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Plastics

Matthew D. Gantt

Following his workshop on Unreal Engine for Musicians, Matthew D. Gantt will present Plastics, a live performance of sound and virtual environments building on the infinite mutability of digital sound and object. Drawing on material from previous releases with Orange Milk and Oxtail Recordings, the performance will combine generative approaches, tape composition and projected 3D environments made with the Unity game engine.”

October 15th, 2022 @3:30pm – Harvestworks Art and Technology Building 10a, Nolan Park, Governors Island

Matthew D. Gantt is an artist, composer, and educator focused on sound in virtual spaces, generative systems facilitated by idiosyncratic technology, and digital production presets as sonic readymades. He worked as a studio assistant to electronic music pioneer Morton Subotnick, and has been an active participant in the international creative community, presenting or performing at spaces such as Pioneer Works, Issue Project Room, Roulette, Babycastles, SVA Visible Futures Lab, Panoply Performance Laboratory, EMPAC, the Wrong Biennale, and countless DIY venues across North America. Gantt releases music with Orange Milk and Oxtail Recordings, and teaches experimental music and media at both institutional and grassroots spaces, including Harvestworks, CUNY Brooklyn, Bard College, Sarah Lawrence, and a variety of community workshops aimed at creating equitable access to developing technologies. Gantt’s work has been featured in The Wire magazine, Pop Matters, Exclaim!, Tiny Mix Tapes, Bandcamp New and Notable, the Brooklyn Rail and similar.

Press:

Matthew D. Gantt’s ‘Diagnostics’ Is Complex, Futuristic, and Totally Bonkers | PopMatters

Matthew D. Gantt Displays Digital Wizardry and Compositional Prowess on ‘Diagnostics’ | Exclaim!

Social:

Matthew D. Gantt (@gan.tttt) • Instagram photos and videos

This project is made possible with funds from the NYSCA in Partnership with Wave Farm: Immersive Art & Technology Initiative, with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Matthew D. Gantt

Matthew D. Gantt is an artist, composer and educator currently based in
Troy, NY. His practice focuses on sound in virtual spaces, generative systems
facilitated by idiosyncratic technology, and digital production presets as sonic
readymades. He worked as a studio assistant to electronics pioneer Morton Subotnick
from 2016 – ’18, and has been an active participant in the NYC creative community,
presenting or performing at spaces such as Pioneer Works, Issue Project Room,
Roulette, Babycastles, Silent Barn and similar, as well as abroad (IRCAM Academy,
ICST Zurich, MUTEK Mexico, Synthesis Gallery, Berlin). Gantt has taught electronic
and experimental composition across institutional and grassroots contexts, including
Harvestworks, CUNY Brooklyn, Bard College, Sarah Lawrence, and community workshops
aimed at creating equitable access to developing technologies. In Fall ’19, he
joined the Games and Simulations, Art and Sciences PhD program at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute/EMPAC, researching spatial sound, virtual reality and the
experimental arts practice as a frame to refigure new possibilities for immersive
media futures.