a conversation with longtime sound engineer and archivist Jeff Rackley, and former eyedrum music director and board chair Nisa Asokan about recording live at the space, challenges, tech talk, mixing-board experiences, and the eyedrum music archive.  Recorded in 2009.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nisaasokan/sets/72157622213199786

We're working on producing an archive of the shows recorded live at eyedrum since 1998, so far we only got thru 2002.. IT's slow going and we need funding to keep it going. So far this project is funded out of pocket.

bands: 
stan woodard and richard gess
improv wednesdays
improv wed
Eugene Chadbourne
new zodiac
cut chemist
freebass
DQE
Woody Williams
Nmperign: Bob Rainey and Greg Kelley
Andy and Jimmy Young
improv wednesdays
improv wednesdays
mato duo
robert duckworth, allison jarrell
improv wednesdays
improv wednesdays
improv wednesday
Benefit: DJs
Benefit: DJs
Jason Forest and Dan Walsh
Voight Kamph, Charlie Parker
Grace Braun, Shannon Paris
Keenan Lawler, David First, Robert Duckworth
San Augustin, New Zodiac Ensamble
Matt Guberman, Wislov
Wislov, Samsara
Pam Howe
Airport Bar, Numena
Wislov
Wislov, Scott Fields Trio
Durians, Stellar Anursm
Davey Williams & Abby Rader Duo
Raphael Toral
Nmperign
John Rose & Davey Williams
Stull: Jeff McLoud
Samadah, Adam Overton Recital
Gezoleen: Jeff McCloud
Konx
Baghaus
Two Dollar Guitar
DKV Trio
Theo Bleckman, John Hollenbeck, Roger Ruzow
All Time Present
Gold Sparkle Duo, Saturnalia, Daniel Carter
Marshall Avett Turntable Performance, Lous Pissers
Shhh, Heavy Medical Hardware
Dog
Drum Dialog IV: Andrew Barker and Woody Williams
Blow, Vietam
Samadah Trio
Chris Saleh
Transmitting
Peter Kowald
Fuck Shit UP
Wislov
Oliver Smith, Aaron Brenner
Vatell Cherry, Hemogoblins
Stroma, Dr Gretchin's musical weghtlifting
Matt Kaminski Recital
Ben Davis Recital
Gold Sparkle Band
Andrew Quinn, Pam Howe, Brett Bush
Extreme Experimental
Gezoleen, Heavy Medical Hardware
Mexican Blood Brothers, Saturnalia
Stereo Total, Brian Fielden, Chris Case, Davey Williams
Anton's Recital
Gregg Kelly, Vick Rawlings
Brahvar Quintett
Forever, DQU
Marshall Avett, Copa Vance
Daniel Carter, Andrew Barker
Antique Erotica
Eugene Chadbourne, Hann Bennink
Samadah Ensamble
Eugene Chadbourne, Paul Lovens
Wislov
Benefit: Konx, Pam Howe, Karl Ludwig Huebsch, Harold Kimming
Benefit: Shaking Ray Levis, Rizzuto
Molotov Cocktails, Bend Sinister
DKV Trio, Ben Young, Marshall Avett
Gold Sparkle Duo
Ladonna Smith, Craig Hultgren, Misha Fiegen
Zandosis
sole profetic sound, dj stroke
Silent Kids, King Lear Jet
Frank Garatkowski
ABC
Silent Kids, King Lear Jet
Mercy Crush
Rob Mallard, Chris Case, Bryan Fielden
Forever, Allison Kendra Hunt, Blue Period
Marshall Avett 24 Turntable, Davey William, Wally Shoup
Maserati, Plexorjet
WREK benefit: Mike Fenton, Freebass, Space Crime Quintet, Charlie Parker
Gold Sparkle Duo
Shipping News
Locality 04: Protazoa Rex, DJ Stroke, Bodega Ray, Flakes, Pam Howe
Jeff McCloud
Some Soviet Station
Klaus Janek, Bryan Fielden, Robert Cheatham
Davey Williams, Joe McPhee
Twittering Machine
Baghaus
Lapse
Elliots Michaels, Thimble Circus, Hupcap City, Debbie Richardson
Lemon Juice Quartet
Gold Sparke Band
Twittering Machine
Dave Rempis Quintet with Jeff Hinds
Shhh, Hemogoblins
Casper Hauser
Lie & Swell, Konx
Adam Overton Workshop
Voit Kamph, Charm School
Blaise Siwula, Eric Hinds, Blake Helton
Expositions of Freedom Now
Wislov
Chuck Bettis and the All Scars
Heavy Medical Hardware, Allison Kendra Hunt
Ted Leo, Some Soviet Station
Elliot Michaels, Oneida
Har Mar Superstar, Adam and His Package
Konx
eyedrum goes to star bar: Close, Flakes, Lapse,
