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Gitar

Posted on March 31st, 2008 by The Captain.
Categories: Leila Anne's Photos, Music, Local Businesses and Non-Profits, Events.

Let us take a moment and appreciate one of the most innovative and prolific groups in Sonoma County today. They are a pair of artists who build community, play with technology, make music, and cut up popular propaganda with a digital razor. They are “I Cut People” and “Ellipse Elkshow,” better known together as GITAR.

These guys are really doing something here.  They are trailblazers in an amazing art form and we recommend you go to one of their shows.   They performed at our Quilt Day and we were blown away by the way they sample and re-arrange popular news and music in a rhythmic commentary.  Check them out here: Gitar’s Myspace

Half of Gitar is an artist who goes by the name “I Cut People.” Check out his art, animation, and music here: I Cut People’s Web Page or I Cut People’s Myspace

The other half of the act is a man named “Ellipse Elkshow.” Check out all of his sounds, art, and words here: Ellipse Elkshow’s Web Site or Ellipse Elkshow’s Myspace

I cut People and Ellipse Elkshow have a production collective of their own called “Buildings Building Themselves (vs) Media Machine.” You can find them online at these two sites: Buildings Building Themselves web page or Buildings Building Themselves Myspace.

Wow! What an amazing duo! Bite the Hand Productions is really into the work that these two doing in Sonoma County and we look forward to collaborating with them in the future. Until then, check out their websites! See what they are up to! Go to a Gitar show!

Gitar will be playing on Tuesday, April 1st, at the Toad in The Hole Pub in Santa Rosa.

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The Many Portraits of Leila Anne

Posted on March 11th, 2008 by The Captain.
Categories: Individual Artists, Leila Anne's Photos, Music, Films, Events, The Pharmakon.

Who is Leila Anne? She’s a singer, a bike rider, a violinist, a Community Market employee, a photographer, and more. She embodies the artistic energy and do-it-yourself genius that is sweeping over our community and we at Bite the Hand Productions are glad every time we see her. This post is written out of a deep respect for a someone who courageously lives her visions out loud. Below is a short list of some of the contributions that Leila Anne brings to our community regularly:

Leila Anne Sings Songs, plays guitar, piano, autoharp, and violin. She has performed on her own and with groups like John Courage and Djuna. Leila Anne has played at two major Bite the Hand events: The 2007 Insect Carnival and our Sonoma County Quilt Day. What a voice! You can check out her music here: Leila Anne Sings Songs

Photographs that Leila Anne takes are always a treat to see. We have used her pictures twice for the back covers of The Pharmakon. She takes pictures of her adventures, her friends, and has begun a new project where she takes a self portrait of herself every day for a year! Check it out here: Leia Anne’s Flickr page

Leila Anne’s YouTube Videos are eclectic and entertaining. She has taped herself and her friends performing (there is even a Christmas special). We are looking forward to her next video. Check them out here: Leila Anne’s YouTube Page

Leila Anne, you are one of the real gems of our community. Keep singing, keep strumming, keep clicking away. And wherever your journeys take you, we count ourselves fortunate that you always send a picture home. Bite the Hand Productions salutes you.

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