Welcome
to the wonderful collection of things which make the HipWorks Mobile Tone-Magnet
such a fun studio to operate. As you will see, some things one might
expect in a studio (drum kit) are absent; while the vast majority of the
other instruments and sonic-objects may be altogether unfamiliar.
I
became deeply interested in finding and incorporating non-Western sounds
into my music in 1985, when I began what would eventually be four cumulative
years living and working in parts of Asia. Later, in 1990-91, access
to the World Trade Center's (in Boston) many international shops and booths
-- many of which sold musical instruments -- brought other ethnicities
into the collection. When I discovered the music and instruments of Harry
Partch, I felt I'd died and gone to Heaven. My fondness for the sound
of the windchimes on the BeachBoysSMILE
album eventually led me into what has
become a seven-year hobby; building windchimes and what I call "woodchimes".
Devices in ITALICS are self-invented or self-built.
Each
of the following is a link to a photo
(some
of which are lo-rez...sorry) and brief description of something used on
my recorded work.
Have fun browsing!
Enormous
thanks to Bryan Church Smith for the use of his digital camera
during Summer 2001.
