Fried’s “Radio Wonderland” turns the very bits and bytes of commercial culture into the driving backbeat to our dance of independence. In this developing solo, Fried abstracts live FM radio with laptop, electrified shoes hit with sticks, and a computer-hacked steering wheel (from a Buick 6). His software creations include AnythingBass (wind up random radio into a down-low riff), the Re-Esser (extract the sibilance, play those S’s, T’s and K’s like a drum machine) and Anything Kick (morph slowed-down radio into a bass drum to shake the dance floor).

The youngest composer in Schirmer Books’ “American Music in the 20th Century,” Fried dances between the night-club and concert hall. His awards include an NEA Fellowship, two NYFA Fellowships, and numerous residencies at Yaddo, MacDowell and Bellagio. Fried’s remixes includes tracks for They Might Be Giants, Ofra Haza, and Chaka Khan. Fried’s 1986 “Jimmy Because,” with guitarist Fred Frith, was released on Atlantic Records. He’s played solo at Limelight, Danceteria, PS 122, The Kitchen, Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors, a Stuttgart disco, an East Village bathhouse, Mudd Club and CBGB, and presented work at Bang On A Can, La MaMa, among many others in New York City, all over Europe, in Tokyo and Jerusalem.

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at free103point9 Wave Farm. Tianna Kennedy's artist presentation. Pictured (clockwise from the top): Tianna Kennedy, Ryan Holsopple, Todd Merrell, Joshua Fried, Lex Bhagat, Lee Azzarello at free103point9 Wave Farm. LoVid's artist presentation. Pictured (clockwise from the top): LoVid, James Rouvelle, Joshua Fried, Victoria Estok, Todd Merrell, Raphael Lyon, John Roach, Lee Azzarello, Sarah Kanouse, Marisa Olson, Scott Smallwood Each artist presentation was followed by a group discussion. Pictured (clockwise from the top): James Rouvelle, Joshua Fried, Victoria Estok, Todd Merrell, Raphael Lyon, John Roach, Lee Azzarello, Shawn Onsgard, Michael Garofalo, Sarah Kanouse

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  • Radia 184_Radio Action III, Oct. 9, 2008. Program for the Radia network about free103point9 "Radio Action III" CD, including five tracks. (audio/mpeg)
  • Morning Drive Time_091008, Sept. 10, 2008. Joshua Fried's weekly show remixing NYC morning radio. (audio/mpeg)
  • Radio Action III CD release performances at New Museum_080708, Aug. 7, 2008. Performances from (in order) Tom Roe; Damian Catera; Tianna Kenndy; George Positive, Samuel Dishy, Maxwell McDonald, Aaron Reed, and Kevin Smith; Joshua Fried and Todd Merrell; LoVid and Howard Huang; and The Dust Dive and Latitude/Longitude. All performerances inspired by recordings for free103point9's Radio Action III CD, with free103point9 Transmission Artists using radio somehow in their works. (audio/mpeg)
  • Radia_170: Joshua Fried_Radio Wonderland, July 3, 2008. For Radia network of international radio art stations. Aired on free103point9 070308. This live recording was made in February '08 at the Spark Festival, Minneapolis Minnesota, U.S. The 35-minute raw material was condensed and gently remixed by NYC producer DJ Easy Beat. (audio/mpeg)
  • Morning Drive Time_061808, June 18, 2008. Joshua Fried's weekly show remixing NYC morning radio. (audio/mpeg)
  • Morning Drive Time_061108, June 11, 2008. Weekly show from Joshua Fried, mixing morning radio live in New York City. (audio/mpeg)
  • Morning Drive Time_030508, March 5, 2008. Joshua Fried's weekly show remixing NYC morning radio. This week's show simulcast in UK for AV Festival 2008. (audio/mpeg)
  • Morning Drive Time_011607, Jan. 16, 2008. Joshua Fried's weekly show remixing NYC morning radio. (audio/mpeg)
  • Morning Drive Time_121207, Dec. 12, 2007. Joshua Fried's weekly show remixing NYC morning radio. (audio/mpeg)
  • Morning Drive Time_100307, Oct. 3, 2007. Joshua Fried's weekly show remixing NYC morning radio. (audio/mpeg)
  • Morning Drive Time_090507, Sept. 5, 2007. Joshua Fried's weekly show remixing NYC morning radio. Today he remixes WPLJ 99.5-FM. (audio/mpeg)
  • Morning Drive Time_082907, Aug. 29, 2007. Joshua Fried's weekly show remixing NYC morning radio. Today he remixes Z-100. (audio/mpeg)
  • Morning Drive Time_081507, Aug. 15, 2007. Joshua Fried's weekly show remixing NYC morning radio. Today he remixes WPLJ 99.5-FM. (audio/mpeg)
  • Morning Drive Time_072507, July 25, 2007. Joshua Fried's weekly show remixing NYC morning radio. Today he remixes WPLJ 99.5-FM. (audio/mpeg)
  • Morning Drive Time_051607, May 16, 2007. Joshua Fried's weekly show remixing NYC morning radio. Today he remixes WPLJ 99.5-FM. (audio/mpeg)
  • Morning Drive Time_050207, May 2, 2007. Joshua Fried's weekly show remixing NYC morning radio. Today he remixes Q104. (audio/mpeg)
  • Joshua Fried at Airborne Live: New Museum, May 4, 2005. Joshua Fried live performance from live radio source material through his unique MAX/MSP set-up. (audio/mpeg)

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  • Tianna Kennedy during Radio Retreat/Festival 2007, Oct. 14, 2007. at free103point9 Wave Farm. Tianna Kennedy's artist presentation. Pictured (clockwise from the top): Tianna Kennedy, Ryan Holsopple, Todd Merrell, Joshua Fried, Lex Bhagat, Lee Azzarello (image/jpeg)
  • LoVid during Radio Retreat/Festival 2007, Oct. 13, 2007. at free103point9 Wave Farm. LoVid's artist presentation. Pictured (clockwise from the top): LoVid, James Rouvelle, Joshua Fried, Victoria Estok, Todd Merrell, Raphael Lyon, John Roach, Lee Azzarello, Sarah Kanouse, Marisa Olson, Scott Smallwood (image/jpeg)
  • Radio Retreat/Festival Participants , Oct. 13, 2007. Each artist presentation was followed by a group discussion. Pictured (clockwise from the top): James Rouvelle, Joshua Fried, Victoria Estok, Todd Merrell, Raphael Lyon, John Roach, Lee Azzarello, Shawn Onsgard, Michael Garofalo, Sarah Kanouse (image/jpeg)