Phoenecia's “Brownout” was honoured with a Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 2002, category Digital Musics & Sound Art.
Phoenecia 's Romulo Del Castillo and Joshua Kay met in a sound recording class session at a nearby college and quickly found common ground through their mutual affinity for Herbie Hancock, Detroit techno, early Warp records, and hand percussionists such as Glen Velez and Zakir Hussain.
About Phoenecia
Phoenecia's Romulo Del Castillo and Joshua Kay (USA) met in a sound recording class session at a college and quickly found common ground through their mutual affinity for Herbie Hancock, and hand percussionists such as Glen Velez and Zakir Hussain.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.