people out of the 128 participants) and the Jury Special Mention Award!!!
Really proud of my favorite Director Sala Casca the wonderful cast and actors Álex Monner / Jorel E. Dandy and the incredible team (Albert, Iván & Iván).
▲ NOV 16
I got a nice last show for this year!!! a special Duo with Viola player Marie Takahashi (JP/DE) ... is a bit of a last minute show but I’m excited and happy to play this gig that is also my PRE-BIRTHDAY Party .
Friday 16th @ Màgia Roja... 20:30h (sharp) a really powerful night with a great line-up:
- E-da (ex- Boredoms)+ Kina Suttsu ▫️
- Discordian Community Ensemble ▫️
- Marie Takahashi/Julio César Palacio (Duo)
▲ OCT 24
These 2 weeks at Islington Mill has been so important to me! so I'm really happy to play a special show with great local artists before I leave. For this show I’m preparing a special new piece for stereo - is a little challenge because I only came with my laptop to the Residence so I’m building this piece with limited gear but I’m excited!
▲ OCT 10
I´ve been awarded with an “Artist Residence” at Islington Mill Art Center in Manchester, UK. I will be there from Oct 16th to 31st. Looking forward to be in the UK again!!!
▲ OCT 03
Really excited to be part once again of the TEOREMA Festival. I will do a Eurorack Modular Synth Master Class at the beautiful Convent de Sant Agustí ( Thursday, Oct 04 - 7:30 pm FREE) and of course SUN COLOR Live! at the great LAUT Club (Saturday, Oct 06 - 8:30pm). Here more info of the overall event and the killer kine-up https://www.facebook.com/events/1527002290737998/
▲ SEPT 26
Tomorrow I will go to Catalunya Radio ~Generació Digital⚡️ to talk about Sun Color, Modular Synths, Modular Day Festival and to have fun with the great host Albert Murillo. Listen live: http://www.ccma.cat/catradio/generacio-digital/
▲ MAY 30
31 May: Sun Color Live! @ Teorema - Logaritmos 0.1 - at Miscelänea, Barcelona.
09 June: “Music for Rubber Tape” Live ! interpreted by Pablo Carrascosa Llopis at Mostra Sonora i Visual CC Convent de Sant Agustí, Barcelona.
16 June: Sun Color Live! + Artist talk/workshop - Vidmar Festival Vilassar de Mar.
▲ MAY 29
The MOVISTAR LOOM FESTIVAL was amazing! I got the change to try my piece "SOUND RACE" for the 1st time in a huge industrial space with the Audience and I was really happy to see the people having FUN with the RC Cars and the sound. The SUN COLOR Live! was a great experience and I´m really thankful to Laura Sala Casca for the incredible visuals she did for me... it was another level!!! here some pics of the Sun Color Live! with Laura Sala Casca (visuals Live!). Thanks to the LOOM Team and Movistar Festival!
▲ MAY 16
My next gig is one of the most exciting ones this year ! The MOVISTAR LOOM FESTIVAL is this SATURDAY 19TH MAY. I will present for the 1st time my piece "SOUND RACE" from the series -Sound Movements- this time for 4 RC CARS (Quadraphonic sound composition) and the audience will be free to play the piece at the amazing space of UTOPIA126.
SUN COLOR will perform Live! with a NEW VIDEO PIECE for 3 LARGE SCREENS in Collaboration with Visual Artist & Filmmaker SALA CASCA. This is a BIG highlight for me. Laura developed a concept of a new Allien rising and the result is incredible so I´m really excited to have her joining me and working on visuals LIVE! We had SO MUCH FUN during the video recording and I want to THANK deeply to the team: staring from the Director Laura Sala Casca, camera and assistant Albert Murillo, actress Blanca Zuria, make up FX team Diana & Mar Jorge.
▲ APRIL 06
I´m performing tonight @ Màgia Roja! This is gonna be GOOD ONE!!!
Sun Color (Live) and Non-Oxymoron (Live).
Concert at 8.30 pm (SHARP) @ Màgia Roja / Carrer de l'Alzina, 20, Barcelona.
▲ MARCH 01
"Music for Rubber Tape" will be the inaugural piece of IN-SONORA (Sound Art Festival) in Madrid!!! this will happen on Tuesday March 06 at Swinton Gallery at 8pm... FREE ENTRANCE!
