Eric Glick Rieman
Eric Glick Rieman (pronounced Rayman) is an improviser, composer, and multi-instrumentalist performer who lives in Berkeley, California. Trained as a classical pianist and self taught in Jazz and Rock, he has a wide interest in musical styles, and performs regularly in contemporary classical, improvisational, sound art, avant-Jazz, and ambient music genres.
His current projects include solo performances on his extended and prepared Rhodes electric piano and as a pianist. Collaborative projects include DalabaFrithGlickRiemanKihlstedt, an improvising ensemble with Lesli Dalaba, Fred Frith and Carla Kihlstedt (soon to be released on Accretions); Bilge/ Radiolaria, a 10 piece new music ensemble (composed of tuba, trumpet, bassoon, viola, percussion, guitar, flute, computer, saxophones, and piano) playing structured improvisations and compositions of its members; Thieves of Silence: an ambient duo with Jeff Karsin; and The Mills Contemporary Performance Ensemble, a chamber orchestra that plays improvisations and new music.
Eric has played with many other fine musicians including David Slusser, Ikue Mori, Len Paterson, Lee Alexander, Randy Nordschow, Douglas Ewart, Cecil Taylor, and John Ingle, and was formerly the keyboardist for the alternative band Laughingstock. He completed an MFA in Electronic Music at Mills College in Oakland, CA, in 2001.
"Right now, I'm compositionally interested in the use of open notation to explore the possibilities of human interaction available in musical groups. I am less interested in creating musical material from codification of sources than I used to be, and more interested in creating work out of a Feldman-esque sense of following what attracts my senses. I also maintain an interest in instrument modification as a way to rework the materials of my improvisational performances."
Discography
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Dalaba Frith Glick Rieman Kihlstedt
CAT. #: CDALP-030
Collaborative CD featuring Seattle-based trumpeter Lesli Dalaba with bay area improvisers guitarist Fred Frith, keyboardist Eric Glick Rieman and violinist Carla Kihlstedt.
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Eric Glick Rieman: Ten to the Googolplex
CAT. #: CDALP-021
Berkeley multi-imstrumentalist and composer Eric Glick Rieman presents four new solo improvisations performed on his extended prepared Rhodes: "I modified a Rhodes electric piano by installing two extended sound boards which house vertical tuned zinc rods. These can be played by bowing or striking. I also prepare the inside of the Rhodes, which is left exposed so I can play the tines and resonators. I play the insides with my hands, with files, with mallets, with rocks and chains, and occasionally with the keyboard."
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