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ITCHY-O IS A DENVER-BASED PERCUSSION-CENTERED ELECTRONIC PERFORMANCE GROUP LAUDED AS ONE OF TODAY’S MOST UNIQUE MUSICAL-PERFORMANCE GROUPS. WITH A DRIVING DRUM CORPS BATTERY, TAIKO DRUMMERS, AN ARSENAL OF ELECTRONICS INCLUDING SYNTHESIZERS, THEREMIN, VOCODERS, AND OTHER CUSTOM-MADE SONIC DEVICES, ITCHY-O COMPLETELY ENGULFS AN AUDIENCE FROM EVERY ANGLE IN AN ELECTRIC BOG OF MUSIC, EPHEMERA, AND SPECTACLE. THE GROUP DISRUPTS TRADITIONAL PERFORMANCE PROTOCOLS WITH A FORM OF CHAOS THAT UNIFIES SPECTATORS AND AUDIENCES WITH A POWERFUL AND IMMERSIVE MUSICAL EXPERIENCE THAT FEATURES ELABORATE COSTUMES, LARGE-SCALE PUPPETS, TEAMS OF PROVOCATEURS, AND SPFX ENGINEERS. DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM MANY CULTURES – JAPANESE TAIKO DRUMMING TO CHINESE LION DANCING, MEXICAN STREET PROCESSIONS, ANCIENT ESOTERIC SYMBOLISM AND AMERICAN DRUM CORPS, ITCHY-O OFFERS A TRANSCENDENTAL MUSICAL EXPERIENCE THAT DISSOLVES THE DIVIDE BETWEEN PERFORMER AND SPECTATOR. ITCHY-O PERFORMANCES AWAKEN THE SENSES, TEST ASSUMPTIONS, AND CREATE AN OPENING FOR NEW EXPERIENCES WHERE IDENTITY AND BOUNDARIES SURRENDER AND DISBAND.
