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WILLIAM D. KELLEY
[email protected]
MULTI-MEDIA PERFORMANCES
1997
Quickening, solo electro-acoustic composition to accompany performance art piece about
pregnancy. DiverseWorks, Houston, Texas.
1996
PLANTATIONLAND (film), Premiered at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston in March of 1996.
Composer, lighting designer and grant writer for 40-minute black & white film (all music - no
dialogue) shot in burned out plantation home in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. Extensive use of
SMPTE, MIDI and digital recording.
1994
Spring Equinox, a progression of the earlier Alchemy House.
1993
Alchemy House, 5419 Blossom St., Houston, TX. Composer of soundscape using five tape
machines throughout the five rooms of a condemned house which had been transformed by
visual artist Dan Havel using alchemical concepts and imagery as impetus. Sound
composition designed to enhance choreography of the 22 performers.
Symbiosis, DiverseWorks, Houston, TX. Eight minute tape composition designed to reinforce
performance ritual conceived by Kelli Scott Kelley.
1992
The Imminent Asteroid (The Asteroid Project), Heights Theater, Houston, TX.
Composer and music director for this eight act opera involving over 60 musicians, dancers,
artists, and special effects experts.
Aqua Pura, -Sewall Art Gallery, Rice University, Houston, TX.
-Commerce Street Artists Warehouse, Houston, TX.
Four pieces of music for four musicians using homemade and advanced electronic musical
instruments. Performance ritual designed by artist Kelli Scott Kelley.
1991
Secret Secret, DiverseWorks, Houston, TX.
Conceived and directed this four-act abstract opera without words. Four compositions make
use of voice, acoustic, electronic, and homemade instruments. Four on-stage prerecorded
video monitors and sculpture add further twist to choreography and storyline.
The Lake Project (Mother Cleans House), A lake in Splendora, TX.;
Three pieces of structured improvisation parade/funeral music reinforce this multi-artist,
multi media ritual performance utilizing a lake in the piney woods of Texas.
1990
UnEarthing/ the Spirit, Lisser Theater, Mills College, Oakland, CA.; Conceived and directed
these two wordless operas that make use of acoustic, electronic and homemade instruments,
tapes, lights, props, 50 pounds of rice and a 300-pound block of ice.
AUDIO/VISUAL INSTALLATIONS
1997
They Came with The Rain -DiverseWorks, Houston, TX.
Two metal buckets...when a water droplet lands in one bucket, you hear a dog bark.
When the droplet lands in bucket number two, you hear a cat meow.
94-95
In the Garden -Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX
Commissioned thirty minute tape-loop composition designed for a small garden.
Standing wave phenomenon is used most magically here.
1993
Life Cycle -Art League of Houston, Houston, TX. -Women & Their Work, Austin, TX.
Three-minute tape loop to augment sculptural installation by Kelli Scott Kelley.
1991
Sideshow -Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX.
-Women & Their Work, Austin, TX. (1994)
Three-minute tape loop to augment sculptural installation by Kelli Scott Kelley.
1989
SPACE LOOPS #1 - Mills College Concert Hall Lobby, Oakland, CA.
Soundscape created with cello, guitar, double-bass, trombone, saxophone, and flute.
SPACE LOOPS #2 - Dow and Frosini Gallery, Berkeley, CA; Soundscape created
with cello, electronically modified voice, didgeridoo, three tape loops and six speakers.
1988
Learning to Fly Combined Effort Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA;
Soundscape of five tape loops and speakers to augment maze-like sculptural installation.
CONVENTIONAL CONCERT FORMAT - FEATURED COMPOSER
1991
Creative Partners, Sewall Art Gallery, Rice University, Houston, TX.
Another Great Night in November, Contemporary Arts Museum of Houston.
1988
First Incision, Baton Rouge Art Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA;
A concert of electronic music and an ensemble performance on found objects
turned into musical instruments.
