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Objects of the Dealer

by Mark Wheaton

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rolodex 04:43
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rubber stamp 03:23
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tape dispenser 02:08
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refrigerator 06:23
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desk drawer #1 04:02
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fax machine 03:04
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dewalt 03:55
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desk drawer #2 02:25
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two line phone 04:30
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filofax 05:39
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desk drawer #3 02:42
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mac classic 03:57
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measuring tape 05:06
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the ballad of dan bernier 03:36
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about

My initial idea for this project was based on my interest of how movie soundtracks become tied to character and emotion. I wanted that same heightened emotion to be transferred to everyday objects. Eventually I settled on my art dealer's tools of trade; his office and office equipment. I went to Mark because I knew he would totally understand what was needed when I asked him to write a soundtrack for Dan Bernier's rolodex and his filofax and his desk and his telephone and so on. I was not disappointed

-Martin Kersels 8/17/1998

This is music composed as an interactive audio component to an installation by Martin Kersels. The piece was first presented at the Dan Bernier Gallery in LA in 1995 and then recreated for the exhibition "Commotion: Martin Kersels" a retrospective presented by the Madison Art Center in Wisconsin. The recordings were pressed as a CD that was included in the exhibition catalog. The work was originally composed as looping pieces that were triggered by interaction with parts of an Art Dealer's working desk. The playback was originally via portable looping cassettes (answering machine tapes) that were connected to small speakers. The versions on this recording are re-arranged to work as complete compositions with endings.

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released January 1, 1995

all the music was composed using a Mac Plus running Opcode MidMac sequencer connected to a variety of inexpensive sound modules and samplers such as the Ensoniq Mirage, Casio CZ 101, Roland S50 Sampler and various Roland drum machines as well as my Steiner Parker Synthacon.

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Mark Wheaton Los Angeles, California

Mark Wheaton has been composing music since he began collaborating with performance artist Johanna Went in the early 1980’s.

In addition to composing for performance art projects, Mark spends most of his time as the recording engineer for the studio Catasonic located in Echo Park California. ... more

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