Track feature on Headphone Commute

A track I wrote at the turning of the new year was featured by music blog Headphone Commute, who were nice enough to share the piece on Soundcloud as a Track Premiere. 

The article posted on the Headphone Commute features a short piece of writing about my thoughts behind the creation of the track, so make sure to have a read after you've listened.
Thanks to all involved to helped make this happen!

I'm hoping to write some material for a new release this year, so stay tuned!

https://reviews.headphonecommute.com/2018/02/08/track-premiere-marty-hicks-from-afar-unhindered/

Graduation Work "dear alma: part 1 & 2" at Tokyo University of the Arts Senju Campus Graduation Exhibition・修士課程修了制作「dear alma: part 1 & 2」、東京藝術大学千住キャンパスの卒業展示会で出品

In 2017 I worked very hard on making a short video work that utilizes a 5-speaker surround sound system. From towards the end of 2016 until the middle of 2017 I shot footage on 'Single-8' 8mm film, using a camera i found at a market, and then spent a few months crafting sounds and music for it. It's called "dear alma", it's in 2 parts, and it features vocals by the incredible Akai Hirume and storytelling by my old pal Georgie Darvidis. You can see it during a very special set of screenings as part of the graduation exhibition of my uni department, Tokyo University of the Arts' Creativity of Music and Sound, from February 10th to 12th. All details in the link below (in Japanese, comment or PM me if you need English deets!).
hope to see you there.

2月10~12日、「東京藝術大学　音楽環境創造科／大学院 音楽音響創造・芸術環境創造 卒業制作・論文／修了制作・論文発表会」という凄まじい名前のある、うちの学科の卒業制作展示会にて映像作品「dear alma」を発表します。
2016~2017にかけて撮影した8ミリ映像に5つのスピーカーのために制作した音楽をつけたもので、オーストラリアの友人の語りや赤い日ル女さんの歌声も活用している。特殊なスピーカー配置を用いる故に他の場所で展示することが難しいので、ぜひ今回の芸大の千住キャンパスでの卒展を見逃さぬように。
詳細・ウェブサイトなどは、以下のイベントページにのぞいてください。
https://www.facebook.com/events/360322971102048/?notif_t=event_calendar_create&notif_id=1516205708071169

KAWAGOE COFFEE FESTIVAL出演、新発売ヒップホップアルバム

川越コーヒーフェスティバルの出演と共に、ヒップホップアルバムを発売し始めました！
コーヒーフェスティバルにお越しの方、ぜひお思い出として手に入れてください。

https://martyhicks.bandcamp.com/album/beats-and-things-prtytrx

I released a short EP of beats made for my performance at the Kawagoe Coffee Festival, December 10 2017. Featuring a Do Yo Thangs cover too. 

SONO vol. 2｜出演決定

Up for round 2 of Sono, next month on the 22nd. Very much looking forward to making some more sound at the fabulous Carten gallery.

2回目の「SONO」は来月22日、北参道のCARTENで決定！ソロで出ます！

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当日券 / Cover Charge：￥1,500

東京都渋谷区神宮前1-2-7 B1F 〒150-0001
1-2-7 Jingumae, B1F, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001

https://www.sono.tokyo.jp/

https://www.facebook.com/events/479121779107510

UltraSuperNewギャラリで出演・Performance at UltraSuperNew Gallery

原宿UltraSuperNewギャラリで開催される「Sonoluminescent vol. 1」に出演決定！！
優秀な電子音楽家の集まりである「Sonoluminescent」は4/22（土）に行われ、今日からウェブサイトでチケット予約が出来るようになったので事前にとるのおすすめ（前売りディスカウントあり）。
僕はいつものドローッとした音楽と共にまた映像もやります。
乞うご期待！！↓
I was recently lucky enough to be invited to perform at the UltraSuperNew gallery in Harajuku, as part of the live music event "Sonoluminescent vol. 1" on April 22nd. 
The lineup is a pretty outrageous group of beautiful electronic and ambient musicians, so it's sure to be an incredible night. Ticket bookings have just opened so book in advance for a sneaky discount!
https://www.sono.tokyo.jp/

東京藝術大学大学院映像研究科アニメーション専攻第八期生終了制作展・Tokyo University of the Arts Animation Department Graduation Works Screening

