about
wyatt penn keusch is a sound artist, synthesist, composer and electro-acoustic improviser who lives in the suburbs of southern california. he uses an analog/digital modular synthesizer to compose and perform pieces of electro-acoustic music, and can frequently be seen performing at galleries and concert halls around california (and a few other places). he is prolific as a solo artist, as well as in various collaborative settings, with artists including (but not limited to): scott cazan, sam jones, anthony cantor (as tired device), casey anderson, riley reasor & james lake (as vortex sentinels), jinku kim, jon he, kameron christopher, jeff aaron bryant, sean price, matthew hettich, ulrich krieger, mark trayle, ethan braun, clay chaplin, aaron drake and eric bray. he is the founder of a small netlabel called khalija, and the curator of experimental music festivals such as decay fest and transmigrations. his work has also been released on the german record label mille plateaux, and on circuitree records.
news
02.15.12:
please visit the khalija weblog for news items and editorial content. you can follow wyatt on twitter, and become a fan of khalija records on facebook. there is also a khalija twitter account, as well as a soundcloud page. finally, all khalija releases are avilable here in the webstore.
releases
vortex sentinels - suspension
[khalija048]: a new piece by riley reasor and wyatt penn keusch, as vortex sentinels. this, the fifth installment in the khalija duos series, is available here
sam jones / wyatt penn keusch - 11 / 29 / 11
[khalija046]: a free live recording from sam jones and wyatt penn keusch is available here. happy holidays from khalija records!
jones / keusch - forces, dislocated
[khalija043]: a new improvisation piece by jones / keusch, forces, dislocated can be found here. this is the second installment in the khalija duos series
ethan braun & wyatt penn keusch - long winter
[khalija042]: a new nonlinear collaboration between wpk and ethan braun, long winter can be found here. this is the first installment in the khalija duos series
various artists - telemetry
[khalija041]: the third khalija records compilation is available here. features new tired device and jones.keusch pieces.
wyatt penn keusch - permanence / annihilation
[khalija040]: a new solo ep of modular synthesizer music by wyatt penn keusch. both pieces were performed and recorded live. download it here.
wyatt penn keusch - continua
[khalija039]: a new single, released as a preview of the forthcoming wpk lp, "book of fixed stars". it can be found here.
wyatt keusch + ethan braun - imposition of dream
[khalija037]: a nonlinear collaboration between wpk and ethan braun, imposition of dream can be found here.
KH - transmigration (the dark rift)
[khalija036]: the seventeenth and final installment in the khalija singles series is available here.
KH - margin of silence
[khalija035]: the sixteenth installment in the khalija singles series is available here.
vortex sentinels - entrance of the spheres
[khalija034]: the debut release of modular synth music from vortex sentinels is available here. entrance of the spheres was recorded live in the studio.
KH - MUL.APIN
[khalija032]: the fourteenth installment in the khalija singles series is available here.
wyatt keusch - object-relations
an album of early wpk idm, made in 2006/2007 and now being released by force intel / mille plateaux. available for purchase here.
house of ash - dead winter (live)
[khalija028]: the eleventh installment in the khalija singles series is available here. this is a recording from a solo wpk performance of the opening piece from the house of ash lp.
various artists - hydroplane: borm remixes
compilation on circuitree records. available here. featuring rare remix work from wpk (under the name khalija).
w.keusch - in the middle of all distance
[khalija014]]: the first installment in the khalija singles series is available here.
w.keusch - reconstruction (collected remixes)
[khalija013]: a collection of wpk remixes for various artists and contexts. available as a free download here.
various artists - simulacra: khalija records compilation 02
[khalija012]: the second khalija records compilation is available here. features a solo piece by wpk.
[khalija009]: available here. assembled out of the refuse from the house of ash album, dross features the noncorporeal participation of sean price and matthew hettich.
a field recording/tape music piece made by a large and diverse group of artists, of the construction of the wild beast theatre at calarts. free download and full list of participants here.
an album of beat-oriented music by wpk, released by force intel / mille plateaux under the name khalija. available here for purchase.
[khalija008]: a suite of electric guitar music by wpk. available here.
a wpk compilation appearance on mille plateaux. purchase here.
a wpk compilation appearance on mille plateaux. purchase here.
[khalija007]: a collection of odds and ends from 2006-2008. available here.
[khalija002]: a tribute to the film code inconnu by michael haneke, made using every second of audio from the film. available here.
[khalija001]: the first khalija records compilation is available here. features the first recorded piece by tired device.
