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Performances, Updates, Entries, Flyers, & Other Classical Performances
July 18, 2008: A new ze'r0-sum EP will be released on Destructive Industries (www.destructiveindustries.net) entitled "Voices of the Inferno - Homage to Dante Alighieri" this month!
-Aug. 2, 2008: Upcoming show ze'r0-sum show in Atlanta, GA with Werewolf Jerusalem, RU-486, Crawling Iris, and Graham Moore. www.pd.org/~eyedrum/calendar/index.php?eventTypeId=1&id=2145&month=8&year=2008
July 11, 2008: In the Land of Archers, ze'r0-sum, and Wall with One Side at Notsuoh in Houston, TX commemerating the birthday of Thomas Bowlder. First ze'r0-sum show in 4 years. Piece performed: Vacant Decay.
October 6,2007: Performed with Black Leather Jesus at the Chinati Foundation Open House in Marfa, TX opening up for Sonic Youth!
June 28, 2007: "Black Light/White Noise: Sound and Light in Contemporary Art" : I performed with Werewolf Jerusalem (Richard Ramirez) at Contemporary Arts Museum of Houston. Performers: Rotten Piece, T.E.F., Crawling Iris, Carlos Pozo.
November 23, 2004: Second ze'rØ-sum Full-Length is finished!! "The Funeral Suite and Other Works: A Collection of Previously Unreleased & Remastered Material from 2001-2002" Order on website: Deadline Recordings. An Mp3 will added to Discography page soon.
December 2, 2004: Solo Piano Performance at North Harris Community College. Performed Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 18 in C-sharp Minor.

October 30, 2004: "Day of the Dead Festival" at MECA (Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts) in Houston, TX: ze'rØ-sum show. Pieces performed: Mnemosyne, Circle of Flesh Displacement, Shedding of Skins While Descending a Staircase, & The Jerusalem Lament. INFO: www.meca-houston.org
October 23, 2004: 5th Annual Horrible Noise Festival at Soutmore House in Houston, TX. Performers are: Black Leather Jesus, ze'r0-sum, Oneiros (from Dallas), Concrete Violin, Goat, Steel Hook Prostheses, A Fail Association. Piece performed: The Jerusalem Lament.
October 1, 2004: Solo Piano/Violin & Piano Faculty Program (Jose Garza, Jovan Hernandez, Hal Lanier, Nguyen Binh, Thien Kim, Vu Hung) at MECA (Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts) in Houston, TX. I am currently the Piano Instructor at MECA and have been since the Summer Program 2004. Performers and and pieces are listed below:
| Sonata in E Minor for violin and piano, KV 304 | W. A. Mozart |
| I. Allegro | |
| II. Tempo di Minuetto | |
| Jose Garza, violin | |
| Hal Lanier, piano | |
| Waltz No. 5 in Ab Major, op. 42 | Frederic Chopin |
| Jovan Hernandez, piano | |
| Ngo Vang Quy (Along the Sunflower Patch) | Song and Lyrics by Do That Kinh |
| Arranged by Nguyen Binh | |
| Ngoi sao ban chieu (The Evening Star) | Author Unkown |
| Thien Kim, vocals | Arranged by Nguyen Binh |
| Jose Garza, violin | |
| Vu Hung, guitar | |
| Sonata No. 2 in A Major for violin and piano, Op.12 | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| I. Allegro vivace | |
| II. Andante, piu tosto Allegretto | |
| III. Allegro piacevole | |
| Jose Garza, violin | |
| Jovan Hernandez, piano | |
| <<INTERMISSION>> | |
| Sonata No. in C Major for solo violin, BVW 1005 | J. S. Bach |
| III. Largo | |
| IV. Allegro assai | |
| Jose Garza, violin | |
| Scherzo No. 2 in Bb Minor | Frederic Chopin |
| Jovan Hernandez, piano | |
| Sonata no. 3 in G Major for violin and piano, Op. 30 | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| I. Allegro assai | |
| II. Tempo di Mineutto, ma molto moderato e grazioso | |
| III. Allegro vivace | |
| Jose Garza, violin | |
| Jovan Hernandez, piano | |
| "March" from the Opera Lova for Three Oranges | Sergei Prokofiev - Jascha Heifetz |
| Jose Garza, violin | |
