Paula Matthusen is a composer, currently based in Brooklyn and Miami. She writes both electroacoustic and acoustic music and realizes sound installations. Her work often considers discrepancies in musical space—real, imagined, and remembered. Read more »
News and Upcoming Performances
December 5, 2009
Performing with Juraj Kojs at Miami Art Basel as part of the wonderful 12 Nights series at the Harold Golen Gallery. This show is part of a 3-day festival featuring an amazing line-up of composers and performers beginning December 4th.November 24, 2009
Performing live-electronics alongside the AB Duo (Aaron Meicht + Brendan Dougherty) and then performing a new work by Jeremy Woodruff at The Stone. Show starts at 10:00 p.m.!November 21, 2009
Margaret Lancaster along with the FIU New Music Ensemble performs "but because you asked" as part of New Music Miami. The show is at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Art Museum, and begins at 8:00 p.m.November 21, 2009
Dither performs "but because without this" as part of an amazing set at The Stone! Show starts at 8:00 p.m.!November 18, 2009
Jody Redhage performs "of minutiae and memory" as part of a stellar line up featuring Missy Mazzoli, Joshua Penman, and Wil Smith for "A Night of 21st Century Art Song" at Roulette. Fire in July follows. Show starts at 8:30 p.m.!November 17, 2009
James Moore performs "limerence" as part of a solo set at The Stone with pieces by Samson Young, Lisa R. Coons, Travis Just, Matthew Welch, Wil Smith, Molly Thompson, and Stefan Weisman. Show starts at 8:00 p.m.!November 13 - 15 & November 20 - 22, 2009
compagnia zappala danza performs "Instrument 3: cage sculpture" with music from corpo/cage, written initially as part of Mixed Emotions in collaboration with Roberto Zappala and performed by Orkest de Ereprijs. Shows start at 9:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. on Sundays. Shows are at Scenario Pubblico (Sicily, Italy).November 13 - 14, 2009
FEASt (Florida Electro-Acoustic STudent) Fest runs all weekend, with special lectures by Orlando Jacinto Garcia, Juraj Kojs, and Nathan Wolek. Special perfomrances by FLEA! The episodic "bituminous" from "songs of fuel and insomnia" is featured as part of the festivities.November 7, 2009
FLEA performs at Sleepless Night! They perform a free version of "lathyrus" in addition to Elliott Sharp's "Hammer Anvil Stirrup," Orlando Garcia's "after life," and a new piece for yo-yos and electronics by Jaclyn Heyen. Sleepless Night runs from 6pm - 11pm, and FLEA will be performing at the Wolfsonian.November 7, 2009
James Moore continues his electro-banjo goodeness at the Third Practice Electroacoustic Festival in Richmond Virginia. Moore performs "limerence" in addition to Wil Smith's Restless Drive.November 3, 2009
James Moore performs "limerence" as part of his explosive set for banjo and electronics in San Diego as part of Fresh Sound at Sushi: A Center for the Urban Arts (CA). Show starts at 8:00 p.m.!October 30, 2009
Performing at InsideOut at the Atlantic Center for the Arts alongside Elliott Sharp, Terri Hron, Sergei Tcherepnin, Yoon-Ji Lee, David Kant, Cecelia Lopez, Jacob Wick, and Dan Iglesia.October 25, 2009
Glass Farm Ensemble performs "nacht nach nacht nach nacht nach nacht" at Le Poisson Rouge! Show starts at 9:30 p.m.!October 23, 2009
FLEA makes its debut performance of the Fall by performing "Hammer Anvil Stirrup" by Elliott Sharp. The piece, originally written in 1988 for Avanti String Quartet. Show begins at 8:00 p.m. at the Dorsch Gallery.October 23, 2009
Kathleen Kerstetter presents on our collaborative projective, "Get Your Game On" at the 2009 ATMI Conference in Seattle. The project featured intriguing collaborations between music technology and music education majors at FIU.October 3, 2009
