A live performance where prominent ambient musicians play in harmony with plants to create an unforgettable immersive experience.

Laraaji & Joe Patitucci with Plants 9:15pm – 10:30pm

Laraaji is a musician and laughter meditation practitioner from New York City who specializes in piano, zither, and mbira. He began playing music on the streets in the 1970s and has since released albums for various labels.

Joe Patitucci is a pioneer in the creation of plant music, a practice of translating electrical impedance within plants into sound. Joe has been designing sonic art installations for museums, festivals, and public spaces worldwide since 2012 and is co-creator of PlantWave, a product that allows anyone to listen to plant music at home.

Christopher Willits 8:15pm – 8:55pm

Christopher Willits is a composer, guitarist, and visual artist who is co-founder & director of Envelop, a nonprofit with a mission to inspire and connect through immersive listening. Willits has navigated the field of contemporary ambient music with curiosity and ambition, and his latest album, Gravity, is his most personal and refined to date.

dallas ambient music nights, number 41. hosted in collaboration with dallas contemporary.

saturday, 28 january 2023

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm

all ages / limited capacity

$20 admission dallas ambient music nights aka damn was founded in 2015 by m cody mcphail. damn is a celebration of contemporary experimental musics and video art with a focus on creators from north texas. performing at this event in a sonic capacity:

kent evans.

solo, experimental electronic composition.

monte espina.

duo, minimal rhythmic textural timbre improv.

housekeys.

solo, ambient pastoral experimental composition.

moon presence.

solo, darkwave ambient goth soundscape.

performing at this event in a visual capacity:

diana rojas.

diana is an interdisciplinary artist whose research explores human attempts and desires to engage with the invisible and sublime through installation, video, sound, and sculpture. informed by her interests in philosophy, history, physics, and material science, she approaches the role of technology in art making as the catalyst for larger conversations of existence, consciousness, and metaphysics.

zak loyd.

a media artist and educator interested in mystical ramifications of video art histories, post-truth culture, and pop-gnosis. his intermodal work takes the form of, crypto-art, installation, performance, and network-based compositions.

mute.fx.

andy bryan designs, directs, performs, and produces art in an array of mediums, including light, video, and sound.

sean miller.

sean's work embodies virtual media forms within sculpted architectonic structures inspired by nature. his hybrid approach seeks to reconcile the physical and the virtual, by discovering hidden qualities, tensions, and often-serendipitous occurrences, which emerge in the exploration of multiple forms of media, techniques, and processes.

Abbey Arts & Sessions in Place present: The Round (#184) with musicians Zoser, Sphie, & Julian Forest + spoken word poet Rio Chanae, live painter, and Tiffiny Costello underscoring

Streaming online via Facebook and Youtube 9/26 8p show

All ages, ~PG13 (some content may not be suitable for young audiences)

SUPPORT THE ARTISTS: 100% of Donations for this show will go to support local artists and Abbey Arts Tiered and sliding scale donation options available via Eventbrite Support the artists directly via their websites: ZOSER: http://zoserofficial.com/ SPHIE: http://sphiemusic.com/ JULIAN FOREST: https://www.instagram.com/attajulian/ RIO CHANAE: https://www.instagram.com/rio_chanae/ TIFFINY COSTELLO: https://housekeysmusic.bandcamp.com/ SESSIONS IN PLACE: https://www.facebook.com/SessionsInPlace

ABBEY ARTS: https://www.fremontabbey.org/about/donate/

THE ROUND has been held live in Seattle, WA (USA) every month for 184 months in a row and features local and touring artists Music | Poetry | Visual | Collaboration Songwriters/bands sharing their music, alternating with a poet,+ visual artists creating live. All together to create a unique evening of high quality & collaborative arts.

www.abbeypresents.org and www.theround.org for more

ABOUT ABBEY ARTS, SEATTLE: NONPROFIT 501C3, NON-RELIGIOUS, EST. 2005 Presenting welcoming music, arts & cultural experiences for people of all ages & incomes. We support low income families, veterans, and humanitarian nonprofit workers with free event tickets. http://www.fremontabbey.org/artsconnect Rental info & more: http://www.fremontabbey.org/rent Concert & events calendar: http://www.abbeyarts.me Respect policy: www.abbeypresents.org/respect Check out the Abbey Arts recent & future bands playlist on Spotify

Home Venue: Fremont Abbey, 4272 Fremont Ave North, Seattle, WA 98103 / 206-414-8325 Ballard Homestead: 6541 Jones Ave NW, Seattle | + UHeights Auditorium, St Mark's Cathedral, more

EVENT INFO: August 2020: Abbey Arts will not be hosting public gatherings at our venues in Seattle until Public Health guidelines allow. Because producing streaming music & arts falls within essential services as described in Governor Inslee's stay-at-home order, we are able to present select events online with all standard social distancing and Public Health practices in place at all times during the production process. We believe music and the arts are incredibly helpful for mental health, whether in a time of quarantine or not. In addition to providing a much-needed service to the community, we are also creating financial opportunity for artists whose livelihoods have been adversely affected by the ongoing public health crisis. See Less

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