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32nd Annual News and Documnetary Emmy Awards

admin — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:24:12 +0000

Unfortunately no Sound nominations this year, but three of my shows are up for awards tonight, 9/26/2011.

32nd Annual News and Documnetary Emmy Awards

OUTSTANDING NATURE PROGRAMMING

Nature: Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air
Producer – Ann Johnson Prum
Executive Producer – Fred Kaufman
Series Producer – Bill Murphy
Series Editor – Janet Hess

Nature: Wolverine: Chasing the Phantom
Producer – Gianna Savoie
Executive Producer – Fred Kaufman
Series Producer – Bill Murphy
Supervising Producer – Janice Young
Series Editor – Janet Hess

OUTSTANDING BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REPORTING – LONG FORM

The New Recruits

Producer/Directors - Daniel A. Miller, Seth Kramer, Jeremy Newberger

Village Voice Writeup

admin — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:05:09 +0000

SLUDGE MATCH

Metal in a meatgrinder

By CHRISTOPHER WEINGARTEN Wednesday, Apr 6 2011

Crossing the fertile soil between heavy metal, ambient noise, and weird, disgusting bullshit, this four-band bill at Europa is like an expressionistic rendering of a thunderstorm or slaughterhouse. Leading the pack is Chicago’s wildly prolific Locrian, whose ritualistic, smoke-soaked live show is rooted in metal’s brooding overcast skies, but has a sound that leans more toward meditative drones, spectral hums, ghost rattles, and slow-moving foglike drifts of sludge. Similarly, openers Gnaw have metal’s glass-gargling screeches, and monster drumming, but lean more toward sprawling, smeary sound pieces that mix traditional doom with a colorful slurry of deafening static, back masked horror, and homemade noisemakers.

http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-04-06/voice-choices/sludge-match/

Pedalboard Setup – October 2010

admin — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:13:28 +0000

With the exception of the Blackout Effectors Musket Fuzz, this is my current working setup. It is a “Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 plus” powered Pedal Train 1. Signal flow is as follows;

Sonic Research Turbo Tuner ST-200> Analogman Bi-Comprossor > Analogman Sunface, modded with new old stock Red Dot NKT275 Germanium transistors, sun dial and On/Off pot, NO Power or LED > Devi Ever Soda Meiser > MXR Phase 90 > Line 6 DL4 > Boss FV-500L Volume Pedal > Line 6 Verbzilla. Also on the board is the Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier channel switcher.

Live with Gnaw, I omit the Bi-Comp. The Bi-Comp is not ideal with the Les Paul through the Mesa Boogie. I’m in no need of added sustain (!) and the comp really raises the noise floor quite significantly at huge gain levels. In this photo, the MXR Phase 90 is not actively in the chain, as I did not bring it along on the European tour. The Volume pedal exists post DL4 because I actively use the guitar’s pot for volume adjustments and this allows me to silently build loops live, then bring them in after several layers are constructed.

The Pedal Train 1 is a tad small in surface area, but for me, the best solution in size vs. weight vs. cost. While it’s nice to have access to my pedal collection all in one place, I never need them all at the same time and the PT2 would not have afforded me that anyway. The Pedal Train 2 is arguably a slightly better alternative but realistically only has 2 addition inches of surface area on the board. So, the added weight and added cost aren’t really justifiable for me. The PT2 Hard Case is far superior and a much more substantial flight case, however at 17 lbs vs. the 9 lb. PT1 case, you really pay for it in weight. The hard case for the PT1 is not too well constructed, yet far lighter. While in transit, I strap a durable luggage strap through the handle and around it for added security, as well as some added foam inside to ensure that nothing in that case will budge. On paper it sounds like a ridiculous compromise when discussing some of my hand built pedals, but I’m completely satisfied with this solution. With airlines currently charging you for every pound, it would cost me an additional $50 (each way!) to check the PT2 on a plane. I am able to stow the PT1 inside my luggage for no extra cost. Some day, “the label” will pay for overages (yeah right) and then I’ll upgrade.

Moving forward; I think ideally, with proper time and resources, I would get the DL4 space hog off this board, put the volume pedal earlier in the chain and add the Musket Fuzz and a RMC2 Wah. Then perhaps create another board with an additional volume pedal, the DL4 and an additional looping pedal. Just a thought, though.