"anthracite" is to be performed at Soundcrawl:Nashville! The adventurous program features numerous composers from around the world.October 3, 2009
A new sound installation "portable" is performed in Long Beach (CA) as part of the 2009 Soundwalk. The piece involves multiple suitcase radio transmitters/receivers such that one can easily create feedback and generate tones inflected by interfering local radio signals. Show runs all evening from 5:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.!October 2, 2009
"recessinal march" is performed as part of the Faculty Spotlight Concert at Florida International University, Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center. Performed by FIU Golden Brass and conducted by Catherine Rand. Show begins at 8:00 p.m.!September 26, 2009
James Moore performs his explosive rendition of "limerence" for prepared banjo and electronics as part of the concert "The Real, The Symbolic, and The Imaginary" featuring works by Eric Lyon, Ryan Carter, Yoni Niv, Judy Klein, and Elizabeth Hoffman. The concert begins at 8:00 p.m. at the Italian Academy, 1161 Amsterdam Avenue (NY).September 16, 2009
"recessional march" is to be performed by at the Faculty Convocation by FIU Golden Brass, conducted by Catherine Rand. Concert begins at 5:00 p.m. at the Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center (Miami, FL).August 28, 2009
A new piece "recessional march" will be premeiered as part of the inauguration of the new President of Florida International University, Dr. Mark Rosenberg. The piece is to be conducted by Catherine A. Rand.August 16, 2009
Todd Reynolds performs "if I am I or what actually occurred" as part of a set at Miles Memorial Playhouse in Los Angeles. Todd will also be playing a number of amazing pieces by Michael Lowenstern, Michael Gordon, David Lang, and a collaboration with The Robin Cox Ensemble. Show starts at 8:00 p.m.!August 9, 2009
"of minutiae and memory" is to be performed at Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music. Show starts at 10:00 a.m. Also participating in a panel discussion moderated by Augusta Read Thomas along with Jacob Bancks, Judd Greenstein, Aaron Travers, and Cynthia Wong at 1:00 p.m.July 21, 2009
Joining Kara Feely, Travis Just, and Aaron Meicht to play an improvised set at The Tank! Set begins around 9:30 p.m.July 16, 2009
Todd Reyonolds plays "if I am I or what actually occurred" as part of an amazing set of pieces for violin and electronics at the fabulous Bang On A Can Summer Festival at Mass MoCA in North Adams (MA).July 12, 2009
An amazing show featuring Todd Reyonolds, Dither, and DJ Nerve kicks off at Le Poisson Rouge at 7:00 p.m.! Todd performs a new piece, "if I am I or what actually occurred".June 28, 2009
Performing a set of live-electronics + explosive percussion with Jenny Olivia Johnson as part of Winter Company at share (at Issue Project Room). Set begins around 9pm.June 27, 2009
The tour of corpo/cage, with choreography by Roberto Zappala and performances by orkest de ereprijs and dancers from ArtEZ continues at Radio Kootwijk in Apeldoorn (Netherlands). The show starts at 8:30 p.m.!June 25, 2009
Dither performs "but because without this" for electric guitar quaret as part of their fabulous set at the Ontological-Hysteric Incubator (NY) as part of the Experimental Music Summer Series. Show begins at 7:00 p.m.June 24, 2009
The tour of corpo/cage, with choreography by Roberto Zappala and performances by orkest de ereprijs and dancers from ArtEZ continues at the IT's Festival in Amsterdam (Netherlands). The show starts at 8:30 p.m.!June 13, 2009
