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William Harrington was born in Yonkers, New York. By the time he was a sophomore in high school, he was working as a professional musician. While at Cal State, Dominguez Hills he studied composition, performance, electronic music, and prepared piano techniques with Richard B. Evans, who authored the classic book on John Cage, “The Well Prepared Piano.” He was also influenced by seminars with several composers including Nicholas Slominsky.
After leaving college he worked in the wholesale record industry for two years where he amassed a sizable collection of electronic and avant-garde recordings before going on tour. He worked as a keyboard technician for several bands including Gentle Giant, before beginning a three year working relationship with Frank Zappa - including three American tours, two European tours, spending several months in the studio working on the album "Baby Snakes" and making a brief, credited appearance in Zappa's movie, "Baby Snakes". He was with Zappa in Paris when Pierre Boulez first visited.
Upon returning to LA, he attended the UCLA Extention Music Business course where he was awarded two NARAS scholarships. He studied record production with Nick Venet (producer of The Beach Boys, Creedence Clearwater and many others). His first cd, Urban Electronic Music, has received good reviews and airplay on NPR, college, and indie radio stations. In 2006, he was awarded a SUBITO grant by The American Composers Forum.
His first CD, Urban Electronic Music, was constructed using loops recorded over a 30-year period, analog and digital synthesis, as well as traditional instruments and found objects. It has received good reviews and airplay on NPR, college, and indie radio stations.
Recently, he has performed at The Ventura New Music Festival, electro-music 2006 (Philadelphia), Make Music New York, and appears in the indie film, 40 Bands in 80 Minutes. |
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Andy Sykora (b.1967, Los Angeles) played drums in Los Angeles area rock bands from 1985-2000. He has created and distributed collage postcards since 1984 and did stencil graffiti while living in Berkley from 1990-92.
He then performed with multi-genre band Harm Farm for three U.S. tours in 1992. Returning to Los Angeles he hosted 'Strange Place For An Ear', a weekly two hour live audio collage radio program on KBLT 104.7 FM, a pirate station, from 1996-98. During this time he was also recording and performing in Los Angeles using electronics & voice as Blandysment. In 1997-98 he played percussion/drums with musician and playwright Stew & went on to tour the U.S. with Stew's band The Negro Problem in 1999. He spent Nov 1998-Feb 1999 as the in-house percussionist for recording label Disque Tricatel in Paris.
Returning to the U.S. he performed using cymbals, scrap metal, samplers or prepared guitar with free improvisational group Guitar Party in Los Angeles & San Diego from 1997-99 and went on to host & perform at an all non-electronic monthly new music concert series at Holly Matter Gallery in Los Angeles from 2000-01. He performs around Southern California on a piezo mic'd/delayed bicycle as part of various
festivals, including Sunset Junction Street Fair, LA's Bike Summer in 2005, and Sound Walk 2005 & 06 in Long Beach, CA.
He now works as a sound artist and member of new music group UEM. Other current projects include creating a video for the band Perplexa.
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