| date | venue | time | details |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2nd 2008 | The Klinker Maggie’s Bar 98–100 Stoke Newington Church Street London N16, England |
8:30pm | Guitar-guitarist duets by Han-earl Park and Esprit. (Although too late to be included in the official Klinker publicity, I will be performing on that evening.) Admission: £5/3. |
| December 3rd 2008 | FrImp Elgar Room Arts Building University of Birmingham Birmingham, England |
10:00pm | Performance by Bruce Coates (saxophones), Mike Hurley (piano), Trevor Lines (bass), Han-earl Park (guitar), David Ryan (clarinet) and Walt Shaw (percussion and electronics). Admission free. |
| December 4th 2008 | Venue TBC Liverpool, England |
TBC | Performance by Bruce Coates (saxophones) and Han-earl Park (guitar) hosted by Frakture. [Details…] |
| December 8th 2008 | The Roundy Castle Street Cork, Ireland |
9:00pm (doors: 8:45pm) |
Final Stet Lab of 2008 featuring Bruce Coates (saxophones) with with Sarah O’Halloran (voice), Neil O’Loghlen (double bass) and Han-earl Park (guitar). Admission: €10/5. [Details…] |
| February 11th 2008 | Venue TBC Cork, Ireland |
TBC | Performance by Paul Dunmall (saxophones), Han-earl Park (guitar), Mark Sanders (drums), Jamie Smith (guitar) as part of the UCC concert series. Admission free. [Details to follow…] |
performance diary 10-18-08
| date | venue | time | details |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 10th 2008 | The Roundy Castle Street Cork, Ireland |
9:00pm (doors: 8:45pm) |
Stet Lab celebrates its first birthday! Featuring Franziska Schroeder (saxophones) with Han-earl Park (guitar) and others. Admission: €10/5. [Details…] |
| December 3rd 2008 | FrImp The Station High Street Kings Heath Birmingham, England |
8:00pm | Performance by Bruce Coates (saxophones), Mike Hurley (piano), Trevor Lines (bass), Han-earl Park (guitar) and Walt Shaw (percussion and electronics). Admission: £6/4 (£3 students). |
| December 4th 2008 (TBC) | Venue TBC Liverpool, England |
TBC | Performance by Bruce Coates (saxophones) and Han-earl Park (guitar) hosted by Frakture. Details to follow… |
| December 8th 2008 | The Roundy Castle Street Cork, Ireland |
9:00pm (doors: 8:45pm) |
Stet Lab featuring Bruce Coates (saxophones). Admission: €10/5. [Details…] |
| I am organizing a set of gigs in the U.K. and elsewhere during December 2008 and January 2009. In addition, I am looking for venues in Ireland to host performances by Paul Dunmall, Mark Sanders, Jamie Smith and myself (Han-earl Park) in January/February of 2009. See the performance proposal (PDF) for more information. I welcome performance organizations, promoters and/or venues to get in touch. |
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performance diary 09-23-08
| date | venue | time | details |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 9th 2008 | Ó Riada Hall UCC Department of Music Sundays Well Cork, Ireland |
7:30pm | Stet Lab returns with Han-earl Park, Jesse Ronneau, Veronica Tadman and others. Free admission (€5 recommended donation). [Details…] |
| November 10th 2008 | The Roundy Castle Street Cork, Ireland |
9:00pm (doors: 8:45pm) |
Stet Lab celebrates its first birthday! Featuring Franziska Schroeder Admission: €10/5/0. [Details…] |
| December 3rd 2008 | FrImp The Station High Street Kings Heath Birmingham, England |
8:00pm | Performance by Bruce Coates (saxophones), Mike Hurley (piano), Trevor Lines (bass), Han-earl Park (guitar) and Walt Shaw (percussion and electronics). Admission: £6/4 (£3 students). |
| December 2008 (TBC) | Venue TBC Liverpool, England |
TBC | Performance by Bruce Coates (saxophones) and Han-earl Park (guitar) hosted by Frakture. Details to follow… |
| December 8th 2008 | The Roundy Castle Street Cork, Ireland |
9:00pm (doors: 8:45pm) |
Stet Lab featuring Bruce Coates. Admission: €10/5/0. [Details…] |
| I am organizing a set of gigs in the U.K. and elsewhere during December 2008 and January 2009. In addition, I am looking for venues in Ireland to host performances by Paul Dunmall, Mark Sanders, Jamie Smith and myself (Han-earl Park) in January/February of 2009. See the performance proposal (PDF) for more information. I welcome performance organizations, promoters and/or venues to get in touch. |
