ryan w garvey
@rwgarvey.bsky.social
Ph.D. Student at Uchicago. Studying Composition and Research in Computer Music. Treasurer of Aperiodic. He/they.
Ephemera and other things. Jazz/Classical/Contemporary Art/Modern Dance/ Queer Lit/ Books & Academia
www.soundcloud.com/garveymusic
Ephemera and other things. Jazz/Classical/Contemporary Art/Modern Dance/ Queer Lit/ Books & Academia
www.soundcloud.com/garveymusic
Pancakes w homemade buttermilk and balsamic-vanilla strawberry syrup 😅
November 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Pancakes w homemade buttermilk and balsamic-vanilla strawberry syrup 😅
Working through notating no-input mixing for my upcoming work for Rage thormbones and myself, named trauerblumen.
November 15, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Working through notating no-input mixing for my upcoming work for Rage thormbones and myself, named trauerblumen.
Alright, I ended up wanting to make biscuits but had not buttermilk so I made butter… and then I was like well make a basil aioli while ur here from my garden basil… idk weird morning
November 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Alright, I ended up wanting to make biscuits but had not buttermilk so I made butter… and then I was like well make a basil aioli while ur here from my garden basil… idk weird morning
Told Dr Jackson I went out for Halloween as Robert smith and I was told that it wasn’t too far off and uk I’m ok w it.
November 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Told Dr Jackson I went out for Halloween as Robert smith and I was told that it wasn’t too far off and uk I’m ok w it.
My class assignment for the week;P
October 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
My class assignment for the week;P
Not me going to campus to get 1. Gear for my friends show and 2. To replant one of the music admin’s plants
October 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Not me going to campus to get 1. Gear for my friends show and 2. To replant one of the music admin’s plants
Chicagoans — i have a premiere for 16-channel electronics, 2 table-top electric guitars, and pedals. I’ll be performing with Beyond This Point and it will be accompanied by multichannel projection and Dance. We will also have an improv set! elasticarts.org/events/elast...
September 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Chicagoans — i have a premiere for 16-channel electronics, 2 table-top electric guitars, and pedals. I’ll be performing with Beyond This Point and it will be accompanied by multichannel projection and Dance. We will also have an improv set! elasticarts.org/events/elast...
Improv session with my collaborator Yousif Alzayed and his live video patch.
August 31, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Improv session with my collaborator Yousif Alzayed and his live video patch.
Excited to be heading home after a really beautiful (and complicated) two weeks. So fortunate to have met so many inspiring artists.
August 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Excited to be heading home after a really beautiful (and complicated) two weeks. So fortunate to have met so many inspiring artists.
A lil snippet but it I’ll be released w the Darmstadt recordings
July 28, 2025 at 6:49 AM
A lil snippet but it I’ll be released w the Darmstadt recordings
Performed In Dr. Sorey’s Autoschediasms where he started the piece w me as the soloist (which lasted around 5mins.) he congratulated my powerful opening and I’m feeling honored.
July 28, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Performed In Dr. Sorey’s Autoschediasms where he started the piece w me as the soloist (which lasted around 5mins.) he congratulated my powerful opening and I’m feeling honored.
So fortunate to be spending so much time with this legend honestly.
July 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
So fortunate to be spending so much time with this legend honestly.
One of my best friends is premiering it
July 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
One of my best friends is premiering it
Finished my work for 3 violas last night
July 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Finished my work for 3 violas last night
Also this is the vibe inside
July 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Also this is the vibe inside
This is tugg and he’s a regular at the dive that’s a 4min walk from me
July 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This is tugg and he’s a regular at the dive that’s a 4min walk from me
Made banana foster crepes :)
July 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Made banana foster crepes :)
Discovered my new favorite hobby. Donating a bag of treats to the cat adoption sections so myself and others can spoil them.
July 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Discovered my new favorite hobby. Donating a bag of treats to the cat adoption sections so myself and others can spoil them.
They are an absolute pleasure to work with and are such a beautiful part of this music community.
June 28, 2025 at 5:37 AM
They are an absolute pleasure to work with and are such a beautiful part of this music community.
Composed over a 2 years span and a 10 year long dream to work with Tak. After 8 hours of rehearsal, 5 hours of recording, and 75 takes, we recorded this 22 min monster of a piece.
June 28, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Composed over a 2 years span and a 10 year long dream to work with Tak. After 8 hours of rehearsal, 5 hours of recording, and 75 takes, we recorded this 22 min monster of a piece.
My day today lol. Coffee in park slope (red) lunch in UWS(pink) rehearsal in Williamsburg (purple) heading back to my hosts (green)
June 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
My day today lol. Coffee in park slope (red) lunch in UWS(pink) rehearsal in Williamsburg (purple) heading back to my hosts (green)
By accident sent a lo-res of the second which made it a iykyk vibe and that’s never my goal Art Kane’s photo, “ a greasy day in Harlem,” from 1958. THE jazz photo location.
June 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
By accident sent a lo-res of the second which made it a iykyk vibe and that’s never my goal Art Kane’s photo, “ a greasy day in Harlem,” from 1958. THE jazz photo location.
Made the pilgrimage!!!!!!!!!
June 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Made the pilgrimage!!!!!!!!!
Fav dive bar that’s a 4min walk to my apartments. Free or drinks under 5, 4min walk, and the most down to earth people I know in Chicago
June 20, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Fav dive bar that’s a 4min walk to my apartments. Free or drinks under 5, 4min walk, and the most down to earth people I know in Chicago