音楽担当として参加させていただいた藝大アニメ科の作品はとうとう3/3から上映されます！
１発目は横浜、3/11からの２発目は渋谷のユーロスペースで。
一年次作品のプログラムAの中、関口和希の『死ぬほどつまらない映画』と、第八期生修了作品の中から井上幸次郎の『Opening Sesame』は僕が音楽やってました。（詳細：http://animation.geidai.ac.jp/08zoom/works/index.html）
あらゆる面で全力で頑張った修了生（言うまでもなく音環生も）がこの優れた作品群で世に出、大きなスクリーンで観る機会がこの後稀にないので、今回の上映会を絶対に見逃しちゃダメ也。
東京の上映期間の前売り券も予約できるようになったのでぜひとも席を確保してくださいませ。
Two animation films I had the pleasure of writing the music for - Kazuki Sekiguchi's "Self-Honest Me" and Koujiro Inoue's "Opening Sesame" - are being premiered in two different places, starting with Yokohama this Friday and Cinema Eurospace in Shibuya from next Saturday 11th, as part of their graduation exhibition.
It's an extremely rare chance to see a bunch of animated shorts of this exceptionally high standard in such high quality cinema establishments, and a limited run of DVD pressings means they'll likely be difficult to see in future, so I would highly recommend coming down to check them out. For everyone wondering what I've been so busy with over the past few months, this is it. 
English subtitles are shown as well so even if Nihongo is a no go you're good to go.

details:

http://animation.geidai.ac.jp/08zoom/index.html

『Robert Frank: Books & Films』展示会のクロージングイベント、出演決定・ performance at closing event of exhibition "Robert Frank: Books & Films" at Tokyo University of the Arts

今月11/24、東京藝大で開催される展示会『Robert Frank: Books and Films, 1947-2016 in Tokyo』のクロージングイベントで出演させていただきます！

優秀な２人のダンサー、ハラサオリと岡本優との共演。

ここ数ヶ月にわたってものすごく頑張ってきた藝大のデザイン科の人々によっての企画で、我ながら相当見事なパフォーマンスになるようでワクワク感が止まりません。

100名限定のイベントなので早めに以下のリンクでご予約くださいませ！！

Really really excited to have the opportunity to perform alongside revered contemporary dancers Saori Hala and Yu Okamoto, at the closing event of an exhibition of works by none other than Robert Frank on November 24th.

I'll be performing "uninstall / disassemble", a work for numerous analog and electronic apparatuses in six-speaker surround.

It's free but only for 100 entrants - get your booking in while you still can! 11/24, from 7pm.

(if you can't read japanese but want to attend let me know!)

日時：11月24日(木)　19:00開始
会場：東京藝術大学大学美術館 陳列館
定員：先着100名・事前予約制
予約：http://ptix.co/2f65EkX
参加費：無料
出演：岡本優、ハラサオリ、マーティー・ヒックス、東京藝術大学コンテンポラリーダンス部、楊博

会期終了とともに作品を破棄するというコンセプトのもと、コンテンポラリーダンスやライブペイント、音、光など様々な表現を駆使して展覧会の集大成となるライブパフォーマンスを行います。

Date/time: 24th November 2016, doors at 7pm

Location: Tokyo University of the Arts, Art Department - Exhibition Space (Chinretsukan)

Guest Capacity: first 100 applicants (bookings required)

Bookings (in Japanese): http://ptix.co/2f65EkX

Price: Free

Performers: Yu Okamoto, Saori Hara, Marty Hicks, Tokyo University of the Arts Contemporary Dance Department, Dr. Yanagi

Mooncalf at the Melbourne Recital Centre, September 2016

After a year since their last Melbourne performance, Tokyo-based pianist and composer Marty Hicks and vocalist Georgie Darvidis will come together again with their duo project Mooncalf at the most sanctified of musical meeting places, the Melbourne Recital Centre.

Divided by geographical distance but bound together by musical intimacy, these two musicians nurture a unique sonic relationship that grows and matures with time. Though the Mooncalf project had its beginnings as early as 2013, the music that happens every time the two meet is a rare and otherwordly experience; an ever-evolving bonding of mutual sentiments and affections for unhurried music. 

Returning once again to the Salon, this year's Mooncalf concert once again promises to be an unmissable event.

Thursday 15th September
Doors: 6:00pm (concert start 6:30pm)

Tickets:
$30 standard, $25 concession
Bookings, enquiries etc: http://www.melbournerecital.com.au/events/2016/mooncalf

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1832093573691773/