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Bradford Reed & Geoff Gersh have been collaborating together for almost 20 years.
During that time, they have performed together in various bands and worked together on projects for dance and film, including video artist Eve Sussman's 'White on White' & 'Rape of the Sabine Women'.
They started Reel Orchestrette in 2012.
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Geoff Gersh explores the sonic boundaries of the electric guitar with and without the aide of electronic devices and found objects to produce sounds one would normally not associate with the guitar.
Geoff works with filmmakers, choreographers, painters and plays in various bands in NYC. In addition to Reel Orhcestrette, he re-scores newer films and performs live to them with the band Black Lodge.
He has 3 CD's released on Pauline Oliveros's Deep Listening Label and has been awarded grants by Meet the Composer, American Music Center, New York Foundation for the Arts, a residency by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and received a New York Dance & Performance Award (Bessie).
Bradford Reed never fails to entertain and inspire. This Brooklyn, NY based composer, performer and producer fights and tames the idiosyncrasies of the pencilina, an original instrument of his own design and construction. The pencilina is an electric ten stringed collision of the hammer dulcimer, slide guitar, koto and fretless bass with six pickups of varied types. It is struck with sticks, plucked and bowed, giving Reed an incredibly wide sonic palette.
Many have enjoyed Reed's frequent street performances and club dates all over the world. He played with King Missile III (and produced 4 of their records) and in the Blue Man Group's original band. He's composed for film and television including the music for the first season Superjail! on Adult Swim and 3 seasons of Ugly Americans on Comedy Central. Bradford was the recipient of a Sundance Composers' Lab fellowship.
He's working on an new album of his own music and another with Zach Layton for their project Minerals. |
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