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performance diary 09-21-08
| date | venue | time | details |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 9th 2008 | Ó Riada Hall UCC Department of Music Sundays Well Cork, Ireland |
7:30pm | Stet Lab returns with Han-earl Park, Jesse Ronneau, Veronica Tadman and others. Free admission (€5 recommended donation). [Details…] |
| November 2008 (TBC) | Venue TBC Cork, Ireland |
9:00pm (TBC) | Stet Lab featuring Hugh Metcalfe (TBC). Details to follow… [Details…] |
| December 3rd 2008 | FrImp The Station High Street Kings Heath Birmingham, England |
8:00pm | Performance by Bruce Coates (saxophones), Mike Hurley (piano), Trevor Lines (bass), Han-earl Park (guitar) and Walt Shaw (percussion and electronics). Admission: £6/4 (£3 students). |
| December 2008 (TBC) | Venue TBC Liverpool, England |
TBC | Performance by Bruce Coates (saxophones) and Han-earl Park (guitar) hosted by Frakture. Details to follow… |
| December 2008 (TBC) | Venue TBC Cork, Ireland |
9:00pm (TBC) | Stet Lab featuring Bruce Coates. More details to follow. [Details…] |
| I am organizing a set of gigs in the U.K. and elsewhere during December 2008 and January 2009. In addition, I am looking for venues in Ireland to host performances by Paul Dunmall, Mark Sanders, Jamie Smith and myself (Han-earl Park) in January/February of 2009. See the performance proposal (PDF) for more information. I welcome performance organizations, promoters and/or venues to get in touch. |
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performance diary 08-26-08
| date | venue | time | details |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 9th 2008 (TBC) | Venue TBC Cork, Ireland |
TBC | Stet Lab returns in October! [Details…] |
| November 13th 2008 (TBC) | Venue TBC Cork, Ireland |
TBC | Stet Lab Featuring Hugh Metcalfe (TBC). More details to follow. [Details…] |
| December 3rd 2008 | FrImp The Station High Street Kings Heath Birmingham, England |
8:00pm | Performance by Bruce Coates (saxophones), Mike Hurley (piano), Trevor Lines (bass), Han-earl Park (guitar) and Walt Shaw (percussion and electronics). Admission: £6/4 (£3 students). |
| I am organizing a set of gigs in the U.K. and elsewhere during December 2008 and January 2009. In addition, I am looking for venues in Ireland to host performances by Paul Dunmall, Mark Sanders, Jamie Smith and myself (Han-earl Park) in January/February of 2009. See the performance proposal (PDF) for more information. I welcome performance organizations, promoters and/or venues to get in touch. |
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performance diary 08-24-08
| date | venue | time | details |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 9th 2008 (TBC) | Venue TBC Cork, Ireland |
TBC | Stet Lab returns in October! [Details…] |
| November 13th 2008 (TBC) | Venue TBC Cork, Ireland |
TBC | Stet Lab Featuring Hugh Metcalfe (TBC). More details to follow. [Details…] |
| December 3rd 2008 | FrImp Venue TBC Birmingham, England |
TBC | Performance by Bruce Coates (saxophones), Han-earl Park (guitar), Mike Hurley (piano), Trevor Lines (bass) and Walt Shaw (percussion and electronics). More details to follow… |
| I am organizing a set of gigs in the U.K. and elsewhere during December 2008 and January 2009. In addition, I am looking for venues in Ireland to host performances by Paul Dunmall, Mark Sanders, Jamie Smith and myself (Han-earl Park) in January/February of 2009. See the performance proposal (PDF) for more information. I welcome performance organizations, promoters and/or venues to get in touch. |
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news pre-wordpressification
News items pre-dating the move to WordPress…
2008
July 14th
Audio recordings of the July Stet Lab (featuring Mike Hurley) are available. Stet Lab will return in October 2008 (details).
