Our Friends

Everyone we've ever worked with, and everyone we're planning to work with. Hard as it is to believe, Rational Rec is not the only night out in London...

To all of you on this page, a very very big thank you for your ongoing support of the Rational Rec way of life.

Bethnal Green Working Men's Club
www.workersplaytime.net
www.myspace.com/workingmenscub
The spiritual home of Rational Rec

Arts Council England
www.artscouncil.org.uk
Funders of a large portion of Rational Rec's Season 2, god bless 'em.

PRS Foundation
www.prsfoundation.co.uk
Co-funders of our final Season 2 event and for part of season 3.

Matthew Shlomowitz
www.shlom.com
Co-founder and co-organiser of Rational Rec.

Cecilia Wee
www.ceciliawee.com
Co-founder and co-organiser of Rational Rec

Russell Martin
www.russellmartin.org.uk
Co-founder and co-organiser of Rational Rec

+ -
www.plusminusensemble.com
New music ensemble Matthew directs with Joanna Bailie.

Anton Lukoszevieze
www.kettlesyard.co.uk/music/fellow_m.html
Cellist, director of new music ensemble Apartment House, filmmaker. Curator and performer on December 2005 Rational Rec

Tim Parkinson
www.untitledwebsite.com
www.geocities.com/morrispushinsky
Composer, member of the band Mixedupinsects, frequent Rational Rec collaborator. Composer / performer of Two Cardboard Boxes in November 2005

Alex Hills
www.alexhills.com
Composer and long-standing friend of Rational Rec's - The Fountain and The Garden commissioned for February 2007's New Rational Music night.

Mixedupinsects
www.myspace.com/themixedupinsects
Mixed Up Insects is made up of a keyboard, drummer, visual artist and music therapist formed in 2000. Seven albums have been recorded, live appearances have been rare.

Mark Knoop
www.markknoop.com
Pianist; donated time on our Fundraiser in October 2005, played the piano for Fucked Up Karaoke and member of + -

Resonance FM
www.resonancefm.com
London’s art radio station, weekly show on contemporary arts and culture ‘New Art on Mondays’ by Rational Rec’s Cecilia Wee

London Musician's Collective
www.l-m-c.org.uk
The London Musicians' Collective has been active on London's new music scene for nearly 30 years, promoting the best in experimental and improvised music concerts, running festivals, tours and workshops, producing special events and publications, and for the last three years realising radio broadcasts via the acclaimed Resonance 104.4 FM.

David Helbich
davidhelbich.blogspot.com
Performer and walker

John Lely
www.johnlely.dsl.pipex.com
Composer, improviser and curator of February 2006 Rational Fete

Rees Archibald
www.uclan.ac.uk/facs/destech/artfash/muma/ra_cv.htm  
Sound / film installation at the 2005 Rational Review

Panelists on the Rational Review
Michael Connor (Head of Exhibitions, bfi) - www.thousandsofcolors.com/2005/11/michael_connor.html  
Sacha Craddock (art writer, curator, judge of BBC’s Art School) - www.braziersworkshop.org/sacha.html
Kenny Schachter (gallerist) - www.rovetv.net
Tom Service (the Guardian, Radio 3) - www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/presenters/tom_service.shtml

Simon Bookish
www.simonbookish.com
Composer, non-pop experimenter (Rational Rec October 2005 and December 2006)

Shane Waltener
www.shanewaltener.com
Maker of art cakes and knitter of wool, amongst many other things.

Emily Richardson
www.emilyrichardson.org.uk
Filmmaker; screening at Rational Reels in June 2006

Richard Squires
www.richardsquires.net
Filmmaker; screening at Rational Reels in June 2006

David Henningham
www.axisweb.org/grCVFU.aspx?SELECTIONID=16210
www.henninghamfamilypress.co.uk
Creator of one of the Working Men's Art Quiz art round objects, and all round great artist.

Aloi
www.aloi.org.uk
Generously donated a performance for our Fundraiser in October 2005

butterflyCut
www.ludions.com/bfct.html
Experimental laptop music duo performed in November 2005

Artquest
www.artquest.org.uk
Advice and information service for London's visual artists and craftspeople. Fifth Birthday Party in December 2006.

Whitechapel Art Gallery
www.whitechapel.org
Temporary hosts for March 2006 Rational Rec

londonunderground.net
www.thelondonunderground.net
Alternative music, arts and events listings for London, and regular guests at Rational Rec