Make Noise Pop-Up Residents Showcase!

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"A showcase of the four residents from the Make Noise September Pop-Up at 821 Haywood!

We were so excited to host four Artist Residencies during our Pop Up, featuring some of our favorite local artists. Each artist created a new piece of music with our instruments, all of which are showcased here!

0:00 Pop-Up Overview
1:47 Farewell Phoenix
6:41 Sleep Number
10:44 Thom Nguyen
12:52 Sarah Louise
16:28 Outro"


And the full performances:

Farewell Phoenix September Pop-Up Performance


"Lynn Fister is a Vietnamese-American experimental musician, writer and visual artist residing in Asheville, NC. She has been making drone-pop and ambient music for over a decade. After taking a long hiatus from their own music, Lynn has recently returned to creating solo music once again as Farewell Phoenix. These new explorations concentrate on choral soundscapes manipulated by and integrated with modular synthesizers. She is now particularly interested in how installations, space and environment inform music-making. Although there are no releases to date under this name, Farewell Phoenix recordings should be available in the near future.
https://linktr.ee/farewell.phoenix"

Sleep Number September Pop-Up Performance


"Sleep Number, a solo project by Asheville based musician Sophie Froehlich Hull, was born out of brief moments of exploration between band practices. Sleep Number blends drone and noise, all while a structural undercurrent keeps it grounded. The recent addition of Make Noise’s Strega into her gear has allowed her to lean into the grit and noise side of Sleep Number, further fueling her desire to experiment and push the bounds of cultivating her own atmosphere of sound.
Sophie is the operations manager inside Static Age Records. She also organizes a quarterly live drone session, named 'Drones in the Garden,' with co-founder Lynn Fister. She has two short releases on Bandcamp and is set to record her full album this winter.
https://sleepnumber.bandcamp.com/

Thom Nguyen September Pop-Up Performance


"Thom Nguyen is an Asheville-based improvisor and drummer of MANAS, Nest Egg, We Bow To No Masters, etc. Producing energetic bursts and invoking a sensitivity to space that one often associates with Free-Jazz and New Music percussion, Nguyen’s approach elegantly bridges works of sonic sculpture with a punk aesthetic of immediacy, of aggression and playfulness. He also runs a drum rental business, Batteria Backline.
https://thomnguyen.bandcamp.com/"

Sarah Louise September Pop Up Performance


"Sarah Louise is interested in how music can help us remember what kind of animal we are. Likewise, she is interested in what synthesis can reveal about the natural world. On her two most recent albums, she uses electronics to create organic sound environments for inner journeys. Her newest as-of-yet unreleased music is joyful and danceable, revealing the importance of embodiment and collective energy to her ever-evolving sounds. Believing that everyone’s expression is as important as anyone else’s, she is also branching into facilitation, helping to create nonhierarchical safer spaces for group singing, celebration and whatever else may arise. Having started as a solo 12-string guitarist and singer of traditional songs, she brings a unique sense of rhythm, harmony and emotionality to her electronic music. You can find her music and keep in touch with her musings and group experiences by following her Bandcamp.
https://sarahlouise.bandcamp.com/albu..."