Event Horizon Series presents Richard T. Hill, PYXL8R, and Planet Y
The Event Horizon concert series takes place at The Rotunda. It features Electronic, Avant Garde, and Experimental music along with the work of live video, laser and analog projection artists. The concerts are always free and open to all.
Richard T. Hill is a self-described “blue collar composer” and guitarist from Philadelphia and has worked as a semi-pro musician locally, regionally and nationally for over 30 years. He studied Music Composition at Community College Of Philadelphia and West Chester University under Jimmy Bruno, Drs. John Dulik, Larry Nelson and Robert Maggio. In addition to instrumental and vocal music, he also has a deep appreciation for electronic music and has previously performed at The Rotunda combining electronics and guitar. His style fuses aspects of minimalism, aleatoric techniques, musique concrète, granular synthesis and soundscape with his distinctive guitar style.
PYXL8R is the ongoing musical project of Ken Palmer, who is an artist and graphic designer, and the creator of trippy live visuals for Cosmic Crossings, Event Horizon, and other live events. Atmospheric, otherworldly, and always dense with unusual sonic textures, PYXL8R’s long-form synthesizer compositions are always performed completely live with no backing tracks. To achieve all of this on stage, Ken is joined by his talented spawn, Kyle and Sage, performing as a trio. His wife Ruth provides the live visuals, so the whole clan has come to embrace the nickname “the Partridge Family of Electronic Music,” so c’mon, get happy!
Planet Y is completely improvised space music featuring WAIL members Yanni Papadopoulos and Pete Wilder. Yanni Papadopoulos relies heavily on his Casio DG20 guitar synth and a handful of effects pedals to create the space scape.
There is no looping or sampling involved, all sounds are created in real time. Yanni is joined by musician Pete Wilder, who adds to the mix with guitar, Theremin, and a Casio DG20 guitar synth. (yes, sometimes there will be 2 guitar synths!)
Admission is FREE