Sxip Shirey + Rachelle Garniez: A performance with breath, music, passion
A real-life circus composer, Sxip Shirey makes haunting melodies from familiar objects and reconfigured sounds. Full bioRachelle Garniez - Musician
Mischievous and deeply original, accordionist Rachelle Garniez plays her own witty songs and gives a beautiful swing to the classics. Full bio
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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Sxip Shirey - MusicianA real-life circus composer, Sxip Shirey makes haunting melodies from familiar objects and reconfigured sounds.
Why you should listen
Sxip Shirey tests the edge of music as he builds "ecstatic melody, unimaginable sounds and deep sexy beats" from mutant instruments and everyday objects. Using his vast imagination and an array of materials (his list includes: Industrial Flutes, Bullhorn Harmonica, Regurgitated Music Box, Triple Extended Pennywhistles, Miniature Hand Bell Choir, Obnoxiophone, Glass Bowls With Red Marbles and a clutch of curious objects), he constructs playful, mischievous acoustic beauty.
The charismatic ringmaster hosts a variety show, Sxip's Hour of Charm, at Joe's Pub in New York City, with a lineup that hosts some of the best and certainly some of the most unusual performance artists in the country. He also plays with the Luminescent Orchestrii.
Sxip Shirey | Speaker | TED.com
Rachelle Garniez - Musician
Mischievous and deeply original, accordionist Rachelle Garniez plays her own witty songs and gives a beautiful swing to the classics.
Why you should listen
Rachelle Garniez inhabits a skewed musical universe of accordions, ocarinas and women who growl like Tom Waits. Her brilliant playing has landed her gigs with musicians such as Rufus Wainwright and Dan Zanes, and she prowls around the neo-cabaret scene with her band the Fortunate Few. She's also a musical co-director of the theatrical troupe The Citizens Band.
Her latest album with the Fortunate Few is 2008's The Melusine Years.
Rachelle Garniez | Speaker | TED.com