DURATIONS: JJJJJerome Ellis, Fred Moten & Brandon Lopez
About This Event
At Public Records, DURATIONS pairs electronic composer and durational performer JJJJJerome Ellis with poet-scholar Fred Moten and bassist/technologist Brandon Lopez. Ellis works across composition, text, and extended performance; Moten brings a long practice as a cultural theorist and poet; Lopez contributes live-audio work and control-system practice. The lineup emphasizes improvisation, process, and close listening over conventional forms.
About the Artists
Jerome Ellis
Jerome Ellis, who sometimes performs as JJJJJerome Ellis, is an electronic artist whose work moves between composition, text, and durational performance. In New York City he has appeared at Public Records, including *DURATIONS: JJJJJerome Ellis, Fred Moten & Brandon Lopez*, a set framed by improvisation and close listening.
Fred Moten
Fred Moten is an American cultural theorist, poet, and scholar whose work explores critical theory, black studies, and performance studies. Moten is Professor of Performance Studies at New York University and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at University of California, Riverside; he previously taught at Duke University, and the University of Iowa.
Brandon Lopez
Live audio, Q-SYS control systems, brand work, and software built by feel. Different rooms, same instinct: figure out how something works, then make it better.