Press inquiries: Justin Wong
National Sawdust
80 North 6th Street, Brooklyn NY 11249
516-232-6014
“Shirey is the living embodiment of the spirit of John Cage, committed to the tenets that music is play and listening to music is an active endeavor...”
“…his performances seem a combination ofcareful planning and spur-of- the-momentinspiration.”
“Sxip fascinates me. His music sounds likestories. He works in the places where noisebecomes music and does things that makeyou realize there are no boundaries betweennoise and music—or not like you imagine.”
“The multifaceted New York-based musicianis renowned for his kaleidoscopic array ofgewgaws and gadgets repurposed forperformances by a one-man gonzoorchestra…his résumé doubles as apassport of imposing sophistication andvariety.”—The Wall Street Journal