“I never have a complete structure in my head before a performance. I tend to think about different approaches and ideas throughout the days, listening to the pace of the sounds around me.
When it’s time to play, sometimes I will have ideas of what vinyl I want to listen to or which techniques I’m trying to perfect with my hands. Once I sit to perform I enjoy creating unstable situations, which can be seen as a structure, but the goal is to encourage the present moment to dictate the sound pieces.
The beauty of chance is that there will always be new opportunities for combinations of pieces so I don’t believe that running out of possibilities even exists. The big question is: Where do I move on to from here? I am not interested in following a music model for my work. I feel that I have reached a point with the turntable and am now moving into the conceptual possibilities of sound within space…
…The Language of Chance affects all people, regardless of gender, race and is free from marketing stereotypes.
Chance, to me, is the most humble and rewarding position that we are placed in everyday of our lives, from the moment we are born (chance) to the moment we die (chance) whether we recognize it or not. Our existence as a species has been entirely based on chance.”
–Maria Chavez, from Of Technique: Chance Procedures on Turntable
