the Max Middle Sound Project
9:30pm
April 19, 2005
in the Cabaret
Ottawa International Writers Festival (Spring Edition)
Library and Archives of Canada
395 Wellington Street
www.writersfest.com
(613) 562-1243
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an MMSP C poem
the MMSP soundsters C
munchie pff dhaA C c
rye hymes what u wish U C
in a bag a gag C
all along aClang
C we laugh
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the Max Middle Sound Project dreams of the weather. newly returned from winter
hibernations. its original membership has grown up. now their children attend their
performances. some join in. what time will do. what fine things the Max Middle Sound
Project has done since its inception in 2004. out of a very successful series of shows at
Ottawa's Fringe Festival that year, emerged the Max Middle Sound Project, now an
association of cage crashers, cymbal tappers, muxicians, soundsters, rhymesters, unarmed
tuxedo clad men.
on April 19th, we'll have new industrial machinery to be exhibited not touched.
small s ound, music that ends with c, s mel less, smells.
earnest avoidance of shock and awe spectacle or just plain egregious unruliness.
new works by Max Middle Sound Project members to be presented: kazoos, sound poetry,
barking, how to steam kale, barn made instruments, barnyard sounds, Old McDonald Had a
Farm.
we might tell you something about ourselves. listen to us meet under umbrellas, exchange
weather notes. we'll call your friends from our shelter. what will you have earned? what
did you learn from Dr. Seuss? after we have changed the light bulbs. we might make some
toast. within our new toasters. exhibition of the results. we'll have new cuff links,
ties, helmets, bubble beats. no nails on chalk, knuckle crunching, fire breathing.
surprise guests.
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go to www.WRITERSFEST.com for a complete schedule of events in the 2005 Ottawa
International Writers Festival, Spring Edition, April 18-23, 2005.
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for more on the Max Middle Sound Project, visit www.MAXMIDDLE.com
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Max Middle is not easily charmed but loves magic. He is a poet, musician, performance
artist, photographer and founding member of the Max Middle Sound Project. The music,
sound, poetry and art performance experiment known as the Max Middle Sound Project has
staged three feature performances since their debut during the 2004 Ottawa Fringe
Festival. For more information on Max and the Max Middle Sound Project (including audio
files) visit www.MAXMIDDLE.com. An interview with him appears in the first issue of
www.OTTAWATER.com. In March 2005, above/ground press published and launched a second
chapbook from Max this one titled smthg.
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