July 1st
‘In Conversation with an Automaton’, my article on io 0.0.1 beta, is published in the Leonardo Electronic Almanac.
June 27th
New venue and earlier start time for the July 10th 2008 Stet Lab. (details).
June 15th
Audio recordings of the June Stet Lab available. The next Stet Lab (featuring Mike Hurley) will be on Thursday, July 10th 2008 (details).
May 21st
Relaunch, reconstruct and redesign the Stet Lab website. (Please note the changes to the news feed.).
May 9th
Audio recordings of the May Stet Lab available. The next Stet Lab (featuring Murray Campbell) will be on Thursday, June 12th 2008 (details).
April 18th
Audio recordings of the April Stet Lab available. The next Stet Lab on Thursday, May 8th 2008 (details).
March 22nd
Add audio recordings from the March 14th guitar-guitarist duets.
Also, audio recordings of the March Stet Lab available. The next Stet Lab on Thursday, April 10th 2008 (details).
March 18th
Add audio excerpt of the performance by Bruce Coates, Paul Dunmall, Trevor Lines, Han-earl Park and Jamie Smith from Birmingham, November 1st 2007. (The complete recording is available from frimp.co.uk.)
March 5th
STOP PRESS: new date for March Stet Lab and guitar-guitarist duets: Friday, March 14th 2008 (details).
February 17th
Audio recordings of the February 14th 2008 Stet Lab available. Next Stet Lab on Thursday, March 13th 2008 Friday, March 14th 2008 (details).
The first public performance in Ireland of the guitar-guitarist duets will follow the March Lab (details).
January 4th
Launch the new io 0.0.1 beta++ web site. (Old site remains available.)
Add video recordings of the performance by Murray Campbell and Han-earl Park from Brighton, November 28th 2007.
2007
December 19th
Next Stet Lab on Thursday, January 10th 2007 (details), and audio recordings of the December 13th 2007 event available.
November 11th
Next Stet Lab on Thursday, December 13th 2007 (details), and audio recordings of the November 8th 2007 event available.
October 27th
Yet more changes the performance schedule: addition of a November 27th London gig and the finalization of the details for the November 8th and November 9th events in Cork.
October 21st
Changes to the performance schedule: new Edinburgh gig on November 26th 2007. Thanks to all, and Martin Parker and Lin Zhang in particular, for helping patch-up the cancelled Edinburgh gig.
October 12th
Changes to the performance schedule: one additions (including the launch of Stet Lab) and one cancellation: Stet Lab will launch on November 8th 2007.
The Edinburgh gig on November 26th 2007 has been cancelled. I am currently seeking alternative arrangements. If you can help, or have any suggestions, please contact me.
September 12th
Launch the new website at www.busterandfriends.com. I expect the usual teething problems, so please contact me if you find any bugs. Currently the audio/video files are still hosted at music.calarts.edu, but, as more stuff is updated in the coming weeks, these should also migrate here. Many thanks to music.calarts.edu for hosting us for so long.
Begin the process of retiring the old copyright agreement, and replacing it with Creative Commons Licenses.
June 15th
Revision 0.0.4 of the duets between guitar and guitarist is in preparation.
2006
September 27th
Han begins teaching a course—Safety First: strategies towards minimizing danger in improvisation—at the Department of Music, UCC
May 11th
Revision 0.0.3α (recorded April 2006) of Han and Esprit’s guitar-guitarist duets.
February 13th
Add quicktime movie of Lines with the live soundtrack recorded Amsterdam, August 28th 1998.
2005
August
buster & friends’ d’da relocates to Cork, Ireland.
2004
July 5th
C-ALTO Labs presents a preview of project HZ.
February 27th
The guitar-guitarist duets goes public as part of dialogues 2004, Edinburgh.
January 8th
buster & friends are co-sponsored Project Dada (Southampton) with the mission to investigate something by someone, somewhere at sometime.
January 5th
Revision 0.0.2α of the duets between guitar and guitarist.