shan-uh-kees is comprised of Dr. Dave O Mahony (Limerick, Ireland) and Dr. Ralph Lewis (Urbana, IL, USA). They make and perform radio art, live electronics, and video art in community, concert hall, and virtual spaces. In Summer 2022, the duo received a Westben Composer Performer Residency (Ontario, Canada) where they created “From Ireland to Ojai” with Maddi Baird and Alex Hawthorn and began developing their first album. Current projects include developing live/remote hybrid workshops to introduce live electronics and Eurorack to community members that use as much grant-funded and free-to-use software and hardware as possible.
Recent Works and Projects:
June 2022 – Westben Performer-Composer Residency, Ontario, Canada – From Ireland to Ojai (world premiere) with Maddi Baird and Alex Hawthorn
September 2022 – Sonic Cartography Conference at the University of Kent, UK – From Ireland to Ojai (UK premiere) with Maddi Baird and Alex Hawthorn
October 2022 – ReVIEWING Black Mountain College, Black Mountain College + Art Center, Asheville, NC – untitled (i am noel o) (world premiere) as part of Weronika Trojanska’s tribute to sculptor Leo Amino.
Fall 2022 – Received 2022 CMS Fund Community Engagement Seed Grant for an upcoming 2023 collaboration with Urbana High School Orchestras focused on large-group discussions about electroacoustic audio processing and collaboratively creating a work for orchestra, processed audio, and beats. (Target project date: Fall 2023)
January 2023 – untitled (i am noel o) music written for Weronika Trojanska’s tribute to sculptor Leo Amino shared as an album
Ralph Lewis: Composer 