podcast 57-Jacob Gotlib (Gaudeamus Muziekweek)

Jacob was born and raised in Louisville, KY, and has written music for instruments, electronics, dance, and multimedia. His music is regularly played at festivals around North America and Europe, most recently at the Wellesley Composers Conference (Wellesley, MA), the Acht Brücken Festival (Cologne, Germany), Hear+Now (Louisville, KY) and June in Buffalo (Buffalo, NY). His works have been premiered by a variety of American and European ensembles, including Talujon Percussion Quartet, Ensemble SurPlus, and Ensemble Linea. You can listen to more of his works at www.jacobgotlib.com.In our conversation we talk about his work at Art x FM, living outside of a large city with a new music scene, and the experience of working with different kinds of ensembles.