The 6^th Ever Quiet Music Festival of Portland  

On June 24th and 25th, 2015, Chris Johanson’s sixth annual Quiet Music Festival of Portland will

once again transform contemporary art space Disjecta into a tranquil cave of sonic serenity. Tuning

in and zonking out are equally encouraged as this year’s line-up takes you through soft sets

tailored to the festival’s ethos while you float on a sea of plush surfaces.

Celebrating the power of turning the dial down, the lowest-key festival in the land spans two

nights in Portland. Valet, Larry Yes, Sun Foot and Bouquet will all perform and Mary Gaitskill will do 

a reading. The full list of artists will be released in April. 

Mississippi Records’ Eric I returns to helm the festival’s DJ booth and spin copious amounts of medicinal vinyl.

The festival will be recorded by Seth Lorinczi (2-Track Mind Studio) using a vintage 2-track 1/4” tape

deck. Past recordings can be found at quietmusicfestivalofportland.bandcamp.com. The technology is

old, clunky and obsolete, but the recordings capture the special hush and tranquility of the QMF.

About Chris Johanson

Chris Johanson established the Quiet Music Festival of Portland in 2011 as a community listening

experience. His recent exhibitions include the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Malmo

Museum, SFMOMA, and UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Johanson’s work has been included

in the Whitney Biennial, the 8th Istanbul Biennial, and the 4th Berlin Biennial. In 2013 publishing

house Phaidon released his monograph as part of its Contemporary Artists Series. Johanson created

the record label Awesome Vistas which produces limited edition vinyl records and publications, and

the creative enterprise J and C Arts in collaboration with his partner, Johanna Jackson.

About Disjecta Contemporary Art Center

Founded in 2000, Disjecta Contemporary Art Center builds ambitious programs that promote artists

and engage communities. These dynamic programs showcase new work and fuel collaborations

between artists, curators and viewers that impact and intervene in the larger contemporary arts

dialogue. Disjecta’s reach extends far beyond the arts and encompasses the true essence of a cultural

facility: a place where ideas, dialogue, creativity, and diversity flourish.

Images are here https://www.flickr.com/photos/disjectapdx the first section is last year— Photo credit is Sean Ongley/THRU Magazine.

And these are from previous years https://www.flickr.com/photos/disjectapdx/collections/72157651361195357/