Carlos S Santistevan

Carlos Santistevan is a musician, sounds engineer, conductor, and organizer. Since 2001 he has helped establish an oasis of creative music in the high desert southwest as the director of the High Mayhem Emerging Arts collective based out of Santa Fe, NM. Using an upright bass and electronics he creates soundscapes and spontaneous compositions from the extremes of acoustic and electric music. Early influences of punk rock and free jazz have led him to develop a unique approach to music and improvisation. He is carrying on the Conduction Lexicon developed by Butch Morris in his Folding Space Conduction Ensemble.

He has performed at The Stone, High Zero Festival, Ende Tymes Festival, The Outpost Performance Space, SITE Santa Fe, Hemlock Tavern, Striped Light, the Empty Bottle, Outsound Creative Music Festival, The Olympia Experimental Music Festival, High Mayhem Festival, and countless DIY alternative venues, art spaces and galleries across the country.

He has regularly performed and collaborated with such artists as: J.A. Dino Deane, Raven Chacon, Laura Ortman, Marshall Trammell, Tatsuya Nakatani, Thollem McDonas, Chris Jonas, and more. Carlos is a seasoned improviser and a member of diverse ensembles such as The Folding Space Conduction Ensemble, In Defense of Memory, iNK oN pAPER, The Uninvited Guest(s), The Late Severa Wires, Out of Context, Black Iron Trio, Taiji Pole and more.

Awards

Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant
Kindle Foundation Grant

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