An evening of music at Roulette as part of the Van Lier Fellowship with amazing performances by Dither Quartet, Glass Farm Ensemble, Jody Redhage, James Moore, Kathryn Woodard, and a premiere of a new piece written for Todd Reynolds. Show starts at 8:30 p.m.!June 12, 2009
Dither Quartet performs "but because without this" for guitar quartet at ISSUE Project Room as part of The Conference of the Guitars. Show starts at 8pm and features works by James Tenney, Dan Joseph, Elliott Sharp, Macro Cappeli and Lisa Coons.June 12, 2009
The tour of "corpo/cage" performed by orkest de ereprijs and dancers from ArtEZ continues as part of Mixed Emotions with choreography by Robert Zappala. Show begins at 8:15 p.m. at Schouwburg Arnhem (Netherlands).June 6, 2009
James Moore performs an explosion of banjo and electronics at the 2009 Tribeca New Music Festival by the New York Art Ensemble at the Flea Theater. "limerence" will be on the program as well as "Like a Prayer REMIX" by Matt Marks. Show starts at 8pm!May 30, 2009
Presenting a paper, "Intersections with the Artificial" at FTM10 , at University of North Carolina - Greensboro.May 28 - 29, 2009
Premiere of a new ballet, "corpo/cage" with choregraphy by Roberto Zappala and performance by orkest de ereprijs at ArtEZ as part of Mixed Emotions! Show begins at 8pm (Arnehm, The Netherlands).May 24, 2009
Pperforming with Juraj Kojs and Katarzyna Glowicka at the LOOS Foundation, Den Haag, The Netherlands.May 19, 2009
Performing with Juraj Kojs at Overgaden, Copenhagen, Denmark.May 18, 2009
Performing with Juraj Kojs at NLHspace, Copenhagen, Denmark.May 12, 2009
Giving a talk and performing with Burcin Elmas and Juraj Kojs in Istanbul, Turkey.May 11, 2009
Giving a talk with Juraj Kojs at the Academy of Musical Arts in Prague, Czech Republic.May 9, 2009
A trio of electronic delights playing with Juraj Kojs and Laura Mello at Staalplaat (Berlin).May 7, 2009
Performing alongside amoebazoid for a night of subtle electronics at Gelegenheiten. (Berlin). Show starts earlyish (9pm).April 16, 2009
James Moore performs "limerence" as part of the 2009 SEAMUS National Conference in Fort Wayne, Indiana.March 24, 2009
The first SHARE event in Miami kicks off at the Wolfsonian Museum on Miami Beach as part of the Winter Music Conference! Performing a duo set with Gustavo Matamoros as part of the festivities. The open session begins at 2pm and runs until 5pm.March 6, 2009
Performing a long-distance improv electronics set as part of the Object Collection benefit at Listen/Space. Travis Just and Kara Feely perform a piece the three of us collaborated on initially for Art Basel Miami. James Moore also performes "limerence". Show starts at 8pm!February 26, 2009
FLEA performs "nacht nach nacht nach nacht nach nacht" as part of the Subtropics Marathon that runs from 4pm - 10pm at the Miami Beach Senior High!February 21, 2009
The FIU Wind Ensemble performs "the art of disappearing" as part of the New Music Miami ISCM Festival. Show starts at 8pm at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center, Concert Hall.February 6th, 2009
FLEA celebrates its one-year birthday by performing works the ensemble has developed throughout the year. The group will perform "lathyrus" in additon to works by Kristine H. Burns, Erik DeLuca, and Jaime Reveles. The second half of the show concludes with a telematic performance of a piece by Doug Van Nort to be performed jointly by FLEA and Tintinnabulate. Concert begins at 8pm in the Wertheim Performing Arts Center, Concert Hall.January 2, 2009
James Moore performs "limerence" for banjo and electronics at the Wulf (Los Angeles, CA)! Set also includes works by Wil Smith, Lainie Fefferman, Matt Marks, and Matthew Welch along with a solo set by Eric km Clark. Show starts at 8pm.December 6, 2008
