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How Things Are Made

Electroacoustic Improvisational trio

How Things Are Made
How Things Are Made--Brian Riordan, Matt Aelmore, David Bernabo--is an improvisational band that often utilizes real-time digital signal processing of electronic and acoustic instruments. HTAM have released over 80 recordings with a cassette on Flag Day Records and an LP on Ongoing Box. The band often collaborates with other composers and musicians, and has previously commissioned 50 works from composers like Sarah Hennies, Helen He, Lu-Han Li, and others. HTAM has also produced two six-hour concerts, performing with a different guest every 20 minutes.

Frequently Performs With

Ricki Weidenhof Cleaner Tapes Edgar Um Slowdanger Buscrates Trē

Frequently Performs At

The Government Center The Space Upstairs Brillobox Seafoam Pierce Studio Bantha Tea Bar Baum Baum Club Carnegie Museum of Art
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Jul 25
Launching Peace presented by Assemble, Black NASA & Daid Roy featuring live soundscapes by trē seguritan abalos, How Things Are, Petra Floyd, and BusCrates
Launching Peace presented by Assemble, Black NASA & Daid Roy featuring live soundscapes by trē seguritan abalos, How Things Are, Petra Floyd, and BusCrates
Workshop
Carnegie Museum of Art
Art Experimental
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Apr 29
Luke Schneider with How Things Are
Luke Schneider with How Things Are
Concert
Baum Baum Club
Ambient Electronic
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Apr 9
Tropos (NYC), How Things Are, TAYLOR GRIESHOBER
Tropos (NYC), How Things Are, TAYLOR GRIESHOBER
Concert
Bantha Tea Bar
Experimental Improvised Music
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Mar 28
OPEN at The Space Upstairs feat. How Things Are Made x The Pillow Project
OPEN at The Space Upstairs feat. How Things Are Made x The Pillow Project
Art Opening
The Space Upstairs
Dance Experimental
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Escape This w/ How Things Are Made
Escape This w/ How Things Are Made
Concert
The Space Upstairs
Dance Electronic
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Jul 4
Matmos and How Things Are w/ PJ Roduta
Matmos and How Things Are w/ PJ Roduta
Concert
The Government Center
Avant Electronic
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May 12
Exceptet and How Things Are
Exceptet and How Things Are
Concert
Pierce Studio
Classical Electronic
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Mar 19
Lorenzo Abattoir (Italy), Guillermo Pizarro, Black Leather Jesus ft. Slowdanger, How Things Are Made, F*ck Telecorps
Lorenzo Abattoir (Italy), Guillermo Pizarro, Black Leather Jesus ft. Slowdanger, How Things Are Made, F*ck Telecorps
Concert
Seafoam
Electronic Experimental
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Feb 1
How Things Are Made presents "A Night of Events"
How Things Are Made presents "A Night of Events"
Concert
The Space Upstairs
Dance Improv
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Sep 19
Tough Pill #38 - How Things are Made // Ricki Weidenhof
Tough Pill #38 - How Things are Made // Ricki Weidenhof
Concert
The Government Center
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Apr 20
PITTSBURGH SOUND PRESERVE PRESENTS: TOUGH PILL #21 - Breiner/Warren, How Things Are Made
PITTSBURGH SOUND PRESERVE PRESENTS: TOUGH PILL #21 - Breiner/Warren, How Things Are Made
Concert
The Government Center
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Nov 30
Patchwork, Radon Chong, Aaron Myers-Brooks, How Things Are Made
Patchwork, Radon Chong, Aaron Myers-Brooks, How Things Are Made
Concert
Brillobox
Experimental Indie
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