Alex Penney
Alex Penney (aka pendamental) is a music producer, DJ, and spatial sound artist from BC. His affinity for interesting sounds and immersive environments has led to an intimate relationship with the 4D Sound system at Lobe Studio. Drawing inspiration from funky beats, earthy textures, and warping reality, Penney's work is simultaneously rooted and spacey, blurring the lines between music and environment, invoking reflection and immersion while always returning to something you can nod your head to. Penney has been working as an audio engineer and music producer in Vancouver for the better part of a decade, with countless artists in a variety of genres.
With a number of remixes and collaborations under his belt, he released his first full-length studio album in 2022 (Two Days In Time) as Pendamental. Apart from making music, Alex has also created two full-length spatial sound pieces for Lobe Studio ('Are You Moving' 2021, 'LoZ' 2022), produced two interactive art installations for Bass Coast Festival ('Wave Play' 2018, 'Sea Trash, See Treasure' 2019), volunteered for many different organizations, and obtained bachelors degrees in both Physics and Philosophy from the University of Calgary. His unique background set the course for an interdisciplinary approach to art and music, and informs his 'cross-pollination' creative approach today. He is continually seeking new forms of expression and immersion through sound.
Are You Moving?
A composition that takes motion as its subject, this piece explores place and position by unsettling the listener’s perspective: be it physically or perceptually.
“Are You Moving?” can be heard as an omniscient narrative that suggests a process of transformation; a journey that is motivated by passage between the diverse and populated soundscapes of one’s inner and outer worlds.
