Interview With Phong Tran

Artist Bio

Phong Tran is a composer exploring new mediums at the intersection of electronic music, visuals, and programming. Phong is a recent Bang on a Can Summer Institute Fellow and is in residence at the So Percussion Studio with MEDIAQUEER, a queer multimedia duo with fellow artist Darian Thomas.

The Episode

Examples of Phong's work (including works referenced in the episode):

Kindness

Tracklist:

1. Kindness

2. Going Outside

3. Naturalize

Try

Opulence

Initiate

Tracklist

1. 204

2. Get

3. Departure

4. Navel

5. Hu No

6. Burn

7. Rooftops

Ways to Contact Phong:

• Website: phongmusic.com

• Bandcamp

• Instagram

• Twitter

• Email: phonghai736@gmail.com

Referenced During the Episode:

• The Music of Joe Hisaishi

• Composer Michael Gordon

• Composer Philip Glass

• Opening of Louis Andriessen's work "De Materie" (1984-1988)

• Nobuo Uematsu - Final Fantasy X Soundtrack

• Untitled (Perfect Lovers, 1991, by Felix Gonzalez-Torres)

• MEDIAQUEER Performance on August 27, 2020 as part of Sō Percussion's "Brooklyn Bound" series

• Alexander Scriabin & multisensory performance