upcoming:
november 2011
november 5 - Ben Owen - dot patterns for failed sound (2011)
Performed by Richard Kamerman, Anne Guthrie, Civyiu Kkliu,
Matt Marble, Richard Garet and Ben Owen.
with:: Michael Vincent Waller 'Glissando Phase 1' (2011) & 'Isolets' (2011)
free admission - 7:30 pm - the invisible dog, 51 bergen street, brooklyn, NY.
Flyer
november 11 -phonography meeting - The Sound Series at Presents Gallery #15
Phonography Meeting - unprocessed field recording concert with: Kala Pierson, Scott Sherk, Civyiu Kkliu, Bruce Tovsky, Gill Arno, John P Hastings, Ben Owen and Carver Audain
free admission - 8 pm - presents gallery, 64 Washington Ave, brooklyn, NY.
Flyer
past performance:
october 2011
october 9 - solo set for notice recordings showcase. solo cassette release event.
vaudeville park williamsburg brooklyn. also performing anne guthrie, dense reduction and yellow crystal star.
september 2011
september 1 - for Amplify 11 - stones - Barry Chabala/Dominic Lash/Ben Owen perform Wandelweiser (featuring premieres of pieces written specifically for this night by Antoine Beuger and Michael Pisaro)
8 PM and 10 PM (two sets) - the stone, NYC, NY. more information
september 24 - solo cassette set for unframed release party (aki onda) - printed matter, NYC NY. 4 pm
may 2011
may 17 - modular system for one-to-six musicians by richard kamerman - with richard kamerman, billy gomberg, anne guthrie, reed rosenberg, eric laska and ben owen. union pool, brooklyn, NY.
april 2011
april 12-20, 2011 on various radio stations in SF, CA.
Activating The Medium radio broadcast seris for 23five's Activating The Medium Festival, San Francisco, CA.
with:: Antimatter, Jorge Bachmann, Leticia Castaneda, Tim Catlin, John Davis, John Duncan, Adrian Dziewanski, Leif Elggren, Richard Garet, Camilla Hannan, Jim Haynes, irr. app. (ext.), Jason Kahn, Jim Kaiser, Ben Owen, Adam Pacione, Dave Phillips, RAJAR, Rale, Lisa Seitz, Colin Andrew Sheffield, Adam Sonderberg, Giancarlo Toniutti, Vertonen, Keith Fullerton Whitman, Yan Jun
april 19 - 2011419 at Prospect Park
Project and realisation: Manfred Werder and Ben Owen
Manfred Werder and Ben Owen walking in 2 diagonals through Prospect Park and realising 2 works.
prospect park, brooklyn, NY. 7-9 pm
march 2011
march 9 - duo with gill arno - ei, NYC. 9 pm
march 13 - solo for LOWFIELD - NYC. 9 pm
march 22 - (3/22 = 2 x 3) - trio with ignaz schick + mpld. also performing is andrea belfi + attila faravelli + byron westbrook - f. brooklyn, NY. free. 9 pm
february 2011
february 19 - duo with tommy birchett- brooklyn fire proof, brooklyn NY. 9 pm
december 2010
december 12 - solo for newmusic newideas series iv. pianos, nyc, ny. free. 8pm. curated by michael vincent waller.
december 18 - for New Sounds from the West Coast. performing works by Mark So and Michael Pisaro with Barry Chabala, Tucker Dulin and John P. Hastings. Presents Gallery, Brooklyn, ny. free. 8:30pm. curated by John P. Hastings.
november 2010
november 3 - installation/performance for experimental series -- ideas, process, material - the invisible dog, 51 bergen st. brooklyn, NY. free. 7:30 pm curated by richard garet.
november 28 - duo with Gill Arno - zebulon, 258 wythe avenue brooklyn, NY. 9 pm
november 30 - in group performance for NY Phonographers-- with special guest Patrick McGinley and solo from Seijiro Murayama - fotofono. brooklyn, NY. free. 8:30 pm
october 2010
october 22 - 8pm sound with Zach Layton and Jennifer Stock on video, 10pm sound with Geoff Gersh and Billy Gomberg on video - for {r}ake a/v. The Stone, NYC, NY.
october 23+24 - Sound, Print and Package - Workshop at The Center for Book Arts, NYC, NY.
during Ear to the Page exhibition. CBA
august 2010
august 12 - ben owen and barry chabala - st marks church. nyc, ny.
20 minute performance of Antione Beuger's 'un lieu pour etre deux'.
july 2010
july 10 - ricardo arias, eric laska and ben owen - climate gallery. lic, ny.
july 15 - o.blaat and ben owen - fotofono. brooklyn, ny.
july 18 - installation for world listening day.
