Memorize the Sky

Memorize the Sky is a collaboration between reedist Matt Bauder, bassist Zach Wallace and percussionist Aaron Siegel. The three met and began playing music together in Ann Arbor, Michigan during the late 1990's. Since then, they have performed together as Memorize the Sky, touring around the United States, crafting their own brand of acoustic improvised music. The band has self-released three 3? cd singles, appeared on various compilations, and are featured on ?2 + 2 Compositions? a collaboration with Anthony Braxton, released in 2005 on the 482 Music label.

Their self-titled full-length recording was released to wide acclaim on 482 Music in May of 2007 (Phillip Clark named it one of the 10 best recordings of 2007). Forthcoming in 2008 are a cassette released by Meudiademorte and an LP of a recent live recording from the Ulrichsberg Kaleidophon.

MTS is informed by the diverse musical experiences of its members, including performances and recordings with rock bands His Name is Alive, Neil Michael Hagerty, Tara Jane O'Neil, Saturday Looks Good to Me, and Low, and avant garde luminaries Anthony Braxton, Jim O'Rourke, Tony Conrad and Alvin Lucier. MTS has also collaborated with the best of the Chicago, New York, and Boston improvised music communities including Fred Lonberg-Holm, Greg Davis, Josh Abrams, Ken Vandermark, Jim Baker, Jeb Bishop, Rob Mazurek, Greg Kelly, Sean Meehan, Phil Minton Jason Roebke and Scott Rosenberg. As a long-lived, deeply collaborative endeavor, MTS holds a special place among Bauder, Wallace and Siegel's many musical projects.