To Whom It May Concern

All I know about method is that when I am not working I
sometimes think I know something, but when I am working, it is quite clear that I know nothing.

-j.c.

News!

- Finally found a boombox w/ working tape dec and radio!
- SVT approved for us to move the risers. I don't know if you've been to a Church of the Friendly Ghost event, well you should, but anyways they often take place is that intimate space when you first come in. But the capacity's small, and so we are gonna rearrange the space.
- Started the zine for the show.
- Organized NBB.5 "meeting" which is actually a pool party.

The Gals Of NBB.5

Pictures of each of the Ladies performing in the next n a n o b a n g b a n g show : HIGH FIVE! Each will present one number the night of June's full moon: Sunday, June 7th.




Amanda


Anna


Allison



Stef



Rosemary


Christine



Melissa


Cari


Deena

FULL MOON

There will be a full moon June 7th: the night of Lady Friends No.2...

Nanobangbang will be underway while the moon reaches fullness.

News! NBB.5

Excited to announce that Cari will be debuting a *new* Fancy Feast Song. And that Stefanie of Silver Pines will be joining us too, solostyle. Maybe collaborating with Rosemary?

That means I will cut my song but whatever I'm excited to be hosting! Plus The next Nanobangbang show (NBB.6) is gonna be straight up solo.


HIGH FIVE!

DOH


Also I'm making a special lady themed zine for the show at the request of Nari and the fliers I made from old magazines.

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NBB.5 Practice

NBB.5 HIGH FIVE -- Ensemble Dance Piece

Here's a sneak peek at part of the choreography instructions
for the Vogue Off Dance Fight piece:

To be performed 2nd in Nanobangbang's set for Church of the Friendly Ghost's Lady Friends Series on Sunday June 7th 2009 @ Salvage Vangaurd Theatre

Melissa & Allison's Songs for NBB.5: HIGH FIVE

Today Melissa and Allison and I nanobanged, practicing for the June 7th show.

I would like you to know that this show will also be Melissa's CD RELEASE of "SONGS FOR EMMA KOONZ"-- a beautifully self-illustrated special addition debut album: think The Shaggs but Linda Perhacs. Disjointed, sweet, spooky and intimate. "Created by direct inspiration of Emma Kunz."

Furthermore, I'm excited to announce that we will release a NANOBANGBANG ALBUM which is not an Album at all but a collection of proto-songs-to-be, ideas, homemade demos.


But let me tell you a bit about practice:

For Allison's song "Creature In The Bathroom"

Allison will be playing classical guitar and for the bridge playing keys and she will be singing the melody. Deena will be playing keys and doing the talking part and singing harmonies. Melissa will surprise you.


For Melissa's song "Emma Goes To America"

Melissa will be playing classical guitar and singing. I will be playing classical guitar..doing something entirely different than Melissa. Allison will either play keys or bass we couldn't decide.





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Melissa's Hand Drawn Cover To: Songs By Emma Koonz

About Nanobangbang

n a n o b a n g b a n g

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Exquisite sound and person talents on the fly-by.
Each set/performance varies.
Always one time only.





SUMMARY:

A Variety Show That Is A Special Event Full of Surprises. DOH and friend's ongoing vision / collective. A project in song, dance, text and performance.


Nanobangbang is a vehicle. It is not as much a band, although bands can be formed or displayed as a part of the event. Nanobangbang is an ongoing vision / collective / musical and performance art project adventure experiment. It's often a variety show, and always full of surprises. Part solo and part collaboration, the performance aspect of the special event is often emphasized with a flair for the theatrical. Some special guests have included: Elana Logsdon (Krazayzay), Eric Shaefer, Chad A: (Low Red Center), Allison Moore & Dakota Smith (Peel), Kevin Adickes (Moth!Fight!), Winston Reed Chapman (Gayle Gold), Sam Detergent (Gary Barftits), Kai Mantch, Michael Young, Henna Chou (Fiction, Many Birthdays), The Liddell Sisters Reading, and Belaire's Cari Palazzolo, Eli Welbourne, Christine Aprile.


ABOUT:

DOH comes up with an idea for NBB and purposes it to people or VISA VERSA. Members vary from show to show and so too does the set. In each show DOH draws from current inspiration and proposals, takes into consideration the space, and must scale down the vision to her means thus compromising the vision. Maybe one day a full Nanobangbang can be executed with the proper resources of time and money.



