the LISTENING GARDEN PRESENTS
Friday September 13th, 7:30–10:30 PM, Ojai
DANCE GROUND
with special guest
PHOTAY
3hr hybrid live / dj set
A communal celebration through movement
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ABOUT
New in 2024, Dance Ground has become a fixture of The Listening Garden weekends. Whereas The Listening Garden creates an environment for elevated musicianship & deep listening, Dance Ground marks out a space for communal celebration through movement.
~ dancing deeper, not harder ~
ARTIST/DJ
PHOTAY
Photay is the solo musical endeavor of Evan Shornstein, the multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and remixer hailing from the evergreen valley of Woodstock, NY, and who since mid-way through this year now calls Los Angeles home.
His story, not to mention his output, can only be described as prodigious. Introduced to Aphex Twin at 9 years old, exploring turntablism by 12 and beyond that, composition. Years later, after an eye-opening trip to Guinea, West Africa, Photay was born.
Ten years on from his debut, Photay now operates in his own fluid multi-directional musical space, whether the quasi-IDM and electronic almost-pop of his solo output, diasporic folkways collaborations with MsafiriZawose, Penya as WEMA, or improvised organic and experimental music sessions alongside new age giants Laraaji and Carlos Niño. His remixes, especially, reveal this polyrhythm-versed drummer’s enduring connection to the dance floor and to movement; physical, emotional, and spiritual.
We’ve been connecting with Evan since 2022 about doing something in Ojai, and we couldn’t be happier about how it’s finally fallen into place in the form of an exclusive 3-hour hybrid live / dj set. He joins us touring his forthcoming Photay album ‘Windswept’, early in a string of dates that include SF MOMA and Brooklyn’s Public Records. One to not miss for sure!
JOIN
The Listening Garden now presents multiple hi-fi music & community centered gatherings on the same weekend, every quarter as the seasons change. Come to listen, commune, and immerse in sound, setting, and culture.
Friday September 13th ~ Dance Ground
Saturday September 14th ~ The Listening Garden
Join us for one or both gatherings. Full refunds until September 9th.
PLEASE NOTE: EARLY BIRD TICKETS & BUNDLE DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1ST
By securing attendance you agree to hold to simple principles to ensure a safe space for all:
KEEP SHOES, USE OF PHONES & CONVERSATION OUTSIDE
CLEAR CONSENT BEFORE CONTACT
BE FREE WITH RESPECT TO OTHERS’ FREEDOMS
21+. Light and Space is an indoor/outdoor environment. Bring: easy on/off shoes. Don’t bring: your dog.
Questions? Contact inthelisteninggarden@gmail.com
INSPIRATION
Dance Ground takes cues from spiritually-grounded NYC party The Loft, freeform movement practices & improvisational performance, and seeks to answer “the growing imperative to revive communal rituals of wonder that resound with the pulse of the present” (Joshua Schrei).
Photo credits: ‘Love Saves The Day’ by Tim Lawrence courtesy of Duke University Press; Gabrielle Roth, liner notes for ‘Endless Waves Volume One’, reissued by Time Capsule; ‘Organic Self’ performed by Paloma Rabinov & Carlos Niño.
AUDIOPHILE SOUND
OUR SOUND SYSTEM WILL COMPRISE
Altec Lansing Model 19 loudspeakers
JBL 4546C Bass Reflex subwoofer
Mark Levinson & Crown amplification
Alpha Recording System Model 9100B rotary mixer
Technics 1210 turntables w/ Nagaoka cartridges & Jelco headshells
Pioneer XDJ-1000MK2s w/ SimAudio Moon DACs
