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John Plenge
The Swiss army knife of sounds.
-Gary Beeber
Contact:
(917) 536-2974
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John Plenge The Swiss army knife of sounds. -Gary Beeber Contact: (917) 536-2974
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Awards, Grants and Commissions: -ASCAP Composer Plus Awards (2002-2007) -ASCAP Pop Songwriting Award (1995) -Composer-in-Residence at Gumusluk Academy of Arts and Sciences, Bodrum, Turkey-(2003) -NYSCA Composer/Sound Design Award (2003) -OBIE Award for Best Theater Production, (2000) (Sound Design) -Sound Design Award-Santa Fe Film Festival (2005) -Avant Garde Music Composition Award New School University (2005) -Best Music Composition Award New School University(2000) -Best Short Film New School University (2000) Partial list of film festival screenings: Ars Electronica Festvial (2007) Aarhus Festival of independent Arts Denmark (2007) Action on Film International Film Festival (2007) Adana International Film Festival (2006) Australian Biennale (2004) Ankara Short Film Festival (2006) Anthology Film Archives New Filmmakers Series (2007) Austin Film Festival (2002) BAC International Film Festival (2007) Barcelona/Sitges International Film Festival of Catalonia (2005) BEFILM The Underground Film Festival (2007) Bicycle Film Festival NYC (2007) Big Bang Film Festival Philadelphia (2007) Boulder Asian Film Festival (2006) Cambridge Film Festival UK (2007) Cannes Film Festival (2005) (2006) Cannes Short Film Corner (2007) Charlotte Film Festival VA (2006) Chicago International Reel Shorts Festival (2005) Coney Island Film Festival (2005) (2006) Da Vinci Film Festival (2007) Directors Chair TV Film Festival (2007) DNA Film Festival Toronto (2006) Damah Film Festival (2007) Evil City Film Festival (2005) Festival International du Film d'Environnement (2007) First Run Festival (New York University) (2005) Garden State Film Festival (2007) Hisar Short Film Festival (2007) Hollywood Digital Video Festival (2006) Houston International Worldfest Film Festival (2006) HOWL East Village Independent Film Festival (2003, 2005) Indie Can Film Festival (Canada) (2007) International Horror and Sci Fi Festival (2005) Istanbul International Film Festival (2006) James River Film Festival (2003) L.A. Shorts Film Festival (2007) Longbaugh Film Festival Portland, OR (2007) Long Island Film Festival (2003) (2007) Memphis International Film Festival (2007) Ms. Film Festival –Durham NC (2003) New Filmmakers Film Festival NYC (2007) New York Film Academy (2005) New York Independent Film Festival (2004) New York Underground Film Festival (2005) Nickel Independent Film Festival (2007) Northhampton Independent Film Festival (2007) Queens International Film Festival (2005) Paris Underground Film Festival (2004) Pollack-Krasner TV Film Festival (2007) Reelheart International Film Festival -Toronto (2005) RIPfest Independent Film Festival (2003, 2005, 2007) Salento Film Festival-Italy (2007) Santa Fe Film Festival (2005, 2006) Scream Festival Los Angeles (2003) 700 IS Experimental Film and Video Festival -Iceland (2007) Sonoma Valley Film Festival (2003) Staten Island Film Festival (2007) S.U.R.G.E. Film Festival (2007) Taste of Art Short Film Festival -New York (2003) Turkish Biennial, Istanbul , Turkey (2007) Tiburon International Film Festival (2002) Titanic Film Festival- Budapest (2008) Tokyo Film Festival -Japan (2005) Toronto Digital Narrative Arts Festival (2005) Traveling Festival of European Films (2006) 24 FPS Festival-Abilene, TX (2007) Woods Hole Film Festival Cape Cod (2007) Valentines Show -Denton, TX (2003) Washington DC Independent Film Festival (2007) Ybor Festival of the Moving Image (2007) ARS Electronica International Competition for CyberArts(2007) PBS On-Line “Vague Politix” Septembre Musica, Turin, Italy Journal of Short Film V. 7 USA 2007 DanceNow Festival Joyce Theater,NYC, 2003 John Plenge (aka ToneFactory) - John is an ASCAP, OBIE and NYSCA award winning composer, sound designer and music producer who is based in New York City. John writes and produces music and sonic environments for filmmakers, recording artists, performers, theater and dance companies that has been featured in performances all around the world. This Fall Johns music and sound designs were featured in the Ars Electronica Festival, The Turkish Biennial, the Festival International du Film d’Environnement in Paris, The Solento International Film Festival, in Italy, The LA Shorts Festival and in a new animated Peanuts video game series. John's roots reach back to working in the studio and live with the recording artists Pink Floyd, PianoSaurus, The Vibes, Ornette Coleman, Motorhead, The Orange Project, Sly Stone, Bang On A Can, and Philip Glass, among others. During his tenure as resident sound designer at The Kitchen Theater, New York City he worked with a range of artists including Nam Jun Paik, Thurston Moore, Future Sound of London, DJ Spooky, Laurie Anderson, Glen Branca, Morton Subotnick, Mikel Rouse and Anthony Braxton. John currently has two separate large scale multi-media theater projects in production with Mabou Mines and the 3 Legged Dog Media and Theater Group both with premieres in 2008. John is part of the Graduate Faculty in Media Studies and Film at The New School University in New York City where he teaches Music and Audio Production for Film and Music Production and Sound Design in the 21st Century. . His film scores have played in festivals all over the US and in Europe and most recently his music was part of the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, Charlotte (NC) Film Festival 2006, the Sitges International Film Festival of Catalonia-2005, the Chicago International Reel Shorts Festival, The Paris Underground Film Festival, the Australian Biennale and won an award for Best Sound Design at the Sante Fe Film Festival. John's roots reach back to working (studio and live)with the recording artists Pink Floyd, PianoSaurus, The Vibes, Arthur Baker, David Hykes, Las Feuras dels Baus, Ornet Coleman, Mercer Ellington Orchestra, Los Rebeldes, Wet Wet Wet, Motorhead, The Orange Project, Sly Stone, El Nino, Bang On A Can, Boca Negra, Philip Glass, Rita Baker, Pauline Oliveros and The Deep Listening Band, Antihistamine Daydream, Mairead and Too Cynical to Cry. The list would not be complete without mentioning the stunning, incredible and often insane artists whom he was fortunate enough to create sound environments for during his 3 year tenure as resident sound designer at the one and only Kitchen Theater in New York City. You know who they are!! Philip Glass, Nam Jun Paik, John Moran, Bang on A Can, Gordan Monahan, Phil Klein, Glenn Branca, Carter Burwell, LaMonte Young, Jaron Lanier, Thurston Moore, Ben Neill, DJ Olive, Alex Kahn, Future Sound of London, DJ Spooky, Emergency Broadcast Network, Chris Tanner, Toni Dove, Bill Morrison, Ridge Theater, Lee Breur and Mabou Mines, Robert Wilson, Molly Davies, Rinde Eckert, Morton Subotnick, Kyle de Camp, David Linton, Mikel Rouse, Alvin Lucier, Molissa Findlay, Dana Reitz, Steve Reich, Anthony Braxton ... John is also part of the Graduate Faculty in Media Studies and Film at The New School University in New York City where he teaches Music and Audio Production for Film and Music Production and Sound Design in the 21st Century |