naw releases "Green Nights Orange Days"
full length release on Montreal's Noise Factory records
Yow* software user Neil Wiernik (aka naw) officially released his full-length album "Green Nights Orange Days" today. He combines post-house, dubby minimal techno, microsound and thick ambience, to create his own version of deep techno, house and other electronic laptop-oriented musics.

http://www.noisefactoryrecords.com/naw.htm
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Found Objects Festival
San Francisco improv musicans gather to find out what music really is
Matt Davignon has brought together a variety of Oakland Bay Area musicians to perform in the Found Objects Festival, where "the music is made from the objects you bring." Musicians can bring equipment to change and organize sounds, but nothing that can make sounds. Audience members are encouraged to bring objects from home (or elsewhere) for the artists to play. Spread over two nights, a diversity of approaches and sounds will no doubt be heard.
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Love Machine
Live visuals for Drummachinemuseum's post SF-Love Parade Party. Three levels of extensive partying, representing all walks of SF life...
DrumMachineMuseum has been a supporter and curator of SF's digital underground for a number of years...pay a visit...http://www.drummachine.com/LMSF04.html

G Press Release
YOW* (yowstar) releases G audio manipulation environment.
Yowstar has released a new product, simply titled "G," based on a combination of ideas from former products Girl and Cosmetic.
With an emphasis on instant, interactive control over sound and video playback, G unifies diverse digital sound sources and controls. Separate sources can be treated as one, or as a collection of sounds.
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YOW* releases G audio manipulation environment
Sequence, sample, loop, synthesize, and manipulate live audio for studio or live performance. Playback and project video at the same time!
Audio software combines a universe of electronic music ideas into one screen.
Yowstar has released a new product, simply titled "G," based on a combination of ideas from former products Girl and Cosmetic.
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Livid Union on Tour with Primus
Eccentric rock trio adds live video to the "Tour de Fromage."
Working with video artist filthyape, Livid Labs provided software and consulting for the recent Primus tour. Projecting the video on two spheres above the stage, Primus fans were an unwitting part of a bold new experiment in live visuals.

Interview with YOW* creator
Creativesynth.com has a chat with yowstar
Read about what drives the creativity at YOW*. Interview by Darwin Grosse.