What is Alison up to lately?
Updated October 12, 2024
Very at Home
I’m currently living in the wonderful small city of Keene, New Hampshire, where I’ve been since 2019. For the first time in my life, I have no desire to move. I have two amazing little dogs, Peanut and Pepper, who deserve their own children’s book someday.
In the Studio
I’m very much focused on music-making again, after long hiatus from age 30ish-40ish. (It’s complicated.) I’ve released quite a bit of music over the last few years. My personal highlights are IX under the Blix Byrd moniker, and most recently, Misalignment, an album I’m very proud of having made w/ Greg as Doctor Body. At the moment, I’m enjoying recording performances of electronic music in my studio and putting them on my YouTube channel.
On Stage
After a couple of years of working toward it, I’m officially ready to do live performances any time. Last year, I performed as Blix Byrd in my town. You can watch a couple of tracks on YouTube. I enjoyed writing a piece and playing it with a friend at an ambient/noise show in Chicago at the end of March 2024. This fall, I’ll be performing at a couple of house parties, and will be reaching out to local venues to let them know I’m available sometime soon.
Personal Computing
A longish-term project at the moment is to exclusively use technology that makes my life and mind a better place. For me, that means detaching myself from the corporate internet as much as possible. So — no centralized/corporate social media, as little Google as I can manage, and self-hosting everything I can. I’m perpetually tinkering with where my data flows, and am enjoying my little technotopia, even though the user interfaces usually aren’t the best.
Good Times
I’ve enjoyed a few solo trips lately, both to far-flung destinations like Scotland, and local ones like New York. I have a great set of friends here in Keene, and am active on the board of a local arts organization called Arts Alive.