2008

Les Assistantes. Collaboration with Jennifer Lacey. Premiered at Montpellier Danse. June, 2008.

REN. Matthew Barney and Jonathan Bepler. Act one of Opera based on Ancient Evenings by Norman Mailer. Drum and Bugle Corps, Choir, Mariachi Divas featuring Lila Downs. Car Dealership in Santa Fe Springs area of Los Angeles, CA. May, 2008. Interview Mag article

2007

Development of Les Assistantes. Collaboration with Jennifer Lacey. Vienna. July, 2007.

Performance of Guardian of the Veil, an Act from a larger work in collaboration with Matthew Barney. Part of Il Tempo Del Postino. July, 2007

Improvisational Group at Kinski Bar. Berlin. June, 2007.

Live perfromances of music for Rape of the Sabine Women . IFC Center, NYC. January, 2007.

8-Channel sound Installation at Contemporary Arts Center Cincinnati. Residency at FWM. January, 2007.

Development of Music for Katima Mulilo. Carcrash musical. Film by Jason Brandenberg. 2007-2009

2006

Rape of the Sabine Women (see below). Premires in Thessaloniki, Berlin and NYC. Summer/Fall. 2006.

Performances of Mhmmm (see below) in Vienna and Tours. March, 2006.

Fascia. Concert piece for Orchestral ensemble, children's choir, opera soloists and foley artists. Performed by Ensemble Modern at Schauspielhaus Frankfurt. Frankfurter Positionen. Frankfurt, Germany. January, 2006.

2005

Gezeiten. Sound score for the dance/theater piece by Sasha Waltz and company. Shaubühne, Berlin. Multi-channel 'concrete' score. December, 2005.

Mhmmm. Colaboration with choregrapher Jennifer Lacey and Designer Nadia Lauro. Dance trio featuring a 'decor vivant', a kind of greek chorus of 30 performers. Premiered at Montpellier dance festival. Performances in October at Kai Theater, Brussels and Beaubourg, Paris. 2005.

Live performance with David Zicarelli at Basel Festival of Electronic Music. July, 2005.

The Rape of the Sabine Women. Video/opera project with Eve sussman. Recording and shooting on locations in Greece. 600 voices in the Herodeon theater at the Acropolis. Cliffside Bouzouki ensemble. Piece for butchers knives, meat, and singers. May-June, 2005.

Les Bonbonnieres. Inhabiting baroque theater and workshop. Chambery, France. February, 2005.

Double quartet for: together again for the first time. Multi-channel video and sound installation. Project room at Lombard Fried Gallery, NYC. January, 2005.

2004

Performances of California at BAM Next Wave Festival. Live score for 4 Pianos and 4 foley artists. With Pianists Anthony Coleman, Lisa Moore, Jenny Lin, Antony Widoff and Foley artists Daniel Teige, Matt Rocker and Willa Bepler. December, 2004.

Taught Voice and Improvisation workshops at the Omega Institute. Rheinbeck, NY. August and October,2004.

Sound and Score for Hoist. Erotic short by Matthew Barney.

Dialogues Essen. Improvisational Performance with Sasha Waltz and David Zambrano in Drei Wocken mit Pina Bausch. Essen, Germany. October, 2004.

Raptus. Research and Development in Greece for this video/opera/performance in collaboration with Eve Sussman. Sept, 2004.

Dialogues Berlin. Improvisational Performance with Sasha Waltz and many guests. Berlin, Germany. August, 2004.

Sound Design and Score for Matthew Barney's De Lama Lamina with music by Arto Lindsay. August, 2004.

Dialogues. Improvisational Performance with Sasha Waltz. Montpellier, France. July, 2004.

Solo Improvisation at Issue Project Room, NYC. May, 2004. Vocals with multichannel computer accompaniment.

So Low. Solo Improvisation at Das TAT. Frankfurt, Germany. March, 2004. Vocals with multichannel computer accompaniment.

89 Seconds at Alcazar. Collaboration with video artist Eve Sussman. HD video projection with sound score. Whitney Biennial, 2004.

2003

California. Collaboration with choreographer John Jasperse.
Festival International de Danse a Cannes (premiere). Cannes, France. November, 2003

Dialogues. Improvisational Performance with Sasha Waltz. Bordeaux, France. November, 2003

Transient Symphony: Oratorio for Hillside and Valley. A mobile soundtrack for the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial.
Project is a CD designed to be played in a car while driving in this rural region of Niigata prefecture, Japan.
The recording features performers from the region. Released by Artfront. July, 2003.

