Performance at Roulette May 27, 2025

May 22, 2025

Machu Picchu Paces: Sound Composition Launch for the Sonic Heritage Project

April 18, 2025

Machu Picchu Paces Sound Composition Launch – Sonic Heritage Project

My new sound composition launched online as part of a project by Cities and Memory – exploring the sounds of the world’s most famous sites:
https://citiesandmemory.com/heritage/

About the work

Machu Picchu Paces is a sound art composition based entirely on a field recording from a five-day trek along the Inca Trail. Inspired by my own journey in 2024, the piece explores walking as rhythm and ritual—using time scaling to adjust step rates and simulate group dynamics, from slow hikers to swift porters. Subtle variations and minimal processing reveal unexpected textures in the layered footfalls, evoking both exertion and abstraction. The piece reflects on tourism, physicality, and collective movement along this historic path. Machu Picchu Paces highlights the sonic heritage of a journey that connects travelers across centuries.

About the project

Sonic Heritage is the first collection of the sounds of the world’s most famous sights.

The project presents the sounds of 270 UNESCO World Heritage sites and items of intangible heritage – all reimagined by artists from around the world to create a brand new way of experiencing these spaces.

lgOpre App 1.3 Update

March 11, 2025

Updated visual music app now available in the App Store.

lgOpre version 1.3 is a free update that adds adjustable tempo.

Runs on iOS, iPadOS and macOS.

New features:

• Set Your Own Tempo – Control playback speed by triple-tapping the screen. Faster? Slower? It’s up to you!
• Updated Help Screen – Improved readability with bolded key details and new instructions for tempo adjustments.

Bug Fixes & Improvements:

• Better Sound Block Visibility – Ensures elements stay visible and consistently trigger sound.
• More Responsive Gesture Controls – Swiping to remove nodes is now more reliable.

Download from the App Store here.

Performances at Roulette and Artists Space Oct. 5 and 7, 2024

October 1, 2024

lgOpre App 1.2.1 Update

October 1, 2024

Updated visual music app now available in the App Store.

lgOpre version 1.2.1 is a free update that adds Drag & Drop Sound Blocks – a top-requested feature – and support for iOS 18.

Runs on iOS, iPadOS and macOS.

Download from the App Store here.

New features and fixes:

• Drag & Drop Sound Blocks: You can now move sound blocks, giving you even more control over your composition.
• Built for iOS 18: This update is fine-tuned for iOS 18, ensuring smooth performance.

lgOpre App 1.1 Update

February 3, 2024

Updated sound and image app now available in the App Store.

lgOpre version 1.1 is a free update that adds colors, new pitches and supports the latest devices including iPad.

Download from the App Store here.

New features and fixes:

• Colors of sound blocks can be changed which also changes the pitch of the sound (swipe right on a sound block)
• Sound blocks can be deleted individually (swipe left)
• Home screen
• Help screen
• Audiovisual screen with back button to return to home
• Runs properly on the latest iOS devices including iPad. Fixes the black screen at launch issue.
• Added support for iOS 17; minimum iOS version supported is iOS 13

Performance at Hunter College Feb. 2, 2024

January 29, 2024

Excited to be performing with Dark Circuits Orchestra at Hunter College in Manhattan.

Dark Circuits Orchestra

plays Niblock & Cardew

Friday, Feb. 2, 2024
7 pm

With Lucie Vitkova, Marcia Bassett, Teerapat Parmongkol, Alex Zhu, Luke Dubois, Emad Jamal, Monica Rocha, Shoko Nagai, Crystal Penalosa, Chuck Bettis, Kamran Sadeghi, Michael Schumacher, David Galbraith, David First, Abby Davis, David Rothenberg, Daniel Neumann, Ben Manley, Miguel Frasconi, Andrew Neumann, Laura Feathers & Hans Tammen.

Visuals by Katherine Liberovskaya.

Organized by Hans Tammen.

Hunter College HN543/Black Box, 5th Floor – North Building

Entrance at 69th Street between Lexington & Park Avenue.

RSVP required:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dark-circuits-orchestra-plays-cardew-niblock-tickets-749362071127.

Bring photo ID!

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Performance with Sergei Tcherepnin Jan. 25th

January 19, 2023

Excited to be performing with Sergei Tcherepnin at Shift in Williamsburg.

Where

Shift

411 Kent Ave., Brooklyn NY 11249

$15. All proceeds go to musicians.

411kent.org/shift

When

Wednesday, January 25

8 p.m., Doors 7:30

Who

Tom Chiu & Michael Schumacher (first set)

David Galbraith & Sergei Tcherepnin (second set)

It’s a solid lineup:

•    Tom, from Flux Quartet

•    Michael, a composer who ran Diapason Sound Art Gallery where I’ve exhibited.

•    Sergei an artist and composer I’ve performed with as part of Analogos.

Galbraith and Tcherepnin unite for live electronic music that blends composition and improvisation. With a performance history that dates back 2005, the duo’s energetic music balances chaos with control. Informed by their individual sound art practices, their performance features unique instruments including Serge modular synths and self-built electronics.

Sergei Tcherepnin & David Galbraith

Sergei Tcherepnin & David Galbraith at Shift 48 Jan 25, 2023

Exhibition at Made in NY Media Center

May 1, 2018

KenKen GS Suite
The Made in NY Media Center presents KenKen GS Suite, a collection of new and recent works by Brooklyn-based artist and composer David Galbraith. The exhibition features Galbraith’s KenKen GS series of computer-based works for sound and image.

Location
The Made in NY Media Center
30 John Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 729-6677

Opening Reception
June 7, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Viewing Hours
Weekdays
June 7 – June 30
Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Weekend
June 9 and June 10
Saturday – Sunday
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Exhibition at 92Y Art Center

January 3, 2018

unCommon
An exhibition presenting works that reconfigure, remix and reimagine items held in the public domain — or “the commons.”

Location
Milton J. Weill Art Gallery, 92Y Art Center
1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10128

Panel and Opening Reception
Feb. 9th, 6:30pm

The panel, moderated by Meural’s Head of Curation, Poppy Simpson, brings together leading digital theorist Dr. Lev Manovich, New York Public Library CTO Tony Ageh and artist Eric Corriel  for a conversation exploring how the digital world is shaping contemporary visual culture and challenging our understanding of art, the artist, originality and ownership.

RSVP for reception / purchase panel tickets (link opens new window)

Viewing Hours
1/12 1-5pm, 1/19 1-5pm, 1/25 1-5pm, 1/28 1-5pm, 1/29 12-6pm, 2/2 2-6pm, 2/7 2-6pm