KAREN ANDERSON is a sound and multi-media artist from the San
Francisco/Bay Area. Karen came to the Bay Area in 1982 to attend
college at San Francisco State University (B.A. Broadcasting,
'87), studying media, art and computers under
Lynn Hershman and
Steve Wilson. She has since attended the
graduate programs at Mills College in Electronic Music and SFSU
Inter Arts.
She has composed and engineered live sound performances
with the late Joe Catalano, Guadalupe Garcia, Michele Rabkin
in such diverse places as The Lab, Pro Arts, Noe Valley Ministry,
Cafe de Nord and SF Institute of Art. With her husband, she co-founded
the visionary independent record label, Noh Poetry Records, in
1997, to further their electronic/experimental musical adventures.
She has appeared on CDs by <
Spaceship Eyes,
Spirits Burning, Trap, Fireclan, Mooch and Blue Lily Commission titles Eastern Evening,
Seshen and the White Jasmine Commission.
Her latest piece released on May 7th, 2001 is
"Ouroboros" from the Where
Stalks The Sandman CD compilation on Noh Poetry. It had its
proud airplay debut 5/29/01 on Greg Clow's "feedback monitor." Review: "Just
one of the very best rhythm-free space-ambient albums you'll
find on the planet" - Andy G. CD Services
Karen has been creating computer-aided paintings
and soundscapes since she got hooked on her Commodore Amiga in
1982. Currently, she is using for her artwork: Mac & Photoshop,
& for her music: Pro Tools. She loves to photograph with
her new Nikon DSLR camera.