▲ FEB 27
Really happy and THANKFUL to all the people who made my exhibition “Super Stereo” possible!!! Glad for all the Love & great feedback about the pieces, the concerts and all around.
For those who could not come, I put some pictures here:
Thanks to Cachichi, The White Gallery, Cherry Adam, Vanessa LP, Emiliano Hernandez Santana.
▲ JAN 31
I will present my latest sound pieces and installations at The White Gallery Barcelona in a Solo Exhibition called "SUPER STEREO" opening on Feb 10th with Live! performances. I am really excited about this one.
Here more info :)
▲ DEC 04
I´m just arriving from a magical place! I spent a week in ICELAND doing some field recordings and videos for a upcoming projects and sound pieces. It was a life changing trip, just going there and enjoying the wonders of nature.
Of course, one of the main reasons was to do some sound project over there and play with the wind and interact with the nature and landscape. Here is the piece I did called "ICELAND SOUND VEST" ... this is a piece for video and sound installation and you can found more info at the SOUND PROJECTS section http://suncolor.info/iceland-sound-vest/
▲ NOV 29
It´s been a CRAZY and exciting MONTH! First I presented my piece "Geometrical Sound Essay" at the Zeppelin Festival 2017. I´ve been always a big FAN of this festival dedicated to Electro-Acoustical Compositions, so I'm proud to attend this time not as audience but as a composer and being able to do the Live Sound Spatialization of piece for more than 30 Speakers in such a wonderful Theater at the CCCB Museum. Many Thanks to Lina Bautista, Medín Peirón and Jose Manuel Berenguer. Here I post some pics by my dear friend Cherry Adams!
After Zeppelin Festival I went to play for the 1st time in LONDON and PARIS!!! the highlight was to share the bill with my dear friend Lea Bertucci. We performed in London at the Great CAFE OTO! lovely place and people, really a special venue and I hope this was the 1st of many concerts I will play at OTO. Thanks to Fielding and all the Cafe OTO crew! I got this cool pic courtesy of Jonathan Crabb.
I enjoyed so much the train ride from London to Paris on the Eurostar train talking about life and art with Lea, and then wen we just arrived to Paris we drank some coffee at a fantastic spot near the Seine. Paris gig was at Les Nautes and incredible venue just at the banks of the Seine, it was an event organized by Le Non Jazz and it was packed! one of the best gigs I ever remember, there was a incredible energy in the space and the event itself was killer with performances by local amazing artist Geal Segalen, Minifer (Shoboshobo) and of course Sun Color, Lea Bertucci. Thanks so much Jedrek for putting this gig up. I don´t have great pics of this gig, but I took one from Instagram -posted by David Baltran- and 1 pic with my dear Lea and the venue.
▲ NOV 04
TIME FOR LONDON & PARIS!!!! First, next Tuesday Nov 7th I will perform at the great Cafe OTO! it is the 1st time performing in London and I´m sooo looking forward to it. best part is that my dear friend Lea Bertucci is performing (together in London and also in Paris) and Patrick Ward, so this is a killer show.
here the info:
Right after Cafe Oto, we will go to PARIS to perform with another Killer Line-up at this wonderful place just by the Seine called Les Nautes!!! YEAH
here the info:
▲ OCT 31
I'm so proud and excited to present my piece "Geometrical Sound Essay" at the Zeppelin Festival 2017 in Tribute to PIERRE HENRY at CCCB !!! this is the premiere of this new work and I will do the Live Sound Spatialization for 32 Speakers!!!
here all the info and the beautiful poster_ http://www.cccb.org/es/actividades/ficha/zeppelin-2017-sonidos-concretos/227670
▲ OCT 07
Last show was amazing and what a magical place to perform! Is always a pleasure to perform with my dear Almudena Vega. This time we prepared a piece for electronics, flute and voice (some of the poems of Almudena's new book). Here are some pictures of our performance at the beautiful Roman Terms from the Sant Boi Museum. THANKS to Vanesa and the Museum Director for inviting us!
▲ SEPT 19
I have this cool gigs coming soon (and a few more to be confirmed). First one is with my dear friend Almudena Vega and she will read her new published book of poems with Sun Color music in an incredible venue: the Roman Terms at the Sant Boi de Llobregat Museum!