The Order. DVD (audio and video) featuring new material and remixes from Cremaster 3. June, 2003.
Palm Pictures release scheduled for September.

Improvisational performance with Arto Lindsay, John Zorn, I-Sound, Ben Rubin. Tonic, NYC. April, 2003.

Works and Process: Jonathan Bepler and Matthew Barney. Guggenheim Museum Theater, NYC.
Live performance featured characters and musicians from the Cremaster films.
WIll Rahmer, Marti Domination, Mindy Smith, Paul Brady, Sofie Zamchik, vocals.
5 small ensembles, drummers, tap dancers, honey bees. Conducted by JB. March, 2003.

7-channel sound score for the dance/performance This is an Epic, with Choreographer Jennifer Lacey and Designer Nadia Lauro.
Performed at Antipodes festival, Le Quartz, Brest, France, and Beaubourg, Paris. March, 2003.

The Order. 10-channel sound installation in the Cremaster Cycle exhibition by Matthew
Barney at the Guggenheim Museum, NYC. January, 2003.

2002

6-Channel sound score for the video At Rest, in collaboration with artist Malerie Marder. Salon 94, NYC. December, 2002

Live remix performance at Cookie’s, Berlin. July, 2002.

Cremaster 3. Score for film by Matthew Barney. Featuring Paul Brady, Sofie Zamchik, Chrysler Philharmonic, Cloud Club Bigband.
March, 2002. Soundtrack CD released by Jonathan Bepler.

2000

S. Score for the dance/theater piece by Sasha Waltz and company. Shaubühne, Berlin. Electronics and chamber ensemble. 2000.

Improvisations with dancer KJ Holmes. P.S. 122. 2000.

On Balance. Audio installation at PS1 Institute for Contemporary Art. 40 minute composition for 4 loudspeakers.
SFX and Electronics. Curated by Klaus Biesenbach. June, 2000.

The Man in Black / Drone Harness. 12" vinyl picture-disk edition with Matthew Barney. Benefit for Printed Matter. 2000

Performance with Arto Lindsay, Ikue Mori, and I-sound in installation by sculptor Cildo Meireles.
Presented by New Museum of Contemporary Art. Tonic, NYC. 2000.

New Music ensemble featuring Zeena Parkins, electric harp; DJ Isound, turntables; Blake Lindberg, drums; Jonathan Bepler, guitar, voice.
Performances in NYC. 2000.

1999

Award from the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts. 1999.

Participated in the Sundance Institute Composer’s Lab. Summer, 1999.

Cremaster 2. Full score featuring:
The Organ at Riverside Church. Gregory D’agostino, Organ.
The Norian Philharmonic Orchestra. Tabernacle Bass Choir.
A Hybrid Country-Western 2-Step sequence with singer Patty Griffin.
A Death Metal ensemble featuring legendary (Slayer) drummer Dave Lombardo, vocalist Steve Tucker (Morbid Angel),
and 200,000 honey bees sampled, processed and sequenced by the composer.
Soundtrack CD released by Jonathan Bepler. 1999.

Die Flasche Ist Ganz Leer. Score for dance by DD Dorvillier. The Kitchen, PS 122, NYC. Manipulated sound effects and remix. 1999.

Ruins. 10 hour ‘Video Opera’ project. Dir. Kiyo Nishimoto. Like Water, Tokyo. Chamber Orchestra and Electronics. 1999.

1998

Don’t Go Without Your Echo with choreographer Susan Rethorst. The Kitchen, NYC. Saxophone, guitar, strings, electronics. 1998.

Masterpieces of Fantasy. Dir. Kiyo Nishimoto. Chamber Orchestra. 1998.

Primary Orifice for the Glenn Branca Ensemble (10 electric guitars, drums). Premiered at the Barbican Centre, London. 1998.

Fremd Zieh Ich Wieder Aus for Piano and baritone (JB). Based on Schubert’s Die Winterreise.
Performed at the Alternative Schubertiade, NYC. Released on CRI records. 1998.

Daily Bullet. Guitar and voice in piece by Max Nagl. Konzerthaus, Wien. 1998.

Dificulties. Baritone in choral piece by Peter Herbert. St. Peter’s Church, NYC. 1998.

1997

Cremaster 5. Operatic score featuring:
The Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Gergely Kaposi. Adrienne Csengery, soprano.
Sung in Hungarian with libretto by M Barney. 1997. Soundtrack CD released by BMG Classics.

Gum Drop Junkies. Short film directed by Lorrel Manning. Remix and electronics.

