Colin Asquith // L.CONTRA

Colin Asquith (b. 1978, Lawrence, MA, USA) is an audio visual artist who lives in Boston, Massachusetts. He has worked under the pseudonym "L. Contra" since 1998 on separate music and sound exploits. The name itself is a Nintendo reference born out of improvisation with a Casio keyboard. Colin mixes found sounds, noise, samples, synthesizers, and acoustic instruments using tape recorders and computers. In 2003, his "X-Mas in Roxbury" and "Winter Lives" albums were released on Villa Magica Records, the project label of Swiss artists Sylvie Fleury and John Armleder. In 2004, he was included in a double LP compilation put out by Atlanta noise label Old Gold. Other music projects of his include: L. Contra Band, Two-Headed, the Inquisition, Vulture Culture, Moonwars, and the Arrangement. Colin has collaborated with artist Jennifer Schmidt on videos titled: "What's in a Name" (2001), "Scan-Tron" (2003), "Letters in a Coma" (2004), and "Waterlogged" (2005), and most recently, with artists Terry Nauheim and Jennifer Schmidt on "Wish You Were Here" (2007), an interactive sound installation involving audio greeting cards, field recordings, and audience participation.

http://www.villamagica.com
http://www.myspace.com/twoheaded .htm
http://www.walrusnut.com
http://www.wishyouwerehere.wetpaint.com

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