2-6 pm :: 925 bergen st - #407 - brooklyn, ny.
may 2010
may 5-9 - ben owen and justin lincoln - experimental television center residency. owego, ny.
sound, video/moving image collaboration.
march 2010
march 06 - ben owen DJ set with acetate records, new dub plate of 3morning and exhibition. ((AUDIENCE)) DUB SHOP - March 2010. Kleio Projects. 153 1/2 Stanton ST. New York City. exhibition March 9 - 13 from 3-6pm or by appointment.
3morning is a solo work on harmonium cut specially for this exhibit. the record is for sale and supports ((AUDIENCE)).
march 22 - ben owen and justin lincoln - video screening for Screen compositions 6, Curated by Katherine Liberovskaya, Experimental Intermedia, New York City, NY.
february 2010
february
10 - ben owen with sandra gibson and luis recoder - ARTEFACT Festival. STUK Leuven, Belgium
program detail
february 13 - ben owen - staaltape opening, staalplaat berlin, germany. staaltape
solo set.
february 14 - ben owen - Berg26 - Raum für Klang präsentiert: AKADEMIE DER KÜSTE - Konzertreihe für Musik der Gegenwart. Sonntag 14.2.2010 20:00. Berlin, Germany.
quad solo set.
november
2009
november
07 - ben owen - Spectacle, Chinatown, Boston, MA
solo set. also performing asher and jay sullivan.
november
10 - ben owen with sandra gibson and luis recoder - Light Industry, Brooklyn, NY
Not a Futurist Film but a Film Without a Future
7:30 pm Performa 09
trio collaboration, 16mm film projectors, film loops and owen live and prepared sound using ppooll.
october
2009
october
10 - Oliva Block's Biome - EMF, Ear
to the Earth Festival 2009, New York, NY
large group performance
october
17 -ny phonographers I - fotofono and Rasbliutto,
schoolhouse loft, Brooklyn, NY
group performance with Keiko Uenishi, Michael J. Schumacher, Seth Cluett, Ben Owen, Bruce Tovsky, and Andrea Williams. in collaboration with das kleine field recordings festival.
october
18 - ben owen + radio ruido - Glasslands,
Brooklyn, NY
duo performance. also Jozef Van Wissem, Che Chen & Robbie Lee, and Elodie Lauten.
october
20 - ny phonographers II - fotofono and triangulation. internet radio stream. Brooklyn, group performance with Richard Garet, Patrick Mc Ginley, Ben Owen, and Gill Arno. in collaboration with das kleine field recordings festival.
september
2009
september 18 - october 10 - ben
owen recording for vinyl installation for Andy Graydon:: Untitled
(plate tectonics) - Program e.V. Berlin, Germany
september
20 - ben owen - three
days festival september 2009 - Fotofono, Brooklyn, NY
solo 4 channel
september
21 - ben owen - diapason gallery,
Brooklyn, NY
solo. also performing Suzanne Thorpe and Francisco Meirino.
june
2009
june
21 - ben owen + radio ruido - Front
Room Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
duo performance to start at 7p
june
26 - The SEEN assembled by Mark Wastell - Cafe
OTO, london UK
Cafe OTO - 18 - 22 Ashwin street - Dalston, London, E8 3DL
£6 entrance
THE SEEN at CAFE OTO
assembled by Mark Wastell
Paul Abbott : piezo discs, metal, cymbal, mylar speaker, tape recorder,
mixer
John Butcher : acoustic and amplified soprano saxophone
Matt Davis : trumpet
Jane Dickson : piano with electronics
Benedict Drew : roland sh101, small electronics
Phil Durrant : maschine
Phil Julian : inverted speakers, contact mics, objects/surfaces, electronics
Dominic Lash : contrabass
Jonathan McHugh : analogue subtractive synthesizer, mixing desk with
feedback
Mark Wastell : amplified tam tam, shruti box
Ben Owen : short wave radio, oscillator's, and mixer
also
playing will be Patrick Farmer and 'guest'
presented by confront and compost
and height
june
27 - july 18 - Binaurl Residency, Nodar Portugal
Binaural Media - Nodar - Residency
Biographies PDF
may
2009
may
15-17 - Sound In The Frying Pan
Electronic Music Foundation presents Sound
In The Frying Pan
site-specific sound work collaboration from Ben
Owen, Melissa Clark and Shimpei Takeda. also includes Jessica
Feldman, thenumber46, Bart Bridger Woodstrup, and Richard Garet.
Pier 66 - West Side Highway - Chelsea, NY