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The Otis Design Group's (Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles) Jesse Pete Alvarez and Christa DeFilippo have created a catalog of the ensemble's 17 year history. It is now available (2001) and if you want one for $5, contact us produceartcenter@yahoo.com |
COLLAGE ENSEMBLE INC. LOS ANGLES BASED INTER-DISICPLINARY ARTS COLLECTIVE produceartcenter@yahoo.com PERFORMANCES 2008 FOUND SOUND, Brod Contemporary Art Museum opening, produced and performed 3-day event LACMA, Los Angeles, CA 2007 FINGERED SEVEN, group performances, Collage Ensemble Inc and EZTV, Nakagawa and Mona Kasra video and sound installation, Highways performance space, Santa Monica CA 2007 Mary Tyler Smores, art rock band, drummer, various live performances in Southern CA 2007 Pink Lips, drummer, Japanese power rock 80ís band, various live performances in Southern CA 2006 Alan Nakagawa, soundscapes and urban beats, AMProjects, LA CA 2006 Amino Acids Micro Opera, Collage Ensemble Inc. 18th Street Arts Complex, Santa Monica CA 2006 Interdisciplinary Workshop, CalState Northridge, Northridge CA 2005 Interdisciplinary Workshop, CalState Northridge, Northridge CA 2004 Soundwalk, Installation, Flood, Long Beach CA 2004 Simply Songwriting Music Festival, Producer, St. Elmo Village, LA CA 2003 UTOPIA POP POP, musician, producer with puppet groups, Collage Ensemble, MOCA, LA CA 2003 UTOPIA POP POP, musician, producer with puppet groups, Collage Ensemble, Produce Department, LA CA 2003 LA URBAN FOLK, musician, OG3 Records, Highland Ground, Hollywood CA 2002 XIMOS, drummer, recording, Press Play, West Hollywood CA 2002 LA URBAN FOLK, musician, CD Release, OG3 Records, Highland Ground, Hollywood CA 2002 MONKEY PETE, drummer, puppet theater, various venues 2002 FURUTANI JAZZ, drummer, various evenings, Coffee Cartel, Redondo Beach CA 2001 SUITE SIXTEEN, multi-media performance works, Collage Ensemble, Santa Fe Arts Colony, LA CA 2000 THE HILO SUITES, concert of sound works about Hilo Hawaii, Takoyaki Gen LA CA 2000 LA URBAN FOLK, concert of original folk songs about LA, Takoyaki Gen, LA, CA 1999 RED WOMAN, with Mayumi Hamada Open Air Play Festival, Kobe, Japan 1999 TRAVEL, Oogimachi Museum Square, Osaka, Japan 1999 SPRING, with Maymui Hamada, Oogimachi Museum Square, Osaka, Japan 1998 UN(TITLED), Collage Ensemble Inc., Friday Night at the Getty, Getty Center, Collage Ensemble, Los Angeles 1998 HARVEST BUNNY, Collage Ensemble Inc., All You Can Eat Exhibition, Upstairs at the Market Gallery, Los Angeles 1998 POETRY AND SOUND Nakagawa, Vogl-Saenz and Archila, CM Bookshop, Silverlake, CA 1996 MOTHERíS DAY, Collage Ensemble Inc., Benefit performance, Light Bringerís Project, West Hollywood Homeless Organization at the House of Blues, Hollywood 1996 MICROWAVEABLE SOUL MICRO OPERA, Collage Ensemble Inc., La Panaderia, two performances, Mexico City, Mexico 1995 EARTHQUAKE WITHIN, with Mayumi Hamada and Collage Ensemble Inc., Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles CA 1995 AMERICAN AUDIO POSTCARD, Collage Ensemble Inc., L.A. Artcore, L.A. CA 1995 ELECTRONIC SEANCE, Collage Ensemble Inc., Highways, Santa Monica CA 1995 ELECTRONIC SEANCE PART TWO, Collage Ensemble Inc., Minoya Hall, Osaka Japan 1995 ELECTRONIC SEANCE PART ONE, Collage