Recent Show – October 29th, 2022 at 7 pm at the Denver SIE Film Center
To all my local Colorado friends, you are cordially invited to attend this fun Halloween horror double-feature on OCT 29th presented by Scream Screen at the Denver Film Center. I’ll be performing with the Carbon Dioxide Ensemble, who will be doing the pre-film concert. Tickets are on sale https://denverfilm.eventive.org/…/6333f15efc1863005390978c.
The Carbon Dioxide Ensemble performs improvisational musique concrète with interactive visuals. Members include Thomas Lundyon Copper Heart articulated with dry ice, Victoria Lundy on Theremin and Live Electronics, and me on Live Sampling with Octatrack, Visuals, and Mix.
Since 2014, we have performed multimedia concerts in an around the Denver area including the long-running Concréte Mixer concert series at the Walnut Room, were the opening act for day 2 of the Denver International Noise Fest, collaborated using graphical scores with the filmmaker Taylor Dunne, and were invited to play a music convocation for the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver performing on stage at the Gates Concert Hall.
Learn more about us here https://linktr.ee/co2e
About
About
The Carbon Dioxide Ensemble (CO2E) is a collaboration with Thomas Lundy, Victoria Lundy, and Mark Mosher. We focus on live improvisational performance art and musique concrète and are based in Colorado.
In this unique music and multimedia act, Mark uses the Elektron Octatrack dynamic performance sampler and other electronics to live-sample Thomas Lundy as he manipulates a Copper Heart with dry ice and other objects. Victoria Lundy accompanies on Theremin and live electronics. The only audio source for Octatrack other than drum samples is the input from the contact mic on the Copper Heart. Mark also provides interactive visuals with live camera input to further enhance the experience.
CO2E descends from Denver’s Carbon Dioxide Orchestra which you can learn about here.
Since 2014, we have performed multimedia concerts in an around the Denver area including the long-running Concréte Mixer concert series at the Walnut Room, were the opening act for day 2 of the Denver International Noise Fest, collaborated using graphical scores with the filmmaker Taylor Dunne, and were invited to play a music convocation for the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver performing on stage at the Gates Concert Hall.
In 2022 we started releasing 4K multimedia performance videos on YouTube.
Videos
Press
Some of Denver’s Most Challenging Music Finds a New Audience at DU…
DU is certainly no stranger to experimental music on campus, but it is certainly rare for this sort of performance to happen at a university in general…
Westword Magazine
Perhaps out of this performance, a new crop of adventurous musicians will take root in Denver or at least a greater awareness of the existence of an experimental scene in Denver spread to people who might be completely ignorant of it.
Performances
May 28th, 2022
4k Multicamera Performance with Interactive Visuals
Rocky Mountain Synthesizer Meet Drone Day Celebration Livestream
YouTube
July 27, 2019
Presentation & Performance – “Theremin, Musique Concrète, and Live Sampling, Oh My!”
Colorado Modular Synth Festival
Denver, CO
April 8th, 2017
Carbon Dioxide Ensemble with Filmmaker Taylor Dunne
TIME+SPACE Process Reversal Fundraiser
The Temple, Denver
Dec 22nd, 2016
The Carbon Dioxide Ensemble (CO2E) Opens Day 2 of the Denver International Noise Fest 2016
Globe Hall, Denver
Nov 27th, 2016
Concréte Mixer #6 – Featuring Mark Spybey of Dead Voices on Air
Walnut Room, Denver
April 4, 2015
Concréte Mixer #5 – Featuring Mark Spybey of Dead Voices on Air
Walnut Room, Denver
January 30th, 2015
Concréte Mixer #4 – An evening of solo and collaborative musique concréte
Walnut Room, Denver
October 13th, 2014
Concréte Mixer #3 – Convocation
Lamont School of Music
University of Denver
June 24th, 2014
Concréte Mixer #2 – Solstice
Walnut Room, Denver
June 25th, 2014
Concréte Mixer #1 – An evening of solo and collaborative musique concréte
Walnut Room, Denver
Photos from Our Adventures
Contact & Bookings
History
The Carbon Dioxide Ensemble descends from Denver’s Carbon Dioxide Orchestra, a group that performed in the 1990s and early 2000s. An earlier incarnation of the CO2 Orchestra performed in the 1980s.
The Copper Heart was built and played by William Valdez. The Orchestra had a changing membership that at various times included David Dickson, Leroy Jaramillo, Victoria Lundy, Eduardo Mendez, Jason Mieger, and Bruce Nickerson.
Mark Mosher 