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a contemporary new music collective based in Detroit

TICKETS for Strange Beautiful Music 17:
https://ra.co/events/1977805

Photos from New Music Detroit's post 12/11/2024

Well, hello there~ tbh y’all, passed out into the longest hibernation after SBM 17 and just now breathing the crisp morning air. Have you been finding some creative time for yourselves in these surreal times?

Sharing the LOVE from Strange Beautiful Music 17 at with .ashanti, , , , , , and .

All photos by the electric force that is

09/07/2024

TODAY is the day!!!! SBM 17 is 4-11PM (Saturday, Sept. 7). We cannot wait to welcome you to a seven-hour spectral sound bath ✨

🎟️ TICKETS: LINK IN BIO 🎟️ or at the door 🎟️

- Doors open at 3:30PM -
- Ticket link IN BIO or at the door (card, Venmo, or PayPal, sorry no cash) -
- Parking is limited in the area so perhaps consider carpooling with friends -

LINEUP
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7PM -
8PM - .ashanti
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The event is BYOB and we will have COMPLIMENTARY wine (because we 🖤 you) starting when doors open until supplies run out! Please treat the venue with respect and consume responsibly

09/06/2024

A lil sneak peek of the paper program for SBM 17~ 🤭 🫣 TOMORROW!

🎟️ TICKETS: LINK IN BIO 🎟️ or at the door 🎟️

⋆.˚🦋༘⋆ We are elated to see you all tomorrow (Saturday!) for what will be a dazzling lineup of all-star (and ALL-DETROIT!) artists! ⋆.˚🦋༘⋆

- Doors open at 3:30PM -
- Ticket link IN BIO or at the door (cash, card, Venmo, or PayPal) -
- Parking is limited in the area so perhaps consider carpooling with friends -

LINEUP
(take note of changes 😉)
4PM -
5PM -
6PM -
7PM -
8PM - .ashanti
9PM -
10PM -

The event is BYOB and we will have COMPLIMENTARY wine (because we 🖤 you) starting when doors open until supplies run out! Please treat the venue with respect and consume responsibly

08/31/2024

🥚 SBM 17 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT 🥚
- Dominant Hand () -

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Since 2020, Maritza Figueroa-Garibay () and Austin T. Richey () have performed as , an abrasive ambient duo that “sound the room” via homemade synthesizers. These synthesizers, designed and modified to sound like large tom drums and bass drones, are quasi-generative and create organismic rhythms from their primitive sequencers. Dominant Hand invites people to put themselves into these sequences, and in the process, cultivate a deep listening environment to retune the sonic senses.

Join us at Strange Beautiful Music 17 on Saturday, Sept. 7 at Arts for a phantasmagoric set by .

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08/30/2024

🥚 SBM 17 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT 🥚
- Onyx Ashanti (.ashanti) -

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Of all the infinite realities available, how lucky are we that .ashanti emerged into this reality and has invited us to join him as he returns to the SBM stage for a sonic journey like no other.

Onyx’s performances are best experienced in the flesh as a collective pulse and will leave you suspended in an entirely new state of being. As the pioneer of ’sonocybernetics’, all aspects of being alive are manifest as sound, and body and instrument become one living, breathing entity.

Join us at Strange Beautiful Music 17 on Saturday, Sept. 7 at @ for a set that will make you feel more alive than ever.

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08/29/2024

🥚 SBM 17 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT 🥚
- Balance Duo () -

🎟️ TICKETS: LINK IN BIO 🎟️ or at ra.co

Balance is a collaborative duo between .elliot and . Called “among the most compelling Detroit jazz musicians of their generation,” Elliot and Malis’ “intuitive improvisations” stand on the threshold of composed and improvised music.

Their 2022 sophomore album, Conjure, was called “one of the best contemporary jazz records to come out of Detroit in quite some time” (). In 2017, they released their eponymous debut record, which was praised by the as “contemporary jazz of the highest order, a benchmark for where the genre can go.”

Join us for Balance Duo's electrifying set at Strange Beautiful Music 17 on Saturday, Sept. 7 at .

