shaun sandor     I started out playing guitar in several bands in the early    90s, and turned to the Cleveland underground noise     scene by 1995. It was at that time that I was involved in     promoting some of the notable performers of sound art    as a member of The Pieta Performing Arts Gallery. In    1997, I attended school in Chicago, where I began to     diversify my interests in the world of audio, developing    sound for film, recording my own electro-acoustic    compositions, and collaborating with many inventive     musicians. My work as Promute has encompassed a     wide range of genres, but the focus is always on an     interesting aural journey. I often use unconventional or      home-made tools to create my pieces.

 

see also: promute, bicameral mind, metacrutch, hypoxia, wax ship cb

upcoming performances

December 5/6 - Live on Chestnut Tree Radio - (2am -5am) - Houston, TX

select sounds

promute live

live at Weatherspoon Art Museum - Greensboro, NC, 2011 (courtesy of Steve Landis & Mark Engebretson)

some past festival and radio appearances, interviews, showcases

2013 - KPFT - Chestnut Tree Radio | Live solo improvisation - Houston, TX

2013 - Experi-MENTAL Festival 5 - Brooklyn, NY

2013 - KTRU (Rice University Radio, set & short interview) - Houston, TX

2013 - They, Who Sound (with Damon Smith & Abel Cisneros) - Avant Garden - Houston, TX

2013 - New Music Improvisations (with Parham Daghighi & Abel Cisneros) - Avant Garden - Houston, TX

2012 - They, Who Sound (with Andrew Weathers & Lindsay Smith) - Avant Garden - Houston, TX

2012 - Triangle Rhys-ing: Music for Massed Guitars - Chapel Hill, NC

2012 - Music in the Galleries - Ackland Art Museum - Chapel Hill, NC

2011 - The Fuse Factory: Frequency Fridays - Columbus, OH

2011 - UNCG New Music Festival - Weatherspoon Art Museum - Greensboro, NC

2011 - AUTOreverse Independent Music Magazine - Interview Issue #14

2011 - WFMU - Noise & Syrup: May 22, 2011 archive - Jersey City, NJ

2010 - Signal Festival - Chapel Hill, NC

2010 - 919 Noise Showcase - Chapel Hill, NC

2010 - International Noise Conference - Chapel Hill, NC

2010 - Maker Faire - Durham, NC

2009 - WUAG - Radio Greensboro: November 15, 2009 archive - Greensboro, NC

2009 - Silber Media - QRD - Father's Day Interview Issue #40

2009 - Sonic Circuits - Washington, DC

2009 - WCOM - Jazz Incognito - Carrboro, NC

2008 - Electro-Music Festival - Kingsport, TN

2008 - WXYC - Backyard BBQ - Chapel Hill, NC

2008 - Signal Festival - Chapel Hill, NC

2008 - Klinker Festival - London, UK

2008 - Post Global, Kanal 103 - Skopje, Macedonia

2007 - Sonic Circuits - Washington, DC

2007 - Electronica Viva - Durham, NC

2007 - Electric Possible - Washington, DC

2007 - Signal Festival - Chapel Hill, NC

promute live

live at Pyramid Atlantic - Washington, DC, 2011 (courtesy of Intangible Arts)

selected discography

of silence    shaun sandor, pas musique, ben link collins - of silence

   2013 - Blondena Music, Alrealon Musique, Silent Media

   recording | mixing

 

andrew weathers    andrew weathers - we don't have sun like this

   2013 - Self Released

   recording

 

band on the moon    shaun sandor | zlata sandor - band on the moon

   2013 - Silber Records

   performance | recording | mixing | art layout

 

guitar improv    shaun sandor - guitar improvisations

   2013 - Blondena Music

   performance | recording | mixing

 

tree in the mist    shaun sandor - tree in the mist

   2013 - Blondena Music

   performance | recording | mixing | visuals | editing

 

nipple stools    nipple stools - turkish circuits

   2013 - Blondena Music

   art layout

 

derek piotr - air    derek piotr - air: live cuts from airing

   2013 - Blondena Music

   art layout

 

speck machine main    promute - speck machine

   2012 - Silent Media presentation

   performance | recording | mixing | visuals | editing

 

drone of the norns    promute - drone of the norns

   2012 - Silber Records

   performance | recording | mixing | art layout

 

small life form satsop    small life form - satsop

   2012 - Blondena Music

   art layout

 

baptizer signs ov apocalypse    baptizer - signs ov apocalypse

   2012 - Blondena Music

   art layout

 

wax ship cb dehydrant    wax ship cb - dehydrant

   2012 - Blondena Music

   performance | recording | mixing

 

bicameral mind tesla recoils oval window    bicameral mind | tesla recoils - the oval window

