“A soundscape that evokes aspects of the vintage Downtown Scene — the home turf of Bill Laswell and John Zorn — while maintaining a contemporary foundation.” — WRTI/NPR
“An eerie ambient take on this magical music ” — NPR All Songs Considered
Current Program: The Music of Hildegard von Bingen
Performance Dates
Public Records, Brooklyn with Emi Makabe
Dec 10th — Avalon Lounge, Catskill NY w Taylor Deupree, BlankFor.ms, Hotel Neon
Dec 9th — Nova Arts, Keene NH w Taylor Deupree, BlankFor.ms, Hotel Neon
Dec 8th — SPACE Gallery, Portland ME w Kodomo, Taylor Deupree, BlankFor.ms, Hotel Neon
Dec 7th — Machines with Magnets, Providence, RI w Taylor Deupree, BlankFor.ms
Dec 4th — Public Records, Brooklyn w Lowercase Noises, Slow Meadow, Benoit Pioulard, BlankFor.ms, Hotel Neon, Emi Makabe
Dec 1st — Fotografiska, NYC w Taylor Deupree & Marcus Fischer, Josh Sinton, Kate Gentile
Sept 1st, 2022 — Variations for Dusk - Nublu, New York City
Jun 2nd, 2022 — Variations for Dusk - Fotografiska, New York City
Feb 19th, 2022 — Variations for Dusk - Industry City, NYC - postponed
Feb 1st, 2022 — Downtown Music Gallery, NYC
Jan 22nd, 2021 — Variations for Dusk - Industry City, NYC
Dec 18th, 2021 — Variations for Dusk - Industry City, NYC
The Music of Hildegard von Bingen Part 1
The production and performance duo of Micah Frank and Chet Doxas have embarked on a year-long project of researching, performing and documenting the works of the 12th Century luminary Hildegard von Bingen.
With production funding from The Canada Council for the Arts, they has begun developing an all-star roster of guest musicians and performers as they continue to explore these touchstones of early music.
ABOUT
New York based producers Micah Frank and Chet Doxas have worked together since 2018 when they converged on their debut ambient album All the Roads where upon its release became the #1 top-selling Bandcamp album for two weeks straight. Throughout 2019 the duo performed several ambient, tape and woodwind-infused live shows on the east coast.
Following up on their success with All the Roads - in 2021 - Frank and Doxas received significant production funds from the Canada Council for the Arts to produce a new album of music composed by Hildegard von Bingen. They are currently seeking a label partner to help with the final production, marketing and publication of this material.
Concurrent with their production schedule, they also host and perform at the Variations for Dusk series in Brooklyn, focusing on the city’s most intrepid experimentalists and live performers. Current collaborators include, Emi Makabe, David Torn, Okkyung Lee, Bill Orcutt, Mary Lattimore, Michael Formanek, Jacob Sacks, Jason Nazary, & Taylor Deupree.
Micah Frank is an award-winning electronic sound artist that uses algorithmic, generative and stochastic methods to build sound sculptures. Much of his work incorporates field recordings, hand-built software and real-time synthesis techniques. He is a 2019 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in music and sound from The New York Foundation for the Arts.
Chet Doxas is a multiple Grammy, Academy Award & Juno nominee and has appeared on over one hundred recordings. He has released eight albums as a leader and co-leader. He has worked with a wide range of artists including, Carla Bley, John Abercrombie, Rufus Wainwright, Michael Formanek, and Dave Douglas. When he is not touring he can be found in his Brooklyn recording studio working on his next projects or producing other artists.