Transmission Artist
31 DOWN
See also: DJ Ryan Holsopple, Ryan Holsopple
Formed in 2001 by Ryan Holsopple, 31 Down is a radio-transmission based theater company from Brooklyn, New York. The vision of the company lies in the hybridization of modern technologies with old technologies, systems, established genres, and forms. The theater company uses radio transmissions, wireless devices, and home security technology to expand and contract traditional theatrical spaces.
Recent projects include: "Canal Street Station" presented by 31 Down and free103point9 Transmission Arts as part of free103's 10 year anniversary celebration; "mystery reality game workshop" presented as part of the Part of the Beijing Summer Digital Entertainment Jam, Beijing is Your Playground. at the "Universal Robots" premiered at the Ontological Incubator 2007; "METRONOMA" premiered at the Ontological Incubator 2006; “That's not how Mahler died...” premiered at the Ontological Summer Series, 2005; performed at The BRICK, November, 2005; performed as an installation at the Spark Festival of Music, Minneapolis, MN, February, 2006; “wwwSomnambulator” as part of “Surge,” an online transmission exhibition presented by Rhizome and free103point9; “Rita, Katrina and Stan” as part of free103point9's “On The Air” at White Box Gallery/PERFORMA05; “Wanderlost” as part of “Airborne,” presented by free103point9 and The New Museum for Contemporary Art, Spring, 2005; and “Nightmare: New York City’s Scariest Haunted House,” sound and mechanical effects designs, October, 2005.
The company includes the work and assistance of:
Ryan Holsopple, Mirit Tal, Shannon Sindelar, Jon Luton, Benjamin Brown.
LINKS
Works
- RED over RED (Performance) 31 Down radio theater, 2009
- Radio Action III (AD034) (Dispatch Series Release) free103point9 Transmission Artists, 2008
- METRONOMA: Lovecraft's dream... (Video Work) 31DOWN radio theater, 2008
- Canal Street Station (Installation/Sculpture) March 1, 2007
- Vacant Properties Feb. 4, 2007
- Microradio Sound Walk: Hallwalls (Microradio Sound Walk) June 3, 2006
- Telepethink PRO 3.2 March 28, 2006
- wwwSomnambulator (Web Project) Jan. 10, 2006
- Crossed Circuits (Dispatch Series Release) Various Artists, 2005
- Tune(In))) The Kitchen (Dispatch Series Release) Various Artists, 2005
- Wanderlost (Installation/Sculpture) April 9, 2005
- Radio Action II (Dispatch Series Release) Various Artists, 2004
- Noise Noir (Dispatch Series Release) 31 Down, 2004
- Tune(In))) CD (Dispatch Series Release) Various Artists, 2003
- Tune (In))) Catalogue (Dispatch Series Release) Various Artists, 2003
- Radio Action I (Dispatch Series Release) Various Artists, 2003
Exhibitions & Events
- Radio Festival NYC 2009, Oct. 22, 2009 – Oct. 24, 2009
- free103point9 at Megapolis_Radio 4x4/Radio Wonderland/Chorus of Refuge, April 24, 2009 – April 26, 2009
- Radio Festival NYC 2008, Oct. 16, 2008 – Oct. 18, 2008
- Radia_184_Radio Action III, Oct. 9, 2008: 2 p.m. (Curated by free103point9)
- Radio Action III: Online Radio Program, June 18, 2008 – Aug. 30, 2008 (Curated by free103point9 in collaboration with Barbara Held)
- BYOTV, March 19, 2008 – April 27, 2008 (Curated by The Video Gentlemen)
- Canal Street Station, March 1, 2007 – Oct. 31, 2007
- Radio Retreat/Festival 2007, Oct. 13, 2007: noon – Oct. 14, 2007: 5 p.m.
- Supplied by the Public for Conflux 2007, Sept. 13, 2007: 1 a.m. – Sept. 16, 2007: 11 p.m.
- Bat Radio, Sept. 6, 2007: 9 p.m. – 10 p.m.
- Universal Robots: Online Radio stream, July 4, 2007: 8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
- 4:33pm_31 Down, Feb. 24, 2007
- free103point9 @ dorkbot, Feb. 7, 2007: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
- free103point9 performances for Frequencies, Feb. 4, 2007: 2 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Peter Stuyvesant's Ghost, Nov. 15, 2006 – Nov. 19, 2006
- Metronoma, Aug. 3, 2006: 8 p.m. – Aug. 12, 2006: 10 p.m.
