Jad Atoui

The Stone at The New School residency:

6/5 Tuesday
8:30 pm
Jad Atoui & Frank Meadows Duo
Jad Atoui (electronics) Frank Meadows (bass)

6/6 Wednesday
8:30 pm
Jad Atoui & Chuck Bettis
Jad Atoui, Chuck Bettis (electronics)

6/7 Thursday
8:30 pm
Jad Atoui & Brian Chase Duo
Jad Atoui (electronics) Brian Chase (drums)

6/8 Friday
8:30 pm
STONE IMPROV NIGHT—A STONE BENEFIT
Jad Atoui (electronics) John Zorn (sax) Simon Hanes (bass) Jeremiah Cymerman (clarinet) Sam Kulik (trombone) Chuck Bettis (electronics) Joanna Mattrey (viola) Aaron Rubinstein (guitar)

6/9 Saturday
8:30 pm
Biosonics
Jad Atoui (electronics) Ivan Marazzi (scientist, plants) Joanna Mattrey (viola) Lester St. Louis (cello) Frank Meadows (bass) Curtis Sydnor (piano) Robby Bowen (drums)
Biosonics ensemble will perform 7 compositions generated by plants in order to monitor biological response and translate it into a performance experience.

Upcoming releases:
Arcana Book Vol XVIII, Edited by John Zorn
http://www.artbook.com/9780978833732.html

Jad Atoui is a Lebanese music composer and electronic sounds experimentalist. Using his bio-sensors, field recordings and analog gears he composes and performs electronic music.
His work has been featured in Pompidou Center (2012, Paris) and The Stone (NYC). Jad Atoui has worked and performed with musicians like John Zorn, Laurie Anderson, Marc Ribot, Elliott Sharp, Bill Frisell, Michael Coltun, Munma and Chuck Bettis.
In 2015 he spearheaded the “Biosonics” project in collaboration with scientist Ivan Marazzi in order to incorporate bio-sonification of behaviors as compositional tool.

Contact: atoui.jad@gmail.com

Jad Atoui’s tracks

• abslt 0 by Jad Atoui
• Biosonics - Ficus Elastica by Jad Atoui