I´m super excited for the show in London (November 7th) at Cafe Oto! The lineup is KILLER with my good friend the amazing NY Composer Lea Bertucci and Patrick Ward. Next I will go with Lea to play in Paris a this cool venue on the banks of the Seine called Les Nautes.
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▲ AUGUST 11
My Artist Residence at INDIGO (Palermo, Italy) was amazing! It was a week that I will not forget... good people, new friends, good food and lots of music. The SUN COLOR gig at the Catacomb Porta Di Ossuna was one of the most unique experiences that I ever had. Here some pics from my performance.
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After the Catacomb show, on Saturday we did the piece · Sun Color the Kite/Wind Project. The amazing team from INDIGO with the Kite Master Gabriele. The place was magical Montepellegrino - Santuario Santa Rosalia. Thanks to the Team: Donato, Fabio, Gabriele, Sergio and Bonfa. Here some pics and later on I will post a video with the KITE sounds.
...and the last adventure in Palermo, we hit the road (Fabio, Guilia and me) to the Grotte della Gurfa (Tholos Micenico, 2500 B.C ) to experience the acoustic phenomenons of this ancient space. We measure a reverberation time of about 8 to 10 seconds. Trully amazing! one of the coolest places I ever being.
All this made my time in Palermo really wonderful. I will like to Thanks all the people involved, first of all the Team of INDIGO ART RESIDENCY (Donato, Fabio, Oriana & Francesco), Daniela from ArcheOfficina and her team. Ci vediamo presto SICICLY !!!
▲ JULY 18
Really excited about this! I will be a Guest Composer Artist in Residence at the amazing Indigo in Palermo, Italy from 01 August - 07 August. I will do a Modular Synth Composition Workshop and the highlight will be a SUN COLOR Live! at the Porta d’Ossuna Catacombs !!!! YESSSS MAMMA MIA !!!
· SUN COLOR Live! at Porta d’Ossuna Catacombs
· Workshop: Modular Synthesis & Experimental Electronic Composition
See you in PALERMO !!!
▲ MAY 31
I´ve spent such a wonderful time playing a selection of music that have inspired my over the years at the DUBLAB Radio Latitudes Program! 2 hours of music that is on-line right now so you can listen to the program and enjoy!!! Thanks so much to Cristian (Cosmic D'Alessandro) and all the DUBLAB.ES for the invitation :)
THE PLAYLIST:
▲ MAY 04
I will give a Workshop/ Lecture - Introduction on Modular Synthesizers - on May 13th at Can Fugarolas in Mataró. Later that day there will be live shows by Sun Color (Live) and Hagal (Live). YEAH!
18.30 h - Workshop - modular Synthesizers
20:00 h - Hagal (Live)
21:00 h - Sun Color (Live)
more info https://www.facebook.com/events/251965248604200/?active_tab=about
▲ APRIL 01
This is such a nice event !!!
tomorrow at UTOPIA 126 the CAPSULE 02 by LOOM Collective
Here Im gonna present 2 NEW pieces:
SOUND CONTROL : which is a Site-Specific Sound Installation for 4 Channels (Quadraphonic Sound) . This piece is a special commission for this event on the subject of modern DYSTOPIA. The piece revolves around the Sound Controlled Environment we are living in ( by control forces MILITARY, POLICE, STATE, GOVERNMENT and TECHNOLOGY)
MUSIC FOR RUBBER TAPE : is a music for an amplified table pattern in which multiple Rubber Tape is displayed and by the action of friction (removing the tape) the sound is processed in real time... is a sound piece but also a really visual based presentation.
The piece is performed Live with the help of my friend Cherry Adams as performer (RUBBER TAPE MANIPULATION) and yours truly on the ELECTRONIC SOUND PROCESSING in real time. ( this piece is a Work in progress and this is the 1st performance of it).
FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE (+info)
https://www.facebook.com/events/2069757436584385
▲ MARCH 21
This is something really cool that will happen on Friday 31st March. I will put music to the fabulous Almudena Vega poems!!! im really excited about this presentation. Almudena is a great Flute player but also a great poet and writer... we´ve been preparing this poetry recital that she have done before with other musicians (with Piano and other instruments) and for the 1st time she will read her new poems with electronic accompaniment -Sun Color.