calendar
2012:
02.23 | calarts [valencia, ca]: quartet performance with jon he, kameron christopher and jeff aaron bryant , at esp night 2
02.17 | beyond baroque [venice, ca]: duo performance with jinku kim at transmigrations I, with duo performances by scott cazan & casey anderson, megathought and jon he & kameron christopher
02.11 | homeroom [los angeles, ca]: solo wpk performance at ex im ot, with la stylophonic and pedestrian deposit
02.07 | calarts [valencia, ca]: duo performance with jon he
01.20 | val verde concert hall [val verde, ca]: vortex sentinels performance
2011:
12.04 | machine project [los angeles, ca]: solo wpk performance as part of the storefront plaza installation
12.03 | machine project [los angeles, ca]: group installation, with sara roberts et al
11.29 | calarts [valencia, ca]: jones.keusch performance, with riley reasor, eliot eidelman, scott cazan and jinku kim
11.25 | wright [culver city, ca]: solo wpk performance, with chris adams and ezra buchla
11.17 | calarts [valencia, ca]: solo wpk performance at esp night 1
10.14 | the wulf [los angeles, ca]: septet performance of music by hans koch, with casey anderson, justin asher, eric km clark, colin wambsgans, isaac schankler and sal orara
07.03 | moca [los angeles, ca]: quintet performance with scott cazan, oeo, chris kallmyer and carmina escobar
06.25 | artist's television access [san francisco, ca]: duo and quartet performances of music by casey anderson
06.04 | beyond baroque [venice, ca]: trio performance with riley reasor and scott cazan, at decay fest VIII, with casey anderson and clay chaplin
04.24 | mills college [oakland, ca]: solo wpk performance at california electronic music exchange concert
04.16 | calarts [valencia, ca]: duo performance with scott cazan, at california electronic music exchange concert
03.07 | calarts [valencia, ca]: solo wpk performance at ok composer
02.18 | betalevel [los angeles, ca]: quintet performance with clay chaplin, scott cazan, casey anderson and aaron drake
02.10 | calarts [valencia, ca]: solo wpk performance at sounding out
01.14 | pehrspace [los angeles, ca]: quartet performance with mark trayle, scott cazan and casey anderson
2010:
12.08 | calarts [valencia, ca]: solo wpk performance ok composer
11.27 | echo curio [los angeles, ca]: decay fest VII
11.06 | the hive gallery [los angeles, ca]: solo wpk performance
10.21 | downtown independent [los angeles, ca]: bad batch premiere (original soundtrack by wpk)
09.24 | pehrspace [los angeles, ca]: solo wpk performance, with sean price, matthew hettich, sahy uhns and hydroplane
06.05 | beyond baroque [venice, ca]: quartet performance with scott cazan, sam jones and jasmin ruiz blasco, at decay fest VI, with the nocturnes
04.22 | calarts [valencia, ca]: solo wpk performance at california electronic music exchange concert
04.19 | ccrma at stanford university [palo alto, ca]: trio performance with sean price and matthew hettich, at california electronic music exchange concert
03.28 | echo curio [los angeles, ca]: trio performance with scott cazan and will wright kreppel, at decay fest V, with ulrich krieger and aaron drake
02.27 | pescadrome [santa barbara, ca]: duo performance with scott cazan, with casey anderson and scott perry
01.02 | asto museum of art [los angeles, ca]: duo performance with scott cazan, with meason wiley, sahy uhns and flipmu
2009:
10.30 | downtown independent [los angeles, ca]: jones.keusch performance
07.06 | cal state northridge [northridge, ca]: jones.keusch performance
06.27 | pehrspace [los angeles, ca]: jones.keusch performance
06.24 | dublab [los angeles, ca]: jones.keusch performance at decay fest IV with acantor, will wright kreppel, ulrich krieger, scott cazan, marc nimoy and adam somers
06.20 | calarts [valencia, ca]: jones.keusch performance
04.18 | beyond baroque [venice, ca]: decay fest III with sweat shop boys, scott cazan, marko ciciliani and the dog of tears orchestra
03.20 | downtown independent [los angeles, ca]: live re-scoring of koyaanisqatsi by wpk
02.05 | ucla fowler museum [los angeles, ca]: quartet performance with sam jones , ethan braun and aaron folb
01.13 | redcat lounge [los angeles, ca]: solo wpk performance, with oeo
2008:
12.19 | pehrspace [los angeles, ca]: solo wpk performance at decay fest II, with sweat shop boys, ulrich krieger, matthew setzer, sean price and the dog of tears orchestra
12.18 | pehrspace [los angeles, ca]: solo wpk performance at decay fest II, with acantor, jeff dodson, will wright kreppel and digitanalog
11.18 | redcat lounge [los angeles, ca]: solo wpk performance, with catalog records
10.18 | reed college [portland, or]: solo wpk performance, with late night curly, sean price, acantor and matthew hettich
08.01 | pehrspace [los angeles, ca]: solo wpk performance at decay fest I, with sean price, meason wiley, jeff dodson and will wright kreppel [los angeles, ca]
07.31 | pehrspace [los angeles, ca]: solo wpk performance at decay fest I, with sweat shop boys, acantor, porpoise code and matthew setzer
05.23 | ciaa [los angeles, ca]: solo wpk performance, with catalog records
05.09 | ciaa [los angeles, ca]: solo wpk performance, with catalog records
05.02 | ciaa [los angeles, ca]: solo wpk performance, with catalog records
04.25 | ciaa [los angeles, ca]: solo wpk performance, with catalog records
04.18 | ciaa [los angeles, ca]: solo wpk performance, with catalog records
03.20 | calarts [valencia, ca]: solo wpk performance
03.19 | dublab [los angeles, ca]: solo wpk performance
03.20 | ciaa [los angeles, ca]: solo wpk performance, with catalog records
03.08 | ciaa [los angeles, ca]: solo wpk performance, with catalog records
02.15 | calarts [valencia, ca]: solo wpk performance
02.08 | ciaa [los angeles, ca]: solo wpk performance, with catalog records
02.01 | ciaa [los angeles, ca]: solo wpk performance, with catalog records
01.12 | the smell [los angeles, ca]: duo performance with matthew hettich, with anamanaguchi
01.05 | ciaa [los angeles, ca]: solo wpk performance, with catalog records
2007:
11.24 | the unknown theatre [los angeles, ca]: duo performance with ethan braun
11.15 | the unknown theatre [los angeles, ca]: duo performance with ethan braun
10.05 | reed college [portland, or]: solo wpk performance
08.17 | il corral [los angeles, ca]: solo wpk performance
friends
chris adams
alexis & sam music productions
jordan bartee
kevin blechdom
ezra buchla
kim cascone
circuitree records
greg davis
the dog of tears orchestra
dan eaton
jason kahn
jinku kim
ulrich krieger
mille plateaux
proximal records
akira rabelais
red sparowes
guillaume rolland
sarah spitzkowski
mark trayle
john wiese