Preproduction notes for Walkie Talkie Dream Garden by Dafna Naphtali (in collaboration with Richard Rodkin) Part I: https://www.evernote.com/shard/s1/sh/e26be15e-efe2-4197-8701-196d135511e1/d4e8bb4dc51df811 Part II: https://www.evernote.com/shard/s1/sh/1a13ec6a-1890-40a9-87bd-93fd04395960/664f28a38d5ed70e Continue reading
Audio Chandelier as a performance concept/system uses a point-source arrangement of the sounds of a single audio file into 10-16 speakers arranged in asymmetrically in a large space (preferably 20’x20” or larger. Using a computer and granular synthesis, I send one “grain” (very small slice of sound from my audio… Continue reading
Pulsing Dot, is the debut release by the duo of Gordon Beeferman (piano) and Dafna Naphtali (voice, electronics) on Clang label (Denmark) September 2017, with cover art by Julia Stoops. In settings and improvisations for piano and voice, with kinetic sound processing, fractal rhythms, and generating polyphonic / kaleidophonic disturbances, Gordon Beeferman fleshes out… Continue reading
Clip Mouth Unit– Jen Baker (trombone/voice) and Dafna Naphtali (voice/live-sound-processing/electronics)– has created a unique set of open form compositions for their multi-faceted performance concept — merging electro-acoustics, multi-phonics, and extended techniques, integrated directly with scalar and rhythmic concepts. Dafna Naphtali / Jen Baker at NYC Electroacoustic Improv Summit 2016 The duo… Continue reading
“Index of Refraction” is the debut album of the duo of Luis Tabuenca (percussion/ drums), Dafna Naphtali (voice/ electronics), recorded at Harvestworks in NY. An Index of Refraction of a material is a dimensionless number that describes how light propagates through that medium. Inspired by this definition, and translated/transposed to musical vocabulary– an index… Continue reading
download, walk, listen. Augmented Audio soundwalk in Washington Square Park, NYC powered by U-GRUVE AR. Walkie Talkie Dream Angles, is an electroacoustic composition and interactive sound walk for Washington Square Park by Dafna Naphtali — traversing sonically interesting corners of the park to underscore the loss of quiet, past and future sounds,… Continue reading
More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/974065419322445/ from previous performance at Jack Theater in 2014: http://downtownmusic.net/dafna-naphtali-chuck-bettis-levy-lorenzo-hans-tammen-05-18-2014# quartet at Jack Theater Continue reading
CHATTER BLIP is a duo project of Chuck Bettis (electronics/throat) and Dafna Naphtali (electronics/processing/voice) — an interstellar multi-character audio operetta involving a multitude of human, alien, and machine voices, in a mash-up of primal and classic sci-fi and electro-acoustics….. with performances since 2006. Audio/Video of past performances: –Ridgewood Radio broadcast/archive –Live set recorded… Continue reading
Live Sound Processing Strategies: A free workshop and concert at Harvestworks was on May 12th, 2012 Joining Dafna were masters in their craft: Robert Dick (flutes) and Satoshi Takeishi (percussion): This evening was created to explore and discuss various live sound processing strategies through performance, lecture and presentation, and will gave participants a… Continue reading
Quarry by video artist Lenore Malen, was filmed in upstate New York in June 200l, edited in September 2001 and with a final edit in 2012. It was the very first project of The New Society for Universal Harmony. granarybooks.com/book/100/Lenore_Malen+The_New_Society_for_Universal_Harmony/ Dafna created the audio score for Quarry (her second score for a Lenore Malen… Continue reading