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.

 

upcoming performances

2012 - no current dates scheduled

promute live

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

some past festival and radio appearances, interviews, showcases

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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)