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DALE GORFINKEL





DG IS A MUSICIAN, INSTRUMENT BUILDER AND INSTALLATION ARTISTS FROM SIDNEY, CURRENTLY LIVING IN MELBOURNE. HIS WORKS INVOLVES BUILDING AUTOMATED MECHANICAL SCULPTURES BASED ON HIS UNIQUE APPROACH TO THE VIBRAPHONE. HE CREATES WONDROUS SONORITIES USING CONTINUOUS BOWED INVENTIONS ON ALUMINIUM BARS, SWINGING TIN RESONATORS AND PING PONG BALLS THAT CREATE RANDOM RHYTHMS. HE ALSO DEVELOPED AN APPROACH TO THE TRUMPET, USING TRADITIONAL PLASTIC TUBING, SHOWER ROSES, BALLOONS, AND VARIOUS MOUTHPIECES WHICH INVOKE AN ELECTRONIC SOUND WORLD.