Almudena Vega + Sun Color
@ Animal Sospechoso Editor
c/ Ventalló, 9 Barcelona 08028
METRO: Joanic
19:30pm FREE
with the support of: Bodegas Montebaco & Animal Sospechoso
▲ FEB 01
I´ve just uploaded 2 NEW tracks on SoundCloud... these are excerpts from studio recordings called FUNDAMENTAL THEORY
I will continue working on the extended version of these recordings, to release them later this year :)
you can listen here :
https://soundcloud.com/sun-color
▲ JAN 17
Just arrived home from the USA !!! I had such a wonderful time visiting L.A for the 1st time (1st time West Coast). I want to thank my dear friend Cameron Stallones (Sun Araw) for helping me setting up some shows in Los Angeles. The gig at La Cita was fantastic, cool place, local artists and a great show, thanks to Michael, Jess and Mitchell it was a rad evening!
It was really nice to perform at Dublab Radio! such a cool place and more than thankful to the wonderful Celia $3.33 and her program Section Cut for having me performing Live!!! the program is recorded and you can listen it on the Dublab website!!!
http://dublab.com/3-33-wguest-sun-color-section-cut-01-05-17/
Last but not least, I had the pleasure to meet one of my heroes :) the great Terry Riley and see him performing at the MOCA Los Angeles!!! yes a dream come truth!
Terry Riley
Thanks L.A and everyone involved!!! What a GREAT way to start this 2017.
West Coast rules! and I hope this was my first of many many visits
▲ JAN 04
Having Fun in Los Angeles 🙃 after last night really nice gig @ La Cita 🔥 I'll be performing Live tomorrow @ Dublab Radio program Section Cut conducted by $3.33 💥💥
Tune in at 5pm (Los Angeles time) dublab.com to listen Live!!! 📻
▲ DEC 06
Sun Color will be performing LIVE this week in:
Ghent- Belgium @ In De Ruimte
Rotterdam-Netherlands @ Wunderbar · Worm
Brussels - Belgium @ RSS # 11
Looking forward for this gigs and hope to see you there :)
▲ NOV 23
Tomorrow (Nov 24th) I will be giving this Master Class on Modular Synthesizers at the NIU Art Space.
This event is organized by ABLETON LIVE User Group Barcelona.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1642827369348892/
and SATURDAY I will perform LIVE at this great event called ONE DRONE DAY which is a 12hours of uninterrupted Drone music in a single space with a Quadraphonic system and adapted sound for relaxed listening, introspective and psychonautics.
ONE DRONE DAY website:
▲ NOV 11
TOMORROW LIVE @ THE EXPLODING PLASTIC FESTIVAL
Im really excited about this concert because for the 1st time I will collaborate with Almudena Vega (Transverse Flute) and also a impressive group of contemporary dancers: Sabine Dahrenhof, Debora Torres, Elia Genís, Anna Romani and Amanda Rubio !!!
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The 2nd edition of the peculiar party-organized festival as a tribute to Andy Warhol and his multidisciplinary event 'The Exploding Plastic Inevitable. " A unique encounter between dancers, musicians, choreographers and performers nonconformist, through improvisation, making Hangar Art Center (Barcelona) at the epicenter of the exploration stage and contemporary music for a day.
▲ NOV 03
TOMORROW LIVE @ Màgia Roja
20:30pm
Màgia Roja Headquarters
Carrer de l'Alzina 20
Barcelona
▲ OCT 31
SUN COLOR · LIVE Upcoming Schedule
▲ OCT 08
Next Sun Color gig is on October 28th with the amazing Mike Cooper @ Miscelänea, Barcelona!!!! Exciting gig organized by the homies DUBLAB 😀
https://www.facebook.com/events/1676817055968401/
▲ OCT 02
Here some pics from the "SONIC ROOM" Installation!!! I really enjoyed this project, it was a pleasure to do it! Thanks to Lina, all the artists, Orquesta del Caos, Hangar and of course to all the people who came to listen and enjoy this installation.
>Working on the 8 Channels Sound Spatialization Design @ Hangar Art Center.
