Roulette TV: C. Spencer Yeh from Roulette Intermedium on Vimeo.
Roulette TV sits down with C. Spencer Yeh to discuss his latest compositions, collaborations, thoughts on being or not being a "musician", and of course the eternal RTV question "WHY MAKE MUSIC?" (or any kind of art for that matter).
New works commissioned by Roulette with funds from the Jerome Foundation
C. Spencer Yeh was born in Taipei, Taiwan, studied film at Northwestern University in Chicago IL, repped Cincinnati OH for many years, and is now based in Brooklyn NY. Originally introduced and developed in an auto-didactic musical practice, Yeh’s work has become increasingly interdisciplinary, incorporating his background in video and other mediums. As an improviser, Yeh is focused on developing a personal vocabulary using violin, voice, and electronics. In compositional modes, Yeh works with all aspects physically, visually, conceptually, and aurally available. He is concerned not only with the sensual, but the gestural as well. Recognized for his musical projects Burning Star Core and CS Yeh, as well as many other individual and collaborative activities, Yeh has performed and presented work internationally in a wide spectrum of venues and situations.
Situations in 2013 so far include duets with cellist Okkyung Lee for Andrew Lampert’s Synonym for Untitled at the Whitney Museum, presenting solo vocal improvisations at the Segue Reading Series in NYC, and at the ICA Philadelphia via Primary Information, a duo with saxophonist Don Dietrich (of Borbetomagus), a trio with Jason Lescalleet and Nate Young (of Wolf Eyes), and sharing an evening at the Canal Series with artist Mary Lucier, both as soloist and as support in her original multimedia performance of I Am Sitting in a Room.
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