News
7/10/11
James' latest work for Ruby Paskas (violin), and her sister, Bonnie Paskas (dance) will be premiered in Napoli October 11.
5/10/11
Long-time collaborator Francis Plagne has released his new record on vinyl and digital download. James played on all the songs, as well as arranging the string and wind parts. Avant-chamber-pop at its finest.
14/9/11
James Rushford & Joe Talia's new album Paper Fault Line is completed, and will be released internationally in November through Bocian on LP and download! Recorded in Rotterdam and Melbourne, the album features Anthony Pateras on Doepfer A-100.
12/9/11
A new work with long-time collaborator Oren Ambarchi has been premiered at the Ultima Festival in Oslo (11/9). The work, titled Wreckage, was commissioned and performed by Ensemble Neon. An upcoming record will be released late 2011/early 2012. http://www.hok.no/oren-ambarchi.4950618-164336.html
20/6/11
Rushford/Talia have been invited to perform at the 2011 Liquid Architecture Festival of Sound Arts, alongside Marc Behrens and the very special Pascal Battus. Details here.
1/3/11
James will be performing piano in ITCH Productions' season of Catalpa, at the Subiaco Arts Centre, Perth. http://itchproductions.com.au/home.php
2/2/11
James has completed a new work called Tussilage for viola, cello, reel-to-reel tape recorder and electronics. The work was commissioned by the Bionic Ear Institute for their 'Interior Design' project, aimed at creating music for cochlear implant users. More info can be found in live section and at www.bionicear.org)
15/1/11
Alterations have been made to the Now Now Festival line-up. The Un-Australian String Quartet performance will now be replaced by the Garsden / Rushford / Hamann trio (see live section or visit thenownow.net for more details).
7/7/10
Clocked Out Duo has asked Golden Fur to perform as part of The Trilling Wire Festival in Brisbane, alongside neue musik antagonists Decibel (WA) and Ensemble Offspring (NSW). The program will include work by Natasha Anderson, Sam Dunscombe, Luc Ferrari, Luigi Nono and Marco Fusinato. See Live section for details.
18/6/10
Golden Fur will be performing an electro-acoustic set at the Liquid Architecture Festival in Bendigo, alongside concrète champion Lionel Marchetti. Visit www.liquidarchitecture.org.au for more details.
22/4/10
Golden Fur has booked its debut EUROPEAN TOUR, playing alongside visionaries such as Jon Rose, Chris Carter (Throbbing Gristle), John Bischoff and Kenneth Atchley. Here are the dates for those in the North:
20.5.10 – WORM, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
22.5.10 – Cruce Gallery. Madrid, Spain.
27.5.10 – Passos Manuel. Porto, Portugal.
28.5.10 – Soopa. Lisbon, Portugal.
2.6.10 – Cave 12. Geneva, Switzerland.
4.6.10 – STEIM. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
5.6.10 – NK. Berlin, Germany.
10.6.10 – Amann Studios. Vienna, Austria.
14.6.10 – Data. Marseilles, France.
8/2/10
Golden Fur has announced a three-concert 2010 subscription series at Melbourne Recital Centre. All concerts are on Thursdays at 6pm in the MRC Salon. The first is on 11/3 (works by Cat Hope, Robert Dahm, Robert Ashley, Morton Feldman and Liza Lim), then 30/9 (works by Iancu Dumitrescu, Natasha Anderson, Luc Ferrari, Sam Dunscombe and Olga Neuwirth), and finally on 2/12 (works by David Chisholm, Salvatore Sciarrino and Misato Mochizuki). Tickets can be booked at www.melbournerecital.com.au or call the Box Office on 03 9699 3333. For more details visit www.goldenfur.com.au.
6/2/10
James will be playing keys with Ned Collette & Wirewalker for their 2010 Australian farewell shows. Details in live section.
28/11/09
Golden Fur's fourth and final New Music Project is on at the Iwaki Auditorium, Tuesday December 15 at 8pm. We're very excited to be premiering a brand new commissioned work by Anthony Pateras, as well as a new trio by James Rushford. Also on the program is three solo works by Xenakis, Feldman and Sciarrino.
10/11/09
James will be collaborating with the RMIT Cable Collective for their 'Akousmatikoi' show on November 25 (Northcote Town Hall). The show is a re-interpretation of the original 'acousmonium', using a 22-speaker diffusion system. See live for details.
