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Elle Mehrmand is a new media performance artist and musician. Mehrmand's work combines the body and electronics. Her performance art work has been presented at art festivals throughout the Americas. She is a member of the band Assembly of Mazes, who regularly perform in Southern California.

Overview

She is the singer and trombone player of Assembly of Mazes, a music collective who create dark, electronic, middle eastern, rhythmic jazz rock. Elle is currently an MFA candidate at UCSD, and received her BFA in art photography with a minor in music at CSULB. She is a researcher at the Center for Research in Computing and the Arts ^[1] and the b.a.n.g. lab ^[2] at UCSD.

Recent Performances

Recent performances and talks include technésexual at Arse Elektronika 2009 in San Francisco^[3] and at the Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics in Bogota, Colombia^[4], Sextrument at Upgrade! Tijuana ^[5], Slapshock at Compactspace in Los Angeles ^[6] Dorkbot Socal ^[7], sextrument at Something is Happening^[8], UCSD Open Studios ^[9].

Reviews

Her performance art work has been reviewed in Art 21 ^[10], The Los Angeles Times ^[11], Reno News and Review ^[12], Synthtopia ^[13], Artslant^[14] and Furtherfield.org ^[15].

The band Assembly of Mazes has performed recently at the Long Beach Museum of Art ^[16], Gallery Azul, the Prospector and the Pasadena Gallery. Their music has been reviewed in the OC Weekly ^[17] and Strung Out Zine ^[18]

Awards

Mehrmand's erotic mixed reality work has been awarded the Emerging Fields Award from the University of California Institute for Research in the Arts^[19].

References

^ Center for Research in Computing and the Arts, "[1]"
^ b.a.n.g. lab, Pages featuring elle mehrmand, "[2]"
^ Monochrom, Arse Elektronika 2009, "[3]"
^ Gaskins, Nettrice, Performative Interventions: The Progression of 4D Art in a Virtual 3D World, "[4]"
^ Dream Addictive Labs, Upgrade! December 19th, "[5]"
^ Calit2 Life, Slapshock by Elle Mehrmand and Micha Cardenas in LA Thurs Night, "[6]"
^ Dorkbot Socal, Dorkbot SoCal 38, "[7]"
^ Something is Happening, "[8]"
^ UCSD Open Studios, "[9]"
^ Gaskins, Nettrice, Performative Interventions: The Progression of 4D Art in a Virtual 3D World, "[10]"
^ Haithman, Diane, Freephone Art Project offers the deported a chance to phone home*, "[11]"
^ Bynum, Brad, Digital Grafitti, "[12]"
^ Synthtopia, Technesexual – Erotic Avant Garde Music Meets Second Life , "[13]"
^ ArtSlant, Photo of Assembly of Mazes Performance, "[14]"
^ Menotti, Gabriel, Artivistic: TURN*ON, "[15]"
^ Assembly of Mazes, Long Beach Museum of Art, "[16]"
^ Segal, Dave, [Sprawl of Sound] Hommes & Femmes Vitales, "[17]"
^ BlackMagSG, Assembly Of Mazes -- SOZ -- Interview, "[18]"
^ University of California Institute for Research in the Arts, Emerging Fields Grantees, "[19]"

External links

[1] Center for Research in Computing and the Arts, "[1]"

[2] .a.n.g. lab, Pages featuring elle mehrmand, "[2]"

[3] Monochrom, Arse Elektronika 2009, "[3]"

[4] Gaskins, Nettrice, Performative Interventions: The Progression of 4D Art in a Virtual 3D World, "[4]"

[5] Dream Addictive Labs, Upgrade! December 19th, "[5]"

[6] Calit2 Life, Slapshock by Elle Mehrmand and Micha Cardenas in LA Thurs Night, "[6]"

[7] Dorkbot Socal, Dorkbot SoCal 38, "[7]"

[8] Something is Happening, "[8]"

[9] UCSD Open Studios, "[9]"

[10] Gaskins, Nettrice, Performative Interventions: The Progression of 4D Art in a Virtual 3D World, "[10]"

[11] Haithman, Diane, Freephone Art Project offers the deported a chance to phone home*, "[11]"

[12] Bynum, Brad, Digital Grafitti, "[12]"

[13] Synthtopia, Technesexual – Erotic Avant Garde Music Meets Second Life , "[13]"

[14] ArtSlant, Photo of Assembly of Mazes Performance, "[14]"

[15] Menotti, Gabriel, Artivistic: TURN*ON, "[15]"

[16] Assembly of Mazes, Long Beach Museum of Art, "[16]"

[17] Segal, Dave, [Sprawl of Sound] Hommes & Femmes Vitales, "[17]"

[18] BlackMagSG, Assembly Of Mazes -- SOZ -- Interview, "[18]"

[19] University of California Institute for Research in the Arts, Emerging Fields Grantees, "[19]"

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-The band Assembly of Mazes has been reviewed in the OC Weekly <ref>Segal, Dave, ''[Sprawl of Sound] Hommes & Femmes Vitales'', "[http://www.ocweekly.com/2008-07-24/music/hommes-amp-femmes-vitales/]"</ref> and Strung Out Zine <ref>BlackMagSG, ''Assembly Of Mazes -- SOZ -- Interview'', "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMTQSnzhWTo]"</ref>
+The band Assembly of Mazes has performed recently at the Long Beach Museum of Art <ref>Assembly of Mazes, ''Long Beach Museum of Art'', "[http://music.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=music.showDetails&friendid=228752623&Band_Show_ID=38540615]"</ref>, Gallery Azul, the Prospector and the Pasadena Gallery. Their music has been reviewed in the OC Weekly <ref>Segal, Dave, ''[Sprawl of Sound] Hommes & Femmes Vitales'', "[http://www.ocweekly.com/2008-07-24/music/hommes-amp-femmes-vitales/]"</ref> and Strung Out Zine <ref>BlackMagSG, ''Assembly Of Mazes -- SOZ -- Interview'', "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMTQSnzhWTo]"</ref>
 == Awards ==