Wave Farm Artist-in-Residence: Doug Kaplan (MrDougDoug)

Sep 07, 2018 - Sep 16, 2018
Wave Farm + WGXC Acra Studio

5662 Route 23 | Acra, NY 12405 | 518-622-2598
http://wavefarm.org/

Doug Kaplan (MrDougDoug) Portrait Image

Doug Kaplan (MrDougDoug) Portrait Image. Photo by Benjamin Singer. (Mar 24, 2018)

Doug Kaplan (MrDougDoug) On WGXC Saturday Afternoon Show

Doug Kaplan (MrDougDoug) On WGXC Saturday Afternoon Show. Photo by Bryan Zimmerman. (Sep 15, 2018)

Doug Kaplan (MrDougDoug) On WGXC Saturday Afternoon Show: Image 2 (With Tom Roe)

Doug Kaplan (MrDougDoug) On WGXC Saturday Afternoon Show: Image 2 (With Tom Roe). Photo by Bryan Zimmerman. (Sep 15, 2018)

Portrait of Doug Kaplan (MrDougDoug) On Wave Farm Porch

Portrait of Doug Kaplan (MrDougDoug) On Wave Farm Porch. Photo by Bryan Zimmerman. (Sep 15, 2018)

Doug Kaplan (MrDougDoug) On Computer At His Indoor Work Station

Doug Kaplan (MrDougDoug) On Computer At His Indoor Work Station. Photo by Bryan Zimmerman. (Sep 10, 2018)

Doug Kaplan (MrDougDoug) On Computer On Wave Farm Porch

Doug Kaplan (MrDougDoug) On Computer On Wave Farm Porch. Photo by Bryan Zimmerman. (Sep 10, 2018)

Portrait of Doug Kaplan (MrDougDoug) At His Indoor Work Station

Portrait of Doug Kaplan (MrDougDoug) At His Indoor Work Station. Photo by Bryan Zimmerman. (Sep 10, 2018)

Inspired by Douglas Kahn’s piece "Reagan Speaks for Himself" (1980), in which Kahn carefully edits together Ronald Reagan interviews to concoct a hilarious and surreal story, “Ira Glass Speaks for Himself” is a proposed long-form troll radioplay in which one of radio’s most recognizable voices is mercilessly edited to tell a mind-boggling, magical realism-core, ambling non-story.

As MrDougDoug, Doug Kaplan explores the possibilities of electro-acoustic improvisation and guitar performance in the trio Good Willsmith, while showcasing his peers’ genre-bending electronic music as a co-founder of the Hausu Mountain label. In recent years, Kaplan has directed his attention towards the excesses of the Internet, using the WWW’s hidden treasures and meme culture as source material for his compositions.