1/9/09
Golden Fur has been invited to participate in the NEw Music Network Mini-Series held in Sydney. They will be showcasing a combination of their recent new music programs, including works by Fusinato, Lim, Neal, Lucier and Blonk.
19/7/09
Golden Fur #3 is on at the Clifton Creative Arts Centre, Saturday August 8th at 8pm. The latest project includes works by Garsden, Lucier, Meadowcroft, Lim, Hayden and Christou, and features fifteen performers including Natasha Anderson, Scott Tinkler, Erkki Veltheim, Joe Talia, Francis Plagne, Sophie Brous, Aviva Endean and Thembi Soddell. Tickets at the door.
13/7/09
James's new vocal sextet will be premiered this weekend by The Song Company, at Sydney's Italian Forum and the Melbourne Recital Centre Salon. See live section for more details.
1/6/09
James will play in a one-off performance of Jon Rose's new string quartet at Horse Bazaar on the 7th of June. The quartet features Jon Rose, Erkki Veltheim, James Rushford and Anthea Caddy. See live section for more details.
3/5/09
James Rushford & Joe Talia will launch their debut collaborative record, Palisades, at the Old Bar on the 21st of May, in Melbourne. They will be joined by the Thembi Soddell/Anthea Caddy duo, and Forth Impact.
25/4/09
Golden Fur # 2 is on at the Collins St Baptist Church Friday May 1st 8pm. Featuring collaborations with members of ELISION and others, the project includes works by Kate Neal, Klaus Lang, Sofia Gubaidulina, Anestis Logothetis and Giacinto Scelsi. Tickets on the door.
15/4/09
Johnny Saw Horses are back for ONE SHOW ONLY at the East Bruswick Club on Sunday April 19th. James will also be playing as an additional member of Francis Plagne’s band in the support slot. Headlining with us is Teeth and Tongue.
1/4/09
The new James Rushford & Joe Talia duo are heading up to Brisbane for the MONO series at the IMA on April 9th. Marco Fusinato will also perform a solo set on the night.
12/1/09
James is currently working on two new commissions. One is for Sydney’s Song Company, to be premiered July 20, and the other is for Speak Percussion, to be premiered April 18 (see Live section for details). This will be James’s third work for Speak, and will clock over half an hour in length! Please come support the new music…
15/12/08
James Rushford’s new trio, Golden Fur, with Sam Dunscombe (Clarinet/Laptop) and Judith Hamann (Cello, Prepared Cello, Harp) will launch their four-concert series on the 21st at the ABC in Southbank. Golden Fur are commissioning new work by Anthony Pateras and Kate Neal to name a few, and will be premiering works by the likes of Klaus Lang and Jaap Blonk. The 21st concert features a specially commissioned work by visual artist / noise artist Marco Fusinato entitled Parallel Collisions, as well as works by avant-legends Helmut Lachenmann and Morton Feldman, and a reworking of symbolist artist Robert Rooney’s Duos 1.2.3. For more information visit www.goldenfur.com.au.
10/12/08
James Rushford’s solo record, Vellus, has been released by Australian label Cajid Media. Incorporating wildly coloured orchestrations and unusual performance actions, and set against intense monochromes of noises and whispers, Vellus is a collection of chamber works that obsessively deals with the privacy of ritual, memory and the self. Diverse takes on instrumental concrete, with performances by members of Speak Percussion, ELISION and the Melbourne Symphony.
The record will be out in stores shortly. For more information, visit www.cajid.com.
10/10/08
James is delighted to have been invited to perform a once-only immersive show with guitar legend Oren Ambarchi (of Sunn O))) fame), artist Marco Fusinato, Motorised Guitarist Brendan Walls, and Laser Extraordinaire Robin Fox. James will be playing prepared piano ‘interjections’ within the environment of slow-burning textural drone. This is part of the 21:100:100 exhibition at Gertrude Contemporary Art Space as part of the 2008 MIAF. For more info visit www.melbournefestival.com.au/program/production?id=3487.
1/10/08
Welcome to James Rushford’s new website, providing all information related to James’ music and associated projects. James is a young composer/performer, who constantly leaps between the worlds of contemporary classical, experimental, improvisation, installation and recorded media. Thanks for visiting!