Dino JA Deane David Dunn Combining their unique skills as significant figures in multiple contemporary music traditions (jazz, free improvisation, classical new music, electroacoustic composition, sound art, biomusic, early music, world music, and microtonal performance), this duo presents music that draws upon new understandings of both ancient and modern insights into the fundamental nature of sound to effect human consciousness. Deane performs on a one-of-a-kind "lapsteel dulcimer" whose design is informed by the traditional Chinese qin, modern Western amplified plucked-string guitars, and the most recent innovations in digital modeling of string acoustics. Essentially the instrument is comprised of three monochords playable in both directions with an amazing arsenal of novel techniques. The resultant sound can also be modified through a palette of powerful signal processing devices. Dunn uses a novel set of non-linear chaotic oscillators capable of generating an infinite variety of "auditory behaviors". Based upon the theory of "biological autonomy" and new principles in cognitive science, these circuits represent an alternative design philosophy for the creation of electronic sound synthesis. More akin to living systems than information processing devices, these circuits produce a dazzling assortment of complex noises and pure tones that emerge as a type of self-organizing machine conversation.
Keywords: Dino JA Deane, David Dunn, Electro-Acoustic, Lap steel, Biological Autonomy, Nuqin
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