Biography:
Douglas C. Wadle (b. 1977) is a composer of works for traditional acoustic instruments, text, visual arts, movement, and electronic media. His work is rooted in the American experimental tradition and frequently features extended just intonation, experimental notation, and/or manipulated text while drawing on experimental practices in the literarary, theatrical, and visual arts. Occassionally, his works turn out not to be musical works at all, but works in one (or some) of these other media. Douglas studied composition with James Tenney and Marc Sabat (MFA, CalArts). He has also pursued courses of study in comparative literature (BA, NYU), ethnomusicology (MA, UCLA), and philosophy (PhD in-progress, USC). (Click here for more on his work in philosophy.)
Wadle is a sometime performer (primarily as a trombonist). Notably, he was a founding member of ,, duo and a performer with The Unbuttoned Sleeves, a transdisciplinary improvisational quartet under the direction of post-modern dance pioneer Simone Forti. He frequently collaborates with choreographer Kristen Smiarowski - see, in particular, The Key Game Project.
Wadle's scores are published by Plainsound Music Edition. He co-authored the book Unbuttoned Sleeves (Beyond Baroque Books, 2006) with Simone Forti, Terrence Luke Johnson, and Sarah Swenson. His visual art scores, Amphiboly and Logos prior Logos, are included in the anthology, Notations21 (Mark Batty Publisher, 2009). He is a contributing editor for (The Open Space Magazine). His music has been recorded on Exit Records.
Douglas C. Wadle (b. 1977) is a composer of works for traditional acoustic instruments, text, visual arts, movement, and electronic media. His work is rooted in the American experimental tradition and frequently features extended just intonation, experimental notation, and/or manipulated text while drawing on experimental practices in the literarary, theatrical, and visual arts. Occassionally, his works turn out not to be musical works at all, but works in one (or some) of these other media. Douglas studied composition with James Tenney and Marc Sabat (MFA, CalArts). He has also pursued courses of study in comparative literature (BA, NYU), ethnomusicology (MA, UCLA), and philosophy (PhD in-progress, USC). (Click here for more on his work in philosophy.)
Wadle is a sometime performer (primarily as a trombonist). Notably, he was a founding member of ,, duo and a performer with The Unbuttoned Sleeves, a transdisciplinary improvisational quartet under the direction of post-modern dance pioneer Simone Forti. He frequently collaborates with choreographer Kristen Smiarowski - see, in particular, The Key Game Project.
Wadle's scores are published by Plainsound Music Edition. He co-authored the book Unbuttoned Sleeves (Beyond Baroque Books, 2006) with Simone Forti, Terrence Luke Johnson, and Sarah Swenson. His visual art scores, Amphiboly and Logos prior Logos, are included in the anthology, Notations21 (Mark Batty Publisher, 2009). He is a contributing editor for (The Open Space Magazine). His music has been recorded on Exit Records.
Affiliated Artists:
Plainsound Music Edition: http://www.plainsound.org
Simone Forti (dancer/author/artist)
Matt Barbier (trombone) http://www.mattbarbier.com
The Formalist Quartet (string quartet) http://www.formalistquartet.com
gnarwhallaby (clarinet, trombone, piano, cello) http://www.gnarwhallaby.com
Arrianne Hoffmann (choreographer) https://ariannehoffmann.com
Jonathan Piper (tuba, musicology) http://www.jonathanpiper.com
Luke Storm (tuba) http://www.lukestorm.com
Andrew Tholl (violin, composition) http://www.andrewtholl.com
Richard Valitutto (piano) http://www.richardvalitutto.net/
Plainsound Music Edition: http://www.plainsound.org
- Marc Sabat
- Wolfgang von Schweinitz
- Tashi Wada
- Douglas C. Wadle
- Andrew McIntosh
- Stephan Bartling
- Chiyoko Slavnics
- James Tenney
- Ben Johnston
Simone Forti (dancer/author/artist)
Matt Barbier (trombone) http://www.mattbarbier.com
The Formalist Quartet (string quartet) http://www.formalistquartet.com
gnarwhallaby (clarinet, trombone, piano, cello) http://www.gnarwhallaby.com
Arrianne Hoffmann (choreographer) https://ariannehoffmann.com
Jonathan Piper (tuba, musicology) http://www.jonathanpiper.com
Luke Storm (tuba) http://www.lukestorm.com
Andrew Tholl (violin, composition) http://www.andrewtholl.com
Richard Valitutto (piano) http://www.richardvalitutto.net/