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Dear algorithm, please be cool.

On Saturday, November 7, @how_things_are_made returns to OPEN at @thespaceupstairs for “Be Cool Algorithm,” an evening-length performance of nearly impossible sounds.

Special guests @stripochre, @t.se.ae , Montse Briceño, Ariel Xiu, @sticsbyair and @ali__sadeqi_ , with movement by @thepillowprojects .

Doors 6:30pm. Music 7 to 11pm. $15. Come and go as you please.

How Things Are Made is @what_musik, @david.bernabo , and @guaguanco127.

Several error messages, a skull, the moon, and one (1) basketball also appear in the promotional materials. They are not performing.

OPEN at The Space Upstairs is a series that invites the audience to drop in whenever.

Hopefully the algorithm will be cool. Sharing helps. taken in The Space Upstairs by @how_things_are_made

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Mmmmm feeling immense gratitude after this weekend’s Reiki + Drone VIII! 🙏🏽🙂‍↕️🫶🏽🕸️

We filled the room as friends, co-creators, lovers, dreamers, believers in a slow, caring & kind world. Offering Reiki felt like receiving, because Reiki is the energy of love, and love knows no “you” or “me.”

Sunday felt surreal to me. I’m proud of what WE have created & am amazed at how self-generative this event seems at this point. 8️⃣ times is no small potatoes!

Thank you to my amazing team…
✨ musicians: @david.bernabo & @guaguanco127 of @how_things_are_made — your soundscape was a true gift to receive.
✨ Reiki practitioners: @likhaoasis @blackramhealing & Belen, all level 2 attuned by @firstlightreiki — you make me a proud teacher!
✨ @nathandarity & @voodlevus of @navushouse — you & your home hold soo many healing experiences.
✨ all of our guests, both familiar with & new to Reiki — your trust is invaluable.

Keep an eye out for our next event — we hope you’ll enjoy it with us.

❤️‍🔥 THANK YOU! ❤️‍🔥 taken in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by @how_things_are_made

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Reiki + Drone (VIII) will arrive on Sunday, 10/04/2026 at @navushouse

You’re invited to join us for a sensory experience of Reiki and drone music. First Light Reiki’s Lauren/Lo Nakamura @firstlightreiki and the duo How Things Are @how_things_are_made team up with @navushouse to present an afternoon of healing, tranquil contemplation, and heady sound.

There are two hour-long sessions: 3:30p and 5pm. You may attend both. We ask for a sliding scale donation of $10-20 for one session or $20-40 for both sessions.

To reserve your spot, please send your donation to @firstlightreiki on Venmo — 🌟 include your email address and time(s) you’re planning on attending. If you do not have Venmo, message lauren.firstlight@gmail.com to reserve your spot; we will accept cash at the event.

Looking forward to seeing you! by @how_things_are_made

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Saturday July 25th 2026 12pm - 5pm | Launching Peace presented by Assemble, Black NASA & Daid Roy featuring live soundscapes by trē seguritan abalos, How Things Are, Petra Floyd, and BusCrates Workshop at Carnegie Museum of Art at 12PM Launching Peace presented by Assemble, Black NASA & Daid Roy featuring live soundscapes by trē seguritan abalos, How Things Are, Petra Floyd, and BusCrates #Cmoa @buscrates @how_things_are_made @petra.eff.studio @t.se.ae #Art #Experimental #pittsburgh @pgh.events @carnegiemuseumofart @assemblepgh

@guaguanco127 @david.bernabo by @how_things_are_made

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Disengage
with @how_things_are_made (@david.bernabo @what_musik @guaguanco127), an improvisational music trio, currently based in Pittsburgh and New York.
On 10-07-2023 we organized the “A Night of Drone” event at @thespaceupstairs, in collaboration with @thepillowprojects. Over the course of four hours, the trio performed with the following guests: @dvntshaku , @samantha_kochis , @t.se.ae , @cat_one , @mauricerickard1 , @sarahsterankaflutist , @drkbndl , @rickiweidenhof @drewmiz2.0 , @emmanuelberrido , @daia_lily

Put this on in the background and zone out this weekend. Link in our bio.