   2012 - Blondena Music

   performance | mixing | art layout

 

bryce eiman daddy's home    bryce clayton eiman - daddy's home

   2012 - Blondena Music

   art layout

 

polar400    polar400 - ambiguous music

   2012 - Blondena Music

   art layout

 

hypoxia II    hypoxia - hypoxia II

   2012 - Blondena Music

   performance

 

hypoxia    hypoxia - hypoxia

   2012 - Blondena Music

   performance

 

metacrutch    metacrutch - metacrutch

   2012 - Blondena Music

   performance | recording | mixing | mastering

 

sam uho    promute - sam uho

   2011 - Full Spectrum Records

   performance | recording | mixing | mastering | art layout

 

portocal sessions    promute - portocal sessions

   2011 - Zeromoon

   performance | recording | mixing | mastering | art layout

 

hellbender rodeo    919 noise compilation - hellbender rodeo

   2011 - Blondena Music

   curation | mixing | mastering | art layout

 

the holy hills    bicameral mind - the holy hills

   2011 - Blondena Music

   performance | recording | mixing | mastering | art layout

 

birdsong    bicameral mind - birdsong

   2011 - Blondena Music

   performance | recording | mixing | mastering | art layout

 

sonic circuits live    bicameral mind - live at sonic circuits 2009

   2011 - Blondena Music

   performance | recording | mixing | mastering | art layout

 

andrew weathers greatest hits    andrew weathers - greatest hits

   2011 - Blondena Music

   art layout

 

powercloud    powercloud - how to recognize shrubs

   2011 - Blondena Music

   recording | mixing | mastering | art layout

 

hilton phillips    tomas phillips & craig hilton - le gout de neant

   2011 - Absinth Records

   recording (track 1)

 

piedmont melodies    919 noise compilation - piedmont melodies

   2010 - Blondena Music

   curation | mixing | mastering | art layout

 

boyzone menarche    boyzone - menarche (Lp)

   2010 - Hot Releases

   mastering

 

boyzone menarche    jeff rehnlund - smoke from the mirror (Lp)

   2010 - Hot Releases

   mastering

 

mighty zorgon    mighty zorgon - mighty zorgon

   2010 - Self Released

   performance (track 14) | recording | mixing | mastering | art layout

 

bicameral mind quintet    bicameral mind - quintet

   2009 - Blondena Music

   performance | recording | mixing | mastering | art layout

 

bicameral mind half mast    bicameral mind - half mast

   2009 - Blondena Music

   performance | recording | mixing | mastering | art layout

 

robobilly    robobilly - robobilly

   2009 - Pork Mountain Records

   recording | mixing | mastering | art layout

 

america reads    america reads - towers open fire (cassette)

   2009 - Digitalis Ltd.

   mastering

 

lonely waters, crowded ears    bicameral mind - lonely waters, crowded ears

   2008 - Blondena Music

   performance | recording | mixing | mastering | art layout

 

bicameral mind    bicameral mind - bicameral mind

   2008 - Blondena Music

   performance | recording | mixing | mastering | art layout

 

pacific before tiger    pacific before tiger - anchors

   2008 - Blondena Music

   mastering | art layout

 

bryce clayton eiman    bryce clayton eiman - bryce clayton eiman

   2008 - Blondena Music

   editing | mixing | mastering | art layout

 

secret boyfriend    secret boyfriend - broken bleeding earth (cassette / cdr)

   2008 - Hot Releases

   mastering

 

joe hero    joe hero - a hero's welcome

   2007 - Self Released

   engineer

 

sleepsound leaves change    sleepsound - leaves change

   2007 - Self Released

   recording (drum tracks) | mastering

 

future kings of nowhere    future kings of nowhere - future kings of nowhere

   2007 - 307 Knox Records

   engineer

 

evoka    promute - evoka

   2007 - Blondena Music

   performance | recording | mixing | mastering | art layout

 

dark moving    promute - dark moving

   2007 - Blondena Music

   performance | recording | mixing | mastering | art layout

 

rast figment    promute - rast figment

   2006 - Blondena Music

   performance | recording | mixing | mastering | art layout

 

craig figtree s'wonderful    craig figtree - s'wonderful

   2005 - Tiny Productions

   recording | mixing | mastering

 

craig figtree anything goes    craig figtree - anything goes

   2005 - Tiny Productions

   recording | mixing | mastering

 

promute live

live at ArtsCenter - Carrboro, NC, 2008

compilation appearances and collaborations

2013 - Scrapes: Compact Disc Bends (Ifar Musique Concrete)

2013 - Defect: Vinyl Junkies (Ifar Musique Concrete)

2013 - Chestnut Tree: TCT | HOU (Active Measures)

2013 - Simple Zither Improvisation: Living Objects (Sillage Intemporel)

2013 - Area on Fruit: To the Prettiest One, Vol. 3 (Brownian e/Motion(s)

2013 - Stick: Begin Anywhere (Ifar Musique Concrete)

2013 - Slate: Now This is What I Call Musique Concrete (Ifar Musique Concrete)

2013 - Tiny Stars: Cognitive Dissonance (Ifar Musique Concrete)

2012 - Conquretions: Coupe of Negation Theory as Contact Trickery (Brownian e/Motion(s)

