Will Redmond (aka Will Northlich aka BlipVert) has been an active composer and instrumentalist for ten years. He has played concerts and appeared at festivals with Eyvind Kang, Graham Haynes, the Ruins, Blaise Siwula, Ron Anderson's PAK, Fennesz, Funckarma, Ceephax Acid Crew, Alec Empire, Gerri Jaeger and Raphael Vanoli (Knalpot), Richard Devine, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Time of Orchids, Mambo Mantis, John Savage, Robert Dick, and Barbara Morrison. Collaborations include work with Elliott Sharp, Phillip Johnston and his Captain Beefheart tribute project 'Fast N' Bulbous, Esther Lamneck, Pauline Oliveros, Troika Ranch, and Scott Rosenberg's Golden Bolts of Tone. Will's compositions have been featured at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, New York University, Wesleyan University, the NYC Fringe Festival, and numerous international venues. Work has been supported by the Vilar Global Fellows, the Portland Flute Society, the STEIM research center, and the NYU New Music Ensemble. He has two Masters degrees in teaching and music composition, and is currently working on a Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology. He is represented on Eat Concrete Records, DTrash, RA Sounds, EMF Media, Sachimay Interventions, and Trixy records.
Currently, Will's main project is his own brand of solo electronic music composition, BlipVert (BlipVert info page). He plays guitar in Marana Jocund, a free-hardcore multimedia group with drummer Rob Pumpelly and visual artist Megan McKearney. Will has rejoined Ron Anderson's PAK project as a bassist. Will's newest endeavor is the BlipBand, a quartet that he fronts with electric kalimba, percussion, and ghaita featuring structured compositions that focus on complex rhythmic passages and additional ethnic instrumentation (comparisons may include Konono N1, The Master Musicians of Jajouka, and Captain Beefheart). He looks forward to blowing people's heads open with all kinds of sound for a long time to come.
