by Steve Ricks photo: Peter van der Heyden Introduction In 2000 I met composer and flutist Ned McGowan at an SCI National Student Conference in Ann Arbor, MI, a fortuitous experience that has led to a lasting friendship. At the time we met, Ned had recently relocated to … [Read more...]
Interview with Silen Wellington
by Steven Ricks Introduction: Silen Wellington’s when my body becomes the art is a powerful meditation on gender, being trans, and Silen’s decision to start taking testosterone. I was fortunate to see their performance at SEAMUS 2019 in Boston and was immediately struck … [Read more...]
Interview with Tara Rodgers by Ted Coffey
“I’m a bit of a music technology omnivore…I have always loved learning new instruments and new ways of working with sound. The endless fascination for me is in how different instruments and interfaces facilitate different modes of musical expression and different sets of … [Read more...]
Interview with Russell Pinkston
SEAMUS Member At Large Eli Fieldsteel interviews his former teacher and past SEAMUS President Russell Pinkston “With every advance in technology, new possibilities are opened, even as some things we may have valued highly may seem to be lost. And the new possibilities … [Read more...]
Interview with Pamela Z
SEAMUS member Eric Lyon explores the rich and diverse work and background of 2016 SEAMUS Award winner Pamela Z in the following interview, including her residency in Japan, her background as a singer/ songwriter and radio programmer, and much more. “There’s a … [Read more...]