Pus : or of the divine human waste
( a silent film, opera )
produced by kreatch
pus is a series of works referred to as of
'the divine human waste, compositions to see the body.'
composed by k.m. chou
it began with a challenge to dramatic conventions—principle among them, an inherited faith in artistic intention. Chou wondered, what happens when you surrender control to what is there?
What results is a compositional method in dialogue with the one and the many materials past, with and beyond us.
A matrix of counterpoint that gives the human waste its body.
Every step is mediated by one composer, working with the collected audio visual archive as if it were a single instrument— 'capturing', editing, scoring the musical counterpoint, and applying the text—without knowing what would be revealed in the margins of a method that forces us to look at what is there, also known as -
pus: or of the divine human waste.
PUS: OR OF THE DIVINE HUMAN WASTE (SEPTEMBER 2021)
PUS: L'ORFEO & HIS DEAD WIFE, EARTH (DECEMBER 2021)
PUS: DROIT DU SEIGNEUR (IN PROGRESS)
kreatch is a translator of artistic intentions
helping to manifest one form of work or idea to
the stage, screen, landscape or other canvas
background
kristen marie (kreatch founder) studied music & history before finding her way quite early into the entertainment industry. through following the scent of what the ideal niche for an opera-raver-experimental-production enthusiast may be, she found herself living and working between the us, eu & uk in a range of roles from editorial to curation to artist representation and then happily arriving in the niche of artistic partner, where the skill set and passion versatility made sense in these often complex propositions. with kreatch often acting as a few or all of the following roles:
art director, producer, music director, dramaturg, editor, project manager, location scout, sparing partner and solver of various riddles in the worlds of music, film & other spectacles.
kreatch is currently based in new york city.
cv / b. 1988
PROFICIENT IN:
ADOBE PREMIERE PRO, SKETCHUP,
LOGIC, ABELTON, PIANO & MUSIC THEORY
red bull music academy
creative director, festivals & special projects
(2016 - 2020) new york, los angeles, sao paulo, chicago, atlanta
manager & producer
SOPHIE (2015/16 & performances 2017/18)
resident advisor
head of events & special projects (2011-2015) Berlin & London offices
WME (agent assistant 2010/11) SXSW (2009/10)
EDUCATION:
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN /BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MUSIC & HISTORY (2006 - 2010)
instrument: piano & voice, musicology & theory focus
artists worked with include:
sophie ryoji ikeda hype williams megan thee staillion john maus the coletrane family prurient jamilla woods teyana taylor standing on the corner mike will made it akeem smith iggy pop tierra whack arca betty davis bappi lahiri chou
( & many more )
the common thread to the artists and projects collaborated with is their challenge to perspectives and forms.
special thanks to collaborators: julia heymans, patricia altman (depict), red rock, trevana entertainment, torsten schmidt & many ameri, sophie xenon
TO LIVE PORTFOLIO:
work with k.m.chou
