Introducing scifi-Turntablist: SlowPitchSound
SlowPitchSound (Cheldon Paterson) is an award winning Toronto-based artist, composer, mentor, and explorer of sounds. He has collaborated with creators from a wide range of disciplines including electronic music, opera, jazz, classical music, theatre, and dance. He has been developing his craft for over two decades. His unique style of music production, self-proclaimed as "scifi-turntablism", has graced stages around the world including Canada, Australia, USA, United Kingdom, and Sweden. With a passion for depth and detail in his work, Cheldon is heavily inspired by the natural environment, outer space, and dystopian sci-fi. Cheldon’s unique approach to making music includes turntablism, sample manipulation, and field recordings.
Proposal
A solo approximately 45 minute audio/visual performance based around themes of nature. The piece is sample based and will be performed using a turntable, looper and drum machine in front of visual projections. The projections would be of a live feed as well as compiled/live visuals related to the theme. My musical background is in live composition, turntablism and improvisation.
Open to collaborate on other projects.
More Info Here!
Proposal
A solo approximately 45 minute audio/visual performance based around themes of nature. The piece is sample based and will be performed using a turntable, looper and drum machine in front of visual projections. The projections would be of a live feed as well as compiled/live visuals related to the theme. My musical background is in live composition, turntablism and improvisation.
Open to collaborate on other projects.
More Info Here!
SlowPitchSound—is an artist whose music is difficult to define. In an interview with Musicworks contributing editor Sara Constant, he sheds light on the moments that have sculpted his uniquely experimental approach to sound, scratching, and sampling. "Cover story / Musicworks Winter Issue 2022/23"
This is an excerpt of a live improvisation. This point of view is what the audience will see projected on screen for an intimate live action view of SlowPitchSound's process. In this video SlowPitchSound manipulates a Vallue Village found record, loops segments live and adjusts levels on the fly. A master of his craft, dancing with his instruments.
"To marry such a range in sounds smoothly is no small feat, but SlowPitchSound's skill-set incorporate the playfulness of jazz and the world-building of science fiction." - Exclaim!
"SlowPitchSound Scratches Past the Surface with His Own Brand of Turntablism" - Thump/Vice
“The ways in which SlowPitchSound will use environments around him on the turntables to create new worlds, beats and stories is something I wholeheartedly admire. Listening to this newest project put a massive smile on my face.” NikNak Djmag.com
"SlowPitchSound Scratches Past the Surface with His Own Brand of Turntablism" - Thump/Vice
“The ways in which SlowPitchSound will use environments around him on the turntables to create new worlds, beats and stories is something I wholeheartedly admire. Listening to this newest project put a massive smile on my face.” NikNak Djmag.com
