Posts by Josh
What We See on the Surface: An Interview with Animator Daniel Olivas
Daniel Olivas is the animator for Hopscotch Chapter 16, available online here. Olivas is a multi-media visual artist who was born in San Diego and received a B.A from UC Davis in Art Studio and Film Studies with a minor in music. After co-founding ASUCDs Aggie Public Arts Committee, he became chair and held that position…
Read MoreA $60k Pledge Towards Hopscotch
We have until July 10 to match a generous $60,000 donation from Kiki and David Gindler — click here to help us reach our goal by July 10! You know The Industry loves a good challenge, whether it’s wireless operas in train stations or a single opera divided into 24 cars. But we’ve never had…
Read MoreA Rumination on Writing an Opera by Jason Thorpe Buchanan
This week, we feature a piece by composer Jason Thorpe Buchanan, whose multimedia opera, Hunger, will be featured in our 2015 FIRST TAKE showcase of new ideas in American opera. In deciding to write a Multimedia Opera, I wanted to explore the idea of psychological fragility and deterioration
Read MoreLiving the Dream of Invisible Cities
This week, Chris Cerrone, composer of INVISIBLE CITIES, writes about the creation of the opera’s studio recording. The album will be available as a digital download and limited-edition CD box set on November 4th, 2014. Creating a recording of INVISIBLE CITIES has long been a dream of mine.
Read MoreSay Hello to the Industry Records
In the DIY spirit that launched The Industry four years ago, we’re thrilled to announce The Industry’s new independent label, The Industry Records!
Read MoreOld Friends: Conducting & Recording Invisible Cities
Hi! I’m Marc Lowenstein, Music Director for The Industry. I wanted to talk to you about is the new recording of Chris Cerrone’s INVISIBLE CITIES. We finished the studio recording about two weeks ago
Read MoreHopscotch Crescendo: Feet On The Ground
At the time I was voted onto the board of The Industry I knew very little about opera. I run a small literary publisher called tNY.Press and our focus is experimental fiction; works that avoid classification and push forward the written word, but remain generally accessible. Artistic Director Yuval Sharon’s charisma, open-mindedness, and ridiculous ambition pulled…
Read MoreNew Opera is the Greatest Adventure
From the very beginning, The Industry was an adventure. Born with no start-up support and in a challenged economic climate, the idea to form a DIY company focusing on new and experimental opera came across as bold to some optimistic friends, harebrained to other more rational ones. More than one person nicknamed me Fitzcarraldo—and I…
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