Artist Spotlight: Harris G. Thor

· Biography: 

· American composer-performer Harris G. Thor received education at West Campus, Berkeley California, and Broome Community College, Binghamton, New York and studied with Bill Washer, Paul Winter, Doug Beardsley, Wavy Gravy, and Rick Masten. He premiered his composition "Nestle These Quick" at the Barbazon School of Modeling graduation ceremony of 1972. A multi-instrumentalist, he performs on guitar, guitar synthesizer, fretless bass, banjo, lap steel, synthesizer, and harmonica. Since 1978 he has led ensembles with artists including Armen Boyajian, Zane Massey, Marko Marcinko, and B. J. Liederman and has played with Ed Carter of the Beach Boys, cellist Hank Roberts, composer Eric Ross and Peter Dodge. Currently he is performing and recording with UnityGroup, Ringtones and HG & The Golden Sunns. Harris is the owner and operator of the Captured Music Studio- a performance space and recording studio. He has produced hand-made electric guitars and basses, and performed electronics and instrument repairs at the HG Thor Guitar Lab since 1990. He is currently president of Easy Motion Inc., inventors and manufacturers of the Woodwiz® Splitter

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Compositions:

• “Solamente”, catalan rumba for live performance 2005
• "Flood of '35", theme music for the documentary, 2002
• "Carriba", Latin-Caribbean for steel pan, 2002
• "Nico", a succus feel written for Tristan, 2000
• "Road To Uzes", jazz composition for live performances, 1999
• "Thrush", composition for live performances, 1999
• "Brown Eyes", composition for live television performance, 1997
• "Last Tango In Lemuria", composition for live television performance, 1997
• "Satin Latin", all instruments, multi-tracked recording, 1986
• "Echolalia", a tone painting in three parts for electric guitar, 1984
• "Chroma One", composition for synthesizer and female vocalist, 1984
• "Debbie's Hair Is Still Here", The Screaming Headlines, 1985
• "KARP", fusion ensemble music, The Screaming Headlines, 1984
• "E-Curb", composition for found sounds and violin, The Cerbonaughts, 1979
• "Hermine": jazz composition for Air Apparent- Washington, DC, 1979

Recordings:

• HG & The Golden Sunns: 2017 Collected Works
• Ringtones: “Rusty Stove Sessions” 2017 CD
• ‽CREW∞: “Primordial Stew” Collected Works 2013
• LivingStones: "Banned Upstairs", 2003 CD
• UnityGroup: "Sharing The Light", 2002 CD
• Figment: "Evolution" 2002 CD 
• UnityGroup: "Umoja", 2001 CD
• UnityGroup: "One World", 2000 CD
• Second Nature: "Live and Let Live" 2000 CD
• Second Nature: "First Instinct", Hairst Music, 1999 CD
• Nature Boys: "Second Nature", Hairst Music, 1999 CD
• Nature Boys: "Hunter Gatherer", Hairst Music, 1998 CD
• HG Thor: "Dawn Of The Ninth", Hairst Music, 1998 CD
• UnityGroup: "Live At The Haunt", Hairst Music, 1998 CD
• UnityGroup: "UnityGroup", Robert Weinberger producer, 1998 CD
• HG Thor And Friends, "Fore", Hairst Music, 1995 CD
• Jimmy Clune, "Collected Works", arrangements, instruments, engineering, 1987, cassette.
• The Screaming Headlines, "The Screaming Headlines", Hairst Music, 1985, cassette.
• The Cerbonaughts, "Glandscrape", Hairst Music, 1985, cassette
• Daniel Ansell, "Its Only Life", arrangements, instruments, engineering, 1982, cassette.
• The Cerbonaughts, "Harsh Butterflies", Hairst Music, 1979, cassette

Film and Video:

• Documentary: "Cornell: Birth of the American University", 2003, soundtrack contributor, WSKG Brian Frey producer.
• Documentary: "The Flood Of 1935", 2002, Theme music and soundtrack contributor, WSKG Brian Frey producer.
• Michalak, David, "The Return", film, 1975, Actor
• Butler, Michael, "Adelaine In Ruins", video, 1974, Actor, Sound, Gaffer, Camera Operator.

Television Performances:

• WSKG Television “At The Drive In” with Blue Shift, 2008
• Interview and Performance: 'Encounter' with Rev. Gary Doupe, WBNG Television 9-04-2002
• Interview and Performance: 'Encounter' with Rev. Gary Doupe, WBNG Television 9-11-2001
• Stage 46, Premier broadcast, WSKG Television, music background live performances 2001
• UnityGroup, Concert, 'Mixed Bag' , WVIA Television, Wilkesberry, PA, 1999
• UnityGroup, Live concert broadcast, 'Sessions', WSKG Television, Binghamton, NY, 1998
• The Screaming Headlines, Concert, 'Sessions', WSKG Television, Binghamton, NY, 1997
• HG Thor And Friends: Concert and interview, 'Sessions', Premiere stereo broadcast, WSKG Television, 1995

Technical and Theater:

• Sound engineer: Second Hand, Broadway production, The New Victory Theater, The New 42nd Street Inc., NYC, 1998
• Sound engineer: Second Hand, Broadway Bound, Anderson Center, Binghamton University, 1998
• Sound engineer: Second Hand, Art Theater, Binghamton, 1998
• Sound engineer: Captured Music Studio, 1990-present day
• Sound engineer: Binghamton University Festival For The Performing Arts, 1984
• Lighting designer: Raisin, touring musical group 1975
• Roady: Dice, touring musical group 1974-1975
• Lighting engineer: Canton Elementary School play, 1962

Contact Information:

Harris G. Thor: PO Box 1285, Vestal, NY 13850, E-mail: guitlab@woodwiz.com

Website: The HG Thor Guitar Lab: www.woodwiz.com/guitarlab

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