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JoAnne jojo Maffia
JoAnne is an Interdisciplinary artist and educator working in music, dance and theater.
About Me
”I realized over time that I was always, since childhood, more interested in sound and my sonic environment, humming along to the vacuum cleaner and car engine, noticing the layers of environmental sound around me. And it makes sense now that my earlier works were trying to convey that through traditional means.” Essentially, my work has progressed and morphed throughout a series of phases. The first phase was expression through theatrical means; I referred to this work as either experimental, interdisciplinary, or sound theater. I used text as a 'sound object' similar to how a composer uses musical notes and phrases. I always infused sound design/field recordings and composed music into these works. The second phase was a refinement of my theatrical works, putting them into a score form instead of a script form, relying less on actors and the use of a theater and more on musicians presented in concert halls. The third phase has been moving into an electronic, computer-based world of creation moving through, but not abandoning, my acoustic-analog roots. I always, innately, no matter the means or method, have been a sound designer. I have an extensive, rich, and intimate history as a 'dance musician' and composer. ”Working with dance, for me, has been the most satisfying and natural form of collaboration.” I welcome new collaborations and projects.
