Sam Rowell, b.1975 PDF
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
moxybox@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts, cum laude 1997
SOLO EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES
Los Angeles Contemporary Archives, Los Angeles, CA. 04/28/23 Jake Meginsky • Sam Rowell
Human Resources, Los Angeles, CA. 12/08/22 Call of the Chromophore 6-part performance series
Hunter Shaw Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA. 11/19/2021-12/19/2021 Dissolving the Sky 30-part performance series
And/Or Gallery, Pasadena, CA 07/ Dark Energy & Spectral Redshift: A History of the Universe, as told by Cosmic Radiation
Zebulon, Los Angeles, CA. 03/01/2020. Kim Gordon • Sam Rowell
Distribution Hall, Austin, TX. 09/18/19 Looking Through the Gravity Lens: An Evocation of Sound as Radiant Energy
Eternal 30 Festival, Houston, TX. 09/06/19-09/08/19 Trichromatic Phenomena in the Service of Induced Color 9-part performance series
Hunter Shaw Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA. 01/18/19-01/20/19 Persistence of Vision: Luminous Flux at the Event Horizon 7-part performance series
Human Resources, Los Angeles, CA. 09/06/18-09/08/18 Color Objectivism, Harmonic Distortion, and the Illusion of the Noise-free System, Vol.2 6-part performance series
Panel L.A., Los Angeles, CA. 11/04/17 PSYCHO JAZZ in L.A. – Night Four. Curated by Wolf Eyes and Tim Leanse
Getty Center Los Angeles, CA. 06/13/17 Friday Flights. Installation and performance in Central Garden
Coaxial Arts Foundation, Los Angeles, CA. 06/01/17. Curated by VOLUME
Panel L.A., Los Angeles, CA. 12/04/16 Soft Opening. Curated by Chiara Giovando
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Los Angeles, CA. 02/13/16 Los Angeles Art Book Fair. Curated by John Burtle
The Velaslavay Panorama, Los Angeles, CA. 10/17/15. Color Objectivism, Harmonic Distortion, and the Illusion of the Noise-free System as part of Dog, Lights, and Sewing Machine curated by Lun*na Menoh
Pieter, Los Angeles, CA. 07/19/15 Have you ever heard the sound of an iceberg melting? Collaboration with Lucky Dragons and Tara Jane O’Neil based on scores by Pauline Oliveros
Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. 07/18/15 X POLY NATION. Organized in collaboration with New Art Dealers Alliance
BROADCASTING
Lookout FM: KGAP 96.7 LP-FM, KLDB 99.1 LP-FM, and KFQM 101.5 LP-FM Co-Director and Lead Engineer. November 2021 - Present
Special Collections. Monthly sound collage broadcast on KCHUNG 1630 AM and kchungradio.org, Los Angeles, CA. July 2014 - Present
Centre for Contemporary Arts, 87.9 FM. Glasgow, Scotland. S. Selection, Radiophrenia Festival, 2023
Centre for Contemporary Arts, 87.9 FM. Glasgow, Scotland. Sounds of Sirens: The Audio Landscape of Civil Defense. Selection, Radiophrenia Festival, 2017
Wave Farm, WGXC 90.7 FM. Acra, NY Chasing Waterfalls: Software Defined Radio. Selection, Short Waves/Long Distance, 30th Shortwave Listeners Festival, 2017
dublab, dublab.com, Los Angeles, CA. Tribute to the Triforium. special presentation. 02/26/14
WMBR 88.1 FM, Cambridge, MA. Late Risers Club. Weekly Program. 2003
WMFO 91.5 FM, Medford, MA . First Internet Broadcast of Live Performance of Erik Satie’s Vexations. Engineer. 2001
WHRB 95.3 FM, Cambridge, MA. Record Hospital. Weekly Program. 1993-2000
MUSIC
Eloe Omoe. Bass Player 1996-Present
Contrabass solo and ensemble performer 1991-Present
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
Sam Rowell. Dissolving the Sky 5 16-hour digital release of recordings from the month-long performance series of same name. Self Released. 2022
Special Collections. LRH: In His Own Words Cassette. Self Released. 2021
Special Collections. Selections from the Peoples Temple Archives Cassette. KCHUNG Tapes. 2014
Eloe Omoe. Marauders LP/CD. Animal Disguise Recordings. 2007
Eloe Omoe. Self-Titled Cassette. Animal Disguise Recordings. 2006
Eloe Omoe. Untitled. Infrasound. 2003
SELECTED ELOE OMOE CONCERT PERFORMANCES
Zebulon. Los Angeles, CA. 02/20/2020 with Sunburned Hand of the Man
Lawndale Art Center. Houston, TX. 09/23/2019 with John Alan Kennedy
Handbag Factory. Los Angeles, CA. 08/16/2019 with Rubber 0 Cement
Non Plus Ultra. Los Angeles, CA. 03/28/2018 with Bill Nace/Kathleen Kim
Zebulon. Los Angeles, CA. 11/02/17 PSYCHO JAZZ in L.A. with Wolf Eyes - Night Two
Handbag Factory. Los Angeles, CA. 06/15/16 International Noise Conference Los Angeles 2016
The Echo. Los Angeles, CA. 01/29/15 with Body/Head
Rudyards. Houston, TX. 04/29/13 with Thrones
OCCII. Amsterdam, Netherlands. 04/05/12 with Drum Eyes
North Door. Austin, TX. 02/15/12 with Cut Hands
Market Hotel, Brooklyn, NY. 05/09/09 usaisamonster Final Show
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. Detroit, MI. 12/2006 with Midlife Vacation
Casa del Popolo. Montreal, Québec. 04/01/06 with Sunburned Hand of the Man
The Hook, Brooklyn, NY. 03/19/06 No Fun Fest 2006
Middle East Upstairs, Cambridge, MA. 01/14/03 with Thurston Moore/Brian Chippendale Duo
7 Sherman Street, Charlestown, MA. 10/12/02 A Night for Naked Eardrums
Advocate House. Cambridge, MA. 04/19/02 with Wolf Eyes.
Harvest Co-op. Allston, MA. 12/98 with Deerhoof
Fat Day House. Somerville, MA. 12/96 with Lightning Bolt
SELECTED SOLO CONTRABASS PERFORMANCES
Sade Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. 05/27/18 Curated by Lucas Gorham.
Summer Terrace, Los Angeles, CA. 06/03/16 Open Mouth Records presents. Curated by Bill Nace
Infrasound, Charlestown, MA. 07/27/06 Chris Corsano • Greg Kelley • Sam Rowell • The Absurder
SELECTED ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCES
Sarah Hennies. Projection and Amplification. Fresh Arts, Houston, TX. 11/11/12
Keith Rowe Ensemble. 14 Pews, Houston, TX. 10/10/12
Sandy Ewen Ensemble. Re-Surfaced: Surf Music Reimagined. New Media Art and Sound Summit. Austin, TX. 06/15/12
Richard Lerman. Travelon Gamelon. University of Houston Systems of Sustainability Conference. Houston, TX. 06/30/09
Devil Music Ensemble In C. Berwick Research Institute, Boston, MA.