Collaborator
MATT MIKAS
See also: Cook Family, DJ Matt Mikas, Matt Mikas + Barry London + Brad Truax + Jeremy Glover
Matt Mikas is a sound artist with a history of involvement with microradio. A sonic anthropologist, Mikas uses turntables alternately as a historian and performer. Mikas’s recent project "Interactive Audio Response Kit" is a musical composition and listening tool created for two identical LPs.
Mikas’s performance-based work was featured as part of free103point9’s “On The Air” project at White Box, New York for PERFORMA05; at the Philadelphia ICA for NAMAC’s conference “Taking Liberties” (2005); at the 2004 Gwangju Biennale, South Korea. "Of The Bridge," a collaboration with Matt Bua and Tom Roe, premiered in “Brooklyn!” (2001) at the Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art, sampling the Williamsburg Bridge and Sonny Rollins (who often rehearsed there). Mikas curated the sound program for Dave Hickey’s “Ultralounge” (2000) at the University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum in Tampa.
Matt Mikas, with Galen Joseph-Hunter and Tom Roe, co-founded the non-profit media arts organization that is now free103point9 in 2002. Greg Anderson, Violet Hopkins, and Tom Roe founded free103point9 as a microradio collective in Brooklyn, New York in 1997.
LINKS
Works
- Constructive Engagement (Dispatch Series Release) Various Artists,
- Of The Bridge (Dispatch Series Release) Matt Bua + Matt Mikas + Tom Roe,
- Sprung (Dispatch Series Release) Various Artists,
- New and Used: 09.18.06 (Radio/Sound Work) Sept. 18, 2006
- Transmissions from 'Radio Free Albemuth' (Radio/Sound Work) May 14, 2006
- New and Used: 04.21.06 (Radio/Sound Work) April 21, 2006
- Crossed Circuits (Dispatch Series Release) Various Artists, 2005
- Wave Guide textbook (Dispatch Series Release) Various Authors, 2005
- Radio 4x4, Anthology Film Archives (Radio 4x4) April 27, 2005
- Scape 2 (Dispatch Series Release) Various Artists, 2004
- Radio Action II (Dispatch Series Release) Various Artists, 2004
- Interactive Audio Response Kit (Dispatch Series Release) Matt Mikas, 2004
- Tune (In))) Catalogue (Dispatch Series Release) Various Artists, 2003
Exhibitions & Events
- New + Used: Ferret/Javelina/Ewe Trio, Sept. 18, 2006: 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- New and Used with Jesse Selengut + Noir, July 20, 2006: 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
- Deep Wireless, May 3, 2006: 1 p.m. – May 28, 2006: 6 p.m.
- Noise!, May 11, 2006: 10 p.m. – May 14, 2006: midnight
- free103point9 @ Observatori Festival, May 5, 2006 – May 7, 2006
- New and Used: Third Border, April 21, 2006: 10 p.m. – April 22, 2006: midnight
- free103point9 9th Anniversary Show, New + Used, March 25, 2006: 4 p.m. – March 26, 2006: 1 a.m.
- ScopeOnAir, March 10, 2006 – March 13, 2006
- free103point9 @ Spark, Feb. 22, 2006: 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- New + Used, Dec. 8, 2005: 4 p.m.
- N.R.A. CD Release with N.R.A. and Daniel Carter + Matt Mikas, Nov. 7, 2005: 8 p.m. – 11 a.m.
- On The Air, Nov. 2, 2005 – Nov. 5, 2005
- Radio 4x4, Oct. 27, 2005: 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
- New + Used, Oct. 14, 2005: 10 p.m. – Oct. 15, 2005: midnight
- Radio 4x4 at NAMAC's Taking Liberties, Sept. 28, 2005: 7 p.m.
- Williamsburg Jazz Festival, Sept. 8, 2005: 9 p.m. – Sept. 11, 2005
- New + Used, Aug. 2, 2005: 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Campfire Sounds, July 15, 2005: 5 p.m. – July 16, 2005: 10 p.m.
- Tune(Out)))side, July 4, 2005: 3 p.m. – 10 p.m. (Curated by free103point9)
- Crossed Circuits, April 23, 2005 – June 6, 2005
- Radio 4x4: Crossed Circuits, June 4, 2005: 8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
- Radio 4x4: Making Waves, April 27, 2005
- Tune(In))) Brooklyn, March 12, 2005: 8 p.m. – March 13, 2005: 1 a.m.
- Radio 4x4 at Rock's Role (After Ryonji) DVD Release, Feb. 26, 2005
- Seasonal November 2004, Nov. 21, 2004: 8 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Game Overture II, Nov. 20, 2004: 8 p.m. – Nov. 21, 2004: 2 a.m.
- Microradio Sound Walk: Spectropolis, Oct. 1, 2004 – Oct. 3, 2004
- "Radio Action II" and The Dust Dive's "Asleep or Awake Walk", Sept. 24, 2004: 9 p.m. – Sept. 25, 2004: 1 a.m.
- Radio 4x4: Gwanju Biennale, Sept. 11, 2004
- Tune(In))) Santa Fe, July 17, 2004
- Scape 2, April 24, 2004: 8 p.m. – May 22, 2004: 11 p.m.
- Sous Les Pavas, La Radio! at Psy.Geo.Conflux 04, May 13, 2004 – May 16, 2004 (Curated by Tianna Kennedy)
- 31 Down CD release with DJ Matt Mikas, May 8, 2004
- Radio 2x2: For a Long Time..., April 30, 2004 – May 2, 2004
- Tune(In))) The Kitchen, April 22, 2004: 7 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Radio Lab at Columbia University, March 29, 2004: 6 p.m.
