DESCRIPTION
Cycle Sonic celebrates bicycles with human-powered stages, propelled by our original chamber rock music…and our own legs!
Sprouting bulb-horns and whirligigs, whistles and bells, these parade floats become instruments of music through the swirl and thump of wheel and pedal. A pageant of double-decker bike-stages creates a merry Cycle Sonic ruckus.
Giant, animated bikers circle the audience, with backdrops of undulating flags and 20-foot legs pumping with the rhythm of sustainable power. With no carbon footprint, Cycle Sonic combines the thrill of a live concert with the world of everyday transit.
Created in 2016.
Visit our Store to purchase a DVD of the live show or an official Squonk Cycling Cap.
Reviews
"Chock full of joy, 'Cycle Sonic' burns brightly with the fires of imagination and ingenuity" - PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE
"SQUONK ROCKS THE ARTS FESTIVAL" - PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE
"Combining adventuresome art-rock with surrealist stagecraft" - Pittsburgh City Paper
"easily the most interesting and creative performances of the whole festival" - Steep In
Videos
performances
Flint Hills Family Festival
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
St. Paul, MN
RiverCenter for the Performing Arts
Columbus, GA
PVDFest
FirstWorks
Providence, RI
Wichita Riverfest
Wichita, KS
Artsplosure: The Raleigh Arts Festival
Raleigh, NC
Asbury Park St. Patrick's Day Parade
Asbury Park, NJ
Chalk the Block
El Paso, TX
Mid-Summer Fantasy
Norfolk, VA
Matrix: Midland
Midland Center for the Arts
Midland, MI
Artosphere Festival
Walton Arts Center
Fayetteville & Bentonville, AR
Capitol Center for the Arts
Concord, NH
Light City
Baltimore, MD
Thrival Innovation+Music Festival
Pittsburgh, PA
Wheeling Arts & Culture Fest
Wheeling, WV
Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival
Pittsburgh, PA
Photos
Photos by John Altdorfer, Emily O'Donnell, and Renee Rosensteel
Downloads
For downloadable publicity photos, contact Jackie Dempsey
ARTISTS
ARTISTIC DIRECTORS
Steve O’Hearn & Jackie Dempsey
BAND
Keyboards
Jackie Dempsey
Drums
Kevin Kornicki
Bagpipes & Wind Synth
Steve O’Hearn
Electric Guitar
David Wallace
Bass
Nathan Wilson
BIKERS & RUN CREW
Chris Barker
Daniel Callery
Nick Darke
Todd Nonn
Sean Sullivan
Forrest Trimble
PRODUCTION TEAM
Music
Jackie Dempsey with the Squonkers
Design & Staging
Steve O’Hearn
Show Development
Steve O’Hearn, Jackie Dempsey, David Wallace & Todd Nonn
Technical Direction
Todd Nonn
Bike Fabrication
Michael Brown
Michael Redmond
Costume Design
Kari Kramer
Graphic Design
David Wallace
Stage Direction
Rick Kemp
Sound System Design
George Powell
Sean Sullivan
Painting & Sculpting
Chris Letzelter
Jennifer Kirkpatrick
Production Assistants
Heidi Nagle
Nick Wilson
Set & Prop Artists
Lucas Blanchard-Glueckert
Daniel Callery
Nick Darke
Karl Jacobson
Will McGilvray
Randy Nickerson
Logan Randolph
Andy Schilling
Venise St. Pierre
Sean Sullivan
Devin Seman
Spencer Thomas
TolinFX
Forrest Trimble
Dominic Vaccarelli
VIDEO TEAM
Director of Photography & Editor
Kevin Jacobsen
Camera Operator
Greg Harriott
Producer
Luke Geissbuhler
Camera Assistant
Buzz Miller
Sound Mixing & Mastering
Kevin Kornicki
Behind the Scenes Video
Rachael Hower
Steve and Jackie would like to acknowledge everyone involved in this production for their creative contributions, especially the Squonk musicians for adding their own individual flavor to the music, and the designers, builders and technicians who added detail and richness to the production.