Ensemble Inc.,Ishinji Theatre, Osaka Japan AUDIO 2007 IN TENTS, video and sound installation, with Mona Kasra at Highways, Santa Monica CA 2007 Walk, walk, walk, artist book, Collage Ensemble Inc. 2006 LA Menu Munchies, DVD, Premiered September 7 @ the Japanese American National Museum, LA 2006 Amino Acids Micro Opera, Collage Ensemble Inc. 2004 2% Demo, post punk band, recording producer, drummer 2004 MEAT COLLECTIVE, sound for website, www.meatcollective.com 2002 LA URBAN FOLK, eighteen original songs and instrumentals written and performed by Nakagawa. Guest musicians include Michael Whitmore, Debbie Sato, and Brandy Maya Healy. Audio compact disc, distributed by OG3 Records. 2002 RAICES DIGITAL MACRO OPERA, six short works composition for the internet, Project was a collaborative between the artist, artists, Officers from the INS and immigrants to the US, Collage Ensemble Inc., www.pacce.com 2001 SUITE SIXTEEN, 16 composition CD with various artists including Nakagawa, artists, community members and elementary school students, produced by Alan Nakagawa via Collage Ensemble Inc. 1999 RASTA RAMEN, (one song) Collage Ensemble Inc, guest artists on Other Visionís Compilation, audio compact disc 1999 PACKAGE FROM L.A., Collage Ensemble Inc, distributed in Osaka, Japan 1994 DIE VERSE (a portrait of our town), Collage Ensemble Inc,. a collection of sound works from former installations, video projects and performances as well as new spoken word materials, collaboration with various artists, compact disc ADDITIONAL PRODUCED SOUNDTRACKS 2003 SNOW, Joji Okazaki, Smoggy Mountain, animation short, www.loungego.com 2003 2%, Drummer, original Indies/ Punk band, various shows throughout Southern California 2003 INSTALLATIONS, Yong Soon Min and Allan de Souza, various national and international venues 2003 MONKEY PETE, theme music for video and various live shows in Los Angeles, www.monkeypete.com 2002 MONKEY PETE, theme music for video and various live shows in Los Angeles, www.monkeypete.com 2001 MONKEY PETE, theme music for video and various live shows in Los Angeles, www.monkeypete.com 2001 SUN, Joji Okazaki, Smoggy Mountain, animation short, www.loungego.com 1998 STATIC, Steven Irvin, performance at various venues in LA and Mexico City 1998 PRODUCE: A TWO FLAVOR PORTRAIT, composer of video score, Collage Ensemble Inc. 1991 ONCE UPON A TIME, Cheri Gaulke, Video and installation, Pasadena Armory for the Arts VIDEO 2007 IN TENTS, video projection, with Mona Kasra 2006 LA Menu Munchies, DVD, Premiered September 7 @ the Japanese American National Museum, LA 2006 Amino Acids Micro Opera, Collage Ensemble Inc., Mona Kasra 2003 UTOPIA POP POP DOC VIDEO, half hour MiniDV documentary on Utopia Pop Pop, Collage Ensemble 2001 CAVE, video installation, collaboration with students from Covenant House, Collage Ensemble, Hollywood Branch Library, Hollywood 1998 UN(TITLED) the video, EZTV, 45 minutes, Beta SP, Collage Ensemble, Los Angeles 1998 AS ABOVE SO BELOW, Collage Ensemble, LBMA, Video Annex, Long Beach, CA 1997 L.A. Hip Hop Video, collaboration with Gajin Fujita, Skept and Kris Kuramitsu, D-2, 30 minutes, Collage Ensemble 1997 PRODUCE: A TWO FLAVOR PORTRAIT, Collage Ensemble Inc. EXHIBITIONS 2007 CIRCUMNAVIGATING THE SOUL, group exhibit, sound-book and small paintings, Pounder-Kone