Steve Fisk

July 2, 2006





*Name: Steve Fisk

*Are there any additional names used to describe this project: Fisk joined vocalist Shawn Smith to form Pigeonhed, releasing their debut album in 1993. See below for a list of other bands he's been in...

*Tape manipulations, digital deconstructions or turntable creations: Steve Fisk is an engineer, producer and musician. His solo records often use sampling techniques and include lots of appropriated sounds. My guess is that he's familiar with both tape manipulations and digital deconstructions.

*Location: Seattle, Washington

*What is your creative/artistic background: (Copied directly from his Myspace page...) Greg Gilmore, Leo Mayberry and I play "improvised" shows infrequently around the Northwest. We're working on a name. We might have a "live" record soon. I have played in Heather Duby's band. I have rocked with Kim Thayil, George Lynch and Dave Alvin. I was also in Cut Out, Pell Mell, Pigeonhed, Halo Benders, Anonymous, Customer Service, Tiny Holes, War with Elevators, The Fisk Fibers, Nashville Chubs and the Tennesee Tanglers, The Elrukns, Havana 3 A.M., Tungus Grump, John Foster's Pop Philosphers, West Side Lockers and the Chains of Hell Orchestra.

*History: (also from Fisk's Myspace page...) I also produce records. The Wedding Present, Screaming Trees, Unwound, Beat Happening and MANY others. The list is at stevefisk.com. Career Highlite: I believe I was the first person to interveiw Dot Wiggin about the Shaggs and their wonderfull record "Philosphy of the World."

*Web address: www.stevefisk.com

NOTE: Since posting this Q&A, Steve Fisk wrote in with some answers, pertaining to his latest band, Archivaro Vertical, so I'll add them here, as a short "PS" to this week's SAR Q&A, with Steve Fisk...

*Name: "Archivaro Vertical"

*Members: Steven Henry Fisk, Greg Gilmore, Leo Mayberry

*Founding Members: same

*Tape manipulations, digital deconstructions or turntable creations: no

*Another genre descriptor: If you make up a weird word to describe yourself you'll just be asked to define what it means. Then you're in trouble. - Greg

*Location: Seattle

*What is your creative/artistic background: I was in bands, studied comp somewhat formally. Greg was in bands and knows too much about computers. Leo is a VJ. - Steve Fisk

*History: 4 years

*Born: I was born in Long Beach,CA. I don't know about the other guys. - Steve Fisk
Just a few years after Steve in Verdun, France. - Greg

*Motivations: We try to entertain ourselves and our small audience. We never rehearse. So I guess we're improvisers. - Steve Fisk
Discovering what music might come from a pregnant, empty moment. - Greg

*Philosophy: We never rehearse. - Steve Fisk

*How would you like to be remembered: We never took the easy way out. - Steve Fisk
And we never rehearsed. - Greg

*Web address: stevefisk.com
Like a cobler with no shoes.. - Greg