Tour Itinerary

admin — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:50:43 +0000

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GNAW May 6th, Free Show, Free Beer

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:21:39 +0000

GNAW headlines the tonesofdeath.com night at Fontanas on Eldridge Street on May 6th. Sponsored by Revolver Magazine with free PBR while supplies last.

Thursday, May 6, Doors at 8 PM, 21+
Tonesofdeath.com Night!
Sponsored by Scion, Revolver, and MetalSucks

Free show. Free PBR ‘til we run out
Live bands downstairs starting at 9
9 – Sin of Angels
10 – Ocean
11 – Gnaw

www.tonesofdeath.com, www.facebook.com/tonesofdeath, www.twitter.com/tonesofdeath, www.myspace.com/tonesofdeath
Fontana ‘s
105 Eldridge St .
New York , NY 10002
Phone: 212-334-6740

Hummingbirds, Magic in the Air Premieres on PBS/Thirteen

admin — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:47:56 +0000

“Hummingbirds, Magic in the Air” premieres on PBS/Thirteen this coming Sunday, January 10th at 8pm. I created the original sound design, edit and sound effects build.

GNAW – actions, reminders

admin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:31:36 +0000

Gnaw headlines an early show at Europa alongside Earthen Grave and Trouble on Saturday, December 5th. Gnaw will be onstage by 9pm.

Village Voice Listing

http://eyeforear.com/blog/2009/11/10/gnaw-europa-saturday-120509/

Gnaw performs live on Brian Turner’s WMFU Radio show on Tuesday, December 8th.

http://eyeforear.com/blog/2009/11/10/gnaw-live-on-wfmu/

GNAW – LIVE on WFMU

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:51:03 +0000

On December 8th, Brian Turner will host Gnaw for an in-studio live performance on his weekly WFMU radio program. Brian describes his show as “Order and disorder in a freeform haze of terribly played guitars, shorted-out electronics, found audio detritus, strange sounds from strange lands all around.” Gnaw should fit right in.

WFMU-FM is a listener-supported, non-commercial radio station broadcasting at 91.1 Mhz FM in Jersey City, NJ, right across the Hudson from lower Manhattan. It is currently the longest running freeform radio station in the United States. Besides all that, it’s one of the best stations in the world.

GNAW; Europa – Saturday 12/05/09

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:42:01 +0000

Gnaw, Earthen Grave – featuring Ron Holzner from doom legends TROUBLE and virtuoso violinist Rachel Barton Pine , and Iron Man, Saturday, December 05th, 2009, Europa. It’s a fairly early show as they clear the club promptly at 10pm to get the dance party underway. Expect Gnaw onstage at 9PM.

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GNAW Apex Festival update. LineUp, Venue, and Time Change

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:30:42 +0000

Again, Gnaw will be performing this Saturday, 11/14. The third annual Apex Noise Festival will now take place at S.I.R., at 520 West 25th street in Manhattan. Gnaw will begin promptly at 9pm and perform for a half hour. The other acts are listed below. The fest cost $25 per day or $40 for both. Support Arts and Music in NYC.

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13
DOORS 7PM
(DJ)TENEBRE 7-7.30PM
(DJ)WINTERMUTE 7.30-8PM
STATIQBLOOM 8-8.30PM
CHAOS MAJIK 8.30-9PM
THEOLOGIAN 9-9.30PM
(DJ)ISADORA 9.30-10AM
(DJ)JAMES PLOTKIN 10-10.30PM
RISE OF BECAUSE 10.30-11PM
THE AUSTERITY PROGRAM 11-11.30PM
HECATE 11.30-12AM

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14
DOORS 4PM
(DJ) LEECH 4-4.30PM
(DJ) SEAN RAGON 4.30-5PM
THE BIRD CAGE THEATER 5-5.30PM
THE VOMIT ARSONIST 5.30-6PM
XIPHOID DEMENTIA 6-6.30PM
COREPHALLISM 6.30-7PM
SEWER GODDESS 7-7.30PM
T-FAKTOR 7.30-8PM
(DJ) DARRYL HELL 8-8.30PM
(DJ) CHRONIC YOUTH 8.30-9PM
GNAW 9-9.40PM
UNEARTHLY TRANCE 9.40-10.20PM
ADERLATING 10.20-11PM
STROM.EC 11PM-12AM