Performance: Franck Vigroux + Envenomist + Matt Swift

On the evening of Thursday, December 11, we are proud to host digital artist/electronic musician Franck Vigroux (FR), who will be performing his audiovisual project “Cascades”. Joining him on the bill are experimental electronic musician David Reed’s (CMH) solo project Envenomist, and experimental electronic musician/video artist Matt Swift (CMH). Doors 7:30pm, show begins at 8:00pm. $10 prepaid, $15 at the door. Our touring artist program is supported by the Greater Columbus Arts Council, the Ohio Arts Council, and the Columbus Foundation. About the artists: Franck Vigroux is a multifaceted artist whose works range from experimental electronic music to modern composition and music theatre. Franck Vigroux‘s music is made of tectonic tensions, beats, electronic textures and a very personal approach to sonic exploration. He is equally prolific as a solo artist and as a collaborator, he has worked with musician such as Elliott Sharp, Mika Vainio, Reinhold Friedl, Ars Nova… Vigroux’s uniqueness comes from his artistic approach that integrates new media and performance arts. He designs transdisciplinary shows and audiovisual concerts, collaborating with visual artists such as Kurt d’Haeseleer. Cascades is an audiovisual project inspired by the concept of waterfalls, represented by flows of pixels which movements are generative, meaning never the same. For the music, this same concept is used as inspiration to compose music using electronic instruments, a sort of continuum reminding of surge and immutability… Fruit of a decade long of collaboration between the two artists, Cascades represent both infinite movement and stability, but where catastrophes can happen: a synesthetic artwork, both contemplative, reflexive and a physical experience. Some people equate Envenomist with science fiction film scores, and others envision solitary nocturnal travels through bleak urban settings, but a fundamental strength of Envenomist is that these illusory backdrops remain open to interpretation. Taking inspiration from industrial, ambient, and the kosmische scenes along with altered states of consciousness, the oceanic abyss, and deep space; David Reed has been producing desolate soundscapes under the Envenomist moniker since 2005. Highlights in the discography include Abyssal Siege, Bound Dominions, and Bleeding Out. Matt Swift is a multimodal artist that creates work independently and with his partner Nikki Swift as part of Nicolettecinemgraphics. His work brings together over 15 years in film, photography, painting, and other artforms. Originally a musician that came to other arts in his 20s, his work always incorporates music in some form. Since the mid 2010s Matt has created audio visual poetic works that have been screened domestically and internationally. Since 2020 a larger focus has been the drive to create more original soundtracks and expression based live performance in all his works as well as revisiting his earlier days as a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist.