BRIAN J. BEATRICE

It took too many years of searching and deliberating, but I finally pulled the trigger and couldn’t be more pissed that I didn’t do it sooner. This thing is a beast. Nicknamed by its previous owner “Ronson” after the late under-acclaimed guitarist  and collaborator of David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust years (among other things) because of the natural wood finish, this guitar is a 1981 Les Paul Custom. All stock except the professional refret job. Sick.

Mick Ronson in 1973 as one of the “Spiders from Mars” with his similar Les Paul Custom:

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 this coming Sunday, January 10th at 8pm. I created the original sound design, edit and sound effects build.

“Hummingbirds, Magic in the Air” Premieres to great reception at the Jackson Hole WIldlife Film Festival

Click the Image above to view a press reel for the upcoming season of Nature, including “Hummingbirds” and “Wolverine”.

ANATOMY OF A PRODUCTION: Hummingbirds, Magic in the Air
Nature/Thirteen (Premiere Screening)
Hummingbirds represent one of nature’s most interesting paradoxes: they are the tiniest of birds, yet they qualify as some of the toughest and most energetic creatures on the planet.  New knowledge gained from scientists currently making great breakthroughs in hummingbird biology makes this a perfect time to focus on these shimmering, flashing jewels of the natural world. Stunningly beautiful high-definition, high speed footage of hummingbirds in the wild combined with high-tech presentations of their remarkable abilities help us to understand the world of hummingbirds as we never have before.

Original Sound Design and Sound Edit by Brian Beatrice, it will have its television premiere on WNET/Thirteen 0n January 10th, 2009.

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13
HECATE 12-1AM
(DJ) TENEBRE 11.45-12AM
THE AUSTERITY PROGRAM 11-11.45PM
(DJ) JAMES PLOTKIN 10.30-11PM
RISE OF BECAUSE 10-10.30PM
(DJ) THE BLACK OIL 9.30-10PM
APHELION 9-9.30PM
(DJ) WINTERMUTE 8.30-9PM
CHAOS MAJIK 8-8.30PM
THE BIRD CAGE THEATER 7.30-8PM
(DJ) ISADORA 7-7.30PM
DOORS 7PM

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14
STROM.EC 11.30PM-12.30AM
ADERLATING 10.30-11.30PM
(DJ) TENEBRE 10.15-10.30PM
UNEARTHLY TRANCE 9.15-10.15PM
GNAW 8.30-9.15PM
T-FAKTOR 8-8.30PM
(DJ) DARRYL HELL 7.30-8PM
(DJ) CHRONIC YOUTH 7-7.30PM
[INTERMISSION]
SEWER GODDESS 6.30-7PM
COREPHALLISM 6-6.30PM
XIPHOID DEMENTIA 5.30-6PM
THE VOMIT ARSONIST 5-5.30PM
STATIQBLOOM 4.30-5PM
(DJ) LEECH & TENEBRE 4-4.30PM
DOORS 4PM

Help support music and arts in NYC.

Help support New York’s almost non existing avante music scene. In a rare Manhattan showing, Gnaw will perform on day 2 of the 3rd annual APEX fest. Gnaw will perform Saturday November 14th at 8:30pm.

In a bizarre turn, the scheduled Gnaw show tomorrow at the Knitting Factory has become a Happy Hour of sorts. That means your favorite avante-doom-noise-rock band will perform concisely and stick to the point before the sun sets. There will be no better way to kick off your weekend.  Again, it’s early so we all run the risk of missing it. Here are the details:

-GNAW
-7:30 pm performance, 30 minute set.
- Friday, September 25th
-The brand new Knitting Factory** (formerly the old Luna Lounge, formerly the new Luna Lounge):

**located at 361 Metropolitan Avenue – Williamsburg – Brooklyn

http://ny.knittingfactory.com/about.php

**do not listen to google, mapquest, etc who still indicate the Knitting Factory address at 74 Leonard Street.

Here’s a list of all bands and showtimes for the night’s performance:

7:30 – 8:00 Gnaw
8:15 – 8:45 OvO
9:00 – 9:30 SubArachnoid Space
9:45 – 10:15 Child Abuse

“Everyone gets kicked out of the joint before 11 pm to make way for John Zorn’s Painkiller….no, no just kidding….everyone gets kicked out at 11 pm to make way for DJ sets.  Come early and get in bed drunk by midnight.” – Neuser

Here we go again!  On Saturday August 8th we will, once again, attempt to premiere  Rhys Chatham’s “A Crimson Grail”, a piece for 200 Guitars, at Lincoln Center. The production is part of New York’s Wordless Music Series and also Lincoln Center’s Out of Doors Series. I will be part of the guitar orchestra as a Soprano part in Guitar Section 3. There will be 4 Guitar Sections surrounding the crowd. It promises to be nothing short of amazing! The event is 100% free and open to the public; no tickets issued or required. It is an outdoor event in Damrosch Park just south of the plaza at Lincoln Center. The program starts at 7:30pm and “A Crimson Grail” is the second piece. However, there is an expected crowd of over 10,000, so if interested, think about getting there early. See below for the seating chart.

Last Sunday’s New York Time’s Arts Section ran a piece about the upcoming performance and also recounted last summer’s quite memorable struggle against the Heavens  The weather lately hasn’t been too encouraging, but here’s to hoping we’re getting it all out of the way now.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/arts/music/26herm.html?ref=arts

http://new.lincolncenter.org/live/index.php/wordless-music

The piece, now revamped, premiered in it’s original incarnation at Sacre Coeur in Paris in 2005. You can read about this event and the recording here:

http://www.rhyschatham.net/crimson/crimsonfrance.htm

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/41078-a-crimson-grail-for-400-electric-guitars

Gears of Rock

An industrial black metal mindset laden with despair propels the malignant madness audible from Gnaw’s debut nine-track affair THIS FACE. This unconventional quintet (featuring members from avant garde metal troupes Khanate and Burning Witch) unloads an hateful assortment of non-linear noise rock, soul crushing doom, and exploratory electronics to create an eccentric and possessed sonic explosion. Led by a vocalist whose screeching rage fuels insanity (”Backyard Frontier”) while the band’s two bold sound designers create a cacophony of sound by implementing barrages of haunting feedback and gloomy overlays (”Ghosted,” “Talking Mirrors”), this unsettling endeavor emits an apocalyptic feel of being caught in the middle of the world crumbling down. www.conspiracyrecords.com -Mike SOS

Digital Industries

“This Face”, is not nice at all – in fact it is so intense that its 50 minutes are hard to take in in one sitting. Dubin’s signature vocals – that hoarse screaming known from Khanate – rule Gnaw’s sound, but there are quieter passages as well, in which he actually sings. What sets “This Face” apart from Khanate and the majority of doom and metal acts running at the moment, however, is the highly unusual inclusion of electronics into their tracks’ arrangements. “Vacant” juxtaposes Dubin’s vocals, abrasive guitars and twisted electronics to mind-bending effect. Elsewhere, the group lose their sense of direction somewhat: “Feelers” still has all the elements mentioned but they don’t really add up but remain isolated. And the tipsy-turvy doodling of “Watcher” is full of effects, which makes it unusual but also strangely disengaging: As a composition, it remains rather pointless. That said, such might be the price to pay when operating beyond the ordinary. Ultimately, “This Face” is an album that commands respect but is difficult to love. 7/10 – Jan-Arne Sohns (16 June, 2009)

http://www.digitalisindustries.com/foxyd/reviews.php?which=4439

Listen to Saturday’s Listener Hour Brodcast at the following link:

http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/31723