Cory O'Brien/Myo
Myo is the solo project of Cory O'Brien (b. 1980); self taught hacker, computer musician and electro-acoustic improviser. Contact mics on polycarbonate sheets and feedback networks programmed in Pd and Max/MSP are the preferred tools. His music has been described by Vital Weekly as "louder, dirtier, gritty and angular, but still with ingredients of microsound".
Other projects include Never Work (with Kenneth Yates), Makioki Sisters (with Jeff Surak) and Clouds-Out (with video artist Jesse Hartgraves).
He has performed with SKIF++, Andy Guhl, Ignaz Schick, Audrey Chen, Zavaloka, Alexi Borisov, Accelera Deck, Zenial, Chuck Bettis, Bonnie Jones, Jason Kahn, Jon Mueller, Mattin, Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words, Matterlink, Kotra, Andrey Kiritchenko, Pink Twins, Eliot Sharp, Carlos Giffoni, Sten Ove Toft, and many others.
He currently lives and works in Washington, DC.
Releases
Upcoming Shows
- February 4th, 2012 @ Pyramid Atlantic - Silver Spring, MD
- w/ Alla Zagaykevych, Janel & Anthony & Violet, Rupert Chapelle, Sansyou
Previous Shows
- September 15th, 2011 @ Strathmore - Rockville, MD
- Part of improv ensemble performance for Sonic Circuits Festival.
- August 20th, 2011 @ Frantasia Festival - Livermore Falls, ME
- Frantasia Festival
- August 12th, 2011 @ 19ths - Brooklyn, NYC
- w/ Travis Johns
- August 9th, 2011 @ Bella - Washington, DC
- w/ Travis Johns
- April 23rd, 2011 @ KCCC Exhibition Hall - Klaipedia, Lithuania
- April 21st, 2011 @ Eufemia - Warsaw, Poland
- Krakowskie PrzedmieĊcie 5
- April 20th, 2011 @ Eszeweria - Krakow, Poland
- April 19th, 2011 @ Rozrywki Trzy - Krakow, Poland
- April 18th, 2011 @ Koza - Ternopil, Ukraine
- w/ Kotra, Zavoloka
- April 16th, 2011 @ Nexsound Festival - Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine
- Nexsound Festival
- April 14th, 2011 @ Cinema - Kiev, Ukraine
- February 27th, 2011 @ Pyramid Atlantic - Silver Spring, MD
- w/ Astma, Blue Sausage Infant, Pilesar, Violet
- October 11th, 2010 @ Artisphere - Arlington, VA
- Makioki Sisters @ Artisphere Opening Reception
- June 26th, 2010 @ Strange Maine - Portland, ME
- w/ Jeff Carey
- June 25th, 2010 @ Mobius - Boston, MA
- w/ Jeff Carey
- June 18th, 2010 @ AS220 - Providence, RI
- w/ Jeff Carey, Blevin Blectum, Area C
- June 13th, 2010 @ Issue Project Room - Brooklyn, NY
- SHARE w/ Jeff Carey
- June 12th, 2010 @ The Tank - New York, NY
- w/ Jeff Carey, Brown Wing Overdrive
- June 12th, 2010 @ Party Expo - Brooklyn , NY
- w/ Jeff Carey, Newagehillbilly, Gaybomb, Decapitated Hed
- April 18th, 2010 @ Ghost Print Gallery - Richmond, VA
- w/ Ignaz Schick, Keenan Lawler
- April 17th, 2010 @ The Bridge - Charlottesville , VA
- w/ Ignaz Schick, Keenan Lawler
- April 9th, 2010 @ Pyramid Atlantic - Silver Spring, MD
- Makioki Sisters w/ 10, Brown Wing Overdrive
- March 19th, 2010 @ Pyramid Atlantic - Silver Spring, MD
- w/ Audrey Chen+Tomomi Adachi, Bastard Squid Implant
- February 13th, 2010 @ Pyramid Atlantic - Silver Spring, MD
- Makioki Sisters w/ Zavoloka, Zenial
