For the first time ever, Will Guthrie plays in Los Angeles.

The Australian drummer/ percussionist, who has been living in France for a long, toasty, croissanty spell, performs a duo with dj sniff, a recent relocatee from Tokyo to LA.

The duo premiere of local boundary-pushers Breana Gilcher and David Kendall rounds out the evening.

Will Guthrie (drums) & dj sniff (turntables)

Breana Gilcher (oboe, English horn and sem-modular synth) & David Kendall (guitar)

Guthrie started in jazz then took a long detour away from the drum kit through junk electronics, extreme amplification and electro-acoustic techniques, documented on a series of solo and collaborative recordings released on exquisite labels like Black Truffle, Editions Mego, Erstwhile, Ipecac and Clean Feed. Alongside continuing his electro-acoustic work, in the last decade, Guthrie has returned to the drums with a vengeance, developing a series of solo works marked by a radical single-mindedness, from relentless rhythmic workouts to earth-quaking explorations of the bass frequencies of gongs and other metal percussion instruments. Guthrie’s work is distinguished from the delicately pointillist approach of many European improvisers by his rhythmic sophistication, unashamed virtuosity and undeniable physicality, touching on aspects of world musics from Javanese gamelan to South Indian Carnatic music.

Takuro Mizuta Lippit, known as DJ Sniff, is a prominent figure in experimental electronic arts and improvised music. His innovative practice blends DJing, instrument design, and free improvisation. Over the years, he has collaborated with renowned artists like Evan Parker and Otomo Yoshihide. His diverse musical works have been released by labels across the globe, including in Lebanon, the UK, and Japan. Recent projects, such as Parallel Traces of the Jewel Voice (2022) and The Inverted Listening of Explosive Enemy Aircraft Sounds (2023), explore the impact of phonograph records in WWII Japan. Additionally, his DJ mixes for Global Pop Culture Magazine showcase collaborations with Japanese musicologists. From 2007 to 2012, he served as the Artistic Director at STEIM, guiding its research and concert initiatives.

Breana Gilcher is an oboe/English horn player and Certified Massage Therapist. She performs throughout California in a variety of musical settings, playing classical orchestral music with groups such as the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, LA Opera, Santa Barbara Symphony, Long Beach Symphony, and Hollywood Chamber Orchestra; new music with wild Up contemporary music collective and Jacaranda Music; and historic performance with Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra. An avid improviser, Breana holds reverence for the unique way improvised music guides both musician and listener into the present. As a licensed massage therapist Breana helps musicians prevent and recover from injuries using Myofascial release therapy.

From the Inland Empire, David Kendall has been producing noise and musical raw sound for over 25 years. In past years, he has performed across the United States in collaboration with an international cadre of improvisers, composers and sound artists. Kendall represents a commitment to a hermetic, private deconstruction of specific aspects of sound performance.

$15 adv / $17 at the door