- free103point9 @ Bushwick Art Project's BAPLab 2006, July 22, 2006: 4 p.m. – July 23, 2006: 6 a.m.
- Microradio Sound Walk: Hallwalls, June 3, 2006: 8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
- free103point9 @ Observatori Festival, May 5, 2006 – May 7, 2006
- Incubator Benefit Party, April 5, 2006: 7 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Surge, Jan. 10, 2006 – March 31, 2006
- Surge Live, March 28, 2006: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
- ScopeOnAir, March 10, 2006 – March 13, 2006
- That's not how Mahler died..., Nov. 4, 2005: 8 p.m. – Nov. 19, 2005
- On The Air, Nov. 2, 2005 – Nov. 5, 2005
- Crossed Circuits, April 23, 2005 – June 6, 2005
- Airborne, April 9, 2005 – June 4, 2005
- Tune(In))) Brooklyn, March 12, 2005: 8 p.m. – March 13, 2005: 1 a.m.
- "Radio Action II" and The Dust Dive's "Asleep or Awake Walk", Sept. 24, 2004: 9 p.m. – Sept. 25, 2004: 1 a.m.
- Tune(In))) Santa Fe, July 17, 2004
- 31 Down CD release with DJ Matt Mikas, May 8, 2004
- Tune(In))) The Kitchen, April 22, 2004: 7 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Aspects of Jupiter, Jan. 10, 2004 – Jan. 21, 2004
- Radio Plays, Nov. 8, 2003: 9 p.m. – Nov. 9, 2003
- The Trumpet Player Needs More Sax Appeal, May 1, 2003
- Tune(In))), March 1, 2003: 8 p.m. – 2 a.m. (Curated by free103point9)
- 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.
ARCHIVE
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Audio
- Performance for Microradio Sound Walk: Hallwalls (audio/mpeg)
- Radia 184_Radio Action III, Oct. 9, 2008. Program for the Radia network about free103point9 "Radio Action III" CD, including five tracks. (audio/mpeg)
- Tom Roe_Superfund Stories, Sept. 22, 2007. Radio play for neuroTransmitter's "The FM Ferry Experiment." Set 500 years in the future, a journalist discovers a treasure trove of recordings from the 20th Century at an underwater "Superfund" site in what has become the Hudson Valley Bay. With special appearance from 31 Down's Ryan Holsopple as Mike Sharpie. (audio/mpeg)
- Dead Dial Tone, March 1, 2003. Performance for Tune(In))) (audio/mpeg)
Video
- METRONOMA: Lovecraft's dream... 31 Down Radio Theater. For free103point9's contribution for a program of works for the Video Gentlemen’s BYOTV exhibition at the New American Art Union in Portland, Oregon. (video/mov)
- Dusk: The Sound of Bats , Sept. 3, 2007. Documentation during AIRtime 2007 (video/mov)
Press, Programs, & Ephemera
- "free103point9: Ten Years of Transmission Arts," The Brooklyn Rail, July/August 2007. by John MacDonald (application/pdf)
- "Best Murder Mystery By Phone - Canal Street Station Installation" Village Voice, Best of New York 2007, Oct. 17, 2007. (application/pdf)
- Review: Splendid online magazine, Aug. 17, 2004. (application/pdf)
Image
- Noise Noir (AD016) Cover (image/jpeg)
- RED over Red image 31 Down radio theater (image/jpeg)
- "RED over RED," 31 Down radio theater, Oct. 22, 2009. during Radio Festival NYC 2009 at the Ontological Theater. (image/jpeg)
- "RED over RED," 31 Down radio theater, Oct. 22, 2009. during Radio Festival NYC 2009 at the Ontological Theater. (image/jpeg)
- Radio Theater flyer., Oct. 16, 2008. Image for first night of Radio Festival, with 31 Down, Japanther, and Killer Dreamer. (image/jpeg)
- 31 Down during an AIRtime residency, Aug. 31, 2007. 31 Down captures bat sonar at free103point9 Wave Farm. (image/jpeg)
- Canal Street Station, 31 Down, March 1, 2007. (image/jpeg)