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08/27/2024

🥚 SBM 17 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT 🥚
- Hub New Music () -

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Called “contemporary chamber trailblazers” by the , Hub New Music is a “prime mover of piping hot 21st century repertoire” ().

Founded in 2013, the -based ensemble has commissioned dozens of new works for its distinctive ensemble of flute, clarinet, violin, and cello. Hub’s “nimble quartet of winds and strings” (/ actively collaborates with today’s most celebrated composers on projects that traverse today’s rich musical landscape.

Join us in celebrating ten years of Hub New Music at Strange Beautiful Music 17 on Saturday, Sept. 7 at .

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Photos from New Music Detroit's post 08/23/2024

SBM 17 - ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
- My Brightest Diamond () -

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My Brightest Diamond, the chamber pop band initiated in 2006 by Shara Nova, blends the talents of a classically trained vocalist and self-taught multi-instrumentalist and composer, crafting dazzling, shapeshifting music. With each song written and album released, she has resisted the conventions of genre, blending elements of rock, art pop, and chamber music into a sound totally her own.

In 2024, Shara has appeared in the stage show of as a musical performer, singing and playing guitar in the musical based on Sufjan Stevens’ () album of the same name, on which she originally appeared.

Nova's recent collaboration as co-composer and featured vocalist with the string orchestra on / The Blue Hour garnered critical acclaim, receiving a Grammy nomination for Best Engineered Classical Album and securing a spot on esteemed Top 10 Albums of 2022. The single “Black Sheep'' was released in summer 2023 ahead of a fall tour with , and My Brightest Diamond will release a new album in the fall of 2024.

Beyond her music Ms. Nova contributes to the creative community through her newsletter, "Songs In 4 Dimensions," offering insights into the realms of songwriting, creativity, and music production.

Join us for My Brightest Diamond's prismatic set at Strange Beautiful Music 17 on Saturday, Sept. 7 at .

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- of My Brightest Diamond by Shervin Lainez ()
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08/21/2024
Photos from New Music Detroit's post 08/08/2024

🥚 Announcing the SBM 17 lineup! 🥚

~ Tickets on sale NOW on Resident Advisor website (https://ra.co/events/1977805).

Catch the Early Bird $pecial for the next couple weeks - the early bird gets the worm! 🐦 Student tix also available 🧑‍🎓



Calling all of our fellow strange and beautiful friends! We are electrified thinking about gathering together with all of you next month on SATURDAY, SEPT. 7 at Andy Arts. We have a fabulous lineup and we cannot wait to share in the sounds hatching out of right now. Tell all your friends!!! Let’s spread the new music LOVE ❤



SCHEDULE:
3:30PM doors open

4PM - Hub New Music

5PM - Dominant Hand

6PM - Balance Duo

7PM - New Music Detroit

8PM - Onyx Ashanti

9PM - Ahya Simone

10PM - My Brightest Diamond

08/02/2024

SAVE THE DATE for SBM 17!

Harkening back to our early days of all-day marathon concerts, please join us on SATURDAY, SEPT. 7 at Andy Arts from 4-11PM for a stellar line up of exciting artists all from !

We will be announcing the lineup with a ticket link available soon 🫣 In the meantime, enjoy the rest of your summers and add Saturday, Sept. 7 to your fall calendars.

We look forward to celebrating the strange and beautiful sounds of Detroit with you

07/18/2024

See you all tonight (Thursday) at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Sosnick Courtyard stage! Show from 6-7pm~

Reserve your FREE tickets here: https://www.dso.org/events-and-tickets/events/23-24-summer/32nd-annual-concert-of-colors

Photos from New Music Detroit's post 07/10/2024

Join us for Detroit’s 32nd annual on Thursday, July 18! The performance will take place from 6-7PM at the Sosnick Courtyard.

FREE - Tix link in bio!~

NMD core members Jocelyn (Zelasko) Conselva and Justin Snyder will be joined by violinist Yvonne Lam (formerly of Eighth Blackbird) and cellist Cole Randolph (of the DSO).

Titled Open Channels, the concert program is an exploration into human emotion and experience and our potential for illumination in times of darkness. Featuring music by Yaz Lancaster (), , , , , and Errollyn Wallen ().

This performance is presented by the and made possible by the Gilbert Family Foundation.