As part of Art Basel Miami 2008, 12 Nights of Computer Music has its grand finale with a Kaij Monster Invsion Concert with The Harold Golen Gallery at The Art Center of South Florida. Performing a new work developed along with Travis Just and Kara Feely of Object Collection. Show starts at 8pm.November 22, 2008
Guitarist James Moore flys south for the start of winter, performing new works for banjo and electronics at the Harold Golen Gallery [314 NW 24 Street, Wynwood Art District]. limerence will be included in the set, as well as works by Wil Smith, Lainie Fefferman, and Matthew Marks. Laura Wilcox (viola) also performs works for viola and electronics by Orlando Garcia, Judith Shatin, and Juraj Kojs. Show starts at 8pm and is part of 12 Nights.November 3, 2008
of minutiae and memory will be performed by Sonic Generator at Georgia Tech. Show begins at 8[m at Georgia Tech Alumni House.October 27, 2008
FLEA performs a version of lathyrus as part of Fashionatrix in Studio W9!October 17-18, 2008
The NWEAMO (New West Electronic Arts & Music Organization) Festival makes its Miami debut with three concerts: Friday, Oct 17th @ 8:30 pm (FIU, Wertheim Performing Arts Center), Saturday, October 18th @ 8:00 p.m. (Harold Golen Gallery), and October 18th @ 10:30 p.m. (PS14). ...and, believing in... is performed on Friday, and FLEA Ensemble performs Saturday!October 11, 2008
anthracite is to be performed as par of FrammentAzioni, featuring 61 micro compositions by 57 different composers at the Teatro San Giorgio, Udine (Italy).October 4, 2008
Glass Farm Ensemble performs here in our ordinariness as part of their concert "How to Make a Pin" with works by Frederic Rzewski, Enjott Schneider, and Frank Martin. Show starts at 8:00 p.m. at the Baryshnikov Arts Center, 450 West 57th St.October 3, 2008
Glass Farm Ensemble premieres here in our ordinariness as part of their concert "How To Make A Pin." Taimur Sullivan, Oren Fader, Matthew Gold and Yvonne Troxler perform the work at 7:00 p.m. at the Bloomingdale School of Music.October 2, 2008
nacht nach nacht nach nacht nach nacht is to be performed as part of SINTESI/Dogpile, a "rapid-fire, 5 minutes-a-pop mini festival for Ontological artists of past and present." Amy Cimini, Kara Feely, Michael Gallope, Jenny Olivia Johnson, Travis Just, & Wil Smith play music boxes and matches.September 19-21, 2008
circadia is featured at ArtBots! The piece runs continuously at the Science Gallery at Trinity College, Dublin.August 27, 2008
rosenthaler is performed at the International Computer Music Conference at the Sonic Arts Research Center (SARC) in Belfast.July 23-26, 2008
kInDeRdEuTsCh pRoJeKtS in association with The Ontological Hysteric Incubator present "Foreign C" by Abi Basch. The production features a new sound installation as well as sound collages by Jon Nelson, with visual design by Adrian French and Peiyi Wong. Performed by Thorsten Bihegue, Stefanie Fiedler, and Molly Shaiken.June 13, 2008
Performing with the oktoschlocks at Salon-Bruit at k77 (kastanienallee 77) in Berlin. Show starts late.June 3, 2008
Live electronics to be performed at the v'Elak Gala (Vienna). Show starts at 8pm!June 2, 2008
Guest lecture at ELAK (Vienna, Austria). Lecture begins at 2pm. Many thanks to Heike Kaltenbrunner and Igor Lintz-Maues.May 19-23, 2008
Filling Vessels is being featured as part of the re:new festival in Copenhagen. Installation is on the first floor of Huset i Magstrūde, and starts at Monday night, 8pm.May 14, 2008
James Moore premieres "limerence" for banjo and electronics at the Tank (279 Church Street btw Franklin & White). Show starts at 7:30 p.m.May 9, 2008
nacht nach nacht nach nacht nach nacht to be performed by Object Collection as part of the Experimental Music Concert Series at the Ontological Theater.April 19, 2008
