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John Wiese
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Born 1977, Ft. Leavenworth
Lives and works in Los Angeles


Education

BFA, California Institute of the Arts, 1998–2001


Installations

• 100 Seven Inch Records By John Wiese, The Taut And Tame, Berlin, Germany, February 15–18, 2012
• 100 Seven Inch Records By John Wiese, Family, Los Angeles, CA, October 17–November 8, 2011
• Ferrari, Gallerie Salome, Portland, OR, July 2011
• John Wiese, Gallerie Salome, Portland, OR, September 2010
• Battery Instruments, HSP, Christchurch, New Zealand, December 8–29, 2009
• 10 Channels, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, November 16–22, 2008


Installations With Sound Contribution

• Revenge with Nico Vascellari, 52nd Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy, June 2007
• Cuckoo with Nico Vascellari and Stephen O'Malley, Viafarini Gallery, Milan, Italy, November 2006
• Black Polar Bear with Jennifer Sindon, Freezing Cold, Hollywood, CA, April 2001
• Black Polar Bear with Jennifer Sindon, Mint Gallery, Valencia, CA, April 2001


Group Shows

• Triad Towers, The Lab, San Francisco, CA, August 7, 2011
• Modern American Opinion, Take Off, Van Nuys, CA, May 2011
• Playtime, See Line Gallery At The Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood, CA, March 22–May 14, 2011
• Zen Mafia, Space 15 Twenty, Los Angeles, CA, August 6–29, 2010
• Calling Out Of Context, ICA, London, England, November 16–22, 2009
• When Do I Get Paid?, The Smell, Los Angeles, CA, September 2008
• Noise/Art, Curated by Thurston Moore, KS Art Gallery, NYC, NY, May 16–June 10, 2008


Major Festival Performances

• Rammel Weekender — Nottingham, England, March 2012
• Transmediale 12 — Berlin, Germany, January 2012
• PAN — London, England, January 2012
• Lowest Form Of Music — London, England, October 2010
• Nødutgang Festivalen — Bodø, Norway, October 2010
• In The City — Manchester, England, October 2010
• Debacle — Seattle, WA, September 2010
• Adventures In Modern Music — Chicago, IL, September 2010
• CEAIT — Los Angeles, CA, March 2010
• Three Days Of Struggle — Vittorio Veneto, Italy, December 2009
• What Is Music? — Australia, December 2009
• Colour Out Of Space — Brighton, England, October 2009
• Dublin Electronic Arts Festival (DEAF) — Dublin, Ireland, October 2009
• Støyfest — Bergen, Norway, October 2009
• Floating Points — New York, NY, July 2009
• New York Eye And Ear — New York, NY, July 2009
• Whartscape — Baltimore, MD, July 2009
• Musica Genera — Warsaw, Poland, June 2009
• Cable — Nantes, France, February 2009
• Netmage — Bologna, Italy, January 2009
• No Fun — New York, NY, May 2008
• Dissonanze — Rome, Italy, May 2008
• Donau — Krems, Austria, April 2008
• All Ears — Olso, Norway, January 2008
• ZXZW — Tilburg, Holland, September 2007
• Interface — Berlin, Germany, September 2007
• Colour Out Of Space — Brighton, England, September 2007
• No Fun — Brooklyn, NY, May 2007
• Triptych — Glasgow, Scotland, April 2007
• Sonic Circuits — Washington, DC, October 2006
• Mission Creek — San Francisco, CA, May 2006
• Crash — London, England, March 2006
• No Fun — Brooklyn, NY, March 2006
• Wooden Octopus Skull — Seattle, WA, September 2005
• Endtimes — St. Paul, MN, April 2005
• Roadburn — Tilburg, Holland, April 2005
• Domino — Brussels, Belgium, April 2005
• Inferno — Oslo, Norway, March 2005
• Rumor — Utrecht, Holland, March 2005
• What Is Music? — Australia, March 2005
• Bowels Of Noise Vol. 7 — Tokyo, Japan, December 2004
• SFHN — San Francisco, CA, August 2004
• Beyond Music — Venice, CA, August 2003
• CEAIT — Valencia, CA, January 2001
• Bowels Of Noise Vol. 1 — Tokyo, Japan, August 2000