▲ SEPT 09
September is a crazy month! The Modular Day Festival this year in his 3rd Edition is coming on September 24th organized by yours truly and Befaco!
that is a lots of work already... but since the 1st Edition of this festival I thought that it was becoming in a festival too much beat and dance oriented and the artistic and abstract part of the electronic composition and the "experimental" it was getting lost ... but actually this is the only part that I am interested to promote and show at this festival.
For this year I teamed up with Lina Bautista from La Orquesta del Caos, to organize and curate a special Exhibition focused on sound composers that are working with electronics and present their works in a Octophonic Speaker Installation. We called this "SONIC ROOM" because it is an exhibition in a room with a studied distribution of speakers in space and a special Spatialization made specifically for each of the composer pieces for the room.
participant composers:
BEN VIDA - D/P/I - FRANCISCO LOPEZ - THOMAS ANKERSMIT
ANDREW PEKLER - ROBERT AIKI AUBREY LOWE - BEATRIZ FERREYRA
ERIC FRYE - SUN COLOR - LINALAB
It is a great honor to have the participation of these great artists
SONIC ROOM will be presented on the Modular Day festival on September 24th at the Hangar Center of Arts - Barcelona
MODULAR DAY FESTIVAL link http://modulardaybarcelona.org/#informacion
▲ JULY 1
Really nice to see Sun Color on this list !
THE BEST OF THE UNDERGROUND SCENE in BARCELONA by Arnau Sabaté
http://indie-guides.com/magazine/en/playlist-underground-music-barcelona/
▲ JUNE 07
SUN COLOR / New York & Philadelphia · US 2016
I just arrived (few Days Ago) from New York and just want to THANK my US Family G.Lucas Crane and Angela Moore for this lovely time and great shows!
Big Thanks to brothers Greg Fox and Ed Bear for having me at home and inspire me with their thoughts and talent.
Alexandra Drewchin for the lovely time we spent together! (Paul) Wall Peller and Toto for setting up a show and our wonderful trip to Rockaway Beach also Melissa F. Clarke for performing with us, and Lea Bertucci that came and hang at the house!
Thanks to all the artists that performed in New York gigs: Nonhorse, Pam Finch, Sick Din, El Tryptophan, Melissa F.Clarke and to the venues: Detective Squad, Silent Barn, The Sump, Flowers for All Occasions.
and big thanks also to Philly crew for set up that wonderful show at R&D Vinyl: Jim Strong, R&D vinyl crew, Daniel Fiskin (Dead Lyon), Synthetic Love Dream, Fers Yn Ri... and my dear good friend Erin W. Andrew, Makaela, Josh and the cats :) for having me at home and the Philladelphia Steak Sandwich!
I hope I haven`t forgotten anyone... but once again it was great to go play a few shows in the US with my friends and new people! I love and hope I can do it again soon...
I do not have many pictures of the gigs...
▲ MAY 09
USA gigs 2016 !!!
New York + Philladelpia
Oh, Yeah! It is always great and exciting to come back to NY (well, Brooklyn mainly :) ) to perform a few gigs with my talented and lovely friends... I will update and add more details once I´m there but here a little image with one of my favourite NY Knicks players back in that day!
▲ MAY 04
This Friday I will be performing my last gig before going to the USA... and its gonna be FUN! cause im performing at this great venue Mágia Roja :)
8:30pm
Màgia Roja H.Q
c/ Alzina 20, 08024 Gracia, BCN
Màgia Roja is a not-for-profit organization and label created to unearth, promote and disseminate magic-inspired music both within and outside of the territory of Catalonia. It was created in the Gràcia District of Barcelona in 2007.
▲ MAY 04
This Was such a great gig! Thanks to Vanessa and Patricia for Organizing this event and to The Zen Club :)
▲ APRIL 21
This gig is TONIGHT! really excited to perform a Duo with Cello Wizard Alex R. Flaqué aka CELLOHERO!
▲ APRIL 05
SUN COLOR Live! HEX -Experimental Audiovisual Event @ Centro de Arte Mutuo in Barcelona.
