Biography:

Education
Master of Music, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1988
Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude, State University of New York, Albany, 1985

Clinician
Selected clinic titles:
Title of Workshop/Clinic I: "The Power of Strings: Plugging in!"
Title of Workshop/Clinic II: "Zen and the Art of Conceptual Improvisation"
Selected clinic presentations:
American String Teachers Association National Conference, 2003
American Composers Orchestra, Orchestra Tech conference, 2002
Eastern Connecticut State University, 2002
Rockland County Music Teachers Conference, 2001
Sussex County Youth Orchestra, 2001
ASCAP Foundation Fresh Air Fund at Camp Mariah, 2000-2001
New York State School Music Association National Conference, 2000
ASTA/NJ with National School Orchestra Association, 1999-2000

Selected Compositions
Lost Galaxy - elec. va, elec. gtr., live sampler, Premiered at Egizio's Project, Feb. 2002
as the Phoenix - elec. octave vn. Premiered at the Knitting Factory, Oct. 2001
Double Take - va; elec. va. Premiered at Greenwich Music House, Apr. 2001
Virtual Corridors - elec. va. Premiered at Bang on a Can Festival, May 1999
Café Mars - elec. gtr, elec. octave vn, elec. va. Premiered at Greenwich Music House, Apr. 1999
Quantum - elec. gtr., elec. va. Premiered at Experimental Intermedia, Dec. 1998
Static - elec. gtr., pedal steel gtr., elec. va. Premiered at the Knitting Factory, Sept. 1997
After the Fall – acoustic va, elec. vn, elec. va. Premiered at Snug Harbor Cultural Center, May 1997
Dreamcatcher II - voice, elec. va, elec. vc, elec. gtr. Premiered at Context, Sept. 1996
No Problem - voice, va, vc, elec. gtr. Premiered at Context, Sept. 1996
Rambla - vn, va, vc. Premiered at the Knitting Factory, Jan.1996
Terminal Baggage - elec. va. Premiered at the Knitting Factory, Jan.1996
Feminine Instincts - va, pf. Premiered at the Kitchen, March 1995
Taking Chances - elec. octave vn. Premiered on New Sounds Live WNYC-FM at the New School, March 1995
Random acts... - mixed chamber ensemble. S.E.M. Ensemble commission. Premiered at Willow Place Hall, Feb. 1995
Dreamcatcher - elec. string trio. Premiered at Willow Place Hall, Feb. 1995
Conversion - elec. va, ob, perc. Musician's Accord commission. Premiered at Weiler Hall, Apr. 1994
Winds of Arden - elec. va, perc. Premiered at Weiler Hall, Apr. 1994
Bienvenida – elec. va, marimba. Premiered at SUNY, Albany, Oct. 1993
Raindance – elec. va.. Premiered at Trenton Avant Garde Festival, Sept. 1993
Enharmonic Vision – elec. va and harmonizer. Produced at Harvestworks, Apr. 1993
Unbalanced Symmetry – mixed chamber ensemble, Apr. 1993
Wavelength – voice and mixed ens. Jan. 1992

Theatre/Dance and Film Scores
Fading Light - Documentary film by Ian Ross, 2003
Two - orchestra. Premiered at Frederick Loewe Theatre, 2002
Cycle - ballet. Premiered by Dancers Making Dances (Virginia Johnson, choreographer), 1998
Interior Motives -An Interactive Game - mixed ens., Premiered at Lotus Fine Arts, Sept. 1997
A Zero Degree - original music for theatrical production. Premiered at Circle Repertory, 1995
Ninnu Juci III – dancer, str. ens. Uttara Asha Coorlawala commission. Premiered at New Directions in Indian Dance, Toronto, Canada, Feb. 1993
Negatives of an Inhibition - for elec. va, poet and dancer. Premiered at Festival of Women Improvisers, 1992

