Force Theory
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Force Theory was a musical production team and performance art band from Fort Greene, Brooklyn
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Force Theory Productions was formed in 2004 by bandmates Ion Michael Furjanic and Neill Sanford Livingston. The partnership are best known for composing and sound designing independent documentaries.
In 2005, Force Theory composed and sound designed the film Favela Rising
, which won 24 international film festivals and was short-listed for the Academy Awards. The team went on to score and sound design the film Jesus Camp
by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady (The Boys of Baraka
), which was released theatrically by Magnolia Pictures and was nominated for the 2007 best documentary Academy Award. In late 2007, Force Theory added 7 songs to Manda Bala (Send a Bullet) by Jason Kohn, which won the grand jury prize for documentary at the Sundance Film Festival.
Their later work included composition and sound design on director Marjan Tehrani's Arusi: Persian Wedding (PBS, 2009) and a complete sound design for Benson Lee's Planet B-Boy
, which aired on MTV in January 2009. They have also composed and sound designed the film Toe to Toe which premiered at the 2009 Sundance film festival in the dramatic competition.
The Force Theory Performance Band was founded in 1997 and played stage shows and private events around the New York City area until 2005. The Band was made up primarily of students from New York University. The bands music was a blend of Funk and Electronic. The lead vocals were provided by "Ionic", "Rai"and Master of ceremonies "Mike Noise". The band usually played a 1 hour non-stop set produced by "Sanford" and "Ionic". Their stage shows were known for frenetic choreography, props and inventions. The band claims to never have performed the same show twice.
Ion ("Ionic") of the band developed the "human piano" installation which uses low level electricity
to put sound into a person, who is then attached to a speaker system to amplify the sound.
The band's name was derived from the Unified Force Theory.
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Force Theory Productions
Active: 2004-2009Force Theory Productions was formed in 2004 by bandmates Ion Michael Furjanic and Neill Sanford Livingston. The partnership are best known for composing and sound designing independent documentaries.
In 2005, Force Theory composed and sound designed the film Favela Rising
Favela Rising
Favela Rising is a 2005 documentary film by American directors Jeff Zimbalist and Matt Mochary. It was produced by Sidetrack Films and VOY Pictures. It debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 24, 2005 where it won the award for Best New Documentary Filmmaker for Zimbalist and Mochary...
, which won 24 international film festivals and was short-listed for the Academy Awards. The team went on to score and sound design the film Jesus Camp
Jesus Camp
Jesus Camp is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing about a charismatic Christian summer camp, where children spend their summers learning and practicing their prophetic gifts and being taught that they can "take back America for Christ." According to the...
by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady (The Boys of Baraka
The Boys of Baraka
The Boys of Baraka is a 2005 documentary film produced and directed by filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady . Twenty at-risk boys from Baltimore attend the seventh and eighth grades at a boarding school in Kenya. The documentary follows them in Kenya and in Baltimore, before and after attending...
), which was released theatrically by Magnolia Pictures and was nominated for the 2007 best documentary Academy Award. In late 2007, Force Theory added 7 songs to Manda Bala (Send a Bullet) by Jason Kohn, which won the grand jury prize for documentary at the Sundance Film Festival.
Their later work included composition and sound design on director Marjan Tehrani's Arusi: Persian Wedding (PBS, 2009) and a complete sound design for Benson Lee's Planet B-Boy
Planet B-Boy
Planet B-Boy is a 2007 documentary film that focuses on the 2005 Battle of the Year while also describing B-boy culture and history as a global phenomenon. This documentary was directed by Canadian-American Korean filmmaker Benson Lee, shot by Portuguese-American filmmaker Vasco Nunes, and...
, which aired on MTV in January 2009. They have also composed and sound designed the film Toe to Toe which premiered at the 2009 Sundance film festival in the dramatic competition.
Force Theory Band
Active: 1997-2005The Force Theory Performance Band was founded in 1997 and played stage shows and private events around the New York City area until 2005. The Band was made up primarily of students from New York University. The bands music was a blend of Funk and Electronic. The lead vocals were provided by "Ionic", "Rai"and Master of ceremonies "Mike Noise". The band usually played a 1 hour non-stop set produced by "Sanford" and "Ionic". Their stage shows were known for frenetic choreography, props and inventions. The band claims to never have performed the same show twice.
Ion ("Ionic") of the band developed the "human piano" installation which uses low level electricity
to put sound into a person, who is then attached to a speaker system to amplify the sound.
The band's name was derived from the Unified Force Theory.
Original Band Members
- Ionic- Ion Michael Furjanic (Vocalist, Production, Human Piano)
- Neill- Sanford Livingston) (Production, Bass, cello)
- Rai- (Renee Benson) (vocals, Choreography)
- Sosa- (Sam Albright) (Horns, Synth)
- Mike Noise- (Nora Woolley) (Master of Ceremonies, Movement)