Tours

• John Wiese — US, April–May 2012
• John Wiese — Europe/UK/Scandinavia, January–April 2012
• Sissy Spacek (Mumma, Jackson, Ronnau, Wiese) — West Coast, December 2011
• John Wiese — West Coast, July 2011
• John Wiese — Europe/UK, May–June 2011
• John Wiese — Australia, March–April 2011
• John Wiese — US/UK/Europe/Scandinavia, September–November 2010
• John Wiese — Midwest, July 2010
• Sissy Spacek (Jackson, Ronnau, Wiese) — United States, March 2010
• John Wiese — West Coast, February 2010
• John Wiese — New Zealand/Australia, December 2009
• John Wiese — Europe/UK, October–November 2009
• John Wiese — Europe, January–February 2009
• John Wiese — US, August–October 2008
• John Wiese — UK/Europe/East Coast, May–June 2008
• Sissy Spacek (Jackson, Ronnau, Wiese) — West Coast, April 2008
• John Wiese — Southwest, March 2008
• John Wiese — Scandinavia/Germany, January 2008
• John Wiese & C. Spencer Yeh — East Coast, October 2007
• Gerritt & John Wiese — West Coast, October 2007
• John Wiese — UK/Europe, September 2007
• John Wiese & C. Spencer Yeh — California, August 2007
• Free Noise (Tentet) — UK, April–May 2007
• John Wiese — United States, September–October 2006
• John Wiese — New York/UK/Greece, March 2006
• Sunn O))) (Anderson, O'Malley, TOS, Wiese) — Europe & Scandinavia, March–April 2005
• Sunn O))) (Anderson, O'Malley, Ritter, Wiese) — Australia, March 2005
• John Wiese — East Coast, February 2005
• BN (Nelson, Wiese, Wood) — Japan, December 2004
• John Wiese — West Coast, August 2003
• Wiese & Koh — Japan, April 2003
• John Wiese — Europe, June 2002
• John Wiese — West Coast, March 2002
• BN (Wiese & Wood) — Japan, August 2000


Residencies

• Studio Hemphill, Venice, CA, April 2011
• Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, November 2008
• The best studio in Oslo, Oslo, Norway, January 2008


Workshops

• Creative Music Guild, Portland, OR, December 2008
• Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, November 2008


Select Discography

• John Wiese "Exhausted Spectral Incantation" 7", Helicopter, 2011
• John Wiese "GGA" LP, Teenage Teardrops, 2011
• John Wiese "Seven Of Wands" CD, PAN, Germany, 2011
• John Wiese "Zombie" LP, Presto!?, Italy, 2009
• John Wiese "Circle Snare" LP/CD, PPM/No Fun Productions, 2009
• John Wiese "Dramatic Accessories" LP, Ultra Eczema, Belgium, 2008
• John Wiese "Soft Punk" LP/CD, Troubleman Unlimited, 2007
• John Wiese "Magical Crystal Blah" CD, Helicopter, 2004


Select Publications

• McKinlay, Sam and Brian Roettinger. 100 Seven Inch Records By John Wiese. US: Helicopter, October 2011
• Russell, Bruce and Jared Wells. Battery Instruments. New Zealand: HSP, January 2010
• Wiese, John. Circle Snare. Self-Published, April 2009


Select Bibliography

• Savini, Federico. "John Wiese." Blow Up, Issue 165, February 2012: 99
• Marhaug, Lasse. "Sissy Spacek." Personal Best, Issue 1, November 2011: 30–36
• Gradin, Justin. "A Collection Of Collaborations: John Wiese's First 100 Records." Color, Issue 9.3, July 2011: 64–65
• Hardisty, J. Namdev. Function, Restraint, & Subversion In Typography. US: Princeton Architectural Press, 2011
• Brown, August. "John Wiese And The New L.A. Noise." Los Angeles Times, 24 January 2011
• Roettinger, Brian, Mike Treff, Diego Hadis. Touchable Sound: A Collection Of 7-Inch Records From The USA. US: Soundscreen Design, 2010
• Richardson, Nick. "The Haters: John Wiese Hails Hollywood's Noise Veterans." The Wire, Issue 315, May 2010: 10–11
• Margasak, Peter. "The Other Sissy Spacek." Chicago Reader, 25 March 2010
• Young, Rob. The Wire Primers: A Guide To Modern Music. UK: Verso, 2009
• Hardisty, J. Namdev. DIY Album Art. NYC: Mark Batty Publisher, 2009
• Balzer, Jens. "Dieser Krach Braucht Kein Bewusstsein." Berliner Zeitung, 02 February 2009
• Lamm, Olivier. "As Loud As Possible." Palais, Magazine Du Palais De Tokyo, Issue 03, June 2007
• Burrows, Tim. "Are Your Ears Bleeding Yet?" Telegraph, 03 May 2007
• "John Wiese." Skyscraper, Issue 24, April 2007
• Mattioli, Valerio. Noisers: Tracce, Percorsi E Greografie Del Nuovo Rumore USA. Italy: Tuttle Edizioni, 2007
• "John Wiese." Rock-A-Rolla, Issue 5, September 2006
• Russell, Bruce. "Total Precision Grappling." The Wire, Issue 270, August 2006: 14
• "John Wiese." Grooves, Issue 20, June 2006
• Hall, Oliver. "John Wiese." Colonial, Issue 1, Fall/Winter 2005: 98–102
• Armstrong, Liz. "John Wiese, Insect Deli." Chicago Reader, 10 February 2005
• "John Wiese." Semtex, Issue 1, October 2004
• "New No Wave 200." Studio Voice, Volume 342, June 2004
• Klanten, R., H. Hellige, and T. Hulan. Sonic: Visuals For Music. Germany: Gestalten Verlag, 2004
• Friswold, Paul. "Critic's Pick." Riverfront Times, 22 December 2002
• Görtz, Von Oliver. "Wie Ein Stepp-Tänzer Unter Strom." Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 20 June 2002
• Glass, Seymour. "Fractional Widths Greater Than The Maximum Allowed." Bananafish, Issue 14, September 2000
• Walton, Roger. Alphabook. NYC: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1999


Contact

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