023. Jeffrey Gavett

On this episode we’re celebrating Star Maker Fragment’s birthday with vocalist and composer Jeffrey Gavett! A founding member of Loadbang and Ekmeles, and longtime collaborator of Taylor Brook, Jeff joins Taylor and Charlotte to talk about microtonal music, collaboration and digital nonsense. Star Maker Fragments: https://takensemble.bandcamp.com/album/star-maker-fragments Jeffrey Gavett: https://jeffreygavett.com/ Microtonal tools: https://www.steinberg.net/dorico/ https://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/ https://www.plainsound.org/ https://www.modartt.com/pianoteq The Machine Stops by Taylor Brook, performed by Yarn/Wire and Jeff Gavett: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMUGD8ZTsqY Virtutes Occultae, Microtonal Music for Six Pianos by Taylor Brook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpHSC8eWWL8 A Howl that Was Also a Prayer by Ekmeles: https://newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/a-howl-that-was-also-a-prayer To learn more about TAK, go to www.takensemble.com/

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Conversations with composers and other musicians working in the vibrant new music community of New York City and beyond. Episodes are curated by and often feature members of TAK, an ambitious ensemble that “impresses with the organicity of their sound, their dynamism and virtuosity — and, well, just a dash of IDGAF as they slay the thorniest material like it’s nothing” (WQXR).