Still Films

Dennis McNulty

LINKS
http://dennismcnulty.com ++
http://alpha60.info ++

Working mainly with sound, Dennis McNulty combines site specific performances & installations with improvisation, composition & programming.

From 1993 to 2003 he was one half of Irish electronic music pioneers Decal, releasing three albums and almost thirty other releases on labels such as Planet-Mu, Warp, Rotters Golf Club and D1. With Alan O'Boyle [who continues to release music under the Decal moniker to widespread acclaim] and promoter Paul Timoney he founded the Ultramack record label & studios and together they ran the influential 'Phunk City' club where McNulty and O'Boyle were resident DJs. In 2003 he co-founded i&e, an organisation dedicated to bringing new sonic experiences to Irish audiences.

In recent times his interest has centred on computer based audio systems, especially in a live and improvised context. As an improviser, he regularly plays in a duo with percussionist David Lacey. Together they have played with many international musicians as well as regular Irish collaborators Paul Vogel and Fergus Kelly. He is also a member of serverproject, an ongoing investigation into site-specific, networked, improvised electronic music with Donnacha Costello, Peter Maybury & David Donohue.

Recent/ongoing projects include 'http://alpha60.info' [a cd, a website & a series of sound performances in Ireland & São Paulo where he was one of the Irish representatives at the 26th São Paulo Bienal], 'my pet sounds' [a series of sound performances using vocal samples from the Beach Boys' 'Pet Sounds' album as source material] and 'Radioforest' [an improvised sound performance where live radio transmissions are recorded and layered to create complex webs of sound].