DATE: Thursday, July 18
TIME: 6-7 PM
WHERE: DSO Sosnick Courtyard (51 Parsons Street, Detroit)
MORE INFO: Seats available on a first-come, first-served basis. Patrons are encouraged to bring their own chairs and blankets.

TICKETS: Free, but reservations are required; ~LINK IN BIO~

Artist Walkthrough + Concert 05/19/2024

Come hear NMD pianist and creative director Justin Snyder at Wasserman Projects on May 30! There will be a special walkthrough with the artists at 6-7pm and the performance 7-8pm

Artist Walkthrough + Concert Please join us for an informal conversation with the artists followed by a piano concert with Justin Snyder.

05/14/2024

❤️ upcoming show on June 1! Ticket link in bio ;) ❤️

Join us for a journey through the uncanny valley with a program of surreal soundscapes for voice and piano.

NMD core members Jocelyn Zelasko () and Justin Snyder () present a concert performance traversing the emotional landscapes of our inner existence.

The vocal works explore worlds of illusion, solitude, and the unreality of dreams; the solo piano works play with texture, hue, and intangible presence.

The performance will take place at a new venue for NMD! Canvas (is a bright and airy loft-like space that feels like a secret but is located right in bustling downtown . The address is 1541 Washington Boulevard, Suite 201.

PROGRAM
- Aida Shirazi - A Girl
- Erin Gee - Mouthpiece II
- Samuel Adams - Shade Studies
- Hans Thomalla - Three Desert Songs
- Konstantia Gourzi - Wind Whispers
- Erika Vega - Blanco
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02/14/2024

Next show on Saturday, March 2! Tix in bio~

A solo performance by pianist Justin Snyder () featuring works for piano with electronics and video.


Hello new music friends!

Please join us on Saturday, March 2 (doors at 7pm / concert at 7:30) for a special solo performance by NMD’s creative director and pianist Justin Snyder in conjunction with the Winter 2024 exhibition at Wasserman Projects. Arrive early to immerse yourself in the art and stay for the show.


In response to Ken Aptekar’s () medieval manuscripts reimagined in the age of social media and texting, the program will feature music for piano, electronics, and video.

Mimicking a social media feed, this concert program is a journey through one of an infinite number of bottomless rabbit holes. Mirroring our present-day reality in the attention economy, 13th-century Italian melodies recontextualized for the information age are followed by the relentless noise and musings amplified in the metaverse; Chopin’s romantic lyricism is treated as a piece of origami, and our perception of time is deconstructed through slow-motion frequencies. Nevertheless, the frenetic energy and emotional bombardment of the neverending scroll is balanced by intentional disconnection and IRL moments of sublime reflection.

In an age of disinformation and misattribution, the title of the program is recycled from a quote far removed from the context of Aldous Huxley’s seminal work The Doors of Perception. With time travel, the many interpretations of human history, and even glimmers of enlightenment literally at our fingertips, this program examines society’s desire to escape reality by isolating ourselves in our own illuminated worlds.

We can’t wait to see you there! Tell your friends :)

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Videos (show all)

Leith Campbell @ Strange Beautiful Music 16
Molly Joyce - The End
New live recording freshly uploaded to YT! “Song for Low Tree” from SBM14 w/ @sopranozelasko and Chris Sies 🌳 🌳 🌳@spotli...
Matthew Burtner's "Song for Low Tree" performed by Jocelyn Zelasko and Chris Sies at SBM14! Matthew made this special ar...
The amazing Kaleigh Wilder sets us off on our Strange Beautiful journey this Saturday. Joined by drummer Everett Reid @n...
Angélica Negrón's music via Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry
NMD plays "Tapas" by Marc Mellits (movements 5 and 7)
Did we mention how great our vocalist Jocelyn is?! Here’s a clip from today’s rehearsal of Björk’s “Unravel” arranged be...
Björk’s “Unravel” arranged by @eziporyn ! Tonight at the 40th BGSU New Music Festival
SBM12: "Stray Birds" by Jorge Sosa
Here’s some of the very beautiful “Shell and Wing” by David Bidenbender - #SBM12 starts tomorrow!! We are so excited to ...

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