Denver’s itchy-O consists of 23 professional musicians across an array of percussion, electronic and traditional world/rock/stringed instruments. This includes a driving drum-corps battery, taiko drummers, a custom made gamelan and an arsenal of sonic tools, from theremin to synthesizers, vocoders, and custom-built waveform equipment.
The collective is known for their pyrotechnic and interactive audience-engaging theatrical productions, but at its foundation is a commitment to constructing atmospheric soundscapes and dynamic musical compositions that engulf and provoke audiences, regardless of venue or medium.
The resulting “interdimensional orchestra” is now available for bespoke compositions.
Itchy-O works with Colorado-based Dolby Atmos equipped Evergroove Studio as well as Mighty Fine Productions’ studio to track all percussion and mix/master, respectively, and provide a full-suite of production services available in a business-friendly environment.
Itchy-O also works non-exclusively with the music licensing agency Colorwheel Music and owns the rights to all of our published material with two of three records non-exclusively licensed on the historic label, Alternative Tentacles.
All tracks on itchy-O’s third studio album, Mystic Spy | Psykho Dojo, are owned exclusively by itchy-O LLC.
Stems for all albums (with exclusion to Burn the Navigator) are available for editing and remixing.
The Pros itchy-O works with:
Michael Patterson – Scoring Mixer / Grammy Nominated Record Producer
David Kessner – Grammy Award Winning Projects Engineer
Brad Smalling – Audio Engineer – Evergroove Owner
Colin Bricker – Audio Engineer – Mighty Fine Owner
Xandy Whitesel – Audio Engineer Mighty Fine
FILM & PLACEMENT
• compel-fratorum • hyper-intentus • desumo-acoustic • artifex voluptus • celebratio professio •
• compel-fratorum • hyper-intentus • desumo-acoustic • artifex voluptus • celebratio professio •
INTERDIMENSIONAL ORCHESTRA
With a driving drum-corps battery, taiko drummers and an arsenal of electronics, the 57-member art collective’s live performances invite audience members to join into an experience of radical, transcendental musical celebration through dance. Lauded as one of today’s most unique musical performance groups, itchy-O awakens the senses, tests assumptions, and creates an opening for new experiences where identity and boundaries surrender and disband.
BESPOKE COMPOSITIONS
Itchy-O was selected to act as a centerpiece at MONA’s world renowned Dark MOFO fest in Tasmania in 2016, has played with David Byrne, and are the darlings of Austin’s prestigious film festival, Fantastic Fest, performing there three years in a row. They have opened for DEVO, Beats Antique, Melvins and have performed at The Biennial of the Americas, Tucson’s All Souls Procession Festival, Scoutmob’s Halloween bash in Atlanta, Austin’s Art Outside, Adobe’s Effective UI, along with regular coast-to-coast touring across the United States. Annual Hallowmass, Sci-Fi Masquerade, and New Year’s Eve bashes have become historic sold-out Colorado traditions.
• compel-fratorum • hyper-intentus • desumo-acoustic • artifex voluptus • celebratio professio •
• compel-fratorum • hyper-intentus • desumo-acoustic • artifex voluptus • celebratio professio •
STUDIOS
Itchy-O also works with Colorado-based recording studios Mighty Fine Productions and Evergroove Studio to track all percussion and mix/master, respectively, to provide a full-suite of production services available in a business-friendly environment.