FLEA (FIU Laptop & Electronic Arts) Ensemble performs lathyrus at the Harold Golen Gallery in the Wynwood Art District in Miami. FLEA shares the evening with Sam Pluta. Festivities start at 8pm.April 10, 2008
Sound installation circadia will be realized as part of the New Music Miami ISCM Festival at the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens. Concert starts at 8pm, installation runs throughout. Concert features works by Paul Rudy, Matthew Burtner, and Judith Shatin performed by Madeline Shapiro.April 3, 2008
Jody Redhage performs "of minutiae and memory" as part of an evening perfomance of electroacoustic music at Yippee Museum Cafe; 9 Bleeker Street. Show begins at 8pm.March 16, 2008
Live-electronics & improvisation at SHARE with Chris Ariza and kthozoid. Late-nite set starts at 11:00 p.m. SHARE is at reboot, 37 Ave A., between 2nd and 3rd St.March 8, 2008
Filling Vessels and circadia will be featured at Diapason Gallery (Brooklyn, 882 Third Avenue, btw 32nd & 33rd: N/D/R to 36th St.). Featuring visuals/imagery by Tom O'Doherty and performances by Argeo Acani, Eric km Clarck, Aaron Meicht, and James Moore. Show starts at 8pm!February 26 - March 2, 2008
The sound installation Filling Vessels (with visuals/imagery by Tom O'Doherty) will be running at the Spark Festival (Minneapolis) at the University of Minnesota.February 9, 2008
FLEA performs at the Bakehouse Art Complex (Wynwood Art District). Two sets, one at 8:30 p.m., and another after 9:00 p.m.February 1 - 2, 2008
FEASt (Florida Electro-Acoustic STudent Festival) kicks off at Florida International University (Miami) with performances from students throughout Florida. FLEA (FIU Laptop & Electronic Arts) Ensemble makes its debut with a performance of lathyrus. All events take place at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center, at FIU.January 19 - 20, 2008
kinDeRdEuTsCh pRoJeKtS' tour concludes with performances at the Patravadi Theatre Fringe Festival (Bangkok, Thailand).January 14, 2008
kinDeRdEuTsCh pRoJeKtS takes Abi Basch's Preservation (A Bird Mutation) is performed at the Theater Without Stages Festival (St. Petersbug, Russia) with new music written for it in addition to "Pearl's Song."January 3 - 4, 2008
kinDeRdEuTsCh pRoJeKtS performs a Abi Basch's Preservation (A Bird Mutation) featuring "Pearl's Song," written specifically for this production. The show runs at the Intransitos Gallery (Berlin).December 4, 2007
The FIU New Music Ensemble performs "luxury of superstition" at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center (Miami, FL). The show begins at 8:00 p.m. and features works by Orlando Garcia, Fredrick Kaufmann, Karlheinz Stockhausen, David Mendoza, and George Crumb.November 27, 2007
Jody Redhage performs "of memory and minutiae" at Galapagos Art Space along with works by Stefan Weisman, Christian Carey, Ben Morss, David Smooke, and her own works. The show begin at 8:30 p.m.September 12, 2007
ciradia II will be performed at the Msica Viva Festival 2007 at the Instituto Franco-Portugus in Lisbon, Portugal.August 3, 2007
Jody Redhage continues her West-Coast Tour, performing "of memory and minutiae" as well as pieces by Derek Muro, Wil Smith, and herself at Dangerous Curve (LA, CA) at 8:00 pm. The fabulous Kioku follows her set.
July 29, 2007
At 4:00 pm on a lovely Sunday afternoon, Jody Redhage will perform "of memory and minutiae" as well as pieces by Ryan Brown, Judd Greenstein, Ted Hearne, Derek Muro, and her own work. The San Francisco-based OOGOG play on the same show, much worth checking out! The show is at Old First Church; 1751 Sacramento Street (San Francisco, CA). This is part of Redhage's West Coast tour, so please check out her show in Seattle on August 1st at Gallery 1412 at 8pm too.
