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‘Full Circle: The works of
Carlos Grasso’
From a childhood interest in film, music and sound on a journey that hasn’t ended, this exhibit
presents the works of artist and self-described ‘vusician’, Carlos Grasso. The show will span
his career from a young illustrator/super-8 fanatic through his time working at I.R.S. Records;
as a music video director; and as a multi-disciplinary artist in his own right. The opening night
event will feature illustrations, prints, music videos, record covers, sound works, films and
music from his career. He will cap the event with a special, sound-based performance and film
excerpt from an upcoming project.
About Carlos Grasso:
As the Creative director of 1980s legendary record label, I.R.S. Records, Carlos worked with a
variety of punk and post-punk artists of the time including The Cramps, R.E.M., Wall Of Voodoo, The Fleshtones, Circle Jerks, Dead Kennedys, David Lynch and more, designing and/or art directing album, single and cd covers, posters and related items. As part of his duties, he
also co-created and produced the label’s MTV alt music and culture show, The Cutting Edge
which featured unique performances and interviews by many of the eras important artists including Nick Cave, Henry Rollins, R.E.M., Frank Zappa, Public Enemy, The Smiths and
others. The show was the first to present rap and hip-hop to a national television audience.
Frequently shot in cities around the country, one episode featured New Orleans music.
In the late 80s into the 90s as a music video director and editor, he created videos for artists as diverse as Oasis, Lucinda Williams, JJ Cale, Grant-Lee Buffalo, Cracker and many others. He
subsequently dabbled in the film business as a writer and director.
Through it all he producedworks of sound, music and film for galleries and art-world events and self-released electronic/electro-acoustic music in an ethos of a sound and image
symbiosis - a vusician.
As the co-composer, writer and director for the live scoring ensemble ‘Asphalt Serenade’, their
unique approach featured a live score with a live video mix of a narrative film ‘Elegy Highway’ he wrote using found footage. The project culminated in a triumphant show at the famed Music
Box Village in 2017.
Currently
Composer, producer and visual director for Pink Teddy Bear, a sensory experience, groove-
based multi-media project. He is an electronic and electro-acoustic music composer including
creating menu-paired live music scores derived from the bio-acoustic sounds of food and the environment at The Tiki Food Lab in Pearlington, Ms..He is also a partner in the local music label Suis Generis Music, whose most recent release is ‘A Family Affair’ (featuring Stumps DuhClown), a record he engineered, produced and designed the record cover for. As DJ Jumpcut Carlos spins menu-paired DJ sets at Suis Generis Restaurant in Bywater and Bar Redux, and
as half of Caffeinated Spider. His dedicated interest in sound and film and nature continues to
be an inspiration and muse to him.
@dj_jumpcut @asphaltserenade @pinkteddybear_music
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Event venue
Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave,New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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