Music Director/Producer
Producer - Bowing's "Café Mars", 2003
Founder/Music Director - Scorchio Electric String Quartet, 2001-present
Creator/Producer - ASCAP's "Thru the Walls", a new music showcase, featuring composer/performers whose work defies categorization, 2001-present
Associate Music Director - Drummin' for multi-ethnic percussion ensembles and orchestra. European Premiere. Hammoniale Festival, Hamburg, Germany, 1999
Music Director - Day of Awakenings. Day-long multi-media event and concert featuring Al DiMeola, Steven Halpern, Tim Wheater, among others. Miami Arena, 1998
Producer - Enharmonic Vision, 1997
Associate Music Director - Drummin' for multi-ethnic percussion ensembles, orchestra, dance and videography. Premiered at the Lincoln Theater, Miami, FL, 1997
Music Director/Composer - A Zero Degree - The Play. Circle Repertory Theatre, 1995
Producer, Indígena, Chamber music by Tania León, CRI, 1994
Producer, We've Got PolyRhythm, Music for solo guitar by Latin American Composers. Albany Records, 1993 Music Director/Composer - Negatives of an Inhibition - for elec. va, poet and dancer. Premiered at Festival of Women Improvisors, 1992

Consultant/Panelist
Chamber Music America, 2003
NEA/Meet the Composer, 2002
Glasser Composite/Fiberglass Bows, 2002-present
Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition, 2001-2003
New York State Council on the Arts, 2001
DCTV's "Live from Downtown", 2001
Yamaha Design Team, Hamamatsu, Japan, 2001
ASCAP's Morton Gould Young Composers Competition, 2000
CBS Evening News, feature:Yamaha Silent Electric Violin, 1999
Meet-the-Artist, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1998
CNNfn, feature on Yamaha Silent Electric Violin, 1998

Performer
Soundtracks, Media, Theatre
The View
Live with Regis!
Conan O'Brien Show
David Letterman Show
Rosie O'Donnell Show
When You Believe, music video (Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey)
New York Lotto Commercial - television
Kiss/Eat, live film music, Lille, France
Mata Hari, music theatre, Vienna, Austria
Basquiat, movie soundtrack
I Shot Andy Warhol, movie soundtrack
Kundun, movie soundtrack
Koyaanisqatsi, movie soundtrack
New Sounds Live - WNYC-FM

Selected Recordings
Richard Barone
David Bowie
Anthony Braxton
John Cale
Philip Glass
Lauryn Hill
Fat Joe
Ziggy Marley
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Steve Reich
Mercury Rev
Prefab Sprout
Alvin Singleton
Ron Sexsmith
10,000 Maniacs

Awards and Endorsements
ASCAP 2001 Concert Music Award
Thomastik-Infeld Artist, 2000-present
Yamaha Performing Artist, 1998- present
Arts International, 1997, 2000
ASCAP Award, 1994-present
Meet the Composer Award, 1992-present
Irene C. Fromer Award for the Arts, 1996
Platinum Record: 10,000 Maniacs Unplugged, Elektra, 1994
Artist-In-Residence, Harvestworks/Studio Pass, NYC, 1993

Martha Mooke is a pioneer in the field of the electric five string viola. Her unique musical voice was developed by synthesizing her classical music training with extended techniques, digital effects processing and improvisation, while retaining the depth and soul of the instrument. She has received awards from ASCAP, Meet the Composer and Arts International. Besides her catalog of works for solo and ensemble electric strings, she has composed music for theater and ballet and served as Music Director for national and international events. Enharmonic Vision, her solo debut CD, continues to receive wide critical acclaim. Her duo “Bowing”, with electric ebow guitarist Randolph Hudson, III, recently released its long anticipated CD Café Mars.

Ms. Mooke’s diverse schedule includes touring, clinics and lecture demonstrations on electric strings and the use of electronics, extended techniques and improvisation. She is founder and violist of the electro-acoustic Scorchio Quartet. She has performed and recorded with David Bowie, Philip Glass, Enya, Moby, Ziggy Marley, Lou Reed, Lauryn Hill, Al DiMeola, John Cale, Anthony Braxton, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Soldier String Quartet, Turtle Island String Quartet and Steve Reich, among many others. She has appeared on The View, Regis Live!, the David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O’Brien and Rosie O'Donnell shows. Ms. Mooke received an ASCAP 2001 Concert Music Award for conceiving and producing the new music showcase THRU THE WALLS fe