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In addition to the photos below, I have big plans for my
<A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7286111@N07/">Flickr</A> site.


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<IMG ALT="Photo by Ben" SRC="TsaiHsinyuanPre-show.jpg" BORDER=5>
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Tsai Hsinyuan (蔡欣圜) from Taipei wasting no time in tweaking her 
<A HREF="http://www.cycling74.com/products/maxmsp">Max</A>
patch <BR>
prior to her performance at the 
<A HREF="http://www.2pi-records.com/2pifestival/post.htm">2pi Festival</A>
2006 in Hangzhou.

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<IMG ALT="Photo by Ben" SRC="JunkyTN.jpg" BORDER=5>
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Junky of <a href="http://myspace.com/torturingnurse">Torturing Nurse</a>
looks stoically on, instruments of assault at the ready.

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<IMG ALT="Photo by Ben" SRC="2PI.jpg" BORDER=5>
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The fourth annual <A HREF="http://www.2pi-records.com/2pifestival/post.htm">2pi Festival</A>,
featuring artists from all over mainland China, Taiwan, and beyond,<BR>
drew an enthusiastic crowd to Loft 49 in Hangzhou, China, on November 25, 2006.

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<IMG ALT="Photo by Ben" SRC="XuChengSleeps.jpg" BORDER=5>
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Tired after back-to-back <A HREF="http://www.noishanghai.org/act/noi6.htm">NOIShanghai</A>
shows in Shanghai,<BR>
Xu Cheng (徐程), the other half of 
<a href="http://myspace.com/torturingnurse">Torturing Nurse</a>, 
catches a few winks during soundcheck.<BR>
The white blur on the left is <A HREF="http://www.chinesenewear.com/ear/artists/zhoupei.html">Ronez</A> from Guilin.

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<IMG ALT="Photo by Ben" SRC="FallenPlaster.jpg" BORDER=5>
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Several sets were so loud plaster literally was shaken from the ceiling.

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<IMG ALT="Photo by Ben" SRC="LiJianhongFogMachine.jpg" BORDER=5>
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2pi founder and organizer
<A HREF="http://www.chinesenewear.com/ear/artists/lijianhong.html">Li Jianhong</A> (李剑鸿) performed the most theatrical set,<BR>
complete with lasers and fog machines.

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<IMG ALT="Photo by...Lawrence?" SRC="Ben@2PI.jpg" BORDER=5>
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I performed <I>Mobile 3</I> and <I>Study for Eventual World Domination</I>.

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<IMG ALT="Photo by Ben" SRC="TsaiHsinyuan.jpg" BORDER=5>
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Tsai Hsinyuan's set incorporated live video processing using 
<A HREF="http://www.cycling74.com/products/jitter">Jitter</A>.

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<IMG ALT="Photo by Ben" SRC="YaoDaJunBen.jpg" BORDER=5>
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Composer/<A HREF="http://www.post-concrete.com/">Post-Concrete</A> founder Yao Dajun (姚大钧) and me.

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<IMG ALT="Photo by Ben" SRC="LawrenceBenWangChangcun.jpg" BORDER=5>
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Concert organizer/<A HREF="http://www.chinesenewear.com/gno/">GNO</A> blogger Lawrence Li, 
me, composer/alchemist Wang Changcun (王长存, l-r)

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<IMG ALT="Photo by Ben" SRC="LaoYang.jpg" BORDER=5>
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Lao Yang (老羊) runs the most comprehensive store for underground and experimental music in China.<BR>
Visit him on-line at <A HREF="http://www.sugarjar.cn/english.htm">Sugar Jar</A>!

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<IMG ALT="Photo by Yang Ge (I think)" SRC="WhiskeyBen.jpg" BORDER=5>
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My pal Yang Ge (杨戈) made the trip up from Shanghai and produced a bottle whiskey after my set.<BR>
See you next year!

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<IMG ALT="Photo by Xu Cheng" SRC="NOISH6a.jpg" BORDER=5>
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Premiering <I>Mobile 3</I> at <A HREF="http://www.noishanghai.org/act/noi6.htm">NOIShanghai VI</A>,
<A HREF="http://www.yuyintang.com/">Yu Yin Tang</A>, November 23, 2006

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<IMG ALT="Photo by Jin-Bae Hyun" SRC="NOISH6b.jpg" BORDER=5>
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Following NOIShanghai VI: 
(back row l-r) Junky, Xu Cheng, <A HREF="http://www.melgun.net/">Alessandro Bosetti</A>, 
<A HREF="http://www.audreychen.com/">Audrey Chen</A>,<BR>
and that friendly guy who was recording our concert;
(front row) 
<A HREF="http://www.chinesenewear.com/ear/artists/zhoupei.html">Ronez</A> and me.


