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Biography 日本語
A native of Yokohama, Japan, Marcos Fernandes spent over three decades in California as performer, producer and curator. He has performed in the US, Canada, Mexico, Hong Kong and Japan as a solo improviser, phonographer and as percussionist/sound artist with various ensembles, dancers and visual artists. Fernandes' work can be heard on over 50 recordings on Accretions, Bake/Staalplaat, Circumvention, Pax, Pfmentum, Phonography.org, Public Eyesore, Solitary B and others.

Fernandes has performed and/or recorded with Aaron Ximm, Bernhard Gal, Bill Horist, Carl Stone, Chris DeLaurenti, Dub Marronics, Emily Hay, Eric Glick Rieman, George Lewis, Gianni Gebbia, Haco, Hans Fjellestad, Jakob Riis, K.K.Null, Kazuhisa Uchihashi, Kazuo Imai, Lê Quan Ninh, Lesli Dalaba, Lisle Ellis, Mike Keneally, Mike Pride, Miya Masaoka, Raymond MacDonald, Seiichi Yamamoto, Tatsuya Yoshida, Tetuzi Akiyama, Thomas Dimuzio, Yuki Saga Yumiko Tanaka as well as with Donkey, Lower Left Performance Collective, Nortec Collective, Seattle Phonographers Union, Skeleton Key Orchestra and Wormhole.

Fernandes has participated in various festivals including Festival Beyond Innocence (Osaka), Impromusica Fes, Jazz Promenade (Yokohama), so.cal.sonic, Sound walk (Long Beach), San Francisco Electronic Music Festival, San Francisco Alternative Music Festival, Edgetone Music Summit (Bay Area), Big Sur Experimental Music Festival, Oakland Sound/Shift, Olympia Festival of Experimental Music and the Northwest Electroacoustic Music Festival.

He has appeared at Spruce Street Forum, Museum of Contemporary Art, CRCA/UCSD, Sushi Performance Gallery (San Diego), CECUT, Don Loope (Tijuana), Jazzorca (Mexico City), Open Gate, Il Corral/Zero Point, Dangerous Curve, Club Tropical, Line Space Line, KXLU (Los Angeles), Fringe Gallery (Hong Kong), Luggage Store, 21 Grand, KFJC (Bay Area), Polestar, COCA, Sonarchy Radio/Jack Straw (Seattle), Red Room (Baltimore), The Stone (NYC), Bridge, Museum of Kyoto, Renaiss Hall, Pit Inn, Super Deluxe, Airegin, Tokuzo (Japan) among others.

Fernandes was co-director of Spring Reverb 2003-2008 held at sites including the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Museum of Making Music, and has curated events at numerous venues including Spruce Street Forum, Casbah, Galoka, Kava Gallery, the Space and Voz Alta. From 1993 to 1996, Fernandes curated weekly performances and presented concerts at the Wikiup Cafe and Intersection Gallery, an alternative visual and performing arts space in San Diego. Fernandes is a recipient of grants from Meet the Composer and Arts Commission Yokohama..

Fernandes co-runs the artist-based independent label Accretions,home to some of today's more innovative experimentalists. He is a founding member of the Trummerflora collective, dedicated to creative music in Southern California.



Recent Performances [archives >>]


