Nolen Liu & JD Fuller are…
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# // Electronics duo Octothorpe is a project of Nolen Liu & JD Fuller in improvisation, live electronic performance, & collaboration. The duo formed Spring 2023 and first performed their piece eight fields at an E2 Ensemble midterm concert (pictured above). eight fields has the players play a game of tic-tac-toe by calling out improvisational prompts to decide who will go first in the back-and-forth calling of additional free improvisational prompts, based at times on Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies. Since then, Octothorpe has had several other performances and has decided to develop eight fields into a larger work, with a piece for each improvisational prompt from the original score.
This webpage is updated regularly and features Octothorpe’s performances, repertoire, videos, and scores, with a photo gallery at the bottom of the page. Thank you for reading, more to come soon.
– Octothorpe (Nolen Liu & JD Fuller)
April 28th, 2023 – E2 Final Concert @ MEIT
Nolen Liu, found objects // JD Fuller, Bespoke/Live Electronics
April 18th, 2023 – Composer’s Forum @ Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios (feat. Sabren)
Nolen Liu, SP404MKII // Sabren, SP404A // JD Fuller, SP202 & Mixer
March 9th, 2023 – E2 Midterm Concert @ MEIT
Nolen Liu, Modular Synth // JD Fuller, Lap Steel & Live Electronics
Eight Fields // by Nolen Liu & JD Fuller
Mvt. 1 – Tic-Tac-Toe
Mvt. 4 – field test
Mvt. # – Center
Mvt. 7 – a quiet evening (feat. Sabren)
2023
Octothorpe – Tic-Tac-Toe / Eight Fields | E2 Midterm Concert @ MEIT
Octothorpe feat. Sabren – a quiet evening | Composer’s Forum @ Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios
Octothorpe – field test | E2 Midterm Concert [ MEIT Video ]
Octothorpe – field test | E2 Midterm Concert [ Phone Video ]