- September 22nd, 2009 @ Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center - College Park, MD
- Never Work @ Sonic Circuits Festival
- July 10th, 2009 @ 607 New York Ave - Washington, DC
- Capitol Fringe Festival
- June 27th, 2009 @ The Hexagon - Baltimore, MD
- Makioki Sisters @ Baltimore Electronic Music Festival
- May 6th, 2009 @ Velvet Lounge - Washington, DC
- w/ Blue Sausage Infant, Violet+Pilesar
- March 22nd, 2009 @ The Bridge - Charlottesville, VA
- Never Work w/ Alexi Borisov, Violet
- November 30th, 2008 @ Pyramid Atlantic - Silver Spring, MD
- w/ Dan Conrad, Janel & Anthony
- October 12th, 2008 @ Gallery 5 - Richmond, VA
- Never Work @ MegaHz Festival
- October 4th, 2008 @ Velvet Lounge - Washington, DC
- Sonic Circuits Festival
- September 27th, 2008 @ Ghost Print Gallery - Richmond, VA
- Never Work w/ Bonnie Jones, Id m Theft Able
- July 26th, 2008 @ University of Maryland - College Park, MD
- Makioki Sisters @ DNA Test Fest
- June 7th, 2008 @ Artomatic - Washington, DC
- w/ Halicon, Jakuta & Carl
- May 10th, 2008 @ Red Room - Baltimore, MD
- w/ The Epicureans
- April 19th, 2008 @ The Piano Factory - Boston, MA
- w/ Ernst Karel
- April 18th, 2008 @ The Rotunda - Philly, PA
- Gate w/ Brown Wing Overdrive
- January 26th, 2008 @ The Bridge - Charlottesville, VA
- Ambient Pancakes Festival
- November 11th, 2007 @ Reboot - New York, NY
- Never Work @ Share
- November 10th, 2007 @ 301 Congress St. - Boston, MA
- Never Work w/ Dilettante
- November 9th, 2007 @ Paris London New York West Nile - Brooklyn, NY
- Never Work w/ Brown Wing Overdrive, Gestures, Ami Dang
- October 13th, 2007 @ Velvet Lounge - Washington, DC
- Sonic Circuits Festival
- October 8th, 2007 @ The Bank - Baltimore, MD
- w/ Brown Wing Overdrive, Bonnie Jones
- July 4th, 2007 @ Goodview Gallery - Baltimore, MD
- Xerox Art Opening w/ Hexspeak, Bone Guardian
- June 10th, 2007 @ Warehouse Next Door - Washington, DC
- Myo+Metaphreaq w/ SKIF++, Donkey, Bonnie Jones+Andy Hayleck,
- May 21st, 2007 @ Chashama Gallery - New York, NY
- "You Are Here" Maze Festival/Installation
- May 19th, 2007 @ Red Room - Baltimore, MD
- w/ Dilettante, Katt Hernandez+Neil Feather
- May 18th, 2007 @ The Rotunda - Philly, PA
- Gate w/ Cars Will Burn, Goodnight Stars Goodnight Air, Lalilulelo
- May 9th, 2007 @ Sidebar - Baltimore, MD
- w/ Destructo Swarmbots, Darsombra, Abiku
- April 15th, 2007 @ Reboot - New York, NY
- Share w/ Andy Guhl
- April 13th, 2007 @ Silent Barn - Brooklyn, NY
- w/ Skeletons, Brown Wing Overdrive, Caution Curves
- April 12th, 2007 @ Dust - Charlottesville, VA
- Never Work w/ Pinko Communoids, Doofgoblin, Katastatik
- April 7th, 2007 @ Whole Gallery - Baltimore, MD
- I See The Face! I See The Light! Art Opening
- April 6th, 2007 @ Haus 409 - Philly, PA
- w/ Ryfylke, Angel of Decay
- April 3rd, 2007 @ Lo-Fi Social Club - Baltimore, MD
- w/ Ryfylke, Danny Propert, Needle Gun, Rosemary Krust
- March 26th, 2007 @ Warehouse Next Door - Washington, DC
- w/ Andy Haylek+Dustin Hurt, Tone Ghosting, Layne Garrett
- January 7th, 2007 @ Hamilton Arts Collective - Baltimore, MD
- w/ Violet, Matterlink, Caustic Castle, Constantmauk