Marc Nimoy is a Composition-Experimental Sound Practices MFA student at CalArts and received his B.A. in Music Performance from UCLA. He is a working musician, teacher, and programmer and likes building things like electronic instruments and clean-looking software interfaces. He performs regularly in the Los Angeles area as a laptop rockstar and has only recently started focusing on sound sculptures and installations.
contact: marc at digitanalog dot net

> july 7 - august 4, 2007 "boxsong and others" at dangerous curve. solo show of my work during the month of july. opening july 7, 7-10pm free. other gallery hours Wed-Sat 1pm-6pm or by appointment
> may 17, 2007 - Fowler Out Loud - the Los Angeles Electric 8 perform at the UCLA fowler museum. 6pm free
> april 27, 2007 - TheNimoys perform at the Yahoo! brickhouse opening. San Francisco.
> april 16-20, 2007 - Electronic Sprawl - an interactive electronic installation in collaboration with Mike Chang. CalArts Wavecave (B300). Opening thursday 8pm. more info to come..
> april 10, 2007 - OK Composer. CalArts R.O.D. 8pm
> march 19-23, 2007 - Pandora's Box - collaborative collective art installation. CalArts Main Gallery. opening and performances thursday evening.
> march 7, 2007 - Sounding Out. CalArts Main Gallery. 10pm
> march 6, 2007 - CalArts Guest Lecturer for post-production sound class. (interactive video).
> march 6, 2007 - CalArts Guest Teacher for class 'Jump, Jitter, & Jive' (interactive art & video). 4-7
> march 4, 2007 - Field Recordings/Found sounds - a concert by Johnny Chang @ Dangerous Curve.
> february 23, 2007 - programming & performance of the electronic part for a piece by luigi nono @ REDCAT, along with phil stearns & the New Century Players.
> february 21-23, 2007 - technical director for "breathe on earth" an interactive animation installation by Jihyun Song. CalArts IM Lab.
> february 13, 2007 - hungry bunny discovery @ OK Composer. CalArts R.O.D. 8pm
> february 8, 2007 - Small Sketches (gong&electronics) @ ESP Night 2. CalArts R.O.D. 8pm
> february 6, 2007 - pppinggg @ Sounding Out. CalArts Main Gallery. 9pm
> november 27-31, 2006 - Constellation: a new installation in the CalArts Wavecave (B300) - flyer
> november 25, 2006 - a performance of John Cage's "Cartridge Music" along with Johnny Chang and Jeremy Drake @ Dangerous Curve
> november 15, 2006 - a journal entry @ O.K. Composer. CalArts R.O.D. 8pm
> november 6, 2006 - aaron drake takes kumonoimeeji2 and pieces by several other composers to ICMC for an installation of his Radio Transmission Orchestra (RTO)
> november 1, 2006 - Child of Chair VII will be put up @ Sounding Out. CalArts Main Gallery. 9pm
> november 1, 2006 - CalArts Guest Lecturer for the class 'performing with electronics / interactive performance practice.' B305 4-7pm
> october 20, 2006 - one moments - performed @ O.K. Composer. CalArts R.O.D. 8pm
> september 10-13, 2006 - boxsong will be re-displayed at the CalArts Wavecave (B300) - flyer
> september 16, 2006 - live performance @ dangerous curve
> july 9, 2006 - guest musician / MIDI programmer at the Midi Scrapyard Challenge located at Machine Project
> june 17, 2006 - TheNimoys play at the "Good Work" event at Dangerous Curve . It's their summer fund raiser and grand re-opening.
> may 6, 2006 - flowers:orangegreenblue will be displayed at the UCSD: California Computer Music Exchange Concert [ link ]
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constellation

sound & light installation: flickering lights and recorded memories
video clip 1 - download.mov (1.1mb)
video clip 2 - download.mov (4.4mb)
larger image - download.jpg (192kb)
event flyer
box-song
 
 
sound installation: touch sensors and sinetones. a musical instrument of space and community
video clip 1 - download.mov (1.27mb)
video clip 2 - download.mov (3.27mb)
event flyer
flowers:orangegreenblue
 

sound sculpture: electronic flowers that require light to produce sounds. nature & technology
stillness (3 minutes)
 
sound installation: perceptions of time and patience
kumo

synthy cloud generator
sound clip coming soon
plexibox
 
home-made midi controller. 24 buttons & 2 knobs.
lasers

hand and light interaction. using laser pointers and photo cells. spring 04
hear a sample - download.mp3 (705 kb)
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birds and powerlines II

for piano. performed by aaron drake & ryan tanaka at sounding out
download.mp3 (6.71mb)
fivesevenfive

timbral atmospheres. amplitude modulation. recorded live @ ESP night 1 - '05.
download.mp3 (11.9mb)
guitardelayer

electric guitar improvisation. recorded live @ zen sushi - summer '04
download.mp3 (4.65mb)
denim skirt
  
electric guitar and custom looping software. recorded live @ cole's - summer '04
download.mp3 (3.52mb)
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stripe-dot

horizontally-reading tone sequencer. musicmaking software.
download (OSX only).zip (0.98mb)
fmdrumkit

a fun toolkit for making and sequencing FM (frequency modulation) sounds. musicmaking software.
hear a sample "owlyowly" - download.mp3 (704kb)
download (OSX only).zip (1.07mb)
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pppinggg

networked laptops - recorded live @ Sounding Out (CalArts Main Gallery) - feb '07 .
download.mov (43.2mb)
boxsong_jam

video of an improvisation during box-song testing.
download.mov (4.4mb)
more website coming Soon...
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