ENGINEERS
Brad Smalling Audio Engineer - Evergroove Owner
Colin Bricker Audio Engineer - Mighty Fine Owner
Xandy Whitesel Audio Engineer Mighty Fine
Ethan Klien QSC Electronics Engineer - itchy-O Member
David Kessner QSC Projects Engineer - itchy-O Member
MUSICIANS
Scott Banning Composer, Producer, Roto-Toms, Taiko, Samples, Synths
Grayson Fiske Vibraphones, Gamelan, Bass Drum
Jake O'Neal Quint Tenors
Bryan Aquino Snare
Susan Lucia Timbales
Rob Burleson Cymbalist
Hanne Schrixx Cymbalist
Allison Marcellus Cymbalist
Thomas Knight Taiko
Fez Garcia Taiko
Jackson Lynn Taiko
Sara Akayo Taiko
Jackson Lynn Taiko
Ethan Alexander Bass Guitar, Upright Bass
James Nelson Guitars
Kirsten Vermulen Synths, Keys
Sam Foreman Samples, Synths, Circuitry
Jesse Dawson Samples, Synths, Circuitry
Aaron Spriggs Theremin
David Britton Synthesizers
EQUIPMENT
SÖM SÄPTÄLAHN, itchy-O’s new massive gamelan-inspired instrument cast in partnership with the Colorado School of Mines. More than 600 pounds of metal donated as part of the group’s Broken Cymbal Drive were melted down to form the mellifluous monstrosity, which introduces a brand new seven-tone musical scale never before utilized in Eastern or Western composition.
Includes:
Hanging gongs
60” Big Boss Gong
26” Nipple Gong
22” Gong
18” Nipple Gong
18” Wind Gong
8” Nipple Gong
7” Nipple Gong
Seven Cradled Gongs
Metallophone (7 bar low)
Metallophone (7 bar mid)
Metallophone (14 bar high)
ALSO IN THE ITCHY-O ARSENAL
One Custom Made O-Hira Daiko (Big Drum), including floor stand and upright stand 42" diameter head, 24" deep body
One Custom Made O-Hira Daiko, including custom steel stand with vertical-horizontal drum positioning
Ten 20"x24" Nagado-Daiko, including both floor stands and slanted stands
Three 18”x22” Nagado-Daiko, including floor stands
20"x9" Custom Made Hira-Daiko (Flat Body Drum)
18"x20" Custom Made Katsugi-Okedo, including stand
Two 15”x18” Katsugi-Okedo
16"x9" Shime-Daiko
Two 14"x6" Shime-Daiko
12"x22" Naga-nagado-Daiko (Extra long body drum)
One Rosewood Concert Dhol, straight barrel shape
One Professional Bhanga Dhol, rounded barrel shape
Uchiwa-Daiko (Fan Drum) 24cm
Uchiwa-Daiko (Fan Drum) 27cm
Uchiwa-Daiko (Fan Drum) 30cm
Tettou (Metal instrument - also called cannon)
Chappa (Hand Cymbals) 2 sizes
Atarigane or Chanchiki (Bell)
22” wind gong
20” wind gong
Balinese Cremation Gamelan
2 Gamelan gongs, Chinese Cymbals, and various bells from SE Asia
Horagai (blowing conch)
Roto Toms 18” 16” 10” 6”
Quints Tenor Drums
Quads Tenor Drums
Vintage Ludwig Stainless Marching Snare 13"
Timbalitos (Pair)
Ludwig Timbalitos 12” and 10”
LP Timbales 14” and 13”
113 Year Old Buscher Marching Pipe Bass Drum 28”
Six pairs Stadium Marching Cymbals 20”
Korg Microsampler X5
SP-303 Boss Sampler X2
2 Moog Thereminis
Warp Factory; Multi-Effects Processor, X3 Vocoders
VE-5000 Vocoder; Vocal Effects Processor
M-32 Console
Mesa Boogie X4 10” Bass Stack (previously owned by Metallica)
Mesa Boogie Guitar Stack
Baritone Ibanez 6 String Electric Guitar
Schecter Stiletto Stealth 5 Bass Guitar
Roland SP-404A Linear Wave Sampler
Line 6 DL4 Delay and MM4 Ring Mod
Korg Minilogue
Circuit-bent Yamaha PSS-140 FM synth
Xynthi Supercollider Interface
Fender 6-String Stratocaster Electric Guitar
Alesis Ampliton Tremelo
Alesis Phalng Flanger
Alesis Faze Phaser
Whammy Pitch Bend
Line 6 Echo Park Delay
EHX Cathedral Reverb
Klark-Technic DN 410 EQ
HHB Tube Compressor
Seventh Circle Preamps
