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Michaela Davies: Goldfish Variations

from After Julia [studio album] by Decibel

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Goldfish Variations is a rule-based score comprising a set of instructions for performers, where the musical outcome is determined by the movements of a goldfish. Some parameters are pre-
determined (e.g. performers must chose notes from the same whole tone scale), while other parameters (e.g. pitch, articulation and dynamic variation), are determined by the movements of the goldfish. Visible to the outside world but separate from it, the goldfish goes about its goldfish activities, unaware that its actions are being interpreted
by its observers to create outcomes beyond its control. Each member of Decibel sings a part, positioned around the goldfish in a glass bowl.

Michaela Davies is a cross-disciplinary artist working with installation, sculpture, sound, performance and video. A doctor of psychology, her practice is informed by an interest in the role of psychological and physical agency in creative processes and performance, and how obstruction can change the trajectory of both individual development and creative outcomes both in and beyond the context of musical performance. Her recent work has used electric muscle stimulation and other methods to both obstruct and extend human capabilities and musical possibilities in composition and improvisation, with performances internationally and throughout Australia including Experimental Intermedia (New York), ISEA13 (Sydney), Mona Foma Festival (Hobart), Museum of Contemporary Art (Australia), Institute for Cultural Enquiry (Berlin) and Sonica festival (UK). In addition to exploring sound in installation and performance, Michaela plays electric bass in numerous projects.

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from After Julia [studio album], track released September 4, 2023
Recorded by Stuart James at the Geoff Gibbs Auditorium, at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Mixed by Stuart James.

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Decibel is an Australian new music ensemble devoted to the realisation of music where acoustic and electronic instruments are represented. Decibel pioneer electronic score formats for new and existing works, incorporating mobile score formats and networked playback environments.
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