Art Space, Atwater, CA 2007 COLLECTIVE BARGAIN, group exhibit, curated by AM Project, Tree House Gallery, LA CA 2004 MARKETS AS METAPHOR, Collage Ensemble Inc., North Spring Street Gallery, Chinatown, LA CA 2004 FINAL SHOW, group exhibit, London Street projects, Los Angeles CA 2002 THAT PLACE, multi-media installation about survey, Collaboration, Collage Ensemble, Hollywood Branch Library, Hollywood CA 2001 CAVE, video installation with students from Covenant House, Collage Ensemble, Hollywood Branch Library, CA 1998 LO CAL FROZEN BLUES, Collaboration, L.A. Stories: Engaging the City, Collage Ensemble, Pomona College, Claremont, CA 1998 ALL YOU CAN EAT, curator, group exhibition, Produced by Collage Ensemble, City Market of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 1997 FACADES, Collage Ensemble, group exhibition, Long Beach Museum of Art, CA 1993 SEED GAMES, Collage Ensemble Inc., group collaborative installation, Cerritos College, Norwalk FESTIVALS 2005 SIMPLY SONGRWRITING MUSIC FESTIVAL, Producer, St. Elmo Village, LA CA 2004 SIMPLY SONGRWRITING MUSIC FESTIVAL, Producer, St. Elmo Village, LA CA PUBLIC ART 2001 TILE PYRAMID, a tile work with teachers, PACCE, Collage Ensemble, Esperanza Elementary School, LA CA 2001 PLAYGROUND STENCILS, a stencil project by students and artist Paul Botello, PACCE, Produced by Collage Ensemble, Esperanza Elementary School, LA CA 2000 FOURXFOUR, billboard art project, collaboration with four graphic designers, Tokion Magazine and Collage Ensemble, four locations in Los Angeles 1997 PRODUCE: A TWO FLAVOR PORTRAIT, collaboration, Collage Ensemble, Community Redevelopment Agency: Downtown Revitalization Project, L.A. CA 1996 ANT HYMN, Collage Ensemble Inc., public installation collaboration, Anthem, Full Moon Gallery, curated by Monica Chau, FAR, Downtown Los Angeles INTERNET 2008 www.collagecollage.com 2005 - 2006 www.simplysongwriting.com, OG3 Records 2002 - 2006 www.alannakagawa.com by Thomas Amiya, OG3 Records 1999 - 2007 www.pacce.com, through On Ramp Arts, Collage Ensemble 1996 - 1998 ELECTRONIC ELIXIR, www.themarket.com/~collage, Collage Ensemble with Glenn Kaino FILM 1995 AS ABOVE SO BELOW, a collaborative film portrait of Los Angeles, Collage Ensemble, 8mm black and white film, 20 minutes INSTRUCTION 2001 CAVE, three month video program, Covenant House, Collage Ensemble, LA CA 1999 HIDDEN CULTURAL DESTINATIONS, Tour and Workshops, Teacher training, Esperanza Elementary School, PACCE, Collage Ensemble, Los Angeles CA 1996 PRODUCE, three alternative high schools, HeArt project, Los Angeles CA, Collage Ensemble AWARDS AND GRANTS 2006 Los Angeles County Arts Commission, Collage Ensemble Inc 2005 Los Angeles County Arts Commission, Collage Ensemble Inc 2005 Cultural Affairs Department, Festival and Events Grant, OG3 Records/ St. Elmo Village 2004 Los Angeles County Arts Commission, Collage Ensemble Inc. 2004 Cultural Affairs Department, Festival and Events Grant, OG3 Records/ St. Elmo Village 2004 Cultural Affairs Department, Project Grant, 2003 California Arts Council, Organizational Support, Collage Ensemble Inc. 2003 Cultural Affairs Project Grant, Collage Ensemble Inc. 2002 California Arts Council, Organizational Support, Collage Ensemble Inc. 2001 Cultural Affairs Project Grant, Collage Ensemble Inc. 2001 California