mid-summer work: Meridian Project and Windeye

This summer has been beautiful in Rhode Island.  I am excited to continue teaching in the Art and Film Media Departments at Rhode Island in the fall, as well as a new class on digital media production at Bryant University in the Spring. 

In the meantime, I have been continuing my work with the Meridian Project.  After two successfull performances – Dark Matter and Comets – I have recently received a grant from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts to help fund our work, which will include a new performance piece about the sun, and an open-to-the-public glass marimba building workshop and performance.  More details soon.

I am also continuing work on the multifaceted project, Windeye, with Andie Springer.  This piece will have two iterations as a music video (fixed media) piece to be released with Andie's album at the end of the year, and an interactive installation and live performance.  I am mixing Andie's violin and voice parts this month with the wonderfully talented musician/engineer Brett Parnell.  Will post more samples soon!






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music sample from Windeye

Here's a short (rough mix) music sample from the piece Windeye, based on a short story by Brian Evenson.

Windeye is a piece in progress for violin/voice, electronic audio, and video.  It will be presented in two versions in the near future: as a music/video (single channel) piece featured on violinist Andie Springer's album (release in fall 2014) and as an interactive installation piece, also coming this fall.

performer (violin/voice): Andie Springer
text (used by permission): Brian Evenson


















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"(Unfinished) Ballad" mentioned in artist/curator Sonya Russell-Saunders' Blog

The (unfinished) Ballad of Adam and Elena Emery
was mentioned in UK artist/curator Sonya Russell-Saunders' blog:
http://sonyarussellsaunders.tumblr.com/post/78231676946/jacob-richman-the-unfinished-ballad-of-adam-and

Ms. Russell-Saunders interviewed me regarding roving performances and ways in which performance and theater artist can use audience movement in their work.  I'll post it as it comes available.

Thanks Sonya!






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Windeye in Development, and Recording Session with Andie Springer

I finished a draft of the violin/voice music that Andie Springer will be playing for the piece in development: Windeye

We will be recording the material in late February in NYC.

Windeye is a performance setting of a short story of the same name by Brian Evenson.  Prof. Evenson was kind enough to give me permission to use his text.  It will eventually be a piece that will take place in the Curtain Room installation setting, but Andie will be recording the music as a "suite" and I we will be producing a music video mixing this musical material with visual material relating to Evenson's story of a narrator who loses her sister under mysterious circumstances.  This music video will be distributed with Andie's album she's recording right now with a number of other fabulous composers and friends.  I'm honored to be taking part.

I'll post clips from our session when I get them.







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