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<IMG ALT="Photo by Zhou Jing" SRC="LuKou1.jpg" BORDER=5>
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Recording source material for <I>Lu Kou</I> 
at the intersection of<BR>
Fuxing Road and Xiangyang Road, Shanghai, China, May 21, 2006

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<IMG ALT="Photo by Zhou Jing" SRC="LuKou2.jpg" BORDER=5>
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Recording source material for <I>Lu Kou</I> 
at the intersection of<BR>
Huaihai Road and Xiangyang Road, Shanghai, China, May 21, 2006

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<IMG ALT="Photo by Zhou Jing" SRC="yuyintang1.jpg" BORDER=5>
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Performing <I>Psalmus</I> at the
<a href="http://www.noishanghai.org/act/noia.htm">Noishanghai</a> anniversary concert,<BR>
<a href="http://www.yuyintang.com/">Yu Yin Tang</a>, Shanghai, May 7, 2006.

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<IMG ALT="Photo by Zhou Jing" SRC="yuyintang2.jpg" BORDER=5>
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Another shot of the
<a href="http://www.noishanghai.org/act/noia.htm">Noishanghai</a>
show, which also featured<BR>
<a href="http://www.marqido.com/">Marqido</a>,
<a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=25912402">itta</a>,
<a href="http://myspace.com/torturingnurse">Torturing Nurse</a>,
<a href="http://www.blogcn.com/User13/lijianhong/index.html">D!O!D!O!D!</a>,
<a href="http://noishanghai.org/oo/index.htm">OO</a>,
<a href="http://www.chinesenewear.com/ear/artists/jiangzhuyun.html">Ji Mu</a>,
<a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=62814984">Dominik</a>,<BR>
<a href="http://www.chinesenewear.com/ear/artists/wangchangcun.html">Wang Changcun</a>,
<a href="http://noishanghai.org/Sankin77/index.htm">00700</a>,
<a href="http://edogm.free.fr/keplerslaws/">Keplerslaws</a>,
and <a href="http://www.blogcn.com/User13/lijianhong/index.html">Acidzen</a>.

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<IMG ALT="Photo by Audrey Leprince" SRC="SC3.jpg" BORDER=5>
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Performing <I>Psalmus</I> at the first Shanghai <A HREF="http://www.soundcurrents.org">Sound Currents</A> concert,<BR>
held at Harley's Bar in the Xu Jia Hui district of Shanghai on Nov. 19, 2005.

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<IMG ALT="Photo by Audrey Leprince" SRC="BenAndAudrey.jpg" BORDER=5>
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Engaged in deep conversation with Audrey Chen of the 
<A HREF="http://www.hhproduction.org/Nakanati_Chen%20Duo.html">Nakatani-Chen Duo</A>
<BR>prior to the <A HREF="http://www.soundcurrents.org">Sound Currents</A>
concert at Harley's Bar in Shanghai on Nov. 19, 2005.


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<IMG ALT="Photo by Ryan's dad" SRC="leapday.jpg" BORDER=5>
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Following the <A HREF="http://www.stolaf.edu/orgs/nova/leapday04/">Leap Day concert</A>
at Minneapolis' <A HREF="http://www.southerntheater.org/index.html">Southern Theater</A>,
February 29, 2004,<BR>
with composers (l-r) Ryan Ingebritsen,
<A HREF="http://www.stolaf.edu/people/hamlin/">Peter Hamlin</A>, and 
<A HREF="http://www.maryellenchilds.com">Mary Ellen Childs</A>.

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<IMG ALT="Photo by Erik Floan" SRC="odeon.jpg" BORDER=5>
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With the Odeon String Quartet following the first
<A HREF="http://www.soundcurrents.org">Sound Currents</A>
concert<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.htlcmi.org/Musicarts/index.html">Holy Trinity Lutheran Church</A>,
Mercer Island, WA, February 25, 2003<BR>
(Gennady Filimonov, violin 1; me; Andrew Yeung, violin 2; Michael Lieberman, viola; Paige Stockley, cello)

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<IMG ALT="Photo by Jeff Pobst" SRC="arcanumx.jpg" BORDER=5>
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Working with musicians at the second
<A HREF="arcanum.html"><I>Arcanum</I></A>
recording session<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.studioxinc.com">Studio X</A>,
Seattle, WA, June 2000<BR>
(Vincent Comer, viola; Susan Williams, cello; Kathy Stern, violin II; Leonid Keylin, violin I)

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<IMG ALT="Photo by Adam Fossa" SRC="arcanummnw.jpg" BORDER=5>
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Working with musicians at the first
<A HREF="arcanum.html"><I>Arcanum</I></A>
recording session<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.musicworksnw.org/">Music Works Northwest</A>,
Bellevue, WA, December 1999<BR><BR><BR><BR>


<IMG ALT="Photo by Claude Houge" SRC="kakum.jpg" BORDER=5>
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Recording the sounds of the Kakum Rainforest<BR>
Ghana, West Africa, June 1999


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