| Jovan Hernandez, piano |
September 10, 2004: "60 Minutes of Minutes" at the Barnevelder Movement Arts Center in Houston, TX. A 60 minute collective improvisation of 60 one-minute solos played by 60 musicians presented by the Pauline Oliveros Foundation. Musicians listed below:
| and accelerator | Andres Londono | Audrey Nath |
| Carlos M. Pozo | Carol Morgan | Catherine Fairchild |
| Charlie Naked | Chris Bakos | Christina Carroll |
| David Cutaia | David Dove | David Feil |
| Don White | George Albert The Heathco | gie gie |
| Imagine I Am | Jacob A. Barton | James Eck Rippie |
| Jason Jackson | Jeff Barnum | Jeff Williams |
| Joel Mercado | John DuBoise | John Edward Ross |
| John Martinez | Juan Garcia | Justin Crane |
| Kerry Melonson | Kevin Patton | Khrystah Gorham |
| Kirk Suddreath | Kristilyn Woods | Kurt Stallman |
| Kyle Phillips | Lance Christian Higdon | Liz Marie Rosenberg |
| Lucas G | Maria Chavez | Marty Durlam |
| Michael Woodson | Michael Woodson Too | Muzak |
| Nick Cooper | Nick Hennies | Paula Anne Soceo Anicete |
| Ramon Martin | Richard Power | Richard Ramirez |
| Robert Pearson | Rose Lange | Ruth Langston |
| Ruthie Rodriguez | Ryan Goodland | ryansupak |
| Sandy | Steve Matis | Steve Stricklan |
| Thomas Helton | Thomas Zermeno | ze'rØ-sum |
May 16, 2004: "Cataclastic Fracture, Vol. 2", 74 various artists compilation, is now out with a one minute ze'rØ-sum track "The Cradle Downstairs", and side project, Anatomy of a Blackout, has a debut track on it as well, "Metachromaticism".
April 17, 2004: Jovan L. Hernandez and Markus Cone at Super Happy Funland in Houston, TX. Classical/Neo-classical Avant Garde Show with Experimental Aftershow. Order of performers and pieces performed:
| -Markus Cone (of PAD) | |||||
1. Debussy - "Reflets dans l'eau" Images, Livre 1
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| -Jovan L. Hernandez (of ze'rØ-sum) | |||||
1. Chopin - Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 31
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| Crawling Iris |
| Artificial Climate Control (Ex-AGNS member) |
| In the Land of Archers + Werewolf Jerusalem |
March 27, 2004: "Live at the Old Quarter" Live Compilation of Various Artists in Galveston, TX (Rocket, ze'rØ-sum, AGNS, & Priest in Shit) is finally out from Deadline Recordings!! Go to Contact page for link to Deadline Recordings Website!! Info & mp3 on Discography page.
March 6, 2004: Bill Thompson, Rick Reed, & Brent Fariss (from Austin) at Super Happy Funland in Houston, TX. Other Performers are: Douglas Ferguson, Eric Arn, & Vennessa Arn (from Austin); ze'rØ-sum, S-21, The Secret Geography, and Murex. Pieces Performed: 2 Untitled pieces from upcoming releases, and Excerpt Piece from Upcoming Project.
January 28, 2004: Completed the ze'rØ-sum track for "NARROW SPACES" (3inch CDR series of 3) for Somnambulant Recordings!
January 18, 2004: Black Leather Jesus at the PDX NOISEFEST in Portland, Oregon: BLJ CANCELLED.
January 16, 2004: ze'rØ-sum at Super Happy Funland in Houston, TX. Other performers: Price Taggery, T.E.F., PAD, In the Land of Archers. Pieces performed: The Shedding of Skins While Descending a Staircase, The Circle of Flesh Displacement, Mnemosyne, and new untitled piece from upcoming full length.
October 27, 2003: New compilations in the works from Deadline Recordings with a ze'rØ-sum track: "Museum of Carnal Possibilities" (TBA)
October 20, 2003: currently working on a collaboration with Oneiros: Zeroneirosum
August 9, 2003: Goat at Super Happy Funland in Houston, TX. Other performers: Priest in Shit, Rotten Piece, Steel Hook Prostheses, T.E.F. + Fail Association, Concrete Violin, ze'r0-sum, etc. Pieces performed: The Music Box Sonata for Transmigrating Souls and The Cradle Downstairs.