MISSION:

1) To provide accessible entertainment unafraid of experimental innovation.

2) Beauty. Thoughtfulness. Expansion. Variety. Talent. Put on a Show. Expression of Concepts and Feelings. Eclecticism. Collaboration. Innovation. Movement. Performance. Referencing. Commenting. Humor. Collective Unconscious. Just Do It.

3) To execute visions and to allow collaborators another vehicle for expression aside from their other projects or just in general.


PAST EVENTS:

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nbb.1

@ The Parlor with Addic Ted for DIY Danna

MEMBERS: Deena, Eric, Sam, Winston, Chad, (Kevin), The Liddle Sisters Reading

1. Don’t Let Me Die (solo acepella)
2. Flutter & Bounce (solo w/ beat from toy, supposed to be with Kevin no show)
3. Cryin’ (Winston on drums, Sam on scratching piles of records, Deena vocals. Cover of Roy Orbison’s song however over ambiance dissonance with percussion)
4. Rainbang (Eric electronics)
5. Long Goodbye (Chad synth & drum machine, Deena vocals & whistling. Cover of movie soundtrack in Altman’s movie inspired by Chandler’s book of the same name.)



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nbb.2

@ The Opera House for the Closing Party

MEMBERS: Deena, Allison, Dakota, Kevin, Winston, Elana, Chad, Eric, (Chris)

1. Nano Speech (text over tape recording of electronic piece from Chris)
2. I’ve Been So Lonely: Solo with tape manipulated, cover of Elvis
3. Flutter & Bounce (barbership quartet style with Winston drums, Kevin, Allison, Dakota voices)
4. I Need Your Love cheer with Elana
5. Rainbang with Eric
6. Long Goodbye with Chad
7. Improv over old Frog song Chad



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nbb.3

@ Salvage Vangaurd Theatre w/ W-S Burn for Church of the Friendly Ghost

MEMBERS: Deena, Christine, Eli, Allison, Winston, Chad, Michael, Kai, Eric, Kevin, Henna, Sophie, Maggie, Cari, (Pat)

1. Hermit
2 Dreamin’
3. Cheer
4. Don’t Die
5. By The Highway
6. Call It Bossy Even
7. Done With The Day
8. Don’t Let Me Die




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nbb.4

@ Co-Lab for Awthumfetht 4

MEMBERS: Deena, Christine, (Ben)

1. Solo Dance Piece
2. Duo Dance Piece
3. Everyone Dance Piece



FUTURE:


nbb.5

@ Salvage Vangaurd Theatre for Lady Friends Series by Church of the Friendly Ghost to be performed June 7th

Nanobangbang 5: “High Five”
(including a Ladies Night Variety Show Case)

1. Solo Piece
2. Vogue Off Dance Fight ft. Christine, Anna...
3. Melissa’s song
4. Amanda’s song
5. Rosemary’s song
6. Allison’s song
7. Christine’s song
8. Cari’s song
(9. Deena’s song– if there’s time)
10. Closing Speech




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VIDEO

NBB.2

Nanobangbang Two took place
in The Cave at the O.P.E.R.A house Grand Closing on August 10th 2008.

This set spans many moods and genres. And considering the venue, this was one of the more performance art geared shows.

SET LIST:

1."Introduction"- text by Deena OH, sound collaboration with Chris Cuellar.

2. "Lonely" - solo, portishead style version of Elvis' "Heartbreak Hotel" sang over a found tape of heartbroken and lonley Texas woman.

3. "Flutter & Bounce"- barbershop quartet style song with drums featuring Allison Moore & Dakota Smith of Peel, Kevin Adickes of Moth!Fight!, and Winston Reed Chapman of Gayle Gold.

4. "I Need Your Love"- the dismantled and reassembled "Unchained Melody" into a 3-part soulful cheer featuring Elana L of Krazayzayzay.

5. "Rainbang"- signature track, collaboration with Eric Shaefer.

6. "The Long Goodbye"- our unique cover of the song from the Altman movie based on the Chandler book, collaboration with Chad A:

7. "Travel Technique"- solo prepared improv which ended up being part high-pitched rap,
collaboration with Chad A:



Here's a couple photo's of the cave nano gang:

Debut Show

Nanobangbang headlined their debut performance at the Parlor on Friday July 11th.



