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SEMIOTEQ | Sounds
reel
scores
projects
calendar
cv
bio
contact

elam “snooze” karabush (b. 1992, US)


Education

The New School '15

BA/BFA Philosophy and Jazz Performance


Scores for Film/TV/Video

2025 Original Score composed for AORTA Films:  HAUNTED A Short Film by AORTA Films x Carmen Maria Machado

2024 Original Score composed for Colorblock Films: A Tickle

2024 Original Score composed for Colorblock Films: Lazy Sunday

2024 Original Score composed for Colorblock Films: Five

2023 Original Score composed for AORTA FILMS: Alchemy of the Meat

2023 Original Score composed for AORTA FILMS: Chrysalis

2023 Original Score composed for AORTA FILMS: Peaches & Loverboy

2022 Original Score composed for AORTA FILMS: Persephone

2022 Original Score composed for AORTA FILMS: Eyes on Dulce

2020 Music Production for Kyli Kleven’s Judy 4:44


Performance​ ​History

2025 Susan Presents x Save The Night Shaaban Family Benefit: veryfearce, Helena Ford, Two Way Death Pact, ANGELG1RLL, Snooze, Susan's Applehole

2024 Claire's Lobotomy EP Release Show ft Lark Lyra Lou Hill, Kezia Waters, Olula Negre, TriTriangle

2023 Tina Lefauve, Rin Piesert, Sara Zalek/Liche'n Snooze'n/Janna Lee + Ben Zucker/Melon Sprout, 3158 Lakefront Trl

2019 KaraokeBody​ ​Live​ at ​Queer Van Kult​ at Snug Harbor Cultural Center

2019 Composer/Performer in Kyli Kleven’s ‘Live Dough for Dragging’, Movement Research at Judson Church

2019 Accompanist/Performer in Greer Dworman’s FAMOUS, for AUNTS at Spring Open House, Mana Contemporary

2019 Accompanist/Performer in Greer Dworman’s FAMOUS, for 2Night Show: Artist in Residence, Chez Bushwick

2018 Standup Performer for Tight 5 A Comedy Series hosted by Greer Dworman, HOWL! Happening

2018 Saxophonist in Amelia Bande’s ‘Punching Songs Together’ for A NEW JOB TO UNWORK AT, Participant Inc.

2018 Saxophonist for Gold Dime in Fire Over Heaven: Gold Dime / Che Chen / David Watson, Outpost Artist Resources

2018 Saxophonist for Gold Dime in GDFX: Gold Dime / Don Gero (PDX) / Karl Marx (Boxston) / The Cradle, Bohemian Grove

2017 Saxophonist for Gold Dime in Gold Dime / EMA / The Blow, Brooklyn Bazaar

2017 Saxophonist for Gold Dime in  Gold Dime / Deadbeat Club / ESSi / Bloodclub, Silent Barn

2017 dj​ ​trampstamp​ ​+​ ​bestacnegel:​ ​Live​ ​Dough​ ​for​ ​KaraokeBody,​ Dog-Hat Bootlegz Party III 

2017 dj​ ​trampstamp: ​’KaraokeBody​ ​Live​ ​from​ ​Vital​ ​Joint​ ​via​ ​TampCamp™​’,​ ​Symmetry Breaking: an afternoon of performance​ 

2016 Performer in Kim Brandt’s​ ​’Clear​ ​Night’​,​ Pioneer Works in collaboration with ISSUE Project Room

2016 MA’AMS​ ​co-organizer // debut performance of arts admin, Legion


Select Group Shows

2021 Judy 4:44 at Ridykes’ Cavern of Fine Gay Wine and Videos: Hauser & Werk Bitch: Don’t Be Mad At Us!, Hauser & Wirth, NYC 

2015 Con Artist Collective, NYC


Festivals

2025 Lazy Sunday Official Selection, Hump! Film Festival

2025 A Tickle Official Selection, Hump! Film Festival

2024 Five at Post P_rn Arts Fest

2024 Five Official Selection, San Francisco Porn Film Festival

2024 Five Official Selection, Satyrs and Maenads The Athens Porn Film Festival

2024 Five Offical Selection, Porn Film Festival Berlin

2023  Eyes on Dulce at Porn Film Festival Vienna, Vienna

2022 Persephone at Berlin Porn Film Festival, Berlin  


Curatorial Projects

2019 Snoozefest27, H0l0

2016 No Man’s Land, Muchmore’s

2016 MA’AMS, Legion (co-organizer)

2015 Second Line Horns dir. Roy Hargrove, The People’s Climate March

2014 Brooklyn Mobile Band Convergence dir. Red Baraat, Make Music NY x NPR


Discography

2024 Claire's Lobotomy, Claire's Lobotomy

2020 Elbow Eyes, Cherry Gross, Jenno Snyder (contributor)

2017 ZenCorp MIXTAPE

2017 doggo_coven_1992

2016 Ste. Poka, Ste. Poka (contributor)


Broadcasts

2020 STAHP IT: Snooze’s Trans Aural Herstory Project Internet Tunes, Radio Bonita

   EP. 00 Selected Artists, March 26, 2020 3PM EST

   Ep. 01 Wilmer “Little Axe” Broadnax, April 09, 2020 4PM EST

   Ep. 02 Angela Morley, April 24, 2020 3PM EST

   Ep. 03 Jackie Shane, May 5, 2020 3PM EST


Texts

2018 s. karabush in conversation with Andrew Muchmore and Mike Lawrence, Critical Correspondence February 2018

2018 Spotlight on Kelly Moran by s. Karabush, www.roulette.org September 2018