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Montreal ex-pat naw (Neil Wiernik) who currently calls Toronto his home, began composing electronic music in 1988 with explorations in audio art and experimental music. Neil's interest in sound and technology has lead him to a continued questioning and refinement of audio tools and modes of production resulting in experimentation with altered instruments, modified devices, and custom software environments. Neil's music could be described as warm, atmospheric, and cinematic electronic music. The sound design of naw is firmly grounded in the rich traditions of dub studio culture but can also be weighed alongside formal contemporary composition. His music was recently described in "The Wire" as having "...the kind of sharpness and clarity usually lost amid the murk and decay of clicks and cuts and digital delays." Neil has released music on various labels including: Noise Factory, Pertin_nce, Clevermusic, Piehead, and A/S Systems.

In addition to his recording career Neil is an accomplished curator and digital media specialist, he has shown work in a variety of non-traditional spaces since the late 1980's and his projects have included works in radio, print, and internet diffusion as well as other non-gallery spaces including derelict buildings, billboards, pirate airwaves, and public space. Neil has presented projects at the Finland Contemporary Museum, ISEA, Subtle Technologies Conference, La SAT, The Medusa Complex, Mutek Festival and Gallery Optica. Neil was a co-founder of the Toronto and Montreal based electronic music promotion outfit clonk, and currently co-curates vagueterrain.net - an online digital arts quarterly.
Electronic Music other: naw winter news
Store Written December 25 2007 , Tags: naw, elelctronic mus
Hi,

I hope this email finds every well and enjoying the the time of year, I think it has been since the summer that I have sent out any naw updates so since there is a bunch of good news I figured that this would be as good a time as ever.

First off I have kicked cancers ass and Im officially in remission. Now that Im done cancer treatment and recovering, I will slowly begin to play shows again. I cant promise that I will be back in the saddle again playing live multiple times a month right away, as I need to heal and recover but at least I will be playing out more often then I have been since the spring when I began being treated for cancer.

I have been booked for a few dates towards the end of this year and into early next, which I will list at the bottom of this message so in case you want to attend one of the shows you can. As for new releases being put out I recently released a new track on the changes compilation put out by the nice people at pertin_nce, I will also be releasing another new track on a second compilation they are putting out in the early new year tentatively called trial. You can find all the information about these releases at www.pertin-nce.com and best of all they are free to download.

As for more material I have written a lot of new material over the last year that equates to more then one full length release, so over over the next while you should see more new music released in the form of full lengths, eps and compilation tracks when they will see the light of day I cant tell that is up to the labels I am working with but I promise you all that they will be released.

below is a listing of up coming show between now and early Jan as more shows get announced after that you can simply check out www.phoniq.net the official naw website which has recently been updated.

Thanks again and have a happy holiday season.

neil aka naw

sunday dec 30th - Montreal - live on ckut-fm 90.3 - 4-5pm - live stream via http://www.ckut.ca

monday dec 31st - Montreal - live at interface mtl - location tba see website
full info for the event can be found at http://www.virb.com/interchangemtl

tuesday jan 1st - Montreal - live at transition (soundscapes) - 435 beaubien loft 200 - full info for the event can be found at http://labsynthese.com

friday jan 4th - Toronto - live at binary soundstripe 'a night of dub techno' - 647 King Street West 10pm till ?? also featuring dennis j, mike bishop and visuals by ppp. this event is free.

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Comments
congratulations, Neil! Welcome back! That is such great news!
thanks its been one crazy ride this past year but not only do i turn 40 this month but I got told I have a new lease on my life
in nfact if you want you can read all about my cancer journey here:
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welcome back, and congratulations!
good job dood! enjoy your brand new hair.
good for you man. i hope you stay well and are great in 08...


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