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A durational installation first performed at Peopling the Palace Alumni 2018. Also a collaboration with feminist performance artist Laura Bradley.
An exploration of gender performance labour roles in modern society. This piece contains nudity and rocks. The piece used a sensitive and reactive audio setup and lasted 1 hour. Performance by Laura Bradley and Drew Egan (A-Kin) Visuals by Drew Egan (A-Kin) and Laura Bradley Sound by Drew Egan (A-Kin) Copyright of Drew Egan and Laura Bradley. All Rights Reserved.
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A collaborative performance installation with choreographer, dance technologist and dancer Zhi Xu.
The piece involves the dancer (Zhi Xu) performing, while being projected onto with custom visuals controlled by me. The piece is a commentry on gender identity with performance and the asperation of finding ones identity with gender and body. The performance also focused on the reactivity of sound, body and visuals and is a movement to more political and personal works. Choreography: Zhi Xu Dancer: Zhi Xu Composer: Drew Egan (A-Kin) Visual Artist: Drew Egan (A-Kin Copyright of Drew Egan and Zhi Xu. All Rights Reserved. A group of works based upon emotional and physical environments. This is the second EP released by A-Kin and encapsulates a more ambient and aesthetic based sound. The piece is available on all streaming services and most online stores.
Track List: 1. Torpid 2. Late Night, No Sleep 3. Green Fields 4. Innovate and Renovate Original works composed and performed by A-Kin (Drew Egan) Credits: Drew Egan (Composition, Performance, Recording, Mix, Master) Olivia Golding (Artworks) Copyright of Drew Egan. All Rights Reserved. The piece Songs To Sleep: I is a work by installation artist and composer A-Kin (Drew Egan) a third year SMP student. Split loosely into three short movements (Movement 1: Early Bright, Movement 2: DMT and Movement 3: Songs To Sleep) each movement represents a different aspect of the concept. Feel free to get comfortable within the space, stay as long as you like and most importantly, relax. The Installation is on a 15 minute loop with a 4 minute ambient interlude.
Breathe_Easy: I is a performance piece for 3 vocalists and live electronics. The basis for the piece is that the performers are to estimate 5 minutes of breathing at different pitch levels and intensity while the live electronic player manipulates the audio using a custom made piece of software, made only for the piece. It was premiered at the Experimental Music 3, concert at the University of Hertfordshire as part of their annul concert. The performers were Luke Thelin, Zz-Angelo Wilcox and Chea Griffin Anker, with A-Kin manipulating the live electronics. Starting at 2 minutes the piece was live streamed as linked: https://www.facebook.com/uhcreatives/videos/1501323106586266/
The piece Songs To Sleep: I is a concept driven work of an experimental nature. Split loosely into three short movements (Movement 1: Early Bright, Movement 2: DMT and Movement 3: Songs To Sleep). The use of the word loosely is not accidental as the movements have no clear ending or starting points and the whole work is a continuous stream of audio. The reason for splitting the piece down into three movements is due to separate cut of the work being released as three separate tracks to allow listeners to experience each track as a separate work in its own right. As well as this, dividing the piece into 3 movements reflects the transitions and flow of the work. The piece can be referred to as cinematic however this is discouraged as it is both inaccurate (by most definitions) due to its self-sufficiency and is the opposite of what was intended by the composer.
A original work composed and performed by A-Kin. Credit: Olivia Golding (Artwork) Matt Read (Cellist) Chea Griffin Anker (Violinist) Copyright of Drew Egan. All Rights Reserved. https://soundcloud.com/user-481600512/sets/songs-to-sleep-i The event started with me being invited to a University of Hertfordshire Supporting Refugee's meeting due to a charity festival I had played the summer before. I was the only student there and knew no one bar one other fairly quiet member of the meeting who I had met briefly. Also I was late, not a great start however not my fault. Shortly after entering I was then presented with the question of what can be done for the event to attract more students. It's then that I decided to bring up that I had just done an installation, as part of an assignment, that was based on the refugee crisis and that it would be amazing if I could perform this installation at their event. The piece itself tries to engage the audience in conversation about the crisis and the view the media has taken, so the event fit pretty well to my installation.
Here is the abstract from my proposal form: "My piece Leaving The Jungle is a commentary on the very current issue of the Syrian Refugee Crisis, with a focus on the Calais migrant camps (also known as the “Calais Jungle”), it explores the key themes of isolation, alienation and immigration. One of my aims within this piece is to present a very direct, stark and damning portrayal of the British media’s approach to the Calais refugee crisis, as well as the extensive checks put in place by the British government that leads to months of delay on the entry of refugees into the country. Furthermore, these delays are not helped by the poor living conditions and mounting pressure from the French government. The contrasting images shown on Projector1 and the TV work to juxtapose the crisis with the stance the British televised media has taken. The primary aim of this piece is to create discussion and engage people in questioning where they stand on the Syrian Refugee Crisis. The material in the presentation leads towards a sympathetic subjective stand point, however with a topic such as this its difficult to present anything other than a subjective opinion, especially as I personally have a very strong stance on this." A track based around more of an ambient and relax feel that attempts to lure the listener into a trance like state.
Composed, Written, Performed and Produced by A-Kin (Drew Egan) Artwork by Laura Bradley Mix and Master by Matt Read All Rights Reserved. Copyright of Drew Egan. https://itunes.apple.com/…/fault-in-my-system…/id1215446677… The first proper single I released since my debut EP and reflects a years worth of gigging and development.
Written, Composed, Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by A-Kin (Drew Egan) Artwork by Laura Bradley Copyright of Drew Egan All Rights Reserved https://soundcloud.com/user-481600512/the-shortest-straw-in-the-packet A glitch remix of my track "The Human Race (Welcome To)" made using my software Woodchipper v/1.
Performed, Mixed and Recorded by A-Kin. All Rights Reserved. Copyright of Drew Egan. https://soundcloud.com/user-481600512/the-digital-race-welcome-to-the |
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