Archive for May, 2009

There’s something fascinating about how people interact physically, and how communication becomes involved in those interactions.  It can be the way people look at each other, move around each other (or drive), congregate in a group, try to get someone’s attention without speaking, etc.  Movements in these situations act as signals for other things that [...]

On a walk around Times Square in NYC, you’ll hear all sorts of sounds, mostly related to people, traffic, etc., but there are some sounds of the city that are a bit more mysterious – tones and frequencies we might not recognize where they’re coming from or what’s causing them.
On a recent trip, I was [...]

Regardless of people’s intent with their recorded or performed work, there are stories that surround this activity.  It might be about the situation of the recording or performance; the people, place, material, the way they felt, or anything else specific to that time.  It might be about how they came to play what they played; [...]

Astronomer Donald Kurtz and other scientists discovered that the core of stars make vibrations that are “musical.”  That is, “Stars have natural vibrations that are sound waves, just as musical instruments do” (Kurtz). As interesting as these sounds are to hear, what might be the purpose of these vibrations, or what can they tell us?
Kurtz [...]

My new record, Physical Changes is released on May 5, 2009.  It should be available wherever you find recordings, but I’m offering a very special edition of the set from this site.
Here’s some info from Radium/Table of the Elements, who published it:
“Enter Jon Mueller’s mammoth new solo percussion work, Physical Changes. If his previous solo [...]

An idea for a song is thought about by someone while in the shower one day. Later that day, the main part of the idea is practiced on an instrument, while further attributes become apparent and considered. A week later, the idea is presented to others and explained. Additional aspects are practiced on [...]

I’ve been slowly adding items to the Rhythmplex Shop, items that hopefully have some value and importance to those that acquire them. To help in that regard, I’ve paired some related things together and am offering them at a special price. I’ve also created special and exclusive items.
Anything ordered from the Shop will [...]

Jon Mueller
Metals
CD + T shirt
Solo percussion release on Table of the Elements + T shirt (large only – American Apparel). Continuous pounding repetitive rhythms and howling gong frequencies fused together to combine and thus erase a number of genres and preconceptions. The brutal essence of heavy metal rhythms that over time, transform into something fundamentally [...]