Really interesting event organized by HEX and DEDO. I will be performing with the visual support of VJ AYL :)
here the info and event facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/events/530908810402991/
▲ MARCH 30
NEXT GIG is in SAN SEBASTIAN !!!
this Saturday, April 2
Im so excited about this one, I love the Basque Country, so I'm glad to be back for this incredible gig at the wonderful Dabadaba Venue. First I will do a Modular Synth Master Class / Workshop and then late at night the Sun Color Live with some great local artists!
see you there :) AUPA!
▲ MARCH 11
This GIG is NEXT!!!
Sun Color Live @ Dosmil2000 Barcelona
Thursday, March 24th
8:30pm / FREE!
▲ NOV 27
I just got back from my Artist Residency as guest Composer @ The EMS Elektronmusikstudion in Stockholm,
I had so much fun and enjoyed the studio and the city.
EMS crew is amazing and I hope I´ll be back soon to continue working on the sounds I have recorded there. I want to share some pics from my stay :)
▲ OCT 29
This Saturday SUN COLOR Live!
a special performance for ÉS Festival as the closing act :)
is Free! and starts 8pm sharp @ Colmillo de Morsa c/ Vic 15. Barcelona
https://www.facebook.com/events/433848993466944/
▲ OCT 27
This Week I was invited to Bamboleo Radio Show by Red Bull Music Academy hosted by Frankie Pizá.
I had such a great time! and the interview is already ON-LINE and you can listen to it here:
https://www.rbmaradio.com/shows/bamboleo-vol-48
▲ AUG 11
I just got an invitation from EMS Elektronmusikstudion in Stockholm, Sweden for a Residency as Guest Composer in November! I´ve been always FAN of this place so i'm thrilled to have the opportunity to work at this incredible place... the best thing is that the Studio I got is the one who has the BUCHLA Synth... so its gonna be fun and is just on my Birthday date :)
▲ JULY 07
Yeah! Got this nice review of "Parallel Tracks" today from this really cool on-line mag
called Chain D.L.K in Italy! Thanks so much :)
http://www.chaindlk.com/reviews/?id=8800
▲ JUNE 23
DURA (NY) + SUN COLOR (BCN)
Live!
Saturday 27th of June, 7:30 pm @ L´Antic Forn de Vallcarca
YEAH! I'm really happy about this gig with NY producers (Techno/Ambient) Tongkwai
and Wall Peeler!
It will be a perfect time to try the new visuals I´ve been working on for SC Live show!!!
See you there :)
tickets are 5 euros
▲ MAY 28
Sun Color with Knob Shop @ Primavera Sound Pro Festival
Sun Color representing Knob Shop did a conference at the Primavera Sound Pro called "Modular World" about Modular Synthesizers.
▲ MAY 08
Sun Color with Knob Shop @ Madrid Music Days
Electronic Music Congress
I went to Madrid to participate at the wonderful Congress Madrid
Music Days... I made a conference about Modular Synthesizers!
such a great time!
Thanks Madrid and MMD organizers and crew.
▲ APRIL 25
SUN COLOR Live! with NONHORSE (US) + PAM FINCH (US)
@ Miscelänea, Barcelona!!!!
Yes, we are BACK together… my homies NONHORSE (G.Lucas Crane) and PAM FINCH will be in town for a unique concert together at Miscelänea!
The 3 of us, have being doing gigs together since we met in (New York, Massachusetts, Berlin & Barcelona) sometimes even playing improvised sets together :)
For this gig, Sun Color will try to explain what is going on during the performance…this is a way of explain in real time what is happening in this abstract type of music, what is the sound source, what´s the gear that´s being used, the transitions and movements. I just thought that sometimes with experimental composition the people think is weird, unexplainable and hermetic and hard to follow what the composer is doing, performing and how the sound and the whole set works… I will display a video projection in real time in which I will tweet (Twitter) explaining every aspect and movements that are happening in the performance.
▲ MARCH 02
DUBLAB Radio Show LIVE from KNOB Shop …with Sun Color Live Set TODAY !
oday the good people from DUBLAB Spain will make their 1st Broadcast Live from KNOB Shop with some interview and Sun Color Live !!!
YEAH!
Live streaming 7-9pm
http://dublab.com/
https://twitter.com/dublabes
▲ FEB 20
Sun Color Live @ La Escocesa!
