Benjamin Dauer http://virb.com/benjamindauer Dean Peer. My musical projects have appeared on WGN and FOX on several occasions, had radio play on WXRT Chicago and were reviewed in the Chicago Sun Times, the Chicago Reader and international music magazine, JazzTimes. I have also performed at venues including: House of Blues Chicago, Goodman Theatre, Taste of Chicago, John G. Shedd Aquarium, Maxims: The Nancy Goldberg International Center and Chicago's HotHouse. Most recently, choreographers have used my original scores at the American Dance Festival and North Carolina Dance Festival as well as at the Joyce SOHO in Manhattan. Some examples are Joan Nicholas-Walker of the NickWalk dance project (4 projects), Rachel Brooker of Anima Dance (2 projects), Nancy Simpson Carter of Choreo Collective (1 project), Mariana Bekerman of the Mariana Bekerman Dance Company (1 project) and Niki Juralewicz (1 project). As an accomplished, forward thinking musician with over 15 years of performance, production and composition experience, I explore the boundaries of modern music through experimentation and play. Currently I am inspired by the synergy that exists between choreographer and composer, and am truly grateful to be working with the dance community. For me, original compositions allow the choreographer to realize their vision through the dialogue of music and movement. Thriving in these collaborative environments, I plan to continue creating new sonorous narratives to share with others. If you are interested in collaborating I would love to hear from you. Please get in touch! When not composing music, I can be found performing custom mixsets. I have worked diverse special events and make a regular appearance during Art After Dark at the Ackland Art Museum. Other artistic projects and endeavors I am involved with include: licensing songs to organizations such as Red Hat Linux and Pump Audio; creating custom sound sculptures for installation artists; developing unique sound designs for the web; launching a design firm called i n k w i r e; residing on the Board of Directors for the North Carolina Dance Alliance; and teaching for my alma mater, Columbia College Chicago. When I am not busy doing those activities (do I have free time after all that?), I keep my opposable digit on the pulse of the intersecting spheres of culture, science, philosophy, and technology. Take a look around. You might be pleasantly surprised at what you find. To learn more please visit: www . benjamindauer . net Thanks for stopping by]]> Virb 2.0 (@benjamindauer) en Kind of Bloop, an 8-bit tribute to Miles Davis' album, "Kind of Blue" -... http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/6067826 http://kindofbloop.com]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:44:36 -0800 http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/6067826 Feynman rehearsals are always cathartic after work. Dec 7th gig & making... http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5946528 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:36:31 -0800 http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5946528 RT @SpectaCiera: My new E.P. "Snowflake Collections" featuring remixes by... http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5855623 @SpectaCiera: My new E.P. "Snowflake Collections" featuring remixes by Electricwest and Benjamin Dauer: http://is.gd/4Jy54]]> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:35:07 -0700 http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5855623 Just received my Spectrasonics Trillian upgrade via post. Being a loyal... http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5848170 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:11:13 -0700 http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5848170 Wow! The NYT calls Halt! a "dense, poignant mix of instrumentation and... http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5815898 http://j.mp/3KS7NC // http://idek.net/aw3]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:41:45 -0700 http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5815898 Heading into day 3 @ the National Science Foundation. It is an honor & a... http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5781008 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:45:21 -0700 http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5781008 It is opening day of Halt!, a NYC site-specific dance performance featuring... http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5735312 http://idek.net/aw3]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:12:41 -0700 http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5735312 Attn NYC - catch the world premiere of Halt!, a site-specific dance... http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5682828 http://idek.net/aw3]]> Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:33:32 -0700 http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5682828 Learn more & listen to my soundtrack for the world premiere of Halt! :... http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5659980 http://idek.net/aw3 - 26 minutes of ambient music]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:11:27 -0700 http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5659980 Halt! http://virb.com/benjamindauer/audio/449759 I recently worked w/New York-based dance company, <a href="http://www.palissimo.com">Palissimo</a>, using some of my <a href="http://www.offsetsmusic.com">Offsets</a> material from earlier this year. Offsets is a long-distance musical collaboration between myself & Scotland-based <a href="http://www.talkingmakesnosense.com">Dominic Dixon</a>.

Special thanks go to: Pavel, for the opportunity to collaborate; Michelle, for your inspiration and voice; the students of ELS in Washington, DC, for lending their voices; Dominic, for creating the original music together and for allowing me the creative freedom to expand upon our work.

Learn more:
<a href="http://www.palissimo.com">http://www.palissimo.com</a>
<a href="http://www.benjamindauer.net">http://www.benjamindauer.net</a>
<a href="http://www.offsetsmusic.com">http://www.offsetsmusic.com</a>

Thank you for listening. We hope you enjoy the work.

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Details about the performance:

HALT!
We miss a ride or a subway and halt in our tracks. When you stop chasing, what finds you instead?

October 26-30, 2009 (Mon-Fri)
Daily between 1-5pm (between ferry arrival and departure times)

Free to the Public
Whitehall Ferry Terminal, NYC

Subway: 1 South Ferry, 4/5 Bowling Green, N/R Whitehall Street

Choreographer Pavel Zustiak teams up with scenographer Nicholas Vaughan and three stellar performers to create Palissimo's first site-specific performance installation for the Whitehall Ferry Terminal.

Reconnect with space and time-and each other-in the face of today's virtual reality of social meeting places. Encounter a private public performance where you least expect it, and be part of the cast of the greater moving public. Tap into Palissimo's "Sound Bar" to frame the playful and provocative acts of the performers, and encapsulate yourself with your own private soundtrack amidst a sea of hurrying strangers.

Beauty and flights of the imagination arrive at the least expected places and moments - but only if you Halt! to notice them.

]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:28:37 -0700 http://virb.com/benjamindauer/audio/449759 Today is my last day at The American Institute of Architects. As of Monday I... http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5659007 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:59:12 -0700 http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5659007 Put the wraps on a remix for @SpectaCiera. Good times. Looking forward to... http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5617728 @SpectaCiera. Good times. Looking forward to the release. Thank you again for the opportunity Devin. Peace.]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:06:19 -0700 http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5617728 Grading while listening to some Bach early quartets. Baroque chamber music... http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5606256 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:38:09 -0700 http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5606256 Good stuff! RT @thomasraukamp: An all-too-brief indie pop effort that... http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5602497 @thomasraukamp: An all-too-brief indie pop effort that radiates mellow vibes - Sun Airway - Oh, Naoko - http://bit.ly/4vg3oM]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:07:35 -0700 http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5602497 While I finalize edits to the music (will post soon), here are the details... http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5584172 http://idek.net/aJd]]> Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:20:16 -0700 http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5584172 Happy Birthday to @SpectaCiera, go download his recent distance e.p -... http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5552439 @SpectaCiera, go download his recent distance e.p - http://distancerecordings.com/dist014.php (via @distrecs)]]> Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:32:34 -0700 http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5552439 Details about my collaboration w/New York-based dance company, Palissimo,... http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5545644 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:10:22 -0700 http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5545644 Today, Michelle & I celebrate 7 years of life, love, & art together. Here's... http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5518090 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:41:52 -0700 http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5518090 Some blurry shots of my setup/view towards the end of a good music-making... http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5434723 http://yfrog.com/5nzvzj http://yfrog.com/0gfigzoj]]> Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:11:20 -0700 http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5434723 More good stuff: I am working w/a NYC choreographer on a site-specific... http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5422283 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:39:20 -0700 http://virb.com/benjamindauer/posts/status/5422283