2012 - Tone Splatter: Emancipating the Outer Valence (Brownian e/Motions)

2012 - Moment of Calm: L is for... (Black Circle Records)

2012 - Track 463 collab. with 8 others: Exquisite Corpse Audio Chain Letter, Vol. 6 (Haltapes)

2012 - Track 415 collab. with 8 others: Exquisite Corpse Audio Chain Letter, Vol. 6 (Haltapes)

2012 - Track 410 collab. with 8 others: Exquisite Corpse Audio Chain Letter, Vol. 6 (Haltapes)

2012 - Track 376 collab. with 8 others: Exquisite Corpse Audio Chain Letter, Vol. 5 (Haltapes)

2011 - A Portrait of November collab. with Zlata Sandor: Contact Compilation Project, Vol. 7 (Haltapes)

2011 - Vatra: Coupling: Dedicated to the Man and Based on the Work of Stan Brakhage - (Silent Media)

2011 - Hiute: Hellbender Rodeo - 919 Noise (Blondena Music)

2011 - Inspected Elements collab. with Jurica Jelic: International Email Audio Art Project, Vol. 9 (Haltapes)

2011 - Distilled Missile collab. with Staplerfahrer: International Email Audio Art Project, Vol. 9 (Haltapes)

2011 - Dance of the Tree People: International Email Audio Art Project, Vol. 6 (Haltapes)

2010 - Grithe: No Labels, No Musics (Editoro do Porto)

2010 - drrill burst: Piedmont Melodies - 919 Noise (Blondena Music)

2010 - Secret Room (feat. Brian Singhas): Piedmont Melodies - 919 Noise (Blondena Music)

2010 - Airer: 1 Second Chipnoise Compilation (Cementimental presents...)

2010 - Sansriba: 30 Seconds of Time (Silber records)

2008 - Excerpt - Live: Electro-Music 2008 Sampler - Video Highlights (Azimuth Visuals, DVD)

2008 - 2: Electro-Music 2008 Sampler - One (Electro-Music Media)

2008 - Falso Grip: 13,000 Milliseconds: Triskaidekaphobia (Ratskin Records)

2007 - Audio submission: Zan Hoffman's performance at Sonic Circuits 2007 (unreleased)

2007 - 3rd Day (Clang Quartet cover): Silber on Silber (Silber Records)

2007 - Rise Up: Silber Sounds of Halloween (Silber Records)

2007 - Blister Device (remix): Christhole (The Akashic Records)

shaun sandor live

live at Ackland Art Museum - Chapel Hill, NC, 2012 (courtesy of Chris L.)

selected film works

line

  2013 - Line: audio-visual presentation

  composer | performance (music) | visuals | editing

 

surge

  2013 - Surge: audio-visual presentation

  composer | performance (music) | visuals | editing

 

tree in the mist

  2013 - Tree in the Mist: audio-visual presentation

  composer | performance (music) | visuals | editing

 

speck machine

  2012 - Speck Machine: audio-visual presentation

  composer | performance (music) | visuals | editing

 

speck machine

  2011 - Vatra: audio-visual presentation for Silent Media compilation

  composer | performance (music) | visuals | editing

 

neptune

  2007 - Neptune and Dragon: short film, Directed by Justin Meckes

  composer | performance (music)

 

ilassie

  2006 - iLassie: short film, Directed by Justin Meckes

  actor

 

stalkerazzi

  2006 - Stalkerazzi: short film, Directed by Justin Meckes

  actor

 

balloon animals

  2006 - Balloon Animals - Carrboro Film Festival: short film, Directed by Justin Meckes

  Composer | performance (music) | foley artist | sound effects

 

schwa

  2003 - Schwa - Metacrutch: music video, Directed by Jason reasoner

  performance (music) | actor

 

bounce baby

  2001 - Bounce Baby - Just Black w/ Penelope Jones: music video, Directed by James Davis

  nagra operator (playback)

 

john swanbeck

  2000 - Marilyn: short film, Directed by Nancy Scanlon, Produced by John Swanbeck

  grip | production assistant

promute live

live at The Fuse Factory - Columbus, OH, 2011 (courtesy of Alison Coleman)

some friends, collaborators, performers I have shared bills with...

rapoon, pas musique, bryce eiman, olivia block, richard chartier, ned rothenberg, tomas phillips, illusion of safety, xambuca, jessica rylan, philippe petit, evan parker, david daniell, keith fullerton whitman, will connor, crowmeat bob, tone ghosting, violet, blue sausage infant, mr. stonecipher, steve beresford, craig hilton, cementimental, subscape annex, michael una, tactil vision, hal mcgee, alexei borisov, olga nosova, bryan eubanks, eric leonardson, staplerfahrer, jurica jelic, brownian motion, wade matthews, carl kruger, somnaphon, derek piotr, khristian weeks, andrew weathers, remora, ted johnson, penelope x, xambuca, damon smith, abel cisneros, parham daghighi, tanner garza, richard ramirez...