Hello!
My name is Molly Pease, I'm a performer-composer based in Los Angeles.
I am raising funds to create a recording of "Waterways and Dwellings", a piece I wrote with text by poet Molly Bendall (yes, a fellow Molly!). The recording, set for April 2025, will be a collaboration between HEX - an LA-based vocal sextet focusing on new, experimental music and theater, Brightwork ensemble - a new music chamber ensemble, and Isaac Io Schankler of People Inside Electronics - an electro-acoustic and intermedia-focused collective.
“Waterways and Dwellings” explores the culture of the Los Angeles Ballona Creek, from its Indigenous and ecological history to the real estate developments and pollution today. The piece is written for six voices, chamber ensemble, electronics, and field recordings I created while walking along the creek.
With your help, we will record “Waterways and Dwellings” in April 2025, and release the album on Brightwork newmusic's new record label, Brightwork Digital, in the fall of 2025. Once the project is completed, my goal is to perform the work in Los Angeles and beyond, sparking conversation about the complex story of Ballona Creek. As more of our natural spaces change with time under human influence, I believe it’s important to tell their stories in order to conserve what we still have. “Waterways and Dwellings” offers a new perspective on the Ballona Creek’s story to audiences, whether they are a frequent visitor or have never been.
Thank you for considering a tax-deductible donation to the recording of "Waterways and Dwellings". Any amount is deeply appreciated and will help cover artist fees, studio time, engineering and mixing costs, album cover design, and promotion costs for the recording!
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Collaborators:
Molly Pease, composer
Molly Bendall, poet
Brightwork ensemble
HEX
People Inside Electronics - Isaac Io Schankler
Tax-exempt status: Waterways and Dwellings is a fiscally-sponsored project of the Resonance Collective, a non-profit music organization. Contributions to Waterways and Dwellings must be made payable to the Resonance Collective only and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Your donation to Waterways and Dwellings will be received and held by the Resonance Collective before being disbursed to Waterways and Dwellings.