George
Documentation
PROJECTS
Zum
fanzine and record label, 1990-current
Club Sandwich all ages show promotion collective, 2006-present
Bands Against Bush Bay Area 2003
Trouble
DJ,
2002
Burn My Eye cable
access television show, associate producer 2002
Common Eider, King Eider 2008
Vholtz 2004-2007
Treehugger 2004-2005
7 Year Rabbit Cycle 2004-2006
Chen Santa Maria 2004-current
USOutofOurUterus 2003-2005
Can You Hear Me Now? 2004
K.I.T.
2002-current
Intervention
curator/promoter, 2001-2002
Sobretooth 2001-2002
Boxleitner
1999-2001
Chync 1998-99
Berkeley YWCA promoter, 1995-1998
Megaweapon 1994-current
August 8, 2009. New York, NY - Lincoln Center Outdoor Series
Rhys Chatham Crimson Grail for 200 Guitars.
July 30, 2009. New York, NY - X Initative
Next Year's Models. Common Eider, King Eider with Ken Jacobs' "Disorient Express".
July 17, 2009. San Francisco, CA - The Eagle
Carla Bozulich's Evangelisa. Guitar
October 3, 2008. Oakland, CA - Arts Commission Gallery
Illuminated Corridor. Chen Santa Maria collaboration with Nate Boyce.
August 14, 2008. Oakland, CA - 21 Grand
Sissy Spacek 15tet. George Chen - Guitar, Vice Cooler - Drums, Paul Costuros - Woodwinds, Chris Dixon - Drums, Tony Dryer - Double Bass, Jacob Heule - Drums, Matt Ingalls - Clarinet, Loachfillet - Percussion, Kanoko Nishi - Koto, Corydon Ronnau - Guitar, Amanda Warner - Bass, Kim West - Woodwinds, John Wiese - Electronics
August 10, 2008. Oakland, CA - 21 Grand
Read It and Weep. Spoken performance. Other performers Sam McPheeters, Tara Tavi, Erika Anderson, Sarah Cathers, Yasi Perera, Zach Houston, Learned Helplessness
August 9, 2008. Napa, CA - di Rosa Preserve
THERE! New Art From Oakland. Gallery opening reception, Chen Santa Maria
November 29, 2007. Oakland, CA - 21 Grand
Damo Suzuki's Network. Guest curator of Sound Carriers
October 28-November 18, 2007. London UK - Toynbee Studios
Sounds of the Exquisite Corpse: curated by Maya-Victoria for the WIRE 25th anniversary. Visual and recording collaboration workshop with a library of existing tracks by musicians John Wiese, Spencer Yeh, Dylan Nyoukis, Vice Cooler, Karen Constance, George Chen
May 24, 2007. San Francisco, CA - Luggage Store Gallery
Music by the Eyefull, guest curated by Suki O'Kane. filmmakers Gilbert Guerrero and Kathleen Quillian collaborate with George Chen on sound
February 9, 2007. Oakland, CA - 21 Grand
Aurora Nonette. Active Drawer
November 12, 2006. Marin, CA - Headlands Center for the Arts
Chen Santa Maria, Oaxacan, Brown Un, Portland Bike Ensemble
October 6, 2006. Oakland, CA - 21 Grand
Sonic Triptych II sound performance/event Illuminated Corridor. Sharon Cheslow composition with improvisors Erika Anderson, Jorge Boehringer, Maryclare Brzytwa, Ezra Buchla, Michael Carreira, George Chen, Sharon Cheslow, Sue Costible, Paul Costuros, Kristy Geschwandtner, Steve Kim, Jessalyn Aaland, Alyssa Lee, Sam Meister, Steve Touchston, Weasel Walter
July 2006. Oakland, CA - Ego Park
Drawing Attraction. Art show curated by Sean Garrison
May 21, 2006. San Francisco, CA - The Lab
Illuminated Corridor: Perambulare. "Invasion! The Game of Tyranny" sound collaboration with art team Detritus Projects.
DISCOGRAPHY
Chen Santa Maria - S/T (gssd076/ShitOn004) CD
October, 2008.
New Video Works (PPM17) DVD
Aug 19, 2008. Video compilation. KIT "Starsign" director
KIT - Broken Voyage (UTR008) LP/CD
April 9, 2007.
