"SoftWetFish" CD Info & Reviews

"Bwoo" CD Info & Reviews
 

Other Matt CDs now available thru Edgetone/UIRC!

This is Matt Davignon’s webpage.
Matt plays unusual, unique music – most frequently on a drum machine.
He also helps to book an experimental music series each Thursday
night at the Luggage Store Gallery and occasional unusual events at other venues.

Drum Machine mp3s

1) Guys live at the Luggage Store
Guys are Matt Davignon (drum machine), Jacob Lindsay (clarinet) and Lance Grabmiller (laptop). (Open mic recording)
Part One (22.8 mb) Part Two (12.8 mb)
2) An entire live setfrom the Y2k6 International Live Looping Festival, Oct 21, 2006 (21.4 mb)
3) Duo with Lance Grabmiller (who plays laptop computer)  one.mp3 (1.83 mb)
4) Organelles (from SoftWetFish) (2.84 mb)
5) Lying in Grass, Gazing Upwards (from SoftWetFish) (7.2 mb)
6) Tour! at Dunes in Portland (3.68 mb)
7) Tour! at Sam Bonds Garage in Eugene  (6.56 mb)
8) 21 Grand 8/14/05 with Rent Romus playing Zitherod (4.28 mb)

 

 

Upcoming Events:

For the most part, I'm taking a hiatus from live performances in 2008, except for the show listed below. Why Hiate?

Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 8:00PM
Mama Buzz Cafe
2318 Telegraph Ave,
Oakland, CA
?$

Solos and duos betwee Matt Davignon (drum machine) and Daryl Shawn (guitar/electronics)

Saturday, October 18, 2008, noon to midnight
Pearl Alley Studios
120 Pearl Alley
Santa Cruz, CA
$10

Solo drum machine set as part of the
Y2K8 INTERNATIONAL LIVE LOOPING FESTIVAL

The festival runs from October 15th to October 19th, and has many, many fine artists. Please visit http://www.y2kloopfest.com for a complete schedule. Come early and stay late! I'm playing at 6pm.

Thursday, October 30, 2008, 8-10pm
Luggage Store Gallery
1007 Market Street @ 6th St.
San Francisco, CA
$6-10 sliding scale

Matt Davignon presents a DRONESHIFT
 A 2 hour drone. 22 Musicians will perform in constantly-shifting collaborations to create a continuous drone piece.

Musicians:
Jen Baker - trombone
Ferrara Brain Pan - clarinets/signal generators
Amar Chaudhary - computer Kevin Corcoran - cymbals
Matt Davignon - cassettes/acoustic guitar Tom Duff - cargo cult banjo
Adam Fong - Contrabass
Phillip Greenlief - tenor sax
John Hanes - nintendo DS
Travis Johns - electronics
Jim Kaiser - bicycle wheel
Andrew Kaluzynski - computer/guitar
Jacob Lindsay - clarinet
Lucio Menegon - guitar
David Michalak - lap steel guitar
Suki O'Kane - no input bass drum
Noah Phillips - guitar/loops
Rent Romus - electronic devices/instrument sound sources
Damon Smith - contrabass
Errol Stewart - guitar
Tim Walters - Computer
Michael Zelner - wind synth

YouTube Clips:
Brian from Anno Domini Gallery posted a clip from a 2005 performance on YouTube.

M. Trucco was also nice to post this video of me performing at the Plug Headphone Festival in Fall 2007:
 

Recent updates:

9/24/08 Updated shows.

Coming soon: a web release of the Charcoal and Yellow ep's