My first piece that linked musical gesture to video processing.
Programmed in Max/MSP/Jitter, this piece is conceived as a dialogue between myself as musical performer and the dancing figures contained in the video material. The visual qualities of the video playback are controlled by the sounds generated by my bass, and my playing is in turn influenced by the randomly-generated combinations of video clips, video filters, and audio loops.

When I started my graduate studies at the Art Institute of Chicago in 2002 I built the first version of my video sampler. This was something I’d been dreaming about for years, and at the time it was a major accomplishment for me to be able to make it myself. ‘Ethel’ was one of my early experiments using the video sampler. Make sure to follow the bouncing ball and sing along!

Dedicated to the funky sounds of the late 60s and early 70s, Groovement gets your booty shakin’! Steeped in East Bay funk history, Groovement’s members are vinyl junkies, breakbeat scholars, vintage tone freaks, and rhythm connoisseurs.

Shane Baird/Will Dowling – saxophones
John Foord – drums
Aaron Julin – rhodes, organ, clavinet, moog
Chris Howard – percussion
Kevin O’Dea – guitar, talkbox
Josh Rosenstock – fender bass

1. Brick Shithouse 2. ‘Lectric Pants 3. In 3s 4. Pungee 5. Knucklehead 6. Superstrut 7. JB Medley 8. High Heeled Sneakers 9. Flood In Franklin Park

10. Sanford & Son 11. Mr. Magic 12. Sack O’ Woe 13. Windjammer 14. Soul Power 15. Sanford & Son 16. Kool Is Back 17. Ain’t It Funky Now

Jenn Guitart – accordion, vocals
Ben Harvey – guitar, cello, mandolin, vocals
Josh Rosenstock – violin, vocals
Ben Samuels – mandolin, vocals

Listen to the D’Orqestra album, recorded in Josh’s room in 2002:

1. The Breakfast Song
2. Ça Gaz
3. Ederlezi
4. The Medley
5. Satta Massagana
6. Odessa Bulgar
7. No Soy De Aqui
8. Lilliana
9. Chanson Faux
10. Black Cat, White Cat
11. The Hora
12. By the Rivers of Babylon