Events

LIGHT + BODY ERA:

2013
UK: Reading, Huddersfield, Sheffield – Prickley Cactus Tour with Ryoko Akama & Pia Palme, and Tout Croche

BLACK + CONTACT MIC ERA:

2012
Manchester, Briton’s Protection – 1bmp
Manchester, Kro Bar – Human Seeking
Manchester (Chorlton), Chorlton Arts Festival – Open
Manchester (Levenshulme), Bankley Gallery – Reverb
Manchester, Trinity Church – Videoformers

2011
University of Salford – Reflective <——– (started using projected light here)
Liverpool, Bluecoat – Frakture delivers Combine
Manchester (Withington), St. Margaret’s Church – Tubers Music Event
Bath Spa University – Seeing Sound 2 Symposium
University of Huddersfield – ICMC (Int’l Computer Music Conference)
Manchester, Blankspace Gallery – Cara b =  Side b exhibition
Salford, Islington Mill – UR Performance: Black
University of Manchester – The Mantis Festival
University of Sheffield – Small Ideas Presents
Sheffield, The Riverside – The Noise Upstairs

COLOR ERA:

2010
Manchester, Kro Bar – NUStival, Experimental Music Festival
Lancaster University – Experimentality Conference
Birmingham, Wagon and Horses – Radio Black Forest Presents
University of Huddersfield – Week of Speakers
Manchester, Fuel Cafe – The Noise Upstairs <— (first use of contact mics & used only black here)

2009
UK tour: Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, and Huddersfield
Manchester (Withington), Fuel Café – Blank Media Presents
Manchester – Cottonfest
Manchester (Withington), Indigo Bar – Shirokuma Presents

2008
Manchester (Withington), Fuel Café – The Noise Upstairs
Aberdeen University – Aberdeen Sound Festival
Manchester (Withington), Fuel Café – Blank Media Presents

FAILURE ERA:

Takahashi’s Shellfish Concern started in 2007 when Rodrigo and Angela moved to England.
failure, arc of beauty is Takahashi’s predecessor and also included Gilbert Kong who remained in Miami.

2004 – 2007
Miami, Florida – Wallflower Gallery
Miami, Florida – Churchill’s Pub
Miami, Florida – Churchill’s Pub
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida – Club M
Miami, Florida – Churchill’s Pub
Miami, Florida – Churchill’s Pub
Miami, Florida – Ferny’s birthday party (our first performance ever)

failure, arc of beauty was formed on Thanksgiving 2004. <——– (first started thinking about how visual art and music could merge)