about

wyatt penn keusch is a synthesist, composer and electro-acoustic improviser who lives in southern california. he uses an analog modular synthesizer to compose and perform pieces of electro-acoustic music. 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 (as jones / keusch), anthony cantor (as tired device), riley reasor & james lake (as vortex sentinels), jinku kim, sean price, matthew hettich, and ethan braun. he is the founder of a small record label called khalija records, and the curator of experimental music concerts such as decay fest and transmigrations. in addition to his output on khalija records, his work has also been released on the influential german label mille plateaux, and on miami's circuitree records.

artifacts

[khalija031]: tired device - tired device (limited edition cd-r)

calendar

2012:

09.07 | beyond baroque [venice, ca]: solo wpk performance at transmigrations II, with hive mind, head boggle, kevin blechdom and alex christie
06.15 | mindagaze hut [oakland, ca]: duo performance with sean price, with suicide booth, wake and shortwave surfers
05.26 | betalevel [los angeles, ca]: duo performance with scott cazan, with john wiese, casey anderson and rale
04.28 | calarts [valencia, ca]: solo wpk performance at the california electronic music exchange concert
04.28 | calarts [valencia, ca]: closing day of musical terraria, a wpk generative synthesis installation in the wavecave at calarts
04.27 | calarts [valencia, ca]: sixth day of musical terraria, a wpk generative synthesis installation in the wavecave at calarts
04.26 | calarts [valencia, ca]: fifth day of musical terraria, a wpk generative synthesis installation in the wavecave at calarts
04.25 | calarts [valencia, ca]: fourth day of musical terraria, a wpk generative synthesis installation in the wavecave at calarts
04.24 | calarts [valencia, ca]: third day of musical terraria, a wpk generative synthesis installation in the wavecave at calarts
04.23 | calarts [valencia, ca]: duo performance with ulrich krieger at off the grid IV
04.23 | calarts [valencia, ca]: second day of musical terraria, a wpk generative synthesis installation in the wavecave at calarts
04.22 | calarts [valencia, ca]: opening day of musical terraria, a wpk generative synthesis installation in the wavecave at calarts
04.19 | echo park film center [los angeles, ca]: performance with casey anderson at highlights from the permanent collection
04.05 | calarts [valencia, ca]: solo wpk performance at esp night 3
02.28 | calarts [valencia, ca]: duo performance with jinku kim at off the grid III
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 at off the grid II
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 and scott cazan at off the grid I
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 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