100% Recycled:Using fragments of sound from the film reels, radios, television sets and record releases which make up our often overpowering media environment, Escape Mechanism is an ongoing experiment in recycled sound.
Founded by Minneapolis based collage artist Jonathan Nelson, the project began in 1997, using nothing but sounds found in the broadcast media, and has moved from the production studio to live performance, sound installation, theatrical sound design, and multiple collaborations with audio, video and visual artists from a variety of disciplines. Live CDs were released in 2002 and 2004. A new studio album is due in 2008 - the first since 1998's debut full length.
Founded by Minneapolis based collage artist Jonathan Nelson, the project began in 1997, using nothing but sounds found in the broadcast media, and has moved from the production studio to live performance, sound installation, theatrical sound design, and multiple collaborations with audio, video and visual artists from a variety of disciplines. Live CDs were released in 2002 and 2004. A new studio album is due in 2008 - the first since 1998's debut full length.
The project also served as inspiration for Nelson's long running radio show, Some Assembly Required, which is heard on college, community and public radio stations across the US and Canada. The program is a weekly exploration of sample-based music and audio art, also available as a podcast from the Some Assembly Required website.
Nelson has presented his visual and audio work at galleries such as Altered Esthetics, The Art Collective, AZ Gallery, The Blue Theater, Central Air, Density Studios, Gallery 360, Gus Lucky's, Outsiders and Others, Red Saw, The Rochester Art Center, The Rogue Buddha, Rosalux, The Soap Factory, Theatre de la Jeune Lune and The Varsity Theater. He's performed at The First Avenue Mainroom, The Oak Street Cinema, The Rogue Buddha Gallery, The Soap Factory, The Walker Art Center and The Weisman Art Museum.
For more information, please visit: mnartists.org/jonathan_nelson
Visit the Post Consumer Productions website, to read about Nelson's other projects: www.PostConsumerProductions.com
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For more information, please visit: mnartists.org/jonathan_nelson
Visit the Post Consumer Productions website, to read about Nelson's other projects: www.PostConsumerProductions.com
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