your name before you were named (Frank Manzano)

I had met Ryan Kessler on Instagram, he was re-mixing music with old tape players, of which he had torn the doors off, exposing the cassette’s case. He uses the pressure from his hand to control tempo and create sound artifacts. Casually we began to collaborate with no intent of ever sharing the work. He would send me tracks, and I would create a video. I had asked him why he had not tried to exhibit his work through different outlets, and he explained the copyright dilemma. He works primarily analog and was unfamiliar with AI music. I had sent him some AI tracks to remix and we decided to work a bit more seriously. After a few months, we had hand picked some of our favorite pieces. We posted them and they were received really well. For me, it felt like a bit of a breather from my usual practice, I was able to explore ideas that I may have not entertained had we not decided to work together. Sound design by Ryan Kessler