Matthew Setzer
| Matthew Setzer | |
|---|---|
 Matthew Setzer | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | Gothic rock, industrial rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Producer |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Associated acts | Skinny Puppy, London After Midnight (band), Timur and the Dime Museum,[1] Indradevi[2] |
| Website | http://www.matthewsetzer.com |
Matthew Setzer[3] is a musician/music technologist living in Los Angeles.
Guitarist for Skinny Puppy and London After Midnight he has toured worldwide in the gothic industrial scene. Venturing outside those bounds he is co-producer and musician for world electronic project INDRADEVI[4] and punk opera group Timur and the Dime Museum.[5] Active in the flesh hook suspension community he has blended interactive music technology with ritual performance art, notably with Constructs of Ritual Evolution (CoRE)[6] and Aesthetic Meat Front (AMF).[7] Both groups have utilized an array of sensors/biofeedback/and experimental live music. Matthew helped facilitate the only live flesh hook suspension aired on US network television- Jane's Addiction on the Jimmy Kimmel Show.[8] Whether on tour or producing music at his studio (Wonderland Recording Studio LLC)[9] Matthew often daydreams of his childhood growing up in Montana.[10]
Matthew studied experimental sound at CalArts. Teachers include: David Rosenboom (composition, biofeedback systems), Ajay Kapur (programming, robotics), Mark Trayle (Max/MSP, interface design), Ulrich Krieger (composition, ritual methods), Morton Subotnick (composition), and visiting artist Trimpin (robotics). He developed an interactive microphone[11] enabling a performer to control audio/video elements with gestural movements. While studying with David Rosenboom Matthew developed a musical electroencephalograph biofeedback system. This technology has been used for a ritual suspension with Louis Fleischauer (AMF)[12] in France,[13] Japan,[14] and the USA.
Before CalArts Matthew trained with John Carruthers[15] for luthier skills. From 2006–2008 Matthew worked as a luthier for the Moser Custom shop with Neal Moser. Matthew built his touring guitar[16] (a Les Paul with an altered head stock) from the ground up.
EDUCATION
2005 Bachelor of Music in Composition/Technology from the University of Montana[17]
2006 Academic certificate in Luthier Skills from the Musicians Institute
2008 Masters of Fine Arts in Experimental Sound Practices California Institute of the Arts[18]
Notes
- ↑ http://www.timurandthedimemuseum.com
- ↑ http://www.indradevi.net
- ↑ http://www.matthewsetzer.com
- ↑ http://www.indradevi.net
- ↑ http://www.timurandthedimemuseum.com
- ↑ http://www.wearecore.com
- ↑ http://www.a-m-f.org
- ↑ http://janesaddiction.org/2013/11/05/janes-addiction-on-jimmy-kimmel-live-2/
- ↑ http://www.wonderlandrecordingstudio.com
- ↑ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:People_of_Montana
- ↑ http://www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/arts/arts_article/um_samples_music_on_the_cutting_edge/1586
- ↑ http://www.a-m-f.org
- ↑ https://vimeo.com/77312079
- ↑ http://www.sadistic-circus.com/
- ↑ http://www.carruthersguitars.com/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=961809930520435&set=t.100002212929309&type=3&src=https%3A%2F%2Fscontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-xta1%2Fv%2Ft1.0-9%2F1546323_961809930520435_8729396133309318412_n.jpg%3Foh%3Dd861c469c8b107d09be45234c78dcbb4%26oe%3D5682EA8C&size=640%2C640
- ↑ http://www.umt.edu
- ↑ http://calarts.edu/events/31-dec-1969/matthewsetzer
