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R. Weis has been composing with manipulated sound since the 1980s after moving from Pittsburgh, PA to New York City. Originally working as a poet, Weis began manipulating cassette tape to accompany presentations of his creative writing. Soon, he abandoned writing to focus on composing with manipulated sound. Since then, his work has been heard in many galleries and museums, on many US radio stations including WFMU, and on radio in Europe, including on London's Resonance FM. His newest project is "Parrot & Paperback," a four-part composition created from samples of sounds made by "Congo," an African Grey Parrot, paired with the sound of a paperback book (about the Congo jungle) dropping on the floor. Like his two other commercial releases "Mystery of the Egg" (1994) and "Excitable Audible" (2011), "Parrot & Paperback" is available from CD Baby and its digital distribution partners including iTunes. Venues where Weis' work has been heard include: The Listening Booth, online listening gallery originating in London Hilltown New Music Festival 2013, Ireland Nowhereisland Radio (London 2012 Cultural Olympiad) The Poetry Project, New York City (NYC) Performance Space 122, NYC Danspace Project, NYC La MaMa Galleria, NYC Art et Industrie Gallery, NYC Bridgewater/Lustberg Gallery, NYC Movement Research at the Judson Church, NYC University Art Museum, California State University Long Beach Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, Arizona CMJ Music Marathon, NYC Ludwig Forum, Stadt-Aachen, Germany Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Mona Bismark Foundation, Paris, France Dragonfly Festival, Gothenburg, Sweden Pittsburgh Filmmakers Galleries, Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh Technology Council, Pittsburgh, PA Mattress Factory Art Museum, Pittsburgh, PA Selected Reviews include: New York Times Los Angeles Times CMJ New Music Report Le Figaro (France) Revista Prodiemus (Spain) ARTnews