Thanks to DIY Danna for putting on the show. And Attic Ted for asking me to play.




THE CONCEPT:

The show was a semi linear, start from nothing and build, representative of a progression. Where NBB came from, where NBB is, where NBB is going. From acepella vocal exercise to noise/field recording with only voice to more beat oriented and structured collaborations.


My old outlet was described best by my dear friend Willis Dyer: "One of the things I think make for great art is the seamless combination of what's obscure and what's familiar. I think you blend those two things beautifully in your music, with your re-appropriation of old songs sung over ambient dissonance. You have such control and discipline and feeling when you sing, and I think it's your forte as an artist."

There was this. I did my very own version of Phil Spector(via The Teddy Bears, thenn the Beatles)'s "To Know Him Is To Love Him" over a digital recording of my friend reading a letter email out loud and a found tape (by Chad) of a woman talking to the tape recorder as if it was her old lover-- which I had pre-manipulated manually. I had put these and the other backing tracks into a loop petal as phrases. (see diagram below)

Nanobangbang will be departing from this sound; this show marked the passage of that era which I may only pay homage to at future shows. Very happy to have been asked in time to perform this -alone music- before moving on to more collaborative and structured work.





THE VISION:

Everyone "on stage" was to dress in black & white. This Everyone Included:
me, Eric Tierkunde, Winston Reed, Sam Gary, Chad Allen, [Kevin Adickes rendered a last minute absence due to recording for Moth!Fight!, so I did the Flutter & Bounce a duet solo]

and...

The Liddell sisters reading.

I decided since I was solo enough of the time, to use people as props in order to divert some attention off me and create an image that could provoke a thought-- so I had The Liddle sisters reading. I found Annecy's black & white silky unique looking dress from Goodwill and Hannah's black & white birded silk blouse from Goodwill as well, and she provided her skirt. They both brought their own books. Lots of people commented on that after the show-- their ideas of what it represented etc. A guy talked to me about how he thought it was about the Catholic religion; reminded him of Catholic school. (The happened to be library books).









THE VENUE:

I found the Parlor to be an ideal venue for a low pressure arrangement. I always thought Nanobangbang's first show should be there. I happen to like pizza and beer too.

But what Nanobangbang has in mind is a little more theatrical than the Parlor's aesthetics can allow.








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Set List with Petal reference guide:





Notes on drums and noise for NBB's version of Roy Orbison's Crying:






Tentitive Set list with sunlike loop petal diagram:






Thank you for reading! Hopefully see you next show-- I have some bookings in the works. Will be back to let you know when and where. Most definitely Quacks (38th), hopefully The Opera House before it closes: maybe at the closing show.
[upcoming: post on sadness of the opera house closing]


I want to do it at Salvage Vanguard Theatre (Church of the Friendly Ghost) and/or The Blue Theatre and play up the more theatrical components. In fact, I have this whole furniture installation in my head I'd like to see. With people as props again-- but this time more active. I want to re-create that film noir scene where everyone is at a cocktail party-- waitresses come around with drinks for real, people sit among each other, then we perform inside that environment but on stage. Think Rita Hayworth.

OH! Speaking of film noir. Chad & I did our cover of The Long Goodbye. The song done many styles in Robert Altman's movie rendition of Raymond Chandler's novel: The Long Goodbye.


Thanks for letting me share all those thoughts with you,

Nanobangbang

High Five

Nanobangbang Five will be taking place as part of the Lady Friends Series put on by Church of the Friendly Ghost. Nanobangbang will be headlining. The rest of the line-up includes the lovely and adventurous: No Mas Bodas and the fantastic one woman show: How I Quit Crack.

This special event will take place on Sunday, June 7th at Salvage Vanguard Theatre.
Doors @ 8pm, $5.


Nanobangbang 5: "High Five"
(including a Ladies Night Variety Show Case)

1. Solo Piece
2. Vogue Off Dance Fight ft. Christine, Anna...
4. Amanda's song
5. Rosemary's song
6. Allison's song
7. Christine's song
8. Cari's song
(9. Deena's song-- if there's time)
10. Closing Speech