Benjamin Skepper at Paris Fashion Week - multi-level sound installation at 13th century mediaeval tower "Tour Jean sans Peur"

In a collaborative exhibition with The Viridi-Anne at Paris Fashion week (mens), Skepper created a multi-level multi-channel sound installation using violoncello and loop machine. Speakers were installed throughout the five storey building and further suspended from the outer walls of the structure to create a dynamic and high volume sound scape. With video montage by Louise Traon.

JEAN SANS PEUR / BENJAMIN SKEPPER from louise Traon on Vimeo.

Sight & Sound Music & Abstraction in Australian Art at The Arts Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Sight & Sound is an exhibition that explores
the intersections between music and
abstract art in Australia from the early 20th
century to contemporary practice.

Open Daily from 12 June 2010 until 19 September 2010
Guided curator talks Friday 16 July & Wednesday 11 August, 12.30pm
Entrance FREE

The painters represented are John Aslanidis, Yvonne Audette, Ludwig Hirschfeld Mack, Roger Kemp, Donald Laycock, Roy de Maistre and Robert Owen, while contemporary sound artist Michael Graeve has created a new site-specific installation for the exhibition.

Integrated into the exhibition is a unique soundtrack ofmusic, spanning classical to contemporary, including newlycommissioned scores by artist Niels Hutchison after Roy de Maistre's work, and by Toyko-based musician and composer Benjamin Skepper in collaboration with John Aslanidis.

The works of art in the exhibition are drawn from the Arts Centre's Art Collection, public and commercial galleries, as well as the personal collections of the artists involved.

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Benjamin Skepper SOLO LIVE PERFORMANCE “Parnassus” @ Waseda Hoshien
Benjamin Skepper ソロライブ “Parnassus” @ 早稲田奉仕園 スコットホール

Benjamin Skepper ソロライブ “Parnassus”
@ 早稲田奉仕園 スコットホール

2010年5月30日（日曜日）

早稲田奉仕園スコットホール、木造の古い教会で特別な演奏会を行います。チェロ、チェンバロ、トイピアノ、オルゴール、ミシンなどを使い、ー人でループさせて独自の音楽を構築し、即興演奏をします。

ゲスト: 蓄音機のライブ by Oui (Yamazaki)

日程：5月30日　（日曜日）
チケット: 3000 yen
開場：18:00
開演：18:45

住所：東京都新宿区西早稲田2-3-1
お問い合わせ：information@maison-de-contrapuntal.com
早稲田奉仕園：http://www.hoshien.or.jp/map/map.html

交通案内：

バスをご利用の場合
＞高田馬場駅より、都バス「学02 早大正門行き」に乗車、２つ目 のバス停『西早稲田』で下車してください。※所要時間10分

徒歩の場合
＞東京メトロ東西線「早稲田駅」下車。2番、または3B出口より徒歩で約５分。
＞東京メトロ副都心線「西早稲田駅」下車。1番、または2番より徒歩で約8分。

協力：
Taguchi
Kohji Fujita (Hiranya Access)
Akira Kubota
Koki Tachibana
UFG

Benjamin Skepper SOLO LIVE PERFORMANCE “Parnassus” @ Waseda Hoshien

Sunday 30 May 2010

Taken from the title of my forthcoming second solo album "Parnassus", I will hold a special solo live performanc at Scott Hall Church at Waseda Hoshien.
Using a loop machine, I will perform original compositions live and improvised on harpsichord, cello, toy piano, music boxes, sewing machine.

With special Gramophone performance by Oui (Yamazaki)

Date: Sunday 30 May 2010
Tickets: 3000 yen
Doors Open: 6:00 pm
Live show at: 6:45 pm

Address: 2-3-1 Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Inquiries: information@maison-de-contrapuntal.com
Waseda Hoshien: http://www.hoshien.or.jp/map/map.html

Access:

By Bus
＞From JR Takadanobaba Train Station, take the bus bound for "Waseda University". Get off at the second stop "Nishiwaseda". Travel time: 10 minutes.

On Foot
＞From Tokyo Metro Tozai line, get off at Waseda Station, and exit from No.2 or No.3B. Travel time: 5minutes.
＞From Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin line, get off at Nishiwaseda Station, and exit from No.1 or No. 2. Travel time:8minutes.

With the kind support of:
Manabu Kanaya (Taguchi)
Kohji Fujita (Hiranya Access)
Akira Kubota
Koki Tachibana
UFG

"BLACK WAVE" Haiti Benefit Fundraiser Collaboration At Konno Hachiman Shrine
-黒い波- ハイチ地震チャリティ at 金王八幡神社

現代アートコラボレーション "BLACK WAVE"
-黒い波-ハイチ地震チャリティ at 金王八幡神社

今週 土曜日 3月27日

「黒い波」―ドラゴ・シュタンブク詩集、思潮社刊による

出演：梅若猶彦(能楽)、工藤丈輝(舞踏)、Benjamin Skepper (音楽/サウンドデザイン) 、ドラゴ・シュタンブク(ポエトリーリーディング)

日時：2010年3月27日(土)　開場16:30PM　開演17:00PM

場所：金王八幡神社 東京都渋谷区渋谷3丁目5−12 (渋谷駅南口、明治通りを恵比寿方面、並木橋交差点左折、JRA裏) Map

寄付金：￥2,000 (日本赤十字社を通じてハイチ地震の被災地に送られます)

企画制作：A.R.T.　後援:ハイチ大使館, Barbie House Graphic Designs, Hiranya Access P.A. Services & Taguchi Speakers

次回予告

4月12日(12 April)
"Gallery On th Hill" 代官山ヒルサイドテラス　
プライベート展示会パフォーマンス

4月14日(14 April)
"Mode for Charity" スーパーモデル 冨永愛プロデュース Fashion Event for Zambia
企画制作JOISFP　後援WHO, IPPF, White Ribbon Alliance Zambia 大使館

"BLACK WAVE" HAITI BENEFIT FUNDRAISER COLLABORATION at KONNO HACHIMAN SHRINE

SATURDAY 27 MARCH

Produced by A.R.T., my next live show will be at Konno Hachiman Shrine in Shibuya.

This collaboration is with the Tokyo Croation Ambassador and poet, Drago Stambuk, and is inspired by his book of poetry "Black Wave". Other collaborating artists include Noh Master Naohiko Umewaka, Butoh Dancer Taketeru Kudo and myself creating the sound design, musical direction and live performance.

This event is a fundraiser in aid of Haiti Earthquake victims, and proceeds will go to the The Japan Red Cross.

Date : Saturday, March 27, 2010
Open: 4:30 p.m. / Start: 5:00 p.m.
\2,000 Donation

Location : Konno Hachiman Shrine, Shibuya 3-5-12, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.  Map

Directions : From Shibuya Station go down Meiji Dori towards Ebisu, turn left at Namikibashi Intersection towards Rte. 246, then turn left at the first traffic light and Konno Hachiman is at the end of the street. In case of rain bring an umbrella, The Show Must Go On!

Supported by : Ambassade de Haiti au Japon
Special Thanks To: Shibuya`s Konno Hachiman Shrine, Barbie House Graphic Designs, Hiranya Access P.A. Services & Taguchi Speakers.

Benjamin Skepper Performances @ No Mans Land スケッパー･ベンジャミン＠ノー･マンズ･ランド

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Toy Piano

Creation and Destruction