- Constructive Engagement, Feb. 22, 2004: 8 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Aspects of Jupiter, Jan. 10, 2004 – Jan. 21, 2004
- Streamside Day Celebration, Oct. 11, 2003 – Jan. 11, 2004
- Radio 4x4: Great Small Works, Nov. 25, 2003
- Great Small Works Fourth Radio Cabaret, Nov. 25, 2003: 8 p.m. – 11 p.m. (Curated by Tianna Kennedy)
- Radio Plays, Nov. 8, 2003: 9 p.m. – Nov. 9, 2003
- Tune(In))), March 1, 2003: 8 p.m. – 2 a.m. (Curated by free103point9)
- Game Overture, Feb. 19, 2003: 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.
- Radio Action I release, Jan. 12, 2003: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
- Radio Action I, Jan. 8, 2003: 8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
- Irritating HorseEye + George Cremaschi, Tatsuya Nakatani + Claire E. Barratt, Tim Olive + Jeffrey Allport, Matt Mikas + Tom Roe, Seasonal Affect, Nov. 15, 2002 – Nov. 16, 2002
- free103point9 Benefit, May 21, 2002: 8 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Brooklyn Free Music Festival, May 17, 2002: 7 p.m. – May 20, 2002: 4 a.m.
- Of The Bridge, Sept. 8, 2001 – Oct. 25, 2001
- Jump Across the River III, June 22, 2001 – June 23, 2001
- (do you remember) Rock 'N' Roll Radio, May 9, 2001: 9:30 p.m. – May 10, 2001: midnight
- Audio Buffet, April 29, 2001: 10 p.m. – April 30, 2001: midnight
- Audio Buffet, April 22, 2001: 10 p.m. – April 23, 2001: midnight
- Audio Buffet, April 15, 2001: 10 p.m. – April 16, 2001: midnight
- Iditarod, Stone Breath, In Gowan Ring, Drekka, DJ Christian Hawkins, KleverVice, DJ Dizzy, DJ Matt Mikas, April 14, 2001: 9 p.m. – April 15, 2001: 2 a.m.
- free103point9 Second Floor Benefits, Feb. 23, 2001: 8 p.m. – Feb. 24, 2001: 2 a.m.
- Come the Freak On!!, Oct. 27, 2000 – Oct. 28, 2000
- free103point9 Retrospective, Sept. 30, 2000: 10 p.m.
- On The Bridge, May 24, 1997: midnight – 4 a.m.
- First Transmission, March 7, 1997: 6 p.m. – March 8, 1997: 6 a.m. (Curated by free103point9)
ARCHIVE
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Audio
- Matt Mikas: Silent Weapon Technology (audio/mpeg)
- New and Used_042106 (audio/mpeg)
- New and Used_091806 (audio/mpeg)
- free103point9 panel: Deep Wireles, Toronto, May 27, 2006. This panel, streamed live on free103point9 Online Radio from Toronto, Canada, introduces audiences to free103point9 and Transmission Arts defined as experimental practices in radio, video, installation, and performance utilizing the wireless spectrum. The discussion will include: the history of free103point9; touring transmission projects such as Tune(In))) , Radio 4x4 , and Microradio Sound Walk ; as well as free103point9 exhibition, performance, online radio, education, and residency programs. free103point9 Operations Manager Matt Mikas and free103point9 Special Projects Director Tianna Kennedy are on the panel. http://www.naisa.ca/RWB/sessions.html#free103point9 (audio/mpeg)
- Matt Mikas & Tom Roe: Scope New York Live Performance, March 13, 2006. Matt Mikas &Tom Roe (audio/mpeg)
- Daniel Carter + Matt Mikas: Seasonal improvisation., Nov. 21, 2004. Carter: reeds; Mikas, turntables, sampler; LoVid; Scott Allison + Violet: ; Justin Lincoln; Radio Ruido: opening and interstitial sounds. (audio/mpeg)
- Philadelphia Freedom: Constructive Engagement Show at Galapagos/Ocularis, Feb. 22, 2004. Tony Flynn, Matt Mikas, Tom Roe, Brad Truax (audio/mpeg)
- Matt Bua + Matt Mikas + Tom Roe_Of the Bridge live, Sept. 8, 2001. at "Brooklyn!" show at Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art_090801 (audio/mpeg)
Video
- Of the Bridge_Matt Bua + Matt Mikas + Tom Roe For "Brooklyn!" show at Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art in Florida, and for "Of the Bridge" CD. (video/mov)
Press, Programs, & Ephemera
- "free103point9: Ten Years of Transmission Arts," The Brooklyn Rail, July/August 2007. by John MacDonald (application/pdf)
- Tune(In))) Radio Community in Microcosm, Matt Mikas (application/pdf)
Image
- Interactive Audio Response Kit (AD018) Matt Mikas (image/jpeg)
- Matt Mikas during On The Bridge On the Williamsburg Bridge. Pictured (left to right) Tom Roe, Matt Mikas, Greg Anderson. (image/jpeg)
- Matt Mikas during On The Bridge On the Williamsburg Bridge. Pictured (left to right) Matt Mikas, Greg Anderson. (image/jpeg)
- Of the Bridge (AD005) Cover (image/jpeg)
- On The Bridge Participants Williamsburg Bridge. Pictured (left to right) Barry London, I-Sound, Matt Mikas (image/jpeg)