<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Two items of interest for the New York crowd, and I know there are a few of you. First of all, at the CMC we are starting a monthly evening of laptop/electronic performance called Fün Nite. The first one is Thursday. See the press release below. If its not fun, its poorly named, so come out and join the fun! Second, I am starting a radio show at WKCR very soon and I'd like it to focus on live studio performances. If you are interested in joining me in the studio, email me off list and I'll have you on.<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Press release:</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">This coming Thursday evening (March 1) marks the inaugural event in a monthly meeting devoted to informal performance and discussion of laptop improvisation in the New York area. We're calling these "<B>CMC fün nites" </B>and our intention is to provide a dorkbot-like forum for artists and musicians involved in technological improvisation. This first event will feature performances and talk by:</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN>PG (Terry Pender and Brad Garton, possible video enhancements by Luke Dubois)</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN>Sam Pluta (audio and video improvisations)</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN>Nick Didkovsky (improvisational pieces by Dr. Nerve!)</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Please come to join us! We will be in the main space of the third floor of Prentis Hall, 632 W. 125th Street (just off Broadway). VIsit the CMC web site [<A href="http://music.columbia.edu/CMC%5D"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0020E2">http://music.columbia.edu/CMC]</FONT></A> for directions.</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; ">Thanks and sorry for the clutter,</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; ">Sam<BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><A href="mailto:spluta@gmail.com">spluta@gmail.com</A></DIV><DIV>www.samuelpluta.com</DIV><DIV>myspace.com/sampluta</DIV><DIV>myspace.com/exclusiveor</DIV><DIV>myspace.com/glissandobinladen</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>