{"product_id":"mattie-barbier-at-the-museum-of-jurassic-technology","title":"Mattie Barbier at The Museum of Jurassic Technology {January 18th, 2026}","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Society for the Diffusion of Useful Information is pleased to present an evening of trombone compositions in just intonation written and performed by Mattie Barbier.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eJanuary 18th, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cdel\u003e7:30 p.m.\u003c\/del\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e9:30 p.m.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll seats for the 7:30 performance have been reserved. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe Museum of Jurassic Technology\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e9341 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e$18 General Admission\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e$15 Museum members, students, seniors\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eMattie Barbier presents a concert of music drawing from their recent Discreet Archive release, \u003cem\u003eis this the land i wish death to find me\u003c\/em\u003e. Utilizing geophonic recordings and electronics Barbier recreates the resonant space of the Tank Center for Sonic Arts, a formerly abandoned water tank in Western Colorado. This recreation is used to explore slowly shifting just harmonies that draw inspiration from exploratory archaeoacoustic research  into how spaces hold residual sound of past action and how resonance interacts with material over time. The second half of the program, \u003cem\u003eteeth of the second range\u003c\/em\u003e extends Barbier’s long-term interest in sonifying spaces, referencing iterative room-resonance processes following the work of Alvin Lucier's I am Sitting in a Room. Alto, tenor, and bass trombones were recorded and re-recorded to build a choir of unplayed or “phantom” brass instruments. The resulting piece is constructed from the acoustic reality of the instruments when allowed to resonate without human input. \u003cem\u003eteeth of the second range\u003c\/em\u003e traces a simple I–IV–V–I progression in Bb major, a tonal center associated with the trombone, but the spectral content produced by spatial playback diverges significantly from familiar brass harmony. The effect highlights a tension between functional, performance-based acoustics and the inherent sonic profile of the instruments themselves. The title refers to an early poetic name for the Organ of Corti, taken from Veit Erlmann’s \u003cem\u003eReason and Resonance\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eMattie Barbier is an LA based musician and sonic researcher focused on experimental intonation, latent acoustic worlds, and the physical processes of their instrument. Their playing has been described by the LA Times as being \"of intense, brilliant, virtuosic growling that gave the striking impression that Barbier was dismantling the instrument while playing it,\" by the Wire as “exploring the nooks of instrumental tone far beyond the reach of most mortals,” and by the New Yorker as being a \"diabolically inventive trombonist-composer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-proton-original-style=\"color: #363636; font-size: 12px\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eALL RESERVATIONS ARE WILL-CALL.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo tickets will be mailed to you.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e Cancellations must be made 48 hours in advance of the performance to qualify for a refund.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMasking will be encouraged at this concert.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlease address queries to \u003ca href=\"mailto:events@mjt.org?subject=Re:%20Mattie%20Barbier%202025%20at%20The%20Museum%20of%20Jurassic%20Technology\"\u003eevents@mjt.org\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThis concert is made possible in part by grants from the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0099\/2822\/files\/LACAC_Logo_large.jpg?15112840447415975176\" width=\"86\" height=\"86\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Special Events","offers":[{"title":"9:30 pm \/ Yes","offer_id":46036793852075,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"9:30 pm \/ No","offer_id":46036793884843,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"7:30 pm \/ Yes","offer_id":46036793917611,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"7:30 pm \/ No","offer_id":46036793950379,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0099\/2822\/files\/IMG_1052_b800016e-b3bb-48cc-a5a2-2995f22333b7.jpg?v=1768183225","url":"https:\/\/www.mjtgiftshop.org\/products\/mattie-barbier-at-the-museum-of-jurassic-technology","provider":"Museum of Jurassic Technology Gift Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}