Author Archives: joepenz

Word from the Grave – ArtBus

Posted on 2013/05/27 by joepenz

In 1985, the Neoteric created and sponsored an event known as ArtBus. This ArtBus poster was a sendup of the Artrain logo ca. 1985 …another used photos from the electronic music studios The date stamp signaled Student Association approval Rebecca … Continue reading →

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Word from the grave 13 May 13

Posted on 2013/05/11 by joepenz

In 1978, I accepted an offered teaching post at Northern Illinois University. My primary duty was to build a program in electronic and computer music to support the music composition department at both undergraduate and graduate levels. As a seminal … Continue reading →

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Word from the grave

Posted on 2012/04/04 by joepenz

When I go tripping down memory lane, it gets complicated. In the last 10 years, I have been a consultant to small companies trying to bring new products to market. The decade before that was my first in the commercial … Continue reading →

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Tales of Power

Posted on 2012/03/28 by joepenz

Tales of Power was originally performed in 1976 at the University of Delaware.  It was scored for the U of D dance theater company under the direction of Debra Loewen. The NIU poster was based on photos from the original … Continue reading →

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Hello world! (reprise)

Posted on 2011/07/07 by joepenz

We (re)moved the site in late June for a number of wholly pedestrian reasons. Here we are again!

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