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María Dolores A. Matienzo is a composer, poet, and archivist living on unceded Coast Salish lands. Her works explore ritual, sensory experience, immaterial labor, memory, and memorialization. || https://imprecision.art || https://imprecision.bandcamp.com
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Chicago! i'm playing on September 26 with iph, solid hands ( @cranksatori.bsky.social + mrs. hands ), and dying in space at collider underground. $10/pwyc; dm for address. wear a mask!!!
a digital flyer for a show made out of collaged images María Dolores A. Matienzo (Seattle, Washington) iph j. soliday + mrs.hands dying in space collider underground (chicago) friday sept 26th, 7:30pm $10/pwyc| notaflof
September 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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SoCal! i'm playing at Trade School in Altadena, CA on August 30 with Louis Lopez. $15 door/$10 with RSVP. gototradeschool.org/en/events/ma...
a black and white flyer for a show. the background image is a snare drum with bells, marbles, finger cymbals, a small gong, paper, an inflation bulb, a friction mallet, and a plastic box on it. María Dolores A. Matienzo Louis Lopez © Trade School (Altadena, CA) Saturday August 30 @ PM S15 door / S10 W/ RSVP
August 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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wednesday, 6/18: i'll be reading and performing new/improvised works at @jackstraw.org in conversation with till the teeth's "we being so." 7pm, don't be late.
text of a flyer 06.18 7 pm unpoetry + jack straw cultural center in conversation with till the teeth | we being so butler | tracy | cotallo solares maría dolores a. matienzo sofia o shankar narayan eric m acosta | till the teeth an installation art piece in a room. colorful fabric objects, painted wooden pallets, and microphones. we being so (2025) Till the Teeth A n act of embodiment through sound, space, and presence, this multimedia installation considers how bodies and frequencies shape a room, its narratives, and the rituals it conveys. Objects once full of life disappear into the hands of speculative remembrance. Interactions with objects serve as windows into cultural memory, testimony, and the layered histories embedded within a household— resonating with the experiences of immigrant and itinerant families. By sonifying these relationships, the work explores sound as a means of self-determination and meaning-making, tracing connections between land, displacement, fragmentation, and communal memory. Audience participation is integral, as movement and being actively shape the evolving site. Through collaborative exchange and interaction, the work unfolds as a fleeting yet intuitive resonance, where sound becomes a site of belonging, adaptation, and transformation. Till the Teeth is an interdisciplinary art collective founded by Jonathan Rodriguez and Sandesh Nagaraj. Engaging sound, movement, and visual media, their work spans performance, sculpture, and multimedia installation. Grounded in the cultural and contested landscapes of the U.S.-Mexico border and southern India, Till the Teeth serves as a lens for framing sonic and spatial ecologies, using improvisation, ritual, and metamorphosis as central methodologies. Their practice embraces a rasquachismo ethic-making do with available resources-alongside experimental approaches that interrogate the boundaries of music, performance, and art-making. By activating found objects, field recordings, and reimagined instruments, Till the Teeth explores sound as an unpredictable, ephemeral, and communal medium for resistance and adaptation.
June 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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ASPIRÉMONOS opens tonight as part of "t4t" at The Factory, 1216 10th Ave, Seattle, from 6-10pm.