2011

November 11w/ Morry Burns, Makiko Hata, Bruce Huebner, Kenichi Kira, Yuko Kitayama, Konbu Nagai, Miki Naoe, Teruyuki Oshima, Yoshio Otani at Shichoushitsu 2, Yokohama
November 6w/ Kokusai Obake Rengou: Hiroki Misawa, Kotaro Amano, Naoya Osuga at Shichoushitsu 2, Yokohama
November 5w/ Opitope at Jinpachi, Tokyo
November 4w/ Wormhole: Yoko Arai, Michio Karimata, Hiroshi Shimizu, Yumiko Tanaka at Jazz Spot Candy, Chiba
October 30w/ Ryo Nakamura at Vegan Healing Cafe, Tokyo
October 15w/ Gianni Gebbia, Teruyuki Oshima, Mitsuihisa Sakaguchi at Shichoushitsu, Yokohama
October 13w/ ZUI at BarBarBar, Yokohama
October 10w/ ZUI at Kuraki Noh Theater, Yokohama
October 9w/ ZUI at World Festa Yokohama 2011 at Yamashita Park
September 30w/ Hiroshi Higo. Yuji Katsdui and others at Morgana, Tokyo
September 23w/ Yoshimi Takahashi, Makiko Hata, Yumiko Yoshimoto at Gendai Heights, Tokyo
September 17w/ The Metaphors: Samm Bennett, Marcos Fernandes at Bar Ishee, Tokyo
September 14w/ Babel at Airegin, Yokohama
September 11w/ Ellen Weller, Kei, Yasuhirop Usui, Shigeru Suzuki at Cafe Parlwr, Nagoya
September 10w/ Ellen Weller, Christopher Fryman, Komaki, Caitlin Coker, Akito Sengoku; Problematica, Enma House, James Barrett at Urban Guild, Kyoto
September 9w/ Ellen Weller, Takashi Kojima; .es at nu things Jajouka, Osaka
September 7w/ Ellen Weller; Date Tenryu, Keta Ra at Otis, Hiroshima
September 6w/ Ellen Weller, Tsuneyasu Inoue; Yogurt at Bar Indoyo, Hofu
September 5w/ Ellen Weller + Sabishii Onna at Peace, Fukuoka
September 3w/ Wormhole: Ellen Weller, Yoko Arai, Michio Karimata, Pearl Alexander, Hiroshi Shimizu + Mizuki Misumi, Ren Yashio, Kota Nagasawa, Tsuyoshi Shono, Sakurako Enomoto at issa Sakaiki, Tokyo
September 2w/ Ellen Weller, Satoko Fujii, Maki Hachiya, Li Daiguo at Airegin, Yokohama
August 30North-South Asian Crossover featuring T M Hoffman, Abdur Rahman at Super Deluxe, Tokyo
August 26w/ Hideo Ikegami, Yusei Kaneko at Cafe Flying Teapot, Tokyo
August 25w/ Takumi Ito, Pearl Alexander, Katsuyoshi Kou; Cal Lyall at l-e, Tokyo
August 23w/ ZUI at Jazz Cafe Blue Eyes, Tokuo
August 15Percussion Sound/Shift x Project FUKUSHIMA! at Super Deluxe, Tokyo
July 31Inscapes w/ Tokyo Phonographers Union: Takahisa Hirao, Yui Onodera, Hiroki Sasajima, Sawako, Tetsuro Yasunaga at Bullet's, Tokyo
