People

Members:
Eric Oberthaler (director, composer) - Keyboards, Trumpet, Cengceng
Dan Bales (assistant director, director of beleganjur, composer) - Reyongs, Kendang
Ben Posluszny - Reyongs, Gongs
Alyssa DeCaro - Cengceng, Dancer
Phoebe Jevtovic - Vocals, Cengceng
Peter Jaques - Clarinet, Trumpet
Julian Fritz - Drum set, Kendang, Boogledegoo
Cole Meeker - Misc. Percussion, Gongs
Heather Sansky - Reyongs, Gongs, Dancer
Andrew Ferren - Saxophone, Flute, Synthesizers
Charlie Wilson (live sound tech.) - Trombone

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Eric Oberthaler (director, composer) grew up in Laurel and Bethesda, Maryland. In 1993 he earned a B.M. from Oberlin Conservatory and in 1996 an M.F.A. from the California Institute of the Arts, where he studied composition with Mel Powell and Stephen Mosko, trumpet and improvisation with Wadada Leo Smith, and classical Indian music with sarod master Rajeev Taranath. Equally at home with digital audio production and traditional composition, EO has produced a diverse body of work that includes several massive Burning Man rituals, a techno/rock opera, works for orchestra, dance, film, web, and dozens of songs and new compositions for Gamelan X, including their recent CD release, SATU.

EO's most recent project is a collaboration between Gamelan X and ultraviolet dance-theater troupe ArcheDream for Humankind entitled "Flowering Anomalies" (created for this year's TED conference). In 2008, he composed the music for "Chorus of Dreams" (a feature-length stage show about the American Dream) which premiered at Burning Man that year.

In addition to his composition and production work, EO is a naturally dynamic performer, specializing in trumpet, keyboards, and voice. He is the lead trumpeter with Brass Menazeri, the Bay Area's premier balkan brass band, and has appeared on numerous recordings including the Residents' recent Animal Lover.

soundsliketree.com (mp3s)
ericoberthaler.com (info & links)

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Phoebe Jevtovic Alexander
With a voice reviewed as “arresting, haunting, expressive, clear-toned, and sweet,” soprano Phoebe Jevtovic Alexander performs chamber music, early opera, and experimental music in the United States and abroad. She has appeared as a soloist with the Waverly Consort, American Bach Soloists, Musica Angelica, Magnificat, and North Holland Opera. Roles performed include Despina in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, Amphitrite in Locke’s Tempest, Cupid in Purcell’s Timon of Athens, and the title role in Rossi’s Orfeo.
Among Phoebe’s other projects are the medieval ensemble Cançionèr; an art song collaboration with celebrated pianist Robert Thies; and occasionally singing in Kitka, a Balkan women’s vocal ensemble. She has also recorded a wide range of repertoire for Nonesuch, Wave, and Gothic Records.

phoebej.com