matthew ostrowski
Collaborations
Collaborations
Long-term projects with other musicians and artists
As well as many solo performances, MO has
collaborated with a vast number of
improvisers, such as John Butcher, Anthony Coleman, Nicolas Collins,
Anne LaBerge, Paul Loewens, Andrea Parkins, Anne Wellmer, and a host of
others. Below are some of his longer-term and currently active
collaborative projects.
KRK (2005- )
KRK is a duo formed by MO and Czech Republic-based contrabass and electronics player George Cremaschi. They have toured extensively in Europe, including many concerts and workshops in the Balkans. Their first CD, Acouasm, was released on Achulean Handaxe in 2009. More information can be found on myspace.
Details and press
Fair Use (2006- )
Comprised of MO with video artist Luke DuBois and musician Zach
Layton, Fair Use looks at our accelerating culture through remixing of
cinema, presenting classic films through audio and visual manipulation.
They use the picture and soundtrack of culturally significant
films, drastically compressed in time, as the sole materials for an
improvised set which interrogates our cinematic memories through
audiovisual processing.
Details and samples
Fair Use website
Under the nom de guerre Count Martini Karamazov, MO was Technology Director for the world-renowned Flying Karamazov Brothers, masters of juggling, witty repartee, and cheap theatrics.
He was responsible for design and maintenance on various interactive devices used in performance, some co-developed with MIT's Media Lab, as well as having appeared on stage with the Brothers in their show L'Universe.
Composer-in-residence for the MacArthur award-winning choreographer Elizabeth Streb. Using contact microphones, sensors, and live processing on sounds generated by the dancers themselves, he developed the direct, visceral sound the company is known for.
This trio (saxophone, electronics, and 'cello) recorded three CDs on the Percaso label, and toured Europe and the US with compositions and improvisations, working both purely as a musical group, and in collaborations with photographer Beat Streuli. He has also collaborated solo with Streuli on installations in Switzerland and New York.
Tape loop, drum machine, and analog electronics for the groundbreaking post-No Wave band. All recordings are sadly currently out of print.
KRK (2005- )
KRK is a duo formed by MO and Czech Republic-based contrabass and electronics player George Cremaschi. They have toured extensively in Europe, including many concerts and workshops in the Balkans. Their first CD, Acouasm, was released on Achulean Handaxe in 2009. More information can be found on myspace.
Details and press
Fair Use (2006- )
Comprised of MO with video artist Luke DuBois and musician Zach
Layton, Fair Use looks at our accelerating culture through remixing of
cinema, presenting classic films through audio and visual manipulation.
They use the picture and soundtrack of culturally significant
films, drastically compressed in time, as the sole materials for an
improvised set which interrogates our cinematic memories through
audiovisual processing. Details and samples
Fair Use website
Flying Karamazov Brothers (2000-2002)
Under the nom de guerre Count Martini Karamazov, MO was Technology Director for the world-renowned Flying Karamazov Brothers, masters of juggling, witty repartee, and cheap theatrics.
He was responsible for design and maintenance on various interactive devices used in performance, some co-developed with MIT's Media Lab, as well as having appeared on stage with the Brothers in their show L'Universe.
Streb/Ringside (1993-2000)
Composer-in-residence for the MacArthur award-winning choreographer Elizabeth Streb. Using contact microphones, sensors, and live processing on sounds generated by the dancers themselves, he developed the direct, visceral sound the company is known for.
Gallio/Ostrowski/Zimmerlin (1989-92)
This trio (saxophone, electronics, and 'cello) recorded three CDs on the Percaso label, and toured Europe and the US with compositions and improvisations, working both purely as a musical group, and in collaborations with photographer Beat Streuli. He has also collaborated solo with Streuli on installations in Switzerland and New York.
Krackhouse (1989-93)
Tape loop, drum machine, and analog electronics for the groundbreaking post-No Wave band. All recordings are sadly currently out of print.