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The Noiseborder Ensemble was founded in 2008 by a group of professional musicians and artists interested in the intersection of sound, image and technology. Noiseborder Ensemble performances draw on diverse musical traditions including chamber music, experimental music, popular musics, multimedia performance, electronica and improvisation. Current ensemble members include Brent Lee (saxophones, keyboards, electronics), Chris McNamara (electronics), Nick Papador (percussion, keyboards), Jessica Pistor (vocals, guitars), Trevor Pittman (clarinets), Sundar Subramanian (guitars), and Sigi Torinus (visuals).

The NBE developed and presented two full-length programs in 2008-09: Superstars of Wrestling (October 23, 2008), and Too Blue to Fly (February 12, 2009). The ensemble also participated in a telematic improvisation with Germany's Blackhole Factory entitled 1/1.Far Reach.Contact (January 29, 2009).

Coming events include:

Far Reach - Contact
2009.09.18: A telematic performance in collaboration with Blackhole-factory, part of the Theater-Outlet Festival in Braunschweig, Germany. The performance will take place in Studio A at 4:00 pm.

browsing beauty
2009.11.05: Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, ON. The Noiseborder Ensemble perform at the opening of browsing beauty, an ongoing multimedia project investigating culturally-bound notions of beauty created by Sigi Torinus and Andrea Sunder-Plassman. This event will also launch the NBE's vinyl EP included in the installation.

Zero Craft
2010.01.14: This event is part of the Noiseborder Ensemble's continuing collaboration with Germany's Blackhole-factory. The Zero Craft event explores vocal improvisation in a telematic setting. The performance takes place in Studio A at 7:30 pm.

Master Control
2010.03.04: The Noiseborder Ensemble presents a program of new multimedia performance pieces, inlcuding works by Trevor Pittman, Brent Lee/Sigi Torinus, Sundar Subramanian and Chris McNamara. The performance takes place in Studio A at 7:30 pm.

Still images, audio, and video of the Noiseborder Ensemble:

Noiseborder Ensemble Blog
CBC-TV feature
Media City performance webcast by WAMM-TV

2009.09.05