On the evening of Saturday, November 21 we are proud to present multi-disciplinary artist Dani Williamson (HFA) in collaboration with experimental musicians David Reed (CMH), Dvvid Watson (CMH), and Drew Sherrick (CMH). Doors 7:30pm, show begins at 8:00pm. Performance will take place at Old First (1101 Bryden Road 43205). $10.00 online, $15 at the door.
About the artists:
Dani Williamson is a multidisciplinary artist working across the fields of video, sound, performance, durational events and writing. She is highly sensitive to the localities in which she exists and, through her work, explores embodied perceptions of space with a particular attention to the tensions between virtual and physical realms. How is a place experienced by ourselves and others and what does it mean to belong (t)here? Her practice centers on questions of “place-ness” and the “phenomenology of the in-between” with creative outputs spanning from large scale video projections, online writing groups, to site-specific audiovisual performances which engage surrounding locations, artists and communities. She is also a performing member in the Avatar Orchestra Metaverse (AOM) and a former artistic director/performer of Ensemble Ptilia.
David Reed performs as a soloist under the moniker Envenomist (CMH). Some people equate David Reed’s solo project Envenomist (CMH) with science fiction film scores; others envision solitary nocturnal travels through bleak urban settings. A fundamental strength of Envenomist is that these illusory backdrops remain open to interpretation. Taking inspiration from industrial, ambient, and the kosmische scenes along with altered states of consciousness, the oceanic abyss, and deep space, Reed has been producing desolate soundscapes under the Envenomist moniker since 2005.
Dvvid Watson is an experimental audio and visual artist and designer based in Columbus, Ohio. His work centers on creating strange, surreal sound environments using field recordings, corrupted audio, synthesizers, and unconventional effects processing. Through improvisational layering and manipulation of these sources, he builds unexpected audio collages that can feel calming, haunting, and occasionally amusing. Experimentation and the use of materials in ways they were not originally intended have been central to his creative practice throughout his life. Over the past twelve years, Dvvid has been actively performing and releasing experimental music in Columbus. He holds a BFA from Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, MA and works from a fine art background, applying studio art approaches to sound, structure, and transformation. In addition to his individual work, Dvvid runs Dour Records, a small label dedicated to experimental music and sound projects. His practice emphasizes process-driven exploration and the creation of unusual audio spaces rather than fixed or polished outcomes.
Drew Sherrick is a musician based in Columbus, OH. He mostly plays strings and electronics. He performs solo, as well as with Collector Of Dust, Crone of the Wildwood, Funque Concrète, JNCO, Zack Kouns’ Insatiable Orchestra, Orch, Snake Man!, and others.