The Tell Tale Vibrator. Short film directed by Jill Chamberlain. Chamber ensemble.

Keep Your Hands Off. Chamber piece for piano, saxophone, ‘cello, bass, guitar and percussion.

Baritone soloist in Venus Mond, by Burckhard Stangl. Empire State Building. NYC. 1997

1996

Produced recording of OPUS 17A, by Hanne Darboven. Robert Black, Contrabass solo. DIA Foundation, NYC.

Cremaster 1. Dir. Matthew Barney. Some reinterpretations of Busby Berkeley style songs with chamber orchestra. 1996.

Queen of Mud. Film directed by Anne Sofie Siden and Tony Gerber. Piano, strings, percussion, electronics.

1995

Flux. Short film directed by Patrick Stettner. Solo cello.

Elvis Birds Wild Tiger Sad Elvis. Dance by Erin Fitzgerald. Dance Theater Workshop, NYC. Chamber band.

Solo voice and guitar in Super 8. Max Nagl. ORF Vienna; Porgy and Bess, Vienna.

Harriet. With choreographer Erin Fitzgerald. Dance Theater Workshop, NYC. Chamber band.

Squall. Dance by Wendy Perron. Electronics. The Kitchen, NYC. 1994.

No Menus. Dance by Jonathan Kinzel. Live band. Danspace, NYC. 1994.

Awards from Meet The Composer, New England Foundation for the Arts, New York State Council for the Arts, The Puffin Foundation, Jacob’s Pillow, South Florida Arts Council, Vermont Council for the Arts, Acadia Summer Arts Program. 1993-99.

Automation of Accidental Gestures. Designed, constructed and composed for computer-controlled sound and sculpture installation in collaboration with Sculptor Sue Rees and performers, including Fred-Lomberg Holm, Jennifer Monson, Hope Clarke, Tom Goralnik, Dan Froot, KJ Holmes.
Installations at: Threadwaxing Space, NYC ; NY Hall of Science (World's Fair building), NYC; South Florida Arts Center, Miami; P.S. 122, NYC; Mass MOCA, Pittsfield, MA. 1992-95.

La Pellegrina. Peggy Florin. Lasell Dance Space. Williamstown, MA. 1993

Music for performance by Min Tanaka in Night Day. Bennington College. 1993.

Source to Sound. Jacob's Pillow. Becket, MA. Constructed automated sound installations in four spaces for piece directed by Susan Sgorbati. 1993.

Computer-aided duet performances with David Zicarelli. 1993.

Directed, choreographed, and sang title roles in productions of these operas:
Dido and Aneas, Henry Purcell. Martha Hill Theater, Bennington, VT. 1993.
Orfeo ed Euridice, C.W. Gluck. Greenwall, Bennington, VT. 1992.
Apollo e Dafne, G.F. Handel. D-205, Bennington, VT. 1991.

M.F.A. in Music, Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont. 1993.
Composition Study with Louis Calabro, Joel Chadabe, Vivian Fine.
Vocal Study with Frank Baker, Theodore Uppman.
Music and Performance study with Milford Graves, Bill Dixon, Min Tanaka.

Performance at the Computers and improvisation festival. The Knitting Factory. NYC. 1991.

Performed voice and guitar in Seventeen Kilos of Garlic, by Dan Froot. LaMama. NYC. 1991.

Performed and taught solo voice and movement work in NYC, Miami, London, Frankfurt, Paris, Amsterdam, Copenhagen. 1990-2000.

Composed the cabaret opera "The Great Belzoni" with writer/director Tony Gerber. BACA. NYC. 1990.

Dance/Opera 'Innana' with Christina Svane. CNDO, Amsterdam. 1987.

Guitarist and instrument tuner with the Glenn Branca Ensemble for 3 tours of Europe, US and Asia.
Concerts in major halls in Paris, London, Berlin, Tokyo, Stockholm, Copenhagen. 1985-96

Recordings:
Transient Symphony. Artfront, Tokyo. 2003.
Music for Cremaster 3. Jonathan Bepler, 2002.
State of the Union (Anthology). EMF, 2001.
Music for Cremaster 2. Jonathan Bepler, 1999.
Alternative Schubertiade (Anthology). CRI Records, 1999.
Cremaster 5, Original Soundtrack Recording. RCA Red Seal, 1998.
Masterpieces of Fantasy. Like Water Tokyo, 1997.

Born in Media, Pennsylvania. Residing in Brooklyn, NY.

JBHOME