Live

Carya Amara has only played live rarely, and even now it’s not a top priority. But one day another gig will be announced, so keep an eye on this site or its RSS feed.

Past gigs

in reverse chronological order

• The Bristol Pear, Birmingham, Thursday 26th May 2005
• The Custard Factory, Birmingham, Wednesday 6th October 2004
• CBSO Centre, Birmingham, Saturday 8th March 2003
• Bristol Pear, Birmingham, 7th June 2002
• Barber Institute, Birmingham, UK, 6th December 2001
• CBSO Centre, Birmingham, UK, 1st June 2001
• Berlin’s Nightclub, Birmingham, UK, 22nd February 2000
• Cog’s Bar, Birmingham, UK, Sunday 12th December 1999
• Old Varsity Tavern, Birmingham, UK, Monday 7th June 1999
• Fingal’s Bar, Birmingham, UK, Sunday 21st March 1999

Concert/installation playback

Music featured in sound projection/diffusion concerts, installations etc., with or without Carya Amara in attendance. Listed in reverse chronological order.

• 60×60 Dance in St Louis, Missouri, USA, 2nd October 2011: choreography by Rachel Brady paired with Carya Amara’s ‘Breakthrough’, a track recorded for the Vox Novus project.
• ÉuCuE, University of Concordia, Canada, 17th November 2004: ‘Orthodox Sea’ was diffused over a 20-loudspeaker system as part of the 23rd ÉuCuE concert series.
• CBSO Centre, Birmingham, UK, Saturday 8th March 2003: live sound projection, by Carya Amara, of ‘Nietzsche is Dead’.
• File Sound Art, Birmingham, UK, 13th – 16th March 2002: “an exhibition of works by artists on the File CD series”, including Carya Amara’s ‘Wind versus Windscale: Part 2 – On the Beach’. Venue: City Space, 97-99 Corporation Street, Birmingham.
• Barber Institute, Birmingham, UK, 6th December 2001: live sound projection, by Carya Amara, of ‘Nietzsche is Dead’.
• Portals, CBSO Centre, Birmingham, UK, 1st June 2001: live sound projection, by Carya Amara, of ‘Orthodox Sea’.
• First Annual Portland International Electro-Acoustic Music Festival, Portland, Oregon, USA, 8th – 10th October 1999: ‘Nietzsche is Dead’ was selected for inclusion in the listening booths.
• ÉuCuE, University of Concordia, Canada, 13th November 1998: ‘Phallusy’, a jolly piece of post-acousmatic cack-rock for toy guitar, was diffused over a multi-speaker system as part of the ÉuCuE concert series.