’m excited about this one, because is something special when an artist invites you to perform at his exhibition opening :). We never met each other but he thought that Sun Color will be a perfect match for his Art! I really appreciate this and also the venue is that wonderful Art Space I performed last year called La Escocesa, truly inspiring place and really nice people!
“RECLAMATION” David Franklin
Exhibition Opening @ La Escocesa!
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Sun Color Live at 8pm
Friday 27 February
La Escocesa, Centre de Creació
Calle Pere IV 345 – Barcelona
L4 Selva de Mar – L2 Bac de Roda
+ info:
info@laescocesa.org
www.laescocesa.org
▲ DEC 11
“Parallel Tracks” ALBUM REVIEWS !
Today I just found nice reviews for “Parallel Tracks” on some media… and for my own surprise they come from Poland and Italy :) Wow! this is cool!
I haven´t start moving the record so much due to the Limited amount of copies and busy times, but I will start sending some copies in January to friends, stores and radios (if someone reading this want a copy, there is still a few left) …
here some pics from the nice reviews:
POLYPHONIA (Poland)
http://polyphonia.pl/2014/12/sun-color/
CARNAGE News (Italy)
http://carnagenews.com/sun-color-parallel-tracks-s-c-p-records-2014/
▲ NOV 21
Sun Color Live @ Mutuo Art Center / Molécula Música
Yes, this is tomorrow at Mutuo Art Center! I will make a presentation of KNOB Shop, with some Modular Synth Introduction and then a Live set by Sun Color.
In this Live Sun Color will be joined by amazing Cello player Alex Rodríguez Flaqué.
▲ NOV 13
Sun Color @ Compass Jam Session !!!
This will be interesting . The good friends from electronic collective Compass have organized a big Jam Session with really amazing artists. “Massive place, talented artists in town, in a workshop involving the first stages of sound exploration and music creation”.
For me will be challenging to play along this other artists who are beat & rhythm makers and more dance electronic style… let´s see how it goes :
The Electronic JAM Session with:
Dorado (Downpitch Recordings) : Mario Nieto (Neonized Records / Helsinkipro) : Hi.Moez (HelloGoodVibes) : Mans o (Disboot Label) … and Sun Color!
This nice event will take place in the amazing HANGAR, tomorrow Friday 14th Nov. from 8pm till 12pm…. there will be beer, food, and amazing visuals by Quartz Composer show by Mad Center students.
▲ OCT 30
Sun Color Live @ Modular Day Barcelona!!!
Oh! Yes, this next Sunday 02 November KNOB Shop together with Befaco are organizing the 1st Modular Day Barcelona!
MDB is an event for Modular Synth lovers! There will be a conference by the Argentinian Synth Legend Ernesto Romeo (SSE-KLAUSS), a modular synth fair, concerts by Sun Color, Ralp, Pauk & the Rattle Toy and at the end a big Modular Jam open to the audience to participate with their modular synths…YES!!! This is gonna be so dope! and the event is completely FREE!
start 6pm at Hangar Art Center (Passatge del Marquès de Santa Isabel, 40 Barcelona)
more info
http://modulardaybarcelona.org/
see you there
▲ OCT 27
“PARALLEL TRACKS” by Sun Color (S.C.A.P Records Vol.1) !!!
YES! FINALLY! THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST EXCITING POST I HAVE EVER DONE! SUN COLOR 1ST VINYL RECORD IS COMING SOON !!! IT WILL BE RELEASED ON MONDAY OCT 13TH.
PARALLEL TRACKS IS THE VOL.1 FROM A SERIES OF RELEASES BY SUN COLOR ON S.C.A.P RECORDS.
EACH ALBUM WILL BE A ESSAY ON SOUND EXPLORATIONS IN A VERY LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 30 NUMBERED COPIES. THE RECORDS ARE PRESSED 1 BY 1 ON A VINYL LATHE CUT …THIS 1ST VOLUME IS A COMPILATION OF STUDIO RECORDINGS OVER THE LAST 3-4 YEARS. THE RESULT OF THIS ARE 2 TRACKS (SIDE A & SIDE B) 15MIN EACH SIDE.
THE RECORD WILL COME WITH A DIGITAL DOWNLOAD CODE.
