"Sunsets on the Screen": Navigating Virtual Worlds with Slight Of, Trace Mountains, and Liz Pelly
In celebration of Slight Of's new single "Sunsets on the Screen," join your local music industry thought leaders for an evening of music, discussion, tomfoolery, and strategic positioning for navigating the virtual worlds we inhabit on a day-to-day basis.
Video games, social media, online streaming platforms—these spaces controlled and constructed by algorithms, probabilistic logic, and multi-national corporations continue to encroach on our every day lives.
Where does the virtual end and the real begin?
When was the last time you confused a memory with a meme?
If your answer to the second question is anything but "never," this event is for you!
Slight Of is the songwriting project of New York artist Jem Hill. After the release of their 2020 album Other People, Jem began work on a collection of songs influenced heavily by internet and video game culture. The result is a multi-media interactive project known as Omniscient Eye. The album is scheduled to be release later this year.
https://slightofband.bandcamp.com/album/other-people
Trace Mountains is the musical project of sing-songwriter Dave Benton. He has released 4 studio records since formally starting the band in 2018, A Partner to Lean On, Lost in the Country, House of Confusion, and most recently, Into the Burning Blue. Benton was formerly a member of the lo-fi band Lvl UP.
https://www.tracemountains.com/
Liz Pelly is a writer and editor based in New York. She is the author of Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist (One Signal Publishers). Her byline has appeared at The Baffler, Guardian, Harper's, NPR, Pioneer Works Broadcast, and many other outlets. She is an adjunct instructor at NYU Tisch and co-host of the podcast Critical Listening.