December 14, 2002: Dead Audio Music Festival II at Commerce Street Art Warehouse, Houston TX. Performers: Immaculate: Grotesque, Lockweld, Anna Bible Study, The Eugenics Council, Pedestrian Deposit, Viodre, Mansfield Deathtrap Re-Recordings, Steel Hook Prostheses, Nightmare Organism, Nerve Death, Inhalant, Lysogeny, Static Storm System, ze'r0-sum, In the Land of Archers, Priest in Shit, Concrete Violin, Rotten Piece, Astrogenic Hallucinauting, T.E.F., Balance Angel, Muzak, PAD, Crawling Iris, Dethkraut, MassMurderMedia, and Infant Mortality Rate. Pieces performed: Untitled piece from upcoming release, and Pleasure and Perdition.
November 2, 2002: 'Paroxysm-Experimental Language Lesson' as Fire Station 3 in Houston, TX. Performers: S-21, Shithead, In the Land of Archers, ze'r0-sum, Space Invader Orchestra, About This Product, A Pink Cloud, Michael Rotch. Piece Performed: Arrhythmia.
October 3, 2002: 'In Limbo: The Transmigrations': a collection of paintings by Jovan Hernandez (First Solo Exhibit) at Commerce Street Art Warehouse, Houston, TX. Art was accompanied by the audio piece 'The Music Box Sonata for Transmigrating Souls' (Doubled Version & looped). The original was never performed until 2003 when it was released as a 3" on Deadline Recordings.
May 10, 2002: Richard Ramirez (Final Live Performance) at no tsu oH in Houston, TX. Other performers: AGNS, Crawling Iris, A Pink Cloud, ze'r0-sum, Concrete Violin, Taint. Pieces performed: Undeniable Desperation, Pedaled Amnesia, and Nico's 'Janitor of Lunacy'.
July 15, 2002: KTRU 91.7 FM (Rice University) Genetic Memory Show with Austin Cooley: ze'r0-sum interview. Piece played: Molested Threnody in C Minor (Recorded Live Version at The Old Quarter in Galveston, TX): Deadline Recordings will be releasing this release.
June 9, 2002: The Old Quarter in Galveston, TX. Performers: AGNS, ze'r0-sum, Priest in Shit. Pieces performed: Mnemosyne and Molested Threnody in C Minor
November 17, 2001: "Renegade Noise" at The Sand Bar in Dallas, TX. Performers: Lysogeny, Concrete Violin, ze'r0-sum, T.E.F., Richard Ramirez, Goat, and Steel Hook Prostheses. Pieces performed: Pedaled Amnesia, Mnemosyne, Fear of Eternity, and Nothing, Nevermore.
November 9, 2001: Framed and Dried Fashion Show (Richard Saenz + Luz Torrico + Travis Bowsher) accompanied by ze'r0-sum at Superstitious Warehouse. Piece performed: Funeral Suite
September 22, 2001: Dead Audio Music Festival at Superstitious Warehouse in Houston, TX. Performers: Astrogenic Hallucinauting, The Search Party, Muzak, A Pink Cloud, Unicorns, PAD, Crawling Iris, Noise Vomit, The Last Bastions, Audio Telepathy, MassMurderMedia, Alpha Tech, Concrete Violin, Dethkraut, ze'r0-sum, Lysogeny, Goat, Nerve Death, Steel Hook Prostheses, Taint, T.E.F., Eugenics Council, Rotten Piece, Stimbox, and Black Leather Jesus. Pieces performed: The Lullaby for Things Incorrect, and Mnemosyne. Also performed with Black Leather Jesus as a member.
June 2, 2001: Black Leather Jesus at Sound Exchange in Houston, TX. Other performers: A Pink Cloud, The Search Party, and ze'r0-sum. Pieces performed: The Wrong Toy, Joystick, Fear of Eternity, and Nothing, Nevermore.
April 14, 2001: First live performance as ze'r0-sum- Rusted Shut headlined at Mary Jane's Fat Cat in Houston, TX. Other performers: Have a Nice Day, A Pink Cloud, ze'r0-sum, and Richard Ramirez. Pieces played: Destroyed Harpsichord Canon, and an untitled piece.
January 16, 2001: First live performance as a Black Leather Jesus member: Cock E.S.P. at no tsu oH in Houston, TX. Other performers: Black Leather Jesus, Rotten Piece, Concrete Violin, Lysogeny, A Pink Cloud.
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