Christof Migone has been using contact microphones to manipulate gutted reel-to-reel machines in his live improvisations since about 1998. At first principally in the context of his work with Alexandre St-Onge in the duo undo, but also in all sorts of other configurations, with the groups Set Fire to Flames, l’oreille à Vincent, Fly Pan Am, Klaxon Gueule, Mecha Fixes Clock; and with individuals Tim Hecker, Martin Tétreault, Sam Shalabi, and Magali Babin. He usually does not like to title these types of live performances, but in 2004 organizers asked for a title, so "Fingering" came to mind, and he has been using that title or variations on it ever since.
This performance of "Fingering" was recorded at the NAISA Space, Toronto on June 2, 2012 in an event curated for the Deep Wireless Festival by Nick Storring. Other performances of Fingering can be heard at https://christofmigone.bandcamp.com/album/fingering
Christof Migone is an artist, curator and writer. His work and research delves into language, voice, bodies, performances, intimacy, complicity, endurance. He co-edited the book and CD Writing Aloud: The Sonics of Language (Los Angeles: Errant Bodies Pres, 2001). He has released solo audio cds on various labels (Avatar, ND, Alien 8, Locust, Oral) and has been the recipient of commissions from the Tate Modern, Dazibao, Kunstradio, Centre for Art Tapes, New Adventures in Sound Art, Radio Canada, New American Radio. He is a founding member of Avatar (Québec City). He currently lives in Toronto and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Visual Arts at Western University in London, Ontario.
The Deep Wireless 15 Online Album was produced by New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) for the 2021 edition of the annual Deep Wireless Festival of Radio & Transmission Art. The album celebrates the 20th Anniversary of both New Adventures in Sound Art and Deep Wireless and is comprised of past performances produced for the festival by New Adventures in Sound Art.
Editions 9 through 14 of the Deep Wireless Compilation are available on NAISA's Soundcloud site. Previous compact disc editions can be heard online at naisa.ca/media-archive/compactdiscs/
Copyright of the works belongs to the artists who have agreed to have their work on NAISA's Soundcloud page.
Note that Deep Wireless 15 is not available for download. Community and public radio or internet broadcasters should contact NAISA directly for access to the works for airplay. Contact naisa@naisa.ca for more information.
Artistic Director: Darren Copeland
Executive Director: Nadene Thériault-Copeland
Image Illustration: Prashant Miranda
