Matt LeVeque is a percussionist, composer, and improviser based in Los Angeles. His work is rooted in acoustic concert music, but frequently also includes electronic music, video, written text, installation, and intermedia performance. He explores questions of intimacy, queerness, and nostalgia in his work.

In this chat, Matt talks about his filming process, the poem by his partner Justin Dela Cruz that inspired his MEP film, and why Matt was drawn to reflect on the highways of Los Angeles.

To learn more about Matt’s film and accompanying postcard by Yumiko Glover, go here. To see Matt’s film, become a Middle Ear Project member and access our full film catalogue.

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Show Notes

• Link to our Open Call for proposals

• See the trailer for Matt's film

• More about Matt

• Learn about Justin Dela Cruz, the poet who inspired this film

• Learn more about James Benning's film United States of America

• See the visual art by Yumiko Glover paired with this film