Chinese immigrant story live score
by Austin Zhang
Speaker: Ingrid Meacham (mom)
Music/Audio: Austin Zhang (son)
Ingrid's video: Althea Haropulos
Photography: Yoko Haraoka
Producers: Sofija Stefanovic, Shannon Manning
Commissioned by This Alien Nation https://thisaliennation.com/
Presented in collaboration with United Nations Human Rights
I used an alto sax, Arturia Keystep 37, Waldorf Blofeld synth, and many pedals (strymon bigsky, tc quintessence, boss dm-2w, tc magus rat) to live score my mother's story.
Performed live at Joe's Pub (Public Theater) on May 20th, 2022.