Cat Hope solo bass at Old Bar, Melbourne 4 Aug 2014

Perth composer / improviser Cat Hope performing solo at The Old Bar in Melbourne (AUS) at launch of the ’Ladyz In Noize Vol.2’ compilation launch. It was impossible to capture all the extreme low frequencies she coaxed from her tortured instrument and amplifier, but this video gives a fair idea. All distortion on the audio track was part of the performance. “Cat Hope is an accomplished Perth based musician, composer, songwriter, sound and performance artist whose practice is an interdisciplinary one that crosses over into film, video, performance and installation. Her work has taken her on numerous tours around Australia, the USA, Japan and Europe. Her recordings are distributed and published worldwide, and she has written soundscapes for dance and theatre companies as well as commissions for film and pure music works. Cat is a classically trained flautist, vocalist, improviser, experimental bassist and composer. She has directed and edited numerous short music videos and created audiovisu