Tilted Axes: Music for Mobile Electric Guitars

1. Tilted Axes is a musical project created by composer Patrick Grant.
2. Tilted Axes is a procession of electric guitarists who wear mini-amps.
3. Tilted Axes can perform anywhere there are people, excelling in untraditional venues.
4. Tilted Axes’ roster of musicians can change from performance to performance, city to city.
5. Tilted Axes’ musicians learn a repertoire of original music created by diverse composers and rehearse it in workshops.
6. Tilted Axes performances are free to the public and are supported through institutional and/or private donations.
7. Tilted Axes takes on aspects of spectacle informed by municipal band tradition, avant-garde theater, and ancient music.
8. Tilted Axes takes music out into the world and seeks transformative projects meant to change community conversation.
9. Tilted Axes is an apolitical organization, but it does support science, arts programs, and renewable energy whenever possible.
10. Tilted Axes works best when it is part of something bigger than itself i.e. festivals, exhibitions, community initiatives, astronomical events.

 

Tilted Axes: Music for Mobile Electric Guitars brings music & movement into communities with pop-up performances. Their spectacles are sonic structures comprised of polyrhythmic patterns, post-rock riffing, and contemplative drones. They will move about the neighborhood as a procession with stops to perform on-site in different choreographic formations.

Tilted Axes is an orchestra of guitarists and percussionists led by composer and performer Patrick Grant since its premiere on the winter solstice in 2011. Flexible in number, the group performs original music untethered via portable mini-amps strapped over their shoulders.

The project takes on aspects of spectacle informed by urban street band tradition, avant-garde theater, and ancient music. It takes music out into the world and seeks transformative situations meant to change the community conversation.

Flexible in number, Tilted Axes adapts itself to the environment or occasion, and responds to the energy of a continually evolving audience.

Since its 10th season, Tilted Axes has initiated the Composer Creations program. This allows at least three ensemble members per season to write new music for the group and to workshop it in rehearsal before its public premiere. This ensembles our repertoire to constantly grow and include as many artistic voices as possible.

Our needs are small, but our impact is big. Please consider becoming a part of our team.