John Villec Bio

John Villec is currently a student at the University
of Oregon where he is pursuing a Ph.D. in Composition
and Music Technology.  He received his Master of Music
and Bachelor of Music degrees in composition from
California State University, Sacramento.  He has
studied composition with Robert Kyr, Jeffery Stolet,
Chris Brown, and in seminar with Donald Martino,
Bernard Rands, and Donald Erb. His works have been
performed at new music festivals nationwide and are
recorded by the Dutch Falconi Orchestra.

Charlie Aitken Bio

Charlie Aitken has performed, recorded and produced
musical theater since 1989 under the pseudonym Dutch
Falconi.  In addition to studying under artists Kevin
Adams, Gary Dinnen, and filmmaker Steven Holsapple,
his long collaboration with veteran actor Victor Wong
has led to numerous award winning narrative and
experimental video pieces.  Mr. Aitken works as a
freelance multimedia designer specializing in video
and Internet based media.  


Dialectics Program Notes

Dialectics started by editing together still screen
grabs from a Java applet designed by Piran Montford
that generates random Mondrianesque images. The logic
and narrative arc of the piece organically grew
through extensive discussions, and viewings of
Mondrians' work with collaborator Charles Aitken. The
sound program is an electronic transformation of a
small number of acoustic sound events.  Both sound and
visual elements are put into motion by using
contemporary computer processes and the aesthetic
tradition of Musique Concrete. 

Paint Her Ass Program Notes

Paint Her Ass was created from the opening rape scene
of the move Deathwish (1974). Especially offensive to
me was the use of a can of spray paint in the
depiction of the sexual assault and the title was
derived from a line a dialog that accompanied this
act.  This work was created to stand in opposition to
those who would package the rape and murder of a woman
as entertainment.  The work was created using computer
processes to manipulate the source material in the
aesthetic tradition of Musique Concrete.