#dronemusic #ambientmusic #maxmsp #pittsburghmusic taken in The Space Upstairs by @how_things_are_made

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Reiki + Drone (VII) will arrive on Sunday, 07/12/2026 at @navushouse

You're invited to join us for a sensory experience of Reiki and drone music. First Light Reiki's Lauren/Lo Nakamura @firstlightreiki and the duo How Things Are @how_things_are_made team up with NavusHouse to present an afternoon of healing, tranquil contemplation, and heady sound.

There are two sessions: 3:30 and 5pm. You may attend both. We ask for a sliding scale donation of $10-20 for one session or $20-40 for both sessions.

To reserve your spot, please send your donation to @firstlightreiki on Venmo — include your email address and time(s) you’re planning on attending. If you do not have Venmo, message lauren.firstlight@gmail.com to reserve your spot; we will accept cash at the event.

Looking forward to seeing you! by @how_things_are_made

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4 months ago

An excerpt from How Things Are and PJ Roduta's "Instituted Discursive Command," a 16-minute piece for percussion (live and processed), modular synthesizers, computer programs, and very small mouth sounds.

Hear the whole piece at

ongoingbox.bandcamp.com by @how_things_are_made

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5 months ago

On July 4, 2025 How Things Are @how_things_are_made joined forces with percussionist @pjroduta for a trio set, opening for Matmos at @thegovernmentcenter. Now, today, we present a remixed and restructured version of that set that allows you to hear the crisp detail of the sound world place.

Listen at ongoingbox.bandcamp.com

This is the 128th release on Ongoing Box. by @how_things_are_made

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03.19.25 Images from the Abattoir / Guillermo Pizarro show at Seafoam by @how_things_are_made

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Very excited to bring @lukefromnashville to @baumbaumclub on April 29th, 2026.
Luke is a remarkable force in the ambient music world, taking the pedal steel to places heretofore unexplored. Catch a very special performance with Pittsburgh experimental duo @how_things_are_made (performing as How Things Are) opening the evening.
Ticket link in bio. by @how_things_are_made

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Reiki + Drone (VI) will arrive on Sunday, 04/19/2026 at @navushouse

You're invited to join us for a sensory experience of Reiki and drone music. First Light Reiki's Lauren/Lo Nakamura @firstlightreiki and the duo How Things Are @how_things_are_made team up with NavusHouse to present an afternoon of healing, tranquil contemplation, and heady sound.

There are two sessions: 3:30 and 5pm. You may attend both. We ask for a sliding scale donation of $10-20 for one session or $20-40 for both sessions.

To reserve your spot, please send your donation to @firstlightreiki on Venmo — include your email address and time(s) you’re planning on attending. If you do not have Venmo, message lauren.firstlight@gmail.com to reserve your spot; we will accept cash at the event.

Looking forward to seeing you! by @how_things_are_made

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@tropos.music is coming to @banthateabar Thursday 04-09-2026. Locals How Things Are and Taylor Greishober will be joining the show.

TROPOS
Brooklyn-based collective ensemble of improviser-composers @phillipgolub (piano), @finckledah (violin), @yumasax (clarinets), and @aaron.edgcomb (drums/ percussion)

TAYLOR GRIESHOBER @nobananasnosir
Fiction writer and “a magician . . . who makes all our ‘off-days’ gleamwith dark comedic brilliance,” so says author Marjorie Sandor

How Things Are Duo
subset of @how_things_are_made , conjuring and processing sounds
@guaguanco127 (laptop, modular synth) and @david.bernabo (laptop, modular synth)

#pittsburghmusic #experimentalmusic #maxmsp #modularsynthesizer #freeimprovisation taken in Bantha Tea Bar by @how_things_are_made

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