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internet hearts

jen — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:35:12 +0000

both shows made my heart explode.

june 18’s show was amazing, the crowd was super cool, full of lots of friends and a few new faces. due to time constraints, i didn’t get to play my whole set as the square root, but i did have a lot of fun playing the hardware set with something pretty, and hope to do that again sometime soon. my truncated laptop set was full of all the crazy fast ones though, so that was fun.

the show on the 3rd, at sequential circus, was also incredible. i was a bit nervous about being on last, cause crowds tend to disperse before then, but i was pleasantly surprised by the amount of people around, and totally stoked when they were all dancing like crazy! lots even kept up when i ramped up to my 180bpm songs! tons of people came up and chatted to me during and after my set, i seriously really appreciate when people tell me they like it, cause it’s hard to tell when bright lights are in your face sometimes. there will be an audio recording surfacing sometime soon, and some video too! the other acts were really awesome, noodly melodies from wesley dysart, crazy bangers from jonnay, and a very fantastic set from dark arps. i unfortunately missed the others, but heard very good things. thanks so so so much to the peeps who put on the show, it’s so great to have support in this city.

internet hearts!!! <3<3<3<3

muuuutek and more

jen — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:22:38 +0000

that was so much fun! fun to see friends from all over the place, fun to see artists i love dearly, fun to hear panel discussions and interviews, fun to dance till the wee wee hours, and extra fun to play for some dancing mutek people! it was an awesome show, one of my best ever!!!!

i have 2 shows in vancouver coming up, the first one in on june 18 at the Zhoo Zhop, this is going to be a lot of fun, I know all the other artists involved and they’re all super rad. I am going to even play with “Something Pretty” before my SROE set using (gasp) hardware!

And on July 3rd I am playing at Open Studios with a massive slew of REALLY talented Vancouver people. Come support the scene! There will be something for everyone style wise.

holy crap

jen — Thu, 27 May 2010 06:46:15 +0000

so…….i’m playing mutek on june 4th!!! that’s fubar. i’m really excited to play in la belle province. i’m even cracking out the controllers!!!! it will be super fun, playing with old skool internet friends citifono. please come by if you can, it’s freeeeeeeee!!!

and july 3rd in vancouver, i’ll be at open studios for the 7th installment of sequential circus. i promise to make you, yes you, dance. if not, i’ll buy you a beer.

eeek! yay! eeek! yay!

hihi

jen — Sat, 08 May 2010 18:44:24 +0000

i have a couple of shows lined up, but won’t jinx anything till it’s absolutely official. but it’s all very, very exciting!!!!

the captain ahab show was so insanely awesome, i had A LOT of fun. and people were dancing all over the place. loved it. woop!!!

been working on some new tracks, remixing some old ones, generally feeling pretty good about it all. and yay sunshine!

with captain ahab!!!

jen — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:01:02 +0000

Waaaaaay back in 2004, I think maybe even my 2nd real show, I opened for this crazy act called Captain Ahab. I had heard of the them through electronic scene (OG FTW), but nothing prepared me for the amazing amazingness of what i saw. amazing. i’ll be playing too, but really, go for them.

GET PUMPED UP ON A MONDAY!

Captain Ahab (LA)

http://www.myspace.com/captainahab

The Square Root of Evil

http://www.myspace.com/thesquarerootofevil

TIK TIK (LA)

http://www.myspace.com/tikyoutik

Baboon Torture Division

http://www.myspace.com/baboontorturedivision

with Djs Brad Winter (cpuclub) and Pussy 4 2 (Johnny Kasiuk)

http://soundcloud.com/braddjwinter

We are very proud to have Captain Ahab up here on tour from LA to play the wildest ever show at ROY G BIV on a freakin Monday night! If you haven’t heard this group check em out cause they do an intense performance you don’t wanna miss. This is gonna be the most entertaining dance party Vancouver has ever seen basically.

ROY G BIV call your friends.

first show in a year!!!

jen — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:01:38 +0000

this ain’t your mommy’s or daddy’s dubstep.

this is bigger, fatter, stronger, looser, harsher…

Zebra Pulse (Edmonton) bring you loosey goosey dumpstep noize. tapes and noise electronics clash with prepared records, clarinet blasts and sweat.

The Square Root of Evil (Vancouver) plays hyper 8-bit breakcore that’ll make your head spin.

Pack Animal (Vancouver) is a collaboration between members of Ahna and Holzkopf. the thrash of old school digital hardcore meets searing psychadelic noise. just to point out that cuts on a ghetto blaster can be used as a weapon.

Doctor Dad’s Sound Lab (Vancouver) is neo-new age. Tangerine Dream-esque soundscapes. Clear your head. Forget your troubles.

Dj’s Davidsmind and Brad Winter will be playing mutated dance hits all night, so put on yer dance related footwear.

8pm
$5-10 sliding scale for ya high rollers and you poor bums
at the Zoo Zhop (223 Main), Vancouver.

We won’t be serving, so it’s BYOB and please, no smoking.

i’m still around

jen — Thu, 28 May 2009 01:04:55 +0000

doing remixes and the like. no shows for a bit, that’s really good cause i want to make new songs. 3 remixes actually lined up, and some other nifty things in the works. i updated this site a bit too, discography (GO DOWNLOAD MY LATEST RELEASE) and live dates. next is the pictures, if i can figure out how to do it.

i lied

jen — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:02:43 +0000

another show coming up this saturday!!! how could i turn down a rubik’s cube theme??? it will be a short and sweet set, get your dancing shoes on. im very excited!

i’ve been working on a neat project for “some assembly required”, deadline is tomorrow so gotta finish up! it’s fun. and then i plan to make tons of new music. TONS!

and…. i’m going to update this website very soon. new pics for starters…

show this weekend

jen — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:47:11 +0000

Doors open at 8:30pm. Event starts at 9pm.
Cover: 5-10$ sliding scale

dj vera

Performances:
ora cogan
square root of evil
holly holt and tyler greentree
her jazz scores an Amber Dawn film

In addition: animations by Asa Mori and Lief Hall

WOMEN’S STUDIES is a series of nights of experimental music, art, performance art, video, and dance curated by the members of the experimental-noise collective, Her Jazz Noise Collective. We kick off our Spring 2009 series on February 7th at VIVO Media Arts Centre. In addition to sound/music/noise/dance performances on each night, the nights will feature interactive themes specific to each event (February-Video, March-Electroacoustic Music, April-Craft/Installation Pieces). The performances contain mostly women playing mostly free-improvised music and sounds using random materials, computers, or instruments. All are welcome to attend the event. Under 19ers get in for free. This event is co-produced with VIVO Media Arts Centre. This show in particular will feature pieces with mature content and will be introduced accordingly.

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i think this will be my last show for a litte while, i want to work on some new music and change my approach a bit. hopefully integrate some new things into my set. we’ll see.

bookstore beats

jen — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:23:35 +0000

gonna play a show this weekend at solder and sons. the lineup looks real cool like….

music by:

the square root of evil - hyperactivity and nintendo meltdowns

thesquarerootofevil.com/

holzkopf - no-fi crunk

holzkopf666.googlepages.com

the nihilist party - wu-tang vs. skinny puppy

myspace.com/thehumansnextdoor

and guests!