The Improvising Composer

The Improvising Composer project is an all-day event devoted to digital music and the software used to create it. The day begins with workshops in interactive audio software featuring composers Martin Back, James Brody, William Fowler Collins, J.A. Deane, Philip Mantione and Christian Pincock. Read more

Year Two Begins with the Flip of a Switch

The clock slipped past nine as organizer Phil Mantione let the anticipation build until he introduced SF Complex founder Stephen Guerin at 9:20 to flip the switch on a new year at Santa Fe Complex. Dressed in a white lab coat for the occasion, Guerin thanked the attendees for their support and stepped to the FrankenSwitch to animate seven distinct kinetic sculptures, compiled from repurposed mechanical parts and electrical circuitry. Read more

FrankenCircuit Fundraising Gala & 1 Year Anniversary

FrankenCircuit is a huge fundraising party for Santa Fe Complex on Saturday evening, June 13th, an enormous electric installation organized by Phil Mantione and featuring the work of Martin Back, James Brody, Tristan Chambers, Victoria Hughes, David McPherson, Simon Mehalek, Zevin Polzin, Frank Rolla, Steve Smith, and Alysse Stepanian, brings music and spoken word performances by Vince Kablubek, Flamingo Pink!, and Ismael Retzinsk. But beyond that, there are issues raised by Mary Shelley’s classic tale that are as controversial today as they were 200 years ago. Read more