an installation with two pink turntables, a white box, hose, and records INSTRUCTIONS TO VIEWERS 1. Put on the headphones. 2. To interact with the piece, blow into or through the white tube using the mouthpiece, or squeeze the bulb on the black tube. 3. If the needle is at the very center of either of both records, carefully reset the tone arm to another position on Side A. 4. Repeat from step 2. ASPIRÉMONOS is a multichannel sound art installation that projects trans joy as vital function and vital force. Using processed recordings of breath from 20 people, the piece constructs a lifeworld where trans joy can be expressed and shared through the act of respiration. The installation responds to the act of breathing as a form of viewer interaction for further symbolic exchange. Using turntables with built in speakers and digital audio playback on headphones, the installation provides a cyclical, aleatoric experience. The viewer interacts with the installation through the breath (or "breath") of the viewer, which modifies the sounds and vibrations used to produce the composition and the piece in its entirety. 1. Think of a time another trans person made you feel trans joy. 2. Start recording. 3. Inhale audibly, as you if breathed in that bliss when you felt it. 4. Exhale audibly, as if you were sharing your breath with someone else to spread that exuberance. 5. Let that breath become a sound that radiates the joy. 6. Stop recording. 7. Thank the person who made you feel that joy. This work was manifest by the breath of: Al Pastries, Alexandra Hardwick, Anonymous (x 2), Ashley Seward, Atlas A. Lee-Reed, Billy Sigil, Bridget, EGG, Eve Vickers, Genna Joy, Hope Salmonson, Madeleine, Mariló, Ro Shapes Tickle, Sarah Hennies, Serena Hommes, Swerv, Yelahneb Unicornucopiax, and Yvonne. a side view of the installation picture of a flyer JUNE 12, 6 - 10 PM THE FACTORY 1216 10TH AVE t4t t4t IS AN AMPLIFICATION OF PURE TRANS JOY— A CELEBRATION OF TRANS COMMUNITY WHERE WE ARF STRONGER TOGETHER
June 13, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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anyway she's beautiful
an installation in a gallery with two turntables, a white box containing electronics with a7x7 grid of mouth images o top, and headphones
June 6, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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fresh for bandcamp friday (derogatory): a new single (noisy-to-doleful improv pieces for snare, piano, and tape loops); plus scores and posters for "she's buoyant." imprecision.bandcamp.com
cover for a record. blue and orange halftone image of a snare drum with pink text over it. text reads "MARÍA DOLORES A. MATIENZO. RUEHRWERKE. 2 OR 3 THREE THINGS I KNOW FOR SURE. REC. NOV. 2024. IMPR011" cover of a printed and bound score. black text, purple image of a woman on cream paper. text reads: she's buoyant for violin, synthesizers, percussion, piano, tape, & voice María Dolores A. Matienzo interior image of graphic score outdoor photo of a hand holding a poster. cream paper, purple image of a woman, black text reading: Imprecision Art presents María dolores A. Matienzo she's buoyant for violin, synthesizers, percussion, piano, tape, & voice October 26-27, 2024 (world premiere) Jackie An (violin, voice) Raqa Down (synth, voice, percussion) María Dolores A. Matienzo (synth, voice, percussion, piano, tape) Jesse Roth (Director) BASE: EXPERIMENTAL ARTS et SPACE October 26-27, 2024 7:30 PM 6520 5* Avenue S seattle, WA 98108 $5-520 sliding scale Advance tickets available at https://shesbuoyant.eventbrite.com/ All attendees must wear a face mask; complimentary masks available
May 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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etude for kitchenaid and turntable
April 28, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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Call for submissions - breath piece (deadline May 1, 2025 @ 11:59 PDT). tldr: I'm a trans composer and poet looking for recordings of the sound of trans people breathing audibly in response to a prompt for use in a sound art installation. More details at imprecision.art/breathe and in images.
