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Telesma is a Baltimore, Maryland based musical group playing in the psychedelic rock, world music and trance music genres. A "telesma" is either a talisman (a magical charm) or the energy with which a talisman is charged. Founded in 2002, they play festivals and other venues across the country, but mostly in the Eastern half of the United States. They utilize costumes, body-paint and elaborate light-shows and projections for visual effect, and often combine musical performance with live art and belly dancing. Their music includes diverse world music and electronic instruments and influences.
Current roster
Band:
Ian Hesford (didgeridoo, kubing, dumbek, percussion)Jason Sage (keyboards, vocals, percussion, programmer)Joanne Juskus (vocals, percussion, karatalas)Chris Mandra (guitar, analog guitar synth, the manDrum, and vocals)Bryan "Jonesy" Jones (6 string MIDI & upright basses, theremin, percussion)Rob Houck (drum kit, percussion, electronic drums)Additional artists/performers:
Indra Lazul (belly dancers)Patricia Tamariz (body painter)Adam Scott Miller (visual artist)Collaborations
Telesma has collaborated with several other artists. They co-created the 2008 Visionary Gathering in Baltimore with Alex Grey, releasing a CD and DVD of the event entitled Hearing Visions: Live, and worked on other projects with him at his Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (CoSM). Other artists include Shpongle, Beats Antique, EOTO, David Tipper, ArcheDream For Human-Kind, Delhi2Dublin, Woodland, Bernie Worrell, Cyro Baptista & Beat the Donkey, See-I (featuring members of Thievery Corporation), Faun, Eliot Lipp, Jim Donovan (Rusted Root), The Gypsy Nomads, and HuDost. They produced a studio CD, O(h)M, in 2007, and have worked with Integral Naked artist Adam Scott Miller on their 2012 CD and live show, Action/in/Inaction.
Venues
Some of the event venues Telesma has performed at include: Camp Bisco, Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks, Artscape, the Starwood Festival, Faerieworlds, PEX Summerfest, Spoutwood Fairie Festival, EvolveFest, FaerieCon, Raw Spirit Gathering, Culturefest, Karmafest, Maryland Faerie Festival, Alex Grey’s Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (CoSM), Free Spirit Gathering, Primal Arts Festival, the Baltimore PowWow, Phanphest, SoWeBo Festival, Nelson's Ledges, and WIYY 98Rock’s Summer Concert Series.