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rare abe sada show!

cathope — Tue, 15 May 2012 06:06:56 +0000

30th of June, at the Bakery, as part of BROWN’s CD launch.

Cat Hope in Candied Limbs! Lots going on in May

cathope — Tue, 15 May 2012 06:06:13 +0000

Wednesday 17 April, Spectrum, Edith Cowan Univeristy ( with Valerio Tricoli, Werner Daefeldecker) 8pm
Saturday 12 May, The Bakery, Northbridge (Huma Xerox launch with Amber Fresh) 9pm
Tuesday 29 May, The Bakery, Northbridge (WAMI showcase with Tangled Thoughts of Leaving) 8pm
Thursday 21 June, The Velvet Lounge (Poke the Box with Uncanny Valley and Triple Threats), 9pm

More info on Candied Limbs at the website

In Brisbane with Decibel

cathope — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:44:35 +0000

Cat will be performing with Decibel, doing the Complete John Cage Variations at the Cage In Us festival, in Brisbane on 14 April.

Interview with Cat Hope on Realtime

cathope — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 02:24:06 +0000

find it on realtime here

Cat Hope presentation

cathope — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:07:23 +0000

Cat Hope will be giving a presentation at this talk fest – Masterpieces of the 20th Century. See you there!

Western Australian New Music Archive Project gets ARC funds!

cathope — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:30:27 +0000

Cat Hope is the Cheif investigator of a new funded archive of WA music, to be held at the State Library of WA. Edith Cowan University will partner with the library, Tura New Music, the National Library of Australia and ABC CLassic FM.

For some related press and more info, go here for an article in the West Australian newspaper, here for an ArtsHub article, here for an ECU article, and here on our partner, Tura’s web page.

The project starts mid 2012 and runs for 3 years.

Decibel perform music by Cat Hope at Book Launch

cathope — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:02:12 +0000

Cat Hope is one of the featured composers in a new book on Fremantle Press, entitled “Women of Note”. Decibel will perform her compostiion “In The Cut” (2009) at the launch on Saturday 25 February, 5.30pm, at the Dolphin Theatre, at the University of WA, as part of the Perth Festival Writers Festival. Other people on the bill include Cathie Travers, Gail Priest, Ann Carr Boyd and more.

More information on the author Rosalind Appleby’s blog An online version of the newspaper below can be found here

cat hope solo noise show!

cathope — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:44:53 +0000

Tuesday, February 28, 7:30pm $10 entry as rent for the not-for-profit space.

Lineup:Cat Hope – Takes a break from the demands of Decibel and academic and makes wonderful bass noise for the whole family.

Stanier-Black Five (New Zealand) – Visiting New Zealand artist takes us to ground zero with music concrete manipulations of seismic activity from her hometown.

Kynan Tan – His first show since returning from Germany, Perth audiences eagerly anticipate what new musical talents this laptop-er has learned since he’s been away!

Malcolm Riddoch – Electro-acoustic feedback makes a welcome return in the sound-limitless surrounds of The Artifactory!

Leafy Suburbs – Another of Lyndon Blue’s many aliases, this one promises to be a little bit louder than his previous incarnations.

Christopher de Groot – Rejoins the Artifactory family in a solo capacity with a new-found focus into preparted vinyl and turntablism.

Sam Gillies – He might finally be leaving the ambient focus of last last year, which can only mean more aggressive sounds from a laptop set!

Dr Vellocet – Industrial steam-punk as only Dr Vellocet knows how!

Audio from the show here:

Annual Blog – really?

cathope — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:01:30 +0000

Looks like this may be an annual thing. First day of holidays from my job at the university, first year of a post doc, what a year. For someone who had never really won an award, this year was incredible. University Engagement award, APRA/AMC awards and nomination, being selected for 2013 ISCM, succeeded in a bid for ICMC in 2013, music for a dance show in Sydney, interviewed for a book on women composers, mounted Marina Rosenfeld’s Cannons, some grants and the most incredible of them all, an ARC. Tour in Japan, 2 albums come out, recorded more, publichsed 2 books,a live collaboration with my hero Amanda Stewart…Decibel keeps on keeping on, I wrote over 4 new works, and even some new songs, and started to live playing solo noise stuff again. Starting asking questions about what it was i really want to do – write music? perform it? write a book? write papers? experimental? noise? drone songs? academia? lots of possibilities, questions, problems and spring boards.

Early draft of a score from this year, Longing. Gor into a 280 message facebook debate over it.

I think this year was most important because i seemed to have somehow became part of an Australian community of new music practioners. I never felt that there was such a community for any other kind of music i have been involved with – i ‘m not saying there isnt one, just that somehow i never managed to feel it existed for me. This year something happened for me. People came to Perth, i went away… it just seems to keep afloat …somehow. Its a great feeling.

But the challenge has been the admin. For the year that was meant to be mine, to do my thing – i spent alot of time fllling in forms and going up against so many conventions - usually for my collaborators, rather than myself. THe proportion of time doing this, to actually making things, was crazy. So there is my new years resolution.

Again, goodbye to too many greats, sometimes even leading to thier discovery: John Barry, Harley Gaber, John Blades, David Bedford, Ken Russell, Max Mathews, Denis Ritchie, Milton Babbitt.. and i’m sure there are others. Saw the biggest subwoofer of my life. Saw Zardoz. My dad began chemotherapy. My son began the violin. I bought a bass flute.

I look forward to another year. I’m either brave or stupid.

Decibel tour in Europe January 2012

cathope — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:47:32 +0000

Cat will be touring Decibel to Europe, performing on flutes and bass, and featuring her compositions.

BELGIUM – GERMANY – ITALY

A list of the dates and locations is on the Decibel website.