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Albert Ortega hails from Los Angeles.

His dendritic love has spread

around various regions of the Earth

in the form of small-run releases,

homemade acoustic instruments and analog devices,

performance, sound installation, and most recently ,film.

Albert has installed/performed both solo and collectively at various Noise venues, festivals, residences,

and indigenous outdoor areas such as the Los Angeles River, Barnsdall Park, Old LA Zoo Park, Al’s Bar, SoundWalk,

TELIC, The Museum of Jurassic Technology, Villa Aurora, Henry Miller Library, Sonorities Festival 2005 (Belfast),

Sonopticon 99 (ActionSpace, LA), Field Effects 4, SCI-Arc, Hollymatter, The Compound, Beyond Baroque, CEAIT Festival 2003,

LineSpaceLine, the Smell, Knitting Factory, the Lyman Residence and Southwest Museum.

Selected collaborations include: Ben Wolcott, Rick Potts, Marc Levinthal, Jeremy Drake, David Rothbaum, Mitch Brown, Ezra Buchla,

Brian O’Riley, George Nussbaumer, Carol Kim, Anla Courtis, Bob Bellerue, Joseph Hammer, Leticia Castaneda, Geoff Brandon,

Consolidated Lint, Mummers, Paremecial Wedding, Clark the Goat, and Smegma.

He occasionally performs under various monikers, currently as Dirty Branchez.

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