Call for submissions - breath piece I am a trans composer and poet working on a sound poetry/installation piece for an upcoming gallery show. For source material, I am looking for recordings of the sound of trans people breathing audibly in response to a prompt. Instructions * Deadline: May 1, 2025 11:59 PM Pacific Time. * Make an unprocessed recording following the prompt below. A voice memo on your phone is fine. * Recordings should be no more than 30 seconds and in MP3, M4A, WAV, or CAF format. * E-mail a copy of the recording to breathe@imprecision.art. In your e-mail, include the following: 1. If and how you would like to be credited (any name or anonymously is fine). 2. A quick acknowledgement that you’re 18 years of age or older, and that you’re OK with me using this recording for this project (see “What Will Happen” below). Prompt Think of a time another trans person made you feel trans joy. Start recording. Inhale audibly, as you if breathed in that bliss when you felt it. Exhale audibly, as if you were sharing your breath with someone else to spread that exuberance. Let that breath become a sound that radiates the joy. Stop recording. Thank the person who made you feel that joy. What Will Happen • I will be editing and processing these recordings into a larger set of audio tracks. Any spoken words will be removed, but non-verbal vocalizations might be kept. • An interactive installation that leverages these audio tracks will be installed in a gallery group show at The Factory in Seattle, Washington that opens on June 12, 2025. • I cannot guarantee I will use all received recordings in the final piece. • The audio tracks will be recorded onto physical media with limited copies (25 or less) as part of this process. The physical media will be available for purchase at the gallery and through my Bandcamp site. • Individuals will only be credited as they prefer. If you wish to remain anonymous you may do so. Credit and/or name changes are welcome for future performance/ recording iterations. • Permission for continued use in future settings or installations may be revoked upon request. • The original submitted recordings will be deleted after the gallery show closes.
April 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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this Sunday (2/16), join us and a whole bunch of others for Louder Now! A Community Benefit for the LA Fires, organized by the inimitable @missmira2u.bsky.social.

more details in the flyer and on @smokesignal.events: smokesignal.events/did:plc:fhcr...
LOUDER NOW! a community benefit for the LA fires KIDS MAKE THE WORLD: 4-6pm - arts and crafts activities - resources and literature for community defense - beats by DJ Rio WE MAKE THE MUSIC: 6pm - ??? - hosted by Mira Tsarina - auntie death - end of small sanctuary - the passion racket - nedy johnson - principal pleasure - noe Navarro - people in progress - Maria Dolores a. Matienzo and Jackie an SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH at WOODLAND THEATER 608 NW 65th St, Seattle WA 98117
February 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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join us January 11 at the Chapel in Seattle for Otolithia / María Dolores A. Matienzo / Ruth Davidson, presented as part of the Wayward Music Series. all ages, $10-$20 sliding scale.

more info: www.waywardmusic.org/event/otolit...
advance tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/otolithia-...
flyer for a show, with text centered around an image of snow-covered trees with diagonal lines radiating from a point in the upper right Otolithia María Dolores A. Matienzo Ruth Davidson Saturday, January 11 doors 7:30, music 8:00 $10-$20, sliding scale Chapel Performance Space 4640 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle
January 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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a bonkers rehearsal setup, but it'll do
a performance space, containing a table with a laptop, a mixer, and various objects, a chair, a snare drum with objects on it, an amplifier, and a recorder on a small tripod.
December 14, 2024 at 3:53 AM
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today we got to tour Base, the venue for the "she's buoyant" premiere. we are so excited to work with Aaron, Sean, and everyone else there!
two women smiling and standing in front of a flyer for the show hanging on a green door Imprecision art presents María Dolores A. Matienzo she's buoyant for violin, synthesizers, percussion, piano, tape, & voice October 26-27, 2024 (world premiere) Jackie An (violin, voice) Raqa Down (synth, voice, percussion) María Dolores A. Matienzo (synth, voice, percussion, piano, tape) Jesse Roth (Director) Base: Experimental Arts & Space October 26-27, 2024 7:30 PM 6520 5th Avenue S Seattle, WA 98108 $5-$20 sliding scale Advance tickets available at https://shesbuoyant.eventbrite.com/ All attendees must wear a face mask; complimentary masks available
September 24, 2024 at 8:26 PM
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it's PR day for us here, so enjoy a snippet of the projections we've been working on.

and as a reminder, tickets for the "she's buoyant" world premiere on oct 26-27 are available for presale: shesbuoyant.eventbrite.com
September 17, 2024 at 5:52 PM
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did i set out to have "she's buoyant" include sapphic lifeguard content? no

am i resisting that impulse now? also no
September 13, 2024 at 9:48 PM