New album “Hinterlands”
out now on New Focus Recordings
David Bird's compositions explore the impact of technology on our world, both musical and beyond, both from the past and into the future. Featuring performances by lovemusic, bassoonist Ben Roidl-Ward, cellist Isidora Nojkovic, Grossman Ensemble, and Mivos Quartet, Bird delivers once again with music that challenges, conjures a fantastical sci-fi-esque sonic environment, and interrogates the human experience in a shifting era.
Download Here:
https://david-bird.bandcamp.com/album/hinterlands
David Bird is a composer, producer, and multimedia artist praised for his “inventive, mind-expanding electroacoustic soundscapes” (An Earful). His work explores the dramatic potential of electroacoustic and multimedia environments, often highlighting the relationship between technology and the individual. Bird’s compositions have been performed at venues such as Walt Disney Concert Hall, Chicago’s Pritzker Pavilion, and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, as well as at festivals including Donaueschinger Musiktage, Gaudeamus Festival, Wien Modern, and Festival Mixtur. He has collaborated with ensembles including JACK Quartet, Yarn/Wire, Talea Ensemble, Ensemble Dal Niente, International Contemporary Ensemble, Mantra Percussion, Mivos Quartet, and Bozzini Quartet. His work appears on labels such as Oxtail Recordings, New Focus Recordings, Carrier Records, and TAK Editions, and has received praise from outlets including The New York Times, The Wire, Textura, and Bandcamp Daily.
NEWS
5/20 - Performance of "Gradient Field"
SEAMUS, San Antonio, TX
5/15 - Release of "Hinterlands" on New Focus Recordings
4/18 - Performance of "How To" by Black Page Orchestra
Musikverein Wien, Vienna, AT
4/3 - Performance of "Bezier" by andplay
Hamilton College, Clinton NY
4/1 - Presentation of “Hypochondriac” by Beyond This Point
Symposium on Humans and Agents, University of Notre Dame, IN
3/27 - Performance of "Bezier" by andplay
Heidelberg College, OH
3/13 - Performance of "Decoder" by Beyond This Point
Performing Media Festival, South Bend, IN
3/13 - Performance of "Hypochondriac" by Beyond This Point
Performing Media Festival, South Bend, IN
3/13 - Performance of "Aleatoric Tilt"
Performing Media Festival, South Bend, IN
3/4 - Guest Lecture at Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
2/14 - Presentation of "Technology and Metaphor"
College Art Association, Chicago, IL
2/7 - Performance of “Scatter” by Duo Axis
University of Notre Dame, IN
12/15 - Performance of “Chroma” by MACE
Mannes School of Music, NY
12/9 - Performance of “Hypochondriac” by Beyond This Point
Labar Performance Hall, South Bend, IN
12/5 - Presentation of “Aleatoric Tilt” from ESS Sonic Pavilion
Experimental Sound Studio, Chicago, IL
11/7 - Solo Performance of “Gradient Field”
International Museum of Surgical Science, Chicago, IL
11/1 - Screening of "What Glows is Fuchsia"
eviMus Festival, Saarbrücken, Germany
10/9 - Performance of “Hypochondriac” by Beyond This Point
Center for Performance Research, New York, NY
10/3 - Solo Performance of “Gradient Field”
Click Fest - Ohio University, Athens, OH
10/2 - Guest Composition Lecture
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
9/30 - Performance of “Hypochondriac” by Beyond This Point
New Music + Technology Festival, Virginia Tech University, VA
9/19 - Guest Composition Lecture
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
9/9 - Solo Performance of “Gradient Field”
PdMaxCon25~, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL
8/9 - Premiere of “Aleatoric Tilt” for 24-Channel Sound
Pritzker Pavilion, Chicago, IL
8/2—8 - Performance of "Decoder" by Eklekto Percussion
Percussive Arts Society, Beijing, CN