WRITING PORTFOLIO
SF Chronicle
Brilliant Colors June 11, 2009
Wolves in the Throne Room March 26, 2009
Avengers January 29, 2009
PaperThinWalls
Mammal November 27, 2007
Sightings November 6, 2007
Trencher August 10, 2007
To Live and Shave in LA October 19, 2006
Tokion
Jeff Winterberg Summer 2004
Belle and Sebastian Fall 2003
San Francisco Bay Guardian
Silver Mt Zion April 9, 2008
Paul F. Tompkins January 16, 2008
Bulbs
Chapel of the Chimes August 2, 2006
Carla Bozulich June 21, 2006
Boomtown compilationMay 2, 2006
Weird Weeds Jan 11, 2006
Skaters Jan 11, 2006
Si-Cops Dec 28, 2005
2005 Top Ten Dec 7, 2005
Men's Recovery Project Nov 30, 2005
Harry Merry Nov 30, 2005
Amps for Christ/Joe Colley Nov 9, 2005
No Doctors Oct 19, 2005
Red Krayola Oct 5, 2005
Chad Stockdale/Kevin Corcoran Sept 28, 2005
Numbers Sept 7, 2005
SF Electronic Music Festival Aug 17, 2005
Jaks Aug 17, 2005
Spires That in the Sunset Rise July 27, 2005
Wooden Wand and the Vanishing Voice June 29, 2005
YACHT June 29, 2005
Sour Grapes June 22, 2005
Mission Creek Festival June 1, 2005
DAT Politics May 25, 2005
Kid Rock May 4, 2005
Mouthus Mar 16, 2005
Slint Mar 2, 2005
Limpwrist Jan 12, 2005
San Francisco Sound Dec 1, 2004
Daniel Higgs Nov 17, 2004
Noise Nov 3, 2004
Papercuts Oct 20, 2004
Sagan Sept 8, 2004
16 Bitch Pile-Up Sept 8, 2004
Animal Collective Aug 4, 2004
Gris Gris July 21, 2004
Eats Tapes July 7, 2004
Mekons March 17, 2004
D Yellow Swans January 14, 2004
Wrangler Brutes January 14, 2004
SF Sketchfest January 7, 2004
Nice Nice December 24, 2003
Hale Zukas December 17, 2003
Matmos December 10, 2003
Six Organs of Admittance December 10, 2003
Punctum December 3, 2003
Monitor Batss November 19, 2003
Le Flange du Mal November 12, 2003
Punctum November 5, 2003
Costes October 29, 2003
Jim Yoshii Pile Up Oct 1, 2003
Punctum October 1, 2003
Animal Collective August 27, 2003
Stereo Muthafuckaz August 27, 2003
Punctum August 6, 2003
Vans Warped Tour
July 23, 2003
Xiu Xiu July 16,
2003
Punctum July 2,
2003
Mono Pause July
2, 2003
Les Georges Leningrad June 25, 2003
Glenn Branca June
11, 2003
Punctum June 4,
2003
Punctum May 7,
2003
Curse of the Birthmark April 16, 2003
Punctum March 5,
2003
Punctum February
5, 2003
Super Sabado Gigante January 29, 2003
Ruins January 7,
2003
Joe Strummer December 25, 2002
2002 Review
December 4, 2002
Cock E.S.P.
November 13, 2002
20
Years of Dischord November
13, 2002
Punctum November
5, 2002
Cynthia Dall
October 30, 2002
El Guapo October
9, 2002
Punctum August 7,
2002
Mission of Burma
July 24, 2002
Punctum July 3,
2002
Fast Forward June
12, 2002
Punctum June 5,
2002
Zeek Sheck May
22, 2002
Coachwhips May
15, 2002
Need New Body May
8, 2002
The
Wire
Wolf Eyes December
2003
Deerhoof October
2002
The Stranger
Kimya Dawson Dec 21, 2006
Saturday Looks Good To Me April 6, 2006
Gerritt, Sixes, 2673, Jason Zeh Feb 2, 2006
Architecture in Helsinki Sept 22, 2005
Eric Ostrowski June 30, 2005
Japanther Dec 16, 2004
Vaz Nov 11, 2004
Sword Heaven Sept 2, 2004
Hair Police April 8, 2004
Art Ensemble of Chicago October 23. 2003
7 Year Rabbit Cycle
Sept 25, 2003
Growing August 14, 2003
Hyphen
Pleased to Meet Me Fall 2003
West Coast
Performer
Numbers June 2002
Timonium
March 2002
Blectum From Blechdom February 2002
Lo Fi Neisans January 2002
Jim
Yoshii Pile Up October 2001
Winfred E Eye
September 2001
East Bay
Express October 2001
Heart of Snow
SF
Weekly
Clinic
October 3, 2001
Emergency August 22, 2001
Black Dice June 13, 2001
Lightning Bolt April 11, 2001
Portland
Mercury
Arab on Radar, Caesura August 16, 2001
Fatal Flying Guilloteens August 9, 2001
Q and Not U April 26, 2001
Pop and Politics
Paper Bullets November 2004
Punk the Vote August 2004
Spin.com
Friends Forever April 24, 2001
Tortoise February
23, 2001
Fort Thunder
November 2000
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