JANE HENRY performs improvisations and her own original compositions for acoustic violin, with live electronics as well as tape and video, and in collaborations with other artists, including work with real-time electronics. Her work makes extensive use of overtones, difference tones, microtones, natural harmonics, bowed harmonics, quirky embellishments, glissandi galore, and very high energy, with bowed distortions and distorted bows.
Violin with bows designed by Jerry Hunt, and left hand thimbles.
“Chipsaw”, made by S. Kartadinata: hot-wired musical greeting card microchip with anklet of mercury bead on-off switches.
Collaborations include live improvisations with acoustic and electronic musicians, such as Matt Rogalsky, Nic Collins, Joel Ryan, Sarmad Brody, Sanford Nowlin, James Sidlo, Mary Oliver, Emilio Tamez, James Cobb, Weshm