eyedrum goes to start bar: Twittering Machine, Flakes
Brahvar Large Ensamble, faff, baghouse, high five brothers
eyedrum goes to star bar: flakes, rock a teens, har mar superstar
eyedrum goes to star bar: hemogoblins, arab on radar, electosleep international
Brahvar Large Ensamble
Brotzman Tentett + 2
Bryan Fielding and Jaime Shepard Drum Dialog 5
Pam Howe CD release party with Brett Bush and Dres the Beatnick
Chris Lee, Gold Sparkle Band
Found Sound, Chris Case
El Guapo, Orthrhealm, Rockcoaches
Evan Parker
Chrs Cutler Solo
Chris Soleh
Ficciones
ELS Trio
Brahvar Large Ensamble
Jeff Crompton Quartet
Samadah
Matz Gustafson, Paul Lovens
Copa Vance, Teurettes Latrec, Last of the Juanitas
Sitting Bull Fire
Mark Cunningham Convolution
Fire Martyrs Tour
Baghouse
Flakes
Allison Kendra Hunt, Randy Castello, Chris Case, Jeff Reiter
Vietnam
Sun x-ing
Trio Elastique
Baghouse
Triage
Gary & Seth, SS Puft, Triage
Andrew Lamb, Alvin Fielder
Ensamble Elastique
George Graewe, Frank Gratawski, Kent Kessler, Hamid Drake
Lemon Juice Quartet
Dysrhythmia, kid boom boom, remixers
San Agusin
Casper Hauser
Love Life
Baghaus, Anamloopantanna
Golia Fields, Makihara
Ian Epps, Dan Walsh
Heavy Medical Hardware
Sitting Bull Fire
Lie & Swell
Ensamble Elastique
Organized Time
SS Puft, Flicker Theater
Larvae
Open improv ensamble
Cibo Polonio
David Gross, Liz Tonne
Clair & Bain's Mapple Yum Yum
Thimble Circus, Hubcap City
Ramadamafia
Rudy Day
Casper Hause
Galloway
Konx, Arthur Doyle
Flying Ludenbacher
Thoughtstream
Joseph Zitt, Konx
Ladies Night
Heavy Medical Hardware
Loud Pissers
Hubcap City
Clair & Bain's Mapple Yum Yum, Jamie Shepard Demo
Etherbunnies
Magicicada, Son of C.O.D, ja-dijist
Heavy Medial Hardware
Ladies Night
Dysrhythmia
Sam Rivers Trio
Sandor Szabo studio
Sandor Szabo live
Sandor Szabo live
EAAA: oui dire
Dennis Gonzales
MF Tourettes
The Flying Luttenbachers
Blue Noise Band
Immigrant Sons
Kathleen Dempsey's String Ensamble
Colin Bragg Contingent
The Etherbunnies
Black Love
Tarmac
Tog, Ticedisc, Toller
Modify
Lifeform Project
Grand Buffet
Front Line Research
Konx
Eva Sotus Band
Hemogoblins
Circuits of Steel: Clockworm, Automatic Matty, Requium, Michael
Johnson, My Boyfriend the Pilot, Girl Talk
Freedom From Summer: Mammal, Hair Police, Neon Hunk

1998 -2002 , there's 2003 till NOW more shows..

capturing the transitory: eyedrum archive and recording arts talk w/ nisa and jeff

I lend sounds to bands and play live with a cast of misfits. My dream job is to DJ at El Myr in Atlanta when I retire, a day shift.

I started recording in the 80s with a sony walkman duct taped to leg. I had a cube microphone on a long cord I wired under my clothes and out my shirt sleeve. I got a famous recording of the Smiths on the Pier in NY and tons of others.. U2 live ~30 times by the time I was 19. I graduated to a Marantz cassette two-track recorder, a gift to me from my partner in Tight Bros Network http://www.tightbros.net , Randy Castello. Promtly recorded the windshield wipers inside the car. Then, a Marantz field recorder that recorded directly to CDRs! It had no internal storage at all. This machine had the best internal microphone ever, but it was heavy and required a 5-pound battery that lasted only 4 hours then had to be recharged. The charger was so high maintenance I had to carry screwdrivers. Field recording ensued, and the sound archive began. Sounds of nature, conversations, active listening, capturing the unheard and endangerd sounds. Making sense of the auditory.

capturing the transitory: eyedrum archive and recording arts talk w/ nisa and jeff

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