QUADRANT v9.0
Description
QUADRANT v9.0
a dadageek quadraphonic spectacular
Featuring live quadraphonic music by:
SOUNDCULT (a/v)
AIDA SHIRAZI + JUSTIN BERNARD WILLIAMS (w/ visuals by KIOU)
DEVRAS PLEXI (w/ visuals by TOTO MIRANDA)
Join us for an evening of auditory exploration at QUADRANT v9.0 – the ninth edition of dadageek's quadraphonic electronic music series, featuring spatial sound performance and real-time video art. Hosted at dadaLab, this event showcases the creative potential of quadraphonic sound—an audio format that utilizes four speakers positioned around the listener to create a more immersive listening experience.
Unlike traditional stereo, which limits sound to a left-right axis, quadraphonic audio allows artists to position and move sounds in a 360-degree space. This spatial approach opens up new possibilities for composition and performance, enabling more dynamic and engaging sonic experiences.
Each artist performing at QUADRANT v9.0 has developed a piece specifically for dadaLab’s 4-channel system, using spatial techniques to explore movement, texture, and atmosphere in sound. The result is a listening experience that encourages deeper attention to how sound interacts with space and perception. Prepare for an experience that challenges convention, transcends stereo, and envelops your senses.
May 23, 2026
Doors @ 7:30 | Performances @ 8:00
dadaLab - 2008 Alexander Ave. Austin, TX.
Discounted online presale and student tickets available | All ages
Seated event | Donation drinks availabe
PLEASE NOTE: We are limiting the number of tickets for this performance. This is designed to ensure an optimal listening experience for all attendees.
Lineup
SOUNDCULT
Hailing from Austin, Texas, soundcult utilizes modular synths, woodwinds, vibes, percussion, and pedal steel to create immersive and exploratory audiovisual rituals, marinated in modal jazz, Krautrock, and electroacoustic traditions. Featuring Thor Harris (Swans, Shearwater), Lyman Hardy (Ed Hall, Total Unicorn), Leila Henley (Stop Motion Orchestra), and Brent Baldwin (too many to mention), soundcult creates expansive, lush, percolating musical landscapes that pulse with energy and hypnotic force. 📸 Roi Hernandez
AIDA SHIRAZI
Aida Shirazi is an Iranian-American composer and electronic musician working across acoustic and electroacoustic forms. Shirazi’s music is described as ”unfolding with deliberation” by The New York Times, “well-made” and “affecting” by The New Yorker. In her works for various mediums, Shirazi foregrounds timbre as a primary structural element, with influences drawn from language, literature, and nature. Shirazi’s music has been featured at festivals Manifeste, Wien Modern, Berliner Festspiele, Wiener Festwochen, ECLAT, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Mostly Mozart, Ojai Music Festival, TIME:SPANS, Istanbul Music Festival, and Tehran Contemporary Music Festival. Shirazi is a co-founder and co-artistic director of the Iranian Female Composers Association (IFCA.) 📸 by Aaron Wharton
JUSTIN BERNARD WILLIAMS
Justin Bernard (Williams) is a saxophonist and sound artist whose work explores the collapse of breath and machine into cinematic curiosities. His performances combine extended woodwind techniques with live sampling, modular synthesis, and experimental signal processing to shape layered sonic environments. Equally at home in moments of breath-driven intimacy and walls of swirling texture, Bernard often incorporates bass clarinet, effects augmentation, and unconventional control systems into his sets. Recent projects include The Justins (Biannual Beats, The Justin Egg Arc II), his ongoing Handshakes ATX duo collaborations, and the live quadraphonic recording Three Movements in Quadraphonic Brainspace.
DEVRAS PLEXI
Devin Ryan, also known by his artistic alias Devras Plexi, is a new media artist, VJ, and producer from Austin, TX. Devin's art is influenced by music and is dedicated to enriching auditory perception through abstract patterns, geometry, and color. Devin has worked heavily in TouchDesigner since 2021 and his growth has been closely intertwined with the dadageek community. He's recently collaborated with acclaimed artists LSDream and CloZee for their collaborative project, LSZEE, contributing much of the visuals for their upcoming performances at Electric Forest, Bass Canyon, Red Rocks, and more. Devin has also lent his visual designs to groups such as Ghostland Observatory, Detroit icon Juan Atkins, and many artists in Austin, including Beecave Buzzfest in 2022 and 2023. Devin works closely with his friend and collaborator, David Sydiongco, in the audio-visual project, blend.mode. 📸 by Aaron Wharton
KIOU
Born and raised in Iran, KIOU is a self-taught visual artist, motion designer, and creative director. For the past 20 years, he's been charmed by the magic of motion pictures in any form; films, sci-fi, and classical cinematography have been his main inspiration.
TOTO MIRANDA
Toto Miranda is an artist and musician best known as one of the founding members/multi-instrumentalists/composers in the band Octopus Project. He has also worked as a drummer, lighting designer, and visual/video artist in numerous other collaborative and supporting roles. He lives in Austin, TX with his family.
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About dadageek and dadaLab
dadageek is a non-profit community of immersive artists and electronic musicians. Our mission is to offer education and community to those creating at the intersection of art, interactive media, and tech. Our community is filled with talented and creative technologists with a passion for sharing their expertise with others.
dadaLab is an immersive art studio and event space working at the intersection of art, design, and technology
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