1987
Synaptic Reflex, Bezanson Concert Hall, UMass, Amherst, MA;
A concert of electronic and acoustic music with dance and videos.
SELECTED PERFORMANCES OF INDIVIDUAL MUSIC COMPOSITIONS
1997
Houston Composers Alliance, Ovations, Houston, TX.
Biohazard, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA.
1996
SonicWorks, DiverseWorks, Houston, TX.
Buzzfest, Commerce Street Artists Warehouse, Houston, TX
1994
SonicWorks, DiverseWorks, Houston, TX.
imusicircus, Experimental Intermedia, New York, NY.
Buzzfest, Commerce Street Artists Warehouse, Houston, TX
The Artery, Houston, TX.
12-Minutes MAX, DiverseWorks, Houston, TX
92-93
Hiram Butler Art Gallery, Houston, TX.
Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX. Contemporary Arts Museum, Collectors Circle,
Houston, TX. The Artery, Houston, TX
National Association of Artists Organizations, Dance Umbrella, Austin, TX.
EDUCATION
M.F.A. in Electronic Recording Media, Mills College; Oakland, CA. Teachers included
Anthony Braxton, David Rosenboom, Larry Polansky and Robert Ashley.
B. Music in Composition, University of Massachusetts; Amherst, MA.
B.S. in Physiological Psychology, University of Massachusetts; Amherst, MA.
EMPLOYMENT
8/89 -
Composer/Engineer, freelance for various plays, films, documentaries, commercials,
present
bands and software packages. In the studio, in the field, analog and digital, video and
SMPTE.
10/02 present
Head Engineer, LSU School of Music, Baton Rouge, LA
Faculty/Staff positions entails teaching Recording Techniques class each semester and
training staff. Responsible for making sure every concert and recital is recorded to CD.
Initiated drive to make community aware of facility for recording commercial quality music.
1/00 10/02
Programmer, Explore Interactive, Baton Rouge, LA
Websites and applications development. Proficiency with Cold Fusion,
Active Server Pages (ASP), Java script and SQL Server .
5/98-12/99
Webmaster, Louisiana Department of Education, Baton Rouge, LA
Designed, implemented and maintained the LDOE website, which
remains current to the present: http://www.doe.state.la.us
10/96-5/98
Web Page Developer, Houston Community College, Houston, TX.
Essentially responsible for the development of nine department websites.
9/94-5/98
Instructor, Houston Community College, Houston, TX.
Instructor in Electronic Music, Recording Studio, Music Theory, and Music Appreciation
1/91-5/96
Guest Artist, High School for Performing and Visual Arts, Houston, TX.
Worked with students, developing proper brainstorming habits and techniques.
3/94-8/96
Art Installer, Art Mechanics, Houston TX.
Install and care of major artworks: paintings, photos and sculpture.
2/92-9/96
Preparator, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX.
Installation and care of artworks.
1992
Fabricator, Children's Museum of Houston, Houston, TX.
Built ten major exhibitions in the new museum.
19901992
Studio Assistant James Surls, Splendora, TX.
Designed and implemented the sound and lighting (digital) systems for permanent
performance space. Computerized the inventory and bookkeeping aspects of the business.
1990
Audio Engineer for California State Summer School for the Arts, Mills College, Oakland,
CA. Engineer for professional performers executing students' studio compositions in a
concert hall setting (six concerts).
AWARDS & PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
1999
1997
1989
Invited to speak to the Louisiana Database Commission and their audience about the way the
Louisiana Department of Education's website was
Technology Fellowship - Adding Audio to Websites, Houston Community College-Central.
Full Scholarship to Mills College, Oakland, CA.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Current:
NACUSA - National Association of Composers, USA
M.A.S.H. - Media Alliance for Social Healing, Board of Directors
Previous: Zocalo Theatre, Board of Directors
Houston Community College, Advisory Board to the Music Dept.
Lawndale Art & Performance Center, Artist Advisory Board