Infernal Noise Brigade

I was pretty active in that anti-globalization movement.

It's when I founded the Infernal Noise Brigade, a drum corps born in the clouds of tear gas in the streets of Seattle.

The Infernal Noise Brigade earned its place in activist lore and inspired many other street bands.

But it was a heavy project, requiring months of meetings, music rehearsals, all the logistics and cost needed to move 20 people about, plus the difficulties of managing the mercurial social dynamics within such an intense and diverse team.

Keeping the peace between the BIPOC feminists and the Manarchists consumed much of my time, and the band truly needed the skills of both.

A sound team that would be all action, no slog.

For me, each new artistic project should build from the ruins of the last project.

The Infernal Noise Brigade used to drag along a shopping cart that served as the caboose of our marching formation, a place to throw our gas masks, water, and medical supplies.