Deep Listening: The Story of Pauline Oliveros
Q&A with filmmaker Daniel Weintraub
Tuesday, March 24 Timebuddy
United States: 9am HDT, 11am PDT, 1pm MDT, 2pm CDT, 3pm EDT
Europe: 19:00 GMT, 20:00 CET, Australia: Wednesday, March 25, 6:00am AEDT
Listening is a spiritual path. Pauline Oliveros
ecoartspace has invited filmmaker Daniel Weintraub, the director of Deep Listening: The Story of Pauline Oliveros, for a Q&A session where participants can share stories and learn more about this central figure in the development of post-war experimental and electronic music. You can watch the film (2 hrs) via VIMEO on demand here
Deep Listening: The Story of Pauline Oliveros tells the story of the iconic composer, performer, teacher, philosopher, technological innovator and humanitarian, Pauline Oliveros. She was one of the world’s original electronic musicians, one of the few women amongst notable post-war American composers, a master accordion player, a teacher and mentor to musicians, a gateway to music and sound for non- musicians and a technical innovator who helped develop everything from tools that allow musicians to play together while in different countries to software that enables those with physical limitations to create beautiful music. On the vanguard of contemporary American music for six decades, her story illuminates the pathway to how we got where we are and where the future will take us in the worlds of music, the philosophy of sound, and the art of listening. Made in collaboration with executive producer Ione, Oliveros’ partner in life and work, and the Ministry of Maåt, Inc., the film combines rare archival footage, live performances, and unreleased music with appearances by Terry Riley, Anna Halprin, Ione, Linda Montano, Laurie Anderson, Thurston Moore, Alvin Lucier, Claire Chase, Miya Masaoka, Morton Subotnick, Tony Martin, Ramon Sender and many more ground-breaking artists.
Guest speaker
Deep Listening: the Story of Pauline Oliveros has been Daniel’s primary focus since a conversation with Oliveros started them down this path. During the process, Daniel created documentary shorts on the work of Oliveros: Don’t Call Them Lady Composers, and Montage for lmprovisors which were shown in museums and festivals in the US, UK, Spain and Switzerland. Additionally, Daniel acted as video consultant on the exhibition of Pauline’s work at El Centro de Creacion Contemporanea de Andalucia in Cordoba, Spain. Daniel has written and directed several narrative short films that have featured at festivals around the world. Seasoned in film and television, Daniel has worked on commercials, music videos, TV shows, and feature films across a career spanning 25 years. Most recently, he edited the award-winning post-Katrina documentary feature Forced Change (2022). Daniel is passionate about youth arts education, both as an educator and as director of Forge Media, an apprentice-based production company offering film students professional experience working on videos for local organizations focused on supporting and building community. Daniel is also a musician, producer, and recording engineer, mixing sound for picture, and music recordings of artists including Lionel Loouke, The Felice Brothers, Karen Ann, and the record Molecular Affinity, a trio with Pauline Oliveros, Thollem McDonas, and Nels Cline. thestoryofpaulineoliveros.com
You are invited to watch the documentary via VIMEO On Demand prior to this event (2 hrs), which is free for members plus one guest, and $5 for non-members. All participants MUST REGISTER.