July 22nd, 2007
A night of improv with Lukas Ligeti (drums), Brendan Dougherty (perc), and Aaron Meicht (trumpet/elec) at SHARE @ reboot (37 Ave. A; btw 2nd & 3rd). Starts around 9pm.
July 17th, 2007
At the Rattlestick Theater (224 Waverly Place) 8pm; playing selections from the musical "OKLAHOMA!" with Brendan Dougherty (drums), Kara Feely (vocals), Travis Just (sax), and Aaron Meicht (trumpet/electronics).
June 29th, 2007
salon bruit-k77; playing with amoebazoid and Johnny Chang at 10pm (Berlin).
June 24th, 2007
FAT BATTERY performs a remixed version of "lathyrus"--originally written for Laptoporchester Berlin--at the Soundwaves Festival, in Brighton (UK).
June 21st, 2007
Filling Vessels to be performed at the ZKM in Karlsruhe as part of the next_generation festival. Performances by Jennifer Porto, Keith O'Brian, Tom O'Doherty, Daniella Strasfogel, and Jeremy Woodruff.
June 10th, 2007
Laptoporchester Berlin premieres "lathyrus" at Ausland (Berlin). Recordings for the piece feature performances Linda Buckley, Annika Handrock, James Orsher, and Daniella Strasfogel. Doors open at 9pm.
May 25th - 26th, 2007
NWEAMO Festival in Venice at Rivolta. Live-electronics with die oktoschlocks.
May 17th - 19th, 2007
NWEAMO Festival in Berlin at Zentrale Randlage (Berlin). Three nights of electroacoustic, experimental music and intercontinental collaboration. Performing live-electronics Saturday with die oktoschlocks. Shows starts at 9pm.
May 8th, 2007
"anthracite" performed as part of Grenzenlos Electronica at the Tank with live-video by Samson Young. The Tank is at 279 Church Street; New York.
April 23rd, 2007
"rosenthaler" performed as part of the Sonorities Festival. Concert at the Sonic Arts Research Center in Belfast.
April 5th, 2007
Vollkontakt presents Battles. Performing live-electronics with Alwynne Pritchard & Jeremy Woodruff at Vollkontakt in Friedrichshain (Berlin).
March 23rd, 2007
salon bruit-k77; playing live electronics in power trio with Eric Lyon and amoebazoid. Kastanienallee 77 in Prenzlauer Berg (Berlin).
March 8th, 2007
playing live, multi-channel electronics with Viselectroacoustic Nonsemble @ Vollkontakt in Friedrichshain (Berlin).
February 25th, 2007
ICE performs "luxury of superstition" as part of the NYU First Performance Concert Series. Tenri Cultural Institute; 43A West 13th Street; New York, NY 10011
February 25th, 2007
Playing live electronics with Ensemble Decibel at Galerie Parterre (Berlin).
February 21st, 2007
quiet design records celebrates the release of RESONANCE: Steel Pan in the 21st Century. An amazing compilation featuring 12 composers working with steel drum samples. "rosenthaler" is featured on the CD. Available through iTunes Music Store or at quiet design records.
February 16th - 18th
collaboration with choreographer Nora Stephens and A MillionBillion for solo dance piece "Rise". Performance at Los Talleres in Mexico City.
February 13th, 2007
Performing live electronics with Ensemble Decibel [Jeremy Woodruff (flutes); Brendan Dougherty (percussion); Tobias Schirmer (clarinet); Magda Mayas (piano)] at Galerie Parterre in Prenzlauer Berg (Berlin).
February 1st, 2007
Jody Redhage performs "of memory and minutiae" at Galapagos Art Space (Brooklyn, NY) in celebration of the release of her new CD All Summer in a Day [New Amsterdam Records]. The CD is available through iTunes Music Store or at New Amsterdam Records.