In this workshop, Ashcan Orchestra composer P. Spadine shares lessons learned in the process of designing/building automated instruments to solve compositional puzzles under a DIY mindset and explores the musical ideas that spring from homemade musical machines. Insights into using electronics to produce acoustic music, salvaging parts in NYC, and the musical elements of boolean logic will be presented alongside instruments from Ashcan Orchestra’s menagerie.

Roulette’s annual Mixology Festival highlights novel approaches to technology in music and media arts, since 1991, and is supported in-part by mediaThe Foundation.

ALL WORKSHOPS ARE FREE FOR MEMBERS.

Ashcan Orchestra is a growing collection of homemade instruments, a revolving ensemble of performers, and pseudonym for NYC based composer p. spadine. Seeking the profound through play, Ashcan has been developing a musical language and an accompanying instrumentation to examine and exemplify our shared capacity to create and thrive in spaces parallel to the consumer cult. Presenting ritualistic, mostly bell centric performances of sound and light on stages both spontaneous and institutional since 2007, Ashcan is grateful for each opportunity to shake some joy and/or wonder out of the air.