July 30Virgin Festa 2011 at Osanbashi Hall, Yokohama
July 18w/ Tokyo Phonographers Union: Hiroki Sasajima, Hiroshi Shimizu. Akira Yamamichi, Tetsuro Yasuinaga, Yuki Saga, Zenpukuji Pond Project for World Listening Day 2011 at Youkobo Art Space, Zenpukuji, Tokyo
July 17w/ ZUI in Sendai, Miyagi
July 16w/ ZUI at Cafe Pause in Yonezawa, Yamagata
July 13w/ Hybrid at Airegin, Yokohama
July 9w/ Samm Bennett at Bar Ishee, Tokyo
July 8w/ Wormhole + Samm Bennet Solo at Shichoushitsu Sono 2, Yokohama
June 26w/ Masuhiko Shimaji, Naoya Murata, Yoko Ikeda, Yoshiko Mitsui At Cafe Flying Teapott in Tokyo
June 25w/ ZUI at Miriam Gallery in Tokyo
June 21w/ Tomoca, Haruo Togashi, Hiroshi Yoshino at Airegin in Yokohama
June 14w/ Wormhole at Test Tone at Super Deluxe in Tokyo
June 11w/ Shoomy, Hiroshi Higo, Takashi Seo and more at Knuttelhouse in Tokyo
May 29w/ Yoko Arai at Obake Yashiki at Bar Gari Gari in Tokyo
May 21w/ Yoko Arai, Takumi Ito, Takashi Ueno at Shichoushitsu in Yokohama
May 20w/ Keiko Higuchi, Ryusaku Ikezawa at Velvet Sun in Tokyo
May 18w/ Babel at Airegin in Yokohama
May 13w/ ZUI at Blue Flame in Tokyo
May 5w/ Yuki Saga, Eiichi Hayashi, Takuji Kawai at Impro Musica Fes at Airegin in Yokohama
April 29w/ Teruyuki Oshima, Mitsuhisa Sakaguchi at Velvet Sun in Tokyo
April 21w/ Zui: Bruce Heubner, Tomoya Hara at Bar Bar Bar in Yokohama
April 7w/ Mr. Busaikedelic, Kenji Sakasegawa, Origami at Shichoushitsu in Yokohama
April 2w/ Samm Bennett at Bar Ishee in Tokyo
March 25w/ Sachiko Nagata, Azusa Yamada at Velvet Sun in Tokyo
March 20w/ Miki Naoe at Shichoushitsu Sono 2 in Yokohama
March 13w/ Roger Aplon, Mizuki Misumi, Ren Yashio and Wormhole: Yoko Arai, Michio Karimata, Hiroshi Shimizu at Airegin Yokohama
February 20w/ Che Chen, Yumiko Tanaka at Shichoushitsu Sono 2, Yokohama
February 14w/ Anla Courtis (REYNOLS) at Shichoushitsu Sono 2, Yokohama
February 4w/ Babel: Yuichi Kudoh, Hikaru Iwakawa, Yutaka Kaido at Airegin, Yokohama
February 2w/ Hybrid: Takumi Ito, Minoru Yonemoto, Dai Nakamura, Yumiko Yoshimoto at Airegin, Yokohama
January 21w/ Teryuki Oshima at Shichoushitsu Sono 2, Yokohama
January 13Possible spaces v.5.1 w/ Takashi Ueno (Tenniscoats), Corey Fuller, Tomoyoshi Date at Uplink Factory, Tokyo