Arts Council, Organizational Support, Collage Ensemble Inc. 2000 Cultural Affairs Project Grant, Collage Ensemble Inc. 1999 Anne and Kirk Douglas Playground Grant, Produce Art Center/ Collage Ensemble Inc. (PACCE), Esperanza Elementary, L.A. CA 1998 Regional Arts Grant, (PACCE) Cultural Affairs Grant, Los Angeles CA 1998 Youth Arts Services Grant, (PACCE) Cultural Affairs Grant, Los Angeles CA 1996 Cultural Affairs Grant, Collage Ensemble Inc., Los Angeles CA 1995 Community Redevelopment Agency: Downtown Revitalization Project, Collage Ensemble Inc., L.A. CA 1995 Brody Arts Fund, Organization Grant, Collage Ensemble Inc., L.A. CA 1995 Project Grant, Collage Ensemble Inc., Osaka Cultural Affairs Department, Osaka Japan 1994 CAC, Organizational Support Grant, Collage Ensemble Inc., California 1994 Fideicomiso Para LaCultura Mexico/USA, Project Grant, Collage Ensemble Inc., Mexico City PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA 2007 FINGERED SEVEN, Pick of the week, performance at Highways, LA Weekly 2007 Collective Bargain, artist catalog, AM Projects, LA CA 2006 Amino Acids Micro Opera, Collage Ensemble Inc., 18th Street Arts Complex, LA Weekly Pick of the Week 2005 Soundwalk catalog, introduction essay zine, Flood, Long Beach CA 2003 Utopia Pop Pop, article, Downtown News, LA CA 2002 LA Urban Folk, review, Tokion Magazine 2002 That Place, article, Hollywood Independent 2001 Tokion Tree Fund, review, Tokion Magazine 2000 FourXfour, article, Tokion Magazine 1999 VIDEOS, L.A. Hip Hop Volume One, Rap Pages, U.S.A. 1998 Room with Views of L.A., William Wilson, L.A. Times, Los Angeles, CA 1998 LACE, XRAY L.A., KPFK FM, Los Angeles, CA 1997 COLLAGE ENSEMBLE INC., KXLU FM, Los Angeles, CA 1997 L.A. HIP HOP VIDEO VOLUME ONE, Art Crimes, web page 1997 L.A. HIP HOP VIDEO VOLUME ONE, Daily News, L.A., CA 1997 Produce: a Two Flavor Portrait, Downtown news, L.A., CA 1996 Art Cries, Full Moon Gallery, Los Angeles Times 1996 Microwaveable Soul Micro Opera, La Universal, Mexico City, Mexico LECTURES & WORKSHOPS 2007 Get Your %#* Together, Side Street Projects, Pasadena CA 2007 Public Art, National Association of Arts Organizations, LA CA 2006 ALAN NAKAGAWA, Fine Arts department Lecturer Series, California State University Northridge 2005 PUBLIC ART, Chicago Transit Authority/ Cultural Affairs Department, Chicago, Ill 2004 PUBLIC ART, New Genre Class, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA 2004 ALAN NAKAGAWA, New Genre Class, Claremont Graduate Program 2003 ALAN NAKAGAWA, Fine Arts department Lecturer Series, California State University Northridge 2003 ALAN NAKAGAWA, Fine Arts department Lecturer Series, University of California Irvine 2003 ALAN NAKAGAWA, Fine Arts Lecturer Class, University of California Los Angeles 2003 ROLE OF UTOPIA IN LA, Panel Mod., Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, LA CA 2001 ALAN NAKAGAWA, Public Art Studies, University of Southern California 2000 NON-SANCTIONED PUBLIC ART, Americans for the Arts, Santa Monica CA 2000 ALAN NAKAGAWA, USC, LA CA 1999 ALAN NAKAGAWA, CalArts, Valencia, CA 1999 PUBLIC ART, Calstate Northridge, CA 1999 PUBLIC ART, Nankai Railway, Osaka, Japan 1999 COMMUNITY ARTS, Association of Architects, Craftsman, and Artists, Tokyo Japan
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