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DEREK MORTON
UPDATED 03/26/2006
Derek Morton
Email: derek-at-mikroknytes-dot-com
Myspace: D 3 R 3 K
Snail:4334 42nd Street, Apt 3R
Sunnyside, NY 11104
DOB: 1_14_1970
From: Washington, DC
Current Location: New York City
Groups:Brown Wing Overdrive, Mikroknytes, NMNN Quartet, Mikrobes, Tea Shores US, Music Arch deLux, Ex-Atari Kid, Commodore 64.
 

Collaborations:
5Dots, Scott Allison, Chuck Bettis, EBSK, Elsabe Dixon, Dork vs. Dweeb, John Coursey, Katie Gately, Mare Hieronimus, Chris Jeely, Mikey IQ Jones, Naoko Maeshiba, Jonathan Matis, Matt Mikas, Frank Rothkamm, Per Svensson, Hans Tammen, Treiops Treyfid, Sisterhood of the Convoluted Thinkers, Spires of Oxford (Azusa Plane)
 
Work:  
  • Mastered District of Noise - Various Artist CD Compilation for Sonic Circuits DC(2/2009)
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  • Performed at Shinkoyo Circus Jerkus with Doron Sadja, Zeljko McMullen, Mario Diaz de Leon, MV Carbon, Chuck Bettis, Nickel Emmet, Freddy Nightliker, Amrita Dang, Twisty Cat, Alfredo Marin, Jay King, Fern Silva, Jessie Stead, Shiraishi Tamio, Anastasia Osipova, Phil Logan, Ourouboros, Bob Bellarue, Carla Rhodes, Bradley Eros, Lilly Hayes, Michael Karas at Roulette. (1/2009)
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  • Performed in NMNN Quartet at Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center with Frank Rothkamm, Hans Tammen and Pers Svennson (10/2008)
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  • Contributed track for Furthernoise - Explorations in Sound, Vol 3. Music of Sound (6/2008).
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  • Recorded/Co-Produced Brown Wing Overdrive - ESP Genius for Tzadik (6/2008)
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  • Recorded and produced The Caution Curves - Natural Experssion for Initiated Eye Recordings (4/2008)
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  • Produced Mikroknytes - Dekakille for Kavekavity (4/2008)
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  • Electronic and Banjo improvisation for Naoko Maeshiba in New Dance Alliance's Performance Mix Festival (4/2008)
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  • Produced Video for Maré hieronimus Tundra dance project (10/2007)
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  • Recorded C. Spencer Yeh and Paul Flaherty at Issue Project Room for Important Records New York Nuts And Boston Baked Beans (8/2007)
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  • Mastered Chic Nerve cd for Sockets CDR
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  • Contributor to Furthernoise.org record reviews
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  • Mastered Fending/Matis CD(6/2006)
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  • Sound for solo dance piece "Till" for Maré Hieronimus(6/2006)
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  • Collaboration with Matt Mikas at Noise! Festival(5/2006)
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  • Mastered Kohoutek - Hair on the Sidewalk (3/2006)
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  • Mixed The Caution Curves "A Little Hungry" (3/2006)
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  • Mastered Kohoutek DVD - (3/2006)
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  • Mixed Person for Echelon Productions (1/2006)
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  • Mastered 8 Sound Works - cdr benefit for New York Society of Acoustic Ecology. (11/2005)
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  • Produced and Mastered Mikroknytes - Sess-Supastreng EP for Kavekavity (8/2005)
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  • Mastered Kohoutek self-titled(8/2005)
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  • Mastered Tyler Higgins solo cd (8/2005)
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  • Open Minijax 7 w/Chuck Bettis, Scott Allison, Violet and Accelera Deck (5/2005)
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  • Found Sound Symposium at 611 Florida Ave
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  • Mastered UEA for SK Disque
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  • Recorded Indent at Kavekavity Takoma Park
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  • Recorded, Mixed and Mastered The Caution Curves release on Initiated Eye (2/2005)
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  • Stamen and Pistils ep mixdown
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  • Water Without Liquid installation at Pyramid Atlantic
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  • Bettis/Morton duo for Minijax 1.4
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  • Matis/Morton duo for Electric Possible
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  • Dork-vs-Dweeb duo with Medium, spazztop-tronica.
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  • New Music Salon performance of Bombyx Mori Acoustic Interweave
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  • Mastering and collaboration with EBSK for Secret Highways/Wobbly Scarcelight release
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  • collaboration with 5Dots for Disaster Action Kid release
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  • Sonic Circuits DC - experimental music festival
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  • Bombyx Mori Acoustic Interweave - sound work commissioned by McLean Project for the Arts in collaboration with Elsabe Dixon's Reading Silk installation
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  • d.thumbski gameboy music made with "Little Sound DJ"
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  • DVD authoring for Chessie and Colby Caldwells Alpha Arvonia video (2003)
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  • Techclub-DC experimental media performance series (ongoing)
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  • 6-Channel sound art performance (3 invisible rivers) for American Composers Forum (2003)
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  • Sound design contribution to Larry Austin - Williams [re]Mix[...stallation] at Engine 27 (2003),  
  • Audio installation at Art-o-matic 2002...Protective Goggle Room(2002)
  • Experimental Music show series...Emergent Music Forum. 1999
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  • Rekkid label...Rocker! Supernova (1996-1999)
  • Records,
  • an experimental rock/noise fest...Tropic of Metallotronic Festival(1997)  
  • Design project - INDIE ROCK TRADING CARDS
     
    Recent Play: 2006 Rotations : stuff Brooklyn label Shinkoyo, the Caution Curves, Kohoutek, Band of Horses, Loose Fur, Wolf Parade.
     
    2005 Rotations: Where is my Robotic Boot 2 cd compilation, Shockout Label, Stephen Malkmus, Wilco, Todd Docktader, Doofgoblin, anything Gamelan, Poire Z, my Fourses.
     
    2004 Rotations (no particular order): Amm, Accelera Deck Ipsissima Vox, Evol Punani Shell, Peter B and his wonderful world of strange-built electronics at Ciat Lonbarde, Nautical Almanac's Video Archives.
     
    2003 Play (no particular order): The Books (Thought for Food), Richard Devine (Aleamapper), Iannis Xenakis (Persepolis), Fennesz (Field Recordings), Roger Kleier (Deep Night, Deep Autumn), Elliot Sharp "early SST stuff", Matmos (Live With J Lesser), Phil Niblock (G2,44+), Fenn O'Berg (The Return of Fenn O'Berg)
     
    2002 Rotations (no particular order): Donnie Darko, Fennesz, Phil Kline, Alien8 Recordings, Touch, Colongib, Marcus Schmickler, wack Gameboy techno, Carl Stone, Tetsu Inoue, Love Tractor, Phil Niblock, Christina Kubisch
     
    2001 Listening Pleasures (no particular order): Hrvatski, Max Tundra, Henry Flynt, Kid 606, Kaffe Matthews, Oval, Matmos, American Balinese Gamelan Works, Richard Chartier, Him, Pan Sonic, Andrew Coleman, Schematic's House of Distraction VA, Mille Plateaux Clicks n Cuts II, Terry Riley, and Tony Conrad.
     
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