The Constituency (chaos & horror)(2010 - 2020)
5 minutes, 22 seconds - Fixed media electronics
Jeffrey Cobbold (bass guitars w/ effects)
feat. Annamaria Chilimintris (violins)

The Constituency (chaos & horror) is an example of two stereo recordings of different duet performances overlapping as one. This conjoined instrumental recording creates a sensation of a quartet of instrumentalists performing together (two violins and two electric bass guitars with effects). With all instruments performed in the key of d minor/F Major, the two overlapped recordings create a blend of cohesive and randomized harmonic, melodic, and event-based sonics throughout its duration. As a foundational instrument the electric bass guitar brings forth a soundscape of grooves affected by time-based and tonal effects presenting an experimental sonic background.  As a featured instrument the violin leverages an array of techniques including tremolo, pizzicato, harmonics and ponticello. The work's title is a reference to social and political groups that engage in conflict with one another based on identity or their pursuit of agency in the world.

NJDAC: Digital Audio Concert - April 2, 2023
Richard H. Shindell Choral Hall - Robert E. Mortensen Hall 
Douglass Campus, Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

The Constituency (chaos & horror) at NJDAC: Digital Audio Concert - April 2, 2023

Watch the video once with the intention of finding a single aspect that resonates with you

The second time, watch with the purpose of finding the essence

The third time you watch

"1+1=3: Musical Artists Operating In Genuineness Beyond Fixed Outcomes" is a contemporary music exhibition inspired by critical reflections from filmmaker Ken Burns & writer George Saunders on the compelling nature of storytelling. Their wisdom is considered by four musical artists who share personal & autobiographical stories stemming from their musical lives of genuineness that intersect with unfixed life  outcomes. This exhibition invites the general public to engage these stories and give careful consideration to their related musical compositions both independently and as a cohort. This exhibition also offers the general public an opportunity to explore contemporary music listening more actively towards a renewed reverence for its musical artists. 

Exhibiting musical artists are:

Cecil Vineet Abhishek (https://linktr.ee/cecilv), 'Traveler' - Right Mix

Mother Nevada (https://linktr.ee/mothernevada) - 'The Makeout Blanket (Trash Island)' - Left Mix

Bryan Murray (https://www.bryanmurray.net/), 'Cooke & Pauley' - Center Mix

Dylan Viola (http://dylanviola.com/), 'Sour Breath' - Center Mix

Visit the online virtual gallery at JeffreyCobbold.com:

https://jeffreycobbold.com/1-plus-1-equals-3-musical-artists-operating-in-genuineness-beyond-fixed-outcomes



1+1=3: Musical Artists Operating In Genuineness Beyond Fixed Outcomes (Virtual Listening Room)

"Soy Artista" is a language-based sound art piece (3-channel audio with effects) performed at the Doctor of Musical Arts Performer-Composer Showcase Concert at California Institute of the Arts on October 22, 2024.

The work is documentation of my personal study of the Spanish language expressed through writing and audio-recorded speech about my artistic identity. The original purpose of the project was to connect my efforts to becoming fluent in the Spanish language with critical information about my burgeoning artistic identity. This effort is represented in three voice memos from a 2019 summer journal entry on the theme of what I like the most about my work. Each version of the text & audio highlights strengths and weaknesses within my Spanish writing & speech that are useful for my ongoing personal assessment of my growth in the language.

Live video performance: https://youtu.be/To2JDNASFoo?si=Nl1lJBM9m0qNVslo

Project link: https://jeffreycobbold.com/soy-artista

Soy Artista (live performance) *soundboard audio*

From the forthcoming EP, 'An Experimental Music Sampler Vol. 2' coming August 1, 2025!

Lyrics: "You smiled and showed me...."

All sounds gathered and electro-acoustically performed by Jeffrey Cobbold

Guest vocals on "You Smiled And Showed Me..." by Jeffrey Cobbold & Sara Spatz, sampled from 2010 recording Ms. Disinterested (jeffreycobbold.bandcamp.com/track/ms-disinterested)

Recording engineering by Stuart Evans in the Winter of 2025 in Valencia, California

Mastering engineering by Johnny O'Hagan in the Summer of 2025 in Brooklyn, New York

Recorded in the Analog Mixing Studio (AMS) at the Herb Albert School of Music, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California

An Experimental Music Sampler Vol. 2

"You Smiled And Showed Me..."

Artistic researcher (music & sound) + multimedia artist + New Jerseyan + DMA Lecturer

Jeffrey Cobbold

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