Loop 2.4.3 is a performance duo, featuring all manner of percussion, electronics, voices and more, that composes and collaborates with artists across many disciplines. Founder Thomas Kozumplik (also of indie-classical quartet Clogs) and mulit-instrumentalist Lorne Watson create works and give performances described as “visceral and satisfying,” with “brand-new yet iconic sounds that create a riveting aura, a genuine time warp.” (Gramophone) Their “energetic performances” (New York Times) and “stunning improvisational sense” (Time Out Chicago) are featured at music festivals, arts centers, universities, experimental venues, and jazz and rock clubs. The duo are also often asked to provide educational and community outreach programs. Embracing heritage while boldly pursuing their own path, “Kozumplik and Watson never sound like makers of arbitrary music...it all sounds like part of a well-though-out tradition. Only the tradition has never existed until now.” (Fresh Air, NPR)
Loop 2.4.3 is founded on the work of Kozumplik and Watson as the New York Percussion Duo. After the release of Batterie, their first album, they expanded their writing to include electronics, voices, and strings. Loop 2.4.3 has toured internationally as the New York Percussion Duo and in expanded formation in collaborations with Clogs, Newband (Harry Partch Ensemble), Dafnis Prieto, Belle Orchestre, the Books, Evan Ziporyn, Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond, the Decemberists), Joe Morello, their late mentor Robert Hohner, dancer/choreographer Alan Good Dance, and director John Jeserun. They have soloed with the Brooklyn Philharmonic at the BAM Opera House, and performed at Times Square in a collaboration with Robert Indiana (painter/sculpto), Michael McKenzie (photography/production) and Teresa Smith Dance. They have performed for radio, theater, and television, including The Learning Channel and MTV, and have appeared at the Sydney Festival, the London Jazz Festival, Merkin Hall, Carnegie Hall and the Japan Society (NYC) among others.
The group has held residencies or has been guest artists at CalArts, Michigan State University, Ithaca College, Cornell University, University at Buffalo, St. Cloud University, UC San Bernardino, CNMAT at UC Berkeley, Stony Brook University, New York University, Oklahoma City University, Central Washington University, and Eastern Oregon University, among others. They have been featured artists at Percussive Arts Society festivals in New York, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota, and are active within the Brooklyn Arts Council in NYC.