CHECK ALL THE INFO ABOUT THIS RECORD AND HIS CONCEPT AT SCAP RECODS WEBSITE (TUMBLR)
S.C.A.P Records Site
▲ SEP 10
Sun Color Live @ La Escocesa !!! Sept 20th
OH YES!
back to school with this GREAT event! La Escocesa Art Center is such an incredible place, this place have the best graffiti and mural art in the city and the energy is amazing! They just invited Sun Color for this event during La Mercè Celebrations in Barcelona with a powerful line-up of artists!
Im so looking forward for this gig !! Thanks to Arnau and Mark for this gig :)
Saturday, Sept 20th
▲ AUG 06
Sun Color Live @ Electrovinyes Festival !!!
Yes, this is the 1st Edition of this unique Festival dedicated to experimental music in the beautiful and privilege location of Vilafranca del Penedès.
Sun Color will play Live Sunday August 24 @ Espai Muntanya de Sant Jaume.
Really excited about this one, check more info at
http://electrovinyes.bravecoast.net/
▲ JUNE 05
Sun Color & KNOB Shop @ ARTENOU FESTIVAL !!!
This weekend we will be in Sant Boi for ARTENOU FESTIVAL!!! this is exciting!
SUN COLOR will play LIVE! at the EXPERIMENTAL ROOM …6:30 pm
and during the day KNOB Shop will have a Stand at the Festival!
Festival seasson is ON!!!
see you all @ ARTENOU Festival
▲ MAY 23
RECORD MASTERING DAY !!!
YESSS! finally we enter the studio for Mastering the SCAP Records Vol.1 by Sun Color
I´m so happy about this, it's a pleasure to work together with Josep Sanou. The record is ready for Pressing and I hope after the summer the first Sun Color Record for SCAP will be OUT!
After all this years recording Tapes, I feel Sun Color is ready for its FIRST VINYL RECORD to be published in a beautiful 12” inches :)
▲ MAY 22
Nice Weekend !!!
I spent such a nice weekend with the visit of my dear friends Cameron (SUN ARAW) , Alex Grey (D/P/I) and Edward (LARAAJI) … Before their gig we had time to get some drinks (Absinthe !!!) and they visit Knob Shop where we made a little jam session with modular synths!!! Their concert on Saturday was sublime… wish the guys a great Tour :)
▲ MAY 12
WANDA GROUP + SUN COLOR + SUMBU DUNIA · LIVE !!!!
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Sun Color Live Pics with NEW VISUALS
The gig on Saturday was incredible with those great and talented artists Louis (Wanda Group) and Rui (Sumbu Dunia)… Thanks to Sidewalk Bookings for organizing this GIG !!!
Here some pics of Sun Color Live show with the new visuals.
after gig hanging with the homies Louis (WANDA GROUP) - Rui (SUMBU DUNIA) and Nuno (Sidewalk Bookings).
▲ MARCH 09
SUN COLOR at MUTEK FESTIVAL (Live pics) !!!
Oh! yesterday was a great day… I´ve enjoyed sooo much to play @ Mutek! the sound was great and really thankful so many friends and people showed up! Thanks to all MUTEK Festival organizers for the invitation.
▲ MARCH 07
Tomorrow SUN COLOR Live @ MUTEK Festival Barcelona!
Yes! this is tomorrow, here the info:
Sat, 8th March - 8pm
Convent Sant Agustì. Barcelona
MUTEK FESTIVAL
MUTEK_SUN COLOR Bio
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▲ MARCH 01
Sun Color Interview @ Radio 4 RNE
This week I was invited to a Radio Interview at the program Músiques Clandestines · Ràdio 4 RNE (SPAIN NATIONAL RADIO) conducted by Consol Saenz …together with MUTEK Festival Director.
I had a great time even though I was nervous. The program will be on air tomorrow Sunday 2nd at 11pm and available to Download this next week.
http://www.rtve.es/radio/20101011/musiques-clandestines/360943.shtml
I LOVE RADIO!
▲ JAN 16
Knob Shop/ Sun Color article at EL MUNDO Newspaper!
This is great! I just woke up and take coffee reading the newspaper and BOOM!! this beautiful article about KNOB Shop and Sun Color!
Thanks to Javier Blánquez…
you can found this article at EL MUNDO newspaper Tendències magazine page 3!
