Amalgamation-Integration is a project four years in the making. PJ Fossum injects electronic sounds into the acoustic piano using transducers, transforming the soundboard of the piano itself into a speaker. In addition to a unique timbral quality, this transducer- piano induces the strings to resonate with the sounds that are played through it, creating haunting and mysterious reverberations. Performing alone and often with guests, Fossum processes acoustic and electronic sound before it enters his transducer-piano to create an electro-acoustic integration of an amalgamation consisting not only of sound but of memories, moods and aesthetics.
“The concert was a fun contrast between the musician and the underlying soundscape. Each has had many books written about it, but the juxtaposition of these as two like-minded entities created a fun dynamic about what a concert should foreground.” - Salt Peanuts1
“a combination of early jazz and piano influences through ...
Amalgamation-Integration is a project four years in the making. PJ Fossum injects electronic sounds into the acoustic piano using transducers, transforming the soundboard of the piano itself into a speaker. In addition to a unique timbral quality, this transducer- piano induces the strings to resonate with the sounds that are played through it, creating haunting and mysterious reverberations. Performing alone and often with guests, Fossum processes acoustic and electronic sound before it enters his transducer-piano to create an electro-acoustic integration of an amalgamation consisting not only of sound but of memories, moods and aesthetics.
“The concert was a fun contrast between the musician and the underlying soundscape. Each has had many books written about it, but the juxtaposition of these as two like-minded entities created a fun dynamic about what a concert should foreground.” - Salt Peanuts1
“a combination of early jazz and piano influences through minimalistic compositions to harsh noise surfaces.” - Full Moon Zine2
Born and raised in Canada, and having cut his teeth in New York, PJ has been moulded into a multidimensional artist. From ambient to avant-garde, bebop to baroque, indie-rock to impressionist he merges these influences in an inventive and expressive manner. He has shared the stage with the likes of Tyshawn Sorrey, Ingrid Jensen, William Bell, Nir Felder, Val Jeanty, among others and has studied with Reggie Workman, Kirk Nurock, Jane Ira Bloom, and Sam Yahel....
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