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MikeyPod 352 | Interdisciplinary Sound Artist Brian Harnetty

October 19, 2022 by Michael Harren
Brian Harnetty sits at a desk making writing with a pen on a stack of paper. There are other stacks of paper on the dest with handwritten music. Brian is a white male with a shaved head and a beard. He is wearing dark framed glasses and a long sleeved button down black shirt.

This conversation with interdisciplinary sound artist and composer Brian Harnetty covers everything from spirituality to creative process, to ethics of sampling, and beyond. We talk about (and listen to a few tracks from) his exquisite new album, Words and Silences, which was inspired by and includes archival recordings Thomas Merton made while in his Kentucky hermitage in 1967. I had a great time with this chat, and it inspired me to dive a bit more into the life and work of Thomas Merton. Enjoy!

BRIAN HARNETTY is an interdisciplinary sound artist who uses listening to foster social change. He works with sound archives and the communities connected to them, creating encounters that are centered on place and the transformative power of listening. Since 2010, Harnetty’s projects have brought together myth, history, ecology, and economy in Appalachian Ohio, informed by his family’s roots there. His current project, Words and Silences, is a musical portrait of Kentucky monk and writer Thomas Merton, fusing archival recordings of Merton’s voice with newly composed music.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
04:22 Sound of an Unperplexed Wren – Brian Harnetty
10:17 Conversation with Brian Harnetty
26:36 Who Is This I? – Brian Harnetty
34:15 Conversation with Brian Harnetty
52:14 Breath, Water, Silence – Brian Harnetty
58:08 Outro

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Photo of Brian Harnetty by Poynter Photo.

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About Michael Harren

Brooklyn-based composer and performer Michael Harren combines elements of classical composition with experimental electronics and storytelling to create hypnotic and boldly intimate work that walks the line between Laurie Anderson, Peter Gabriel and Dead Can Dance.

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