Hal McGee January through June 2008

Richard Orlando Dave Fuglewicz Hal McGee live at Tampa Noise Fest II (33:43)

photo by Michelle Robinson

Richard Orlando (Ethereal), formerly of the classic space rock group Alien Planetscapes, performed with Dave Fuglewicz and Hal McGee at the second Tampa Noise Fest, Saturday, June 7, 2008, at Transitions Art Gallery, 4215 East Columbus Drive, Tampa, Florida. This is a mono cassette recording document made by Orlando. Richard Orlando played EMS Synthi A, Yamaha CS-15, Roland JP-8000, Maxxon Analog Delay, Lexicon Alex, Roland M-120 Line Mixer; Dave Fuglewicz - Gateway laptop running Buzz software synthesizer and Lenovo laptop running Sound Forge and Rollosonic software synth; Hal McGee - Little Boy Blue (custom black edition) analog synthesizer, Moog MF-107 FreqBox, Moog MF-102 Ring Modulator, Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi Distortion, Moog MF-101 Low Pass Filter, Alesis Microverb II. Video backing by Peter Lezotte and Hal McGee.

Here is a YouTube video of a section of the performance, created by Santo Di Piazza (Big Sugar Victorious):

Tampa Noise Fest 2 was presented by The Saint Petersburg Institute Of Noise

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four YouTube videos:

Hal McGee and Jay Peele at Action Research #24

Hal McGee on Moog Voyager RME analog synthesizer and Moog Analog Delay, and Jay Peele on trumpet and Moog Analog Delay at Action Research show #24, 9:38 PM, Friday, June 13, 2008, at George's Meet & Produce, 433 South Main Street, Gainesville, Florida.

Video filmed by Dave Armitage, part 1:

part 2 by Armitage:

Video, part 1, by Dan McGuire:

part 2 by Dan McGuire

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Hal McGee Theremin performance Action Research 23 (12:21)

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Hal McGee performing with the Moog Etherwave Theremin at George's Meet & Produce, 433 South Main Street, Gainesville, Florida, at 10:10 PM, Thursday, May 29, 2008. McGee's improvised performance featured the Etherwave Theremin as processed through the Moog MF-107 FreqBox, MF-102 Ring Modulator, Moog Voyager RME analog synthesizer, and MF-104Z Analog Delay. Special thanks to Christopher Miller for filming me in such an awesome way, to Aaron Zarzutzki for the idea to use my keys, Andrew Chadwick for helping to organize the show, the good folks at the Black Earth Collective Gallery, and the other bands who played that night (Triscults, Rape Revenge Fantasy Camp, Mr. Transylvania, Imagine Your Wife In This, Ironing).

Excerpted video footage (the first 9:52) of McGee's performance, filmed by Christopher Miller:

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Recorded Saturday, May 24, 2008, in one take, direct, with no overdubs. Moog Etherwave Theremin, Moog MF-107 FreqBox, Moog MF-102 Ring Modulator, Moog Voyager RME, Moog MF-104Z Analog Delay. Cold ambient experimental electronic music.

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Here is a short documentary video on the Action Research series of Noise and Experimental Music shows in Gainesville and Tallahassee. Included are interview segments with Hal McGee, Andrew Chadwick, and Christopher Miller, as well as short clips from various AR shows.

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A new experimental electronic analog synthesizer work created with the Moog Voyager Rack Mount Edition analog synthesizer and the Moog MF-104Z Analog Delay. Recorded direct in one take with no overdubs.

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Hal McGee, the Colossus of Gainesville, duels Don Butler, the Titan of Tampa, on Etherwave Theremin. Videos by Gary Feir. Videos presented on YouTube by Otolathe. The "dueling theremin" performance by Hal McGee and Don Butler at the Culture Shift Sect collaborative art and music show (curated by Brad Kokay) at Cafe Bohemia, St. Petersburg, Florida, on Saturday, May 10, 2008. Butler and McGee both played Etherwave Standard Theremins, as well as (2) Moog MF- 107 FreqBox, MF-102 Ring Mod, MF-104Z Analog Delay, MF-105B Bass MURF, Maestro Echoplex, drum machine, and a samurai sword. Free form experimental improvisational theremin noise sculptures:

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A new experimental electronic power space noise track by Hal McGee, created with Little Boy Blue (custom black edition) analog synthesizer, Moog MF-107 FreqBox, Electro Harmonix Big Muff Pi Distortion, Moog MF-104Z Analog Delay, Moog MF-102 Ring Modulator, Alesis Microverb III, and Behringer Eurorack UB802 Mixer. Scroll down for a pic of the gear setup.

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Two members of The Analog Synthesizer Ensemble -- Hal McGee (Moog Etherwave Theremin, Moog MF-107 FreqBox, MF-102 Ring Mod, MF-104 Analog Delay), and Otolathe (Octave Cat analog synthesizer, MF-102, MF-107 and other effects) live at the Saint Petersburg Noise Fest, Saturday, April 20, 2008, Cafe Bohemia, 937 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, Florida. We are joined part-way through the performance by the third member of Rocket Surgery, Christopher Cprek (Pax Titania) who arrived late from Tallahassee - due to automobile trouble. This excerpted recording is taken directly from the sound mixer.

Noisy freaky free improvisational experimental electronic space music by two members of The Analog Synthesizer Ensemble: Jay Peele (Moog Rogue and MicroMoog analog synthesizers) and Hal McGee (Moog Voyager RME analog synth). Recorded Saturday, April 5, 2008.

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A multi-layered audio trash sculpture collage, with sounds and pre-recorded material by Hal McGee, K Paul Boyev (Otolathe), David Fuglewicz, Mental Anguish, Omnitechnomatrix, Andrew Chadwick (Ironing, Capstan Drive), Al Margolis (If, Bwana), Aaron Zarzutzki, Charles Rice Goff III, Phil Klampe, Jen Sandwich, Ego Death, Michael Thomas Jackson.

A new experimental electronic music work by Hal McGee recorded in March 2008. "Zone Of Alienation" (6:52) was created with a Moog Minimoog Voyager Rack Mount Edition analog synthesizer, a Little Boy Blue (custom black edition) analog synthesizer by Flower Electronics, Danelectro Fab Metal, Moog MF-102 Ring Modulator, and Moog MF-104Z Analog Delay. Recorded direct to compact disc with no overdubs.