2010

December 23w/ Percussion Sound/Shift w/ Samm Bennett, Muneomi Senju and others at Super Deluxe, Tokyo
December 14w/ Miki Naoe, Koutariou Asano at Shichoushitsu Sono 2, Yokohama
December 5w/ Jojun Hasegawa, Susumu Kongo at Airegin, Yokohama
November 29 w/ Kaori Ozawa, Yukari Miyazono at Airegin, Yokohama
November 19w/ Wormhole: Yumiko Tanaka, Michio Karimata, Hiroshi Shimizu, Pearl Alexander at Knuttel House, Tokyo
November 16w/ Gianni Gebbia at Golden Cup, Yokohama
November 14w/ Gianni Gebbia, Carl Stone at Bar Ishee, Tokyo
November 13w/ Gianni Gebbia, Takuji Kawai at Airegin, Yokohama
November 10w/ Dai Nakamura, Takumi Ito, Minoru Yonemoto at Airegin, Yokohama
November 7w/ Yoko Arai at Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo
November 4w/ Possible Spaces v.4.4 w/ mori-shige at Uplink Factory, Tokyo
November 2w/ Yuki Saga at Golden Cup, Yokohama
October 29w/ Osamu Sakamoto, Yoko Arai at Plan B, Tokyo
October 11w/ Yumiko Tanaka at Urbanguild, Kyoto
October 9w/ Yumiko Tanaka, Masashi Heirakuji, Riichi Owaki, Yukiko Eto at Yamagin Archives, Shimonoseki
October 8w/ Masashi Heirakuji at Yamagin Archives, Shimonoseki in a telematic performance with Julia Miller, Jeff Carter, Satya Gummuluri, Dan Godston, Sarah Ritch, Jayve Montgomery, Anthony Poretti (WNUR, Chicago); Annie Goh, Florian Goeschke, Thomas Wochnik, Anna Bäumer, Patrick Muller, Daniel Imhoff, Elen Flügge, Christof Wenta, Damian Rebgetz, and Alexander Sieber (Berlin)
October 5w/ Takashi Ueno at Golden Cup, Yokohama
October 2w/ Hari Sjostrom, Yoko Arai, Riuichi Daijo at Kissa Sakaiki, Tokyo
September 29w/ Teruyuki Oshima at Golden Cup, Yokohama
September 22w/ Miya Masaoka, Paed Conca, Raed Yassin, Kenichi Matsumoto at Airegin, Yokohama
September 16w/ Joel Grip, Hideo Ikegami, Samm Bennett at Flying Teapot, tokyo
September 15w/ Miya Masaoka, Seiichi Yamamoto, Yumiko Tanaka at super Deluxe, Tokyo
September 2w/ Yuji Katsui at Uplink Factory, Tokyo
August 28w/ Shoomy, Takuni Ito, Dai Nakamura at Airegin, Yokohama
August 24at Shichoushitsu Sono 2, Yokohama
August 15w/ Yumiko Yoshimoto, Azu Minami at Uplink Factory, Tokyo
August 8w/ Hikaru Iwakawa, Yuichi Kudoh at Airegin, Yokohama
July 29w/ Kaori Ozawa, Yukari Miyazono at Airegin, Yokohama
July 18w/ Carl Stone, Corey Fuller, Nobuhiko Nakayama, Tomoyoshi Date at 20202, Tokyo
July 13at Golden Cup, Yokohama
July 12w/ Shoomy, Kasuhisa Uchihashi, Tomohide Midori, Junji Mori, Hiroshi Higo, Yoshiyuki Ichiraku at Knuttel House, Tokyo
July 6w/ Wormhole: Yumiko Tanaka, Yoko Arai, Takumi Ito, Pearl Akexander at Airegin, Yokohama
July 4w/ Jojun Hasegawa, Dai Nakamura at Airegin, Yokohama
June 26w/ Eiko Ishibashi, Yuji Katsui at Shichoushitsu Sono 2, Yokohama
June 24w/ Hideo Ikegami, Hiroshi Shimizu, Michio Karimata, Minoru Yonemoto at Uplink Factory, Tokyo
June 20at Golden Cup, Yokohama
June 13w/ Marron at Viva La Musica, Kyoto
June 12w/ Marron at Pokopen, Osaka
June 7w/ Mr. BS, Sachiko, Kenji Sakasegawa at Flying Teapot, Tokyo
June 6w/ Jojun Hasegawa at Airegin, Yokohama
May 26w/ Nobuhiko Nakayama at Uplink Factory, Tokyo
May 19w/ Yoko Arai, Yoichiro Kita, Yumiko Tanaka at Airegin, Yokohama
May 6w/ Kaori Osawa, Yukari Miyazono @ Airegin, Yokohama
April 27w/ Michael Fischer, Takumi Ito @ Shichoushitsu Sono 2, Yokohama
April 23w/ Michael Fischer, Frederic Marty @ Uplink Factory, Tokyo
April 15w/ Frederic Marty, Yasuhiko Usui, Hiroshi Higo, Takuji Kawai, Morry Burns, others @ Pit Inn, Tokyo
April 8w/ Frederic Marty, Yoko Arai @ Airegin, Yokohama
April 7w/ Talashi Kazamaki, Frederic Marty, Hideo Ikegami @ Kid Ailack Art Hall, Tokyo
March 31w/ Jane Rigler, Shige Mori @ Shichoushitsu Sono 2, Yokohama
March 30w/ Shoomy, Takayuki Kato, Yumiko Tanaka, Satoko Fujii, Hiroshi Higo, Kelly Churko and others @ Shinjuku Pit Inn, Tokyo
March 28w/ Morry Burns @ Golden Cup, Yokohama
March 13w/ Shibusashirazu @ Airegin, Yokohama
February 12w/ Yuki Saga @ Airegin, Yokohama
January 27w/ Shige Mori @ Golden Cup, Yokohama
January 21Resbox @ Steve Allen Theater, Hollywood


Photo credits: Elazar Harel, Rosemary Fajarit, Andy Newcombe, Yoshimi Izumisawa, Ryoichi Aratani


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