some artists + composers who have inspired Trimpin:

george antheil

robert ashley

henry brant

anthony braxton

john cage

merce cunningham

jimi hendrix

leonardo da vinci

meredith monk

conlon nancarrow

harry partch

archie shepp

morton subotnick

cecil taylor

jean tinguely

david tudor

frank zappa

everyday objects Trimpin has used to make music:

whistles

duck calls

toy guitars

toy violins

gramophones

hair bands

Tupperware

toy monkeys

wooden shoes

dip-tip chickens

bunsen burners

beer glasses

typewriters

office lamps

juice dispensers

cathode ray tubes

electrical fan blades

slide projectors

vacuum cleaner

pottery wheels

aircraft cable

turkey basters

steel chains

saw blades

10,000-volt neon transformer

announcing a new film . . .

TRIMPIN
THE SOUND OF INVENTION

a documentary by peter esmondefeaturing
The Kronos Quartet
"A genius at circuitry and machinery
as well as acoustics and musical structure,
he manufactures orchestras that play themselves!"
-- kyle gann, the village voice"Trimpin is a composer / sound artist / engineer / god . . . and truly a treasure."

a film about
Trimpin
--
an extraordinary
artist / engineer / inventor / composer
who combines wild musical invention and kinetics
with homegrown computer technology.


Recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" award,
a Guggenheim fellowship,
an Artist Trust grant,
a Creative Capital grant,
etc., etc., etc.,
Trimpin
has no dealer, no gallery, no website, and no cellphone.

He dislikes recorded music, disdains loudspeakers,
and agreed to be the subject of this film only reluctantly.

We look forward to opening your eyes and ears.