Night at the Museum with Javelinas featuring Monique Osorio
Javelinas is an Atlanta-based electronic music duo featuring Scott Burland (theremin, electronics) and Ryan Taylor (modular synthesizer, programming). Their work explores the intersection of analog and digital sound, combining the theremin’s expressive tones with evolving modular textures and rhythmic undercurrents. Drawing on traditions of ambient, drone, and experimental electronic music, Javelinas create performances that are both atmospheric and dynamic. Since forming, the duo has become an active part of Atlanta’s experimental and underground music community, appearing at Eyedrum, Underground Atlanta, Railroad Earth and the No Words Festival. Each live set emphasizes improvisation, making every performance a unique experience of sonic exploration.
Monique Osorio is a dynamic vocalist, composer, teaching artist, and community organizer deeply embedded in Atlanta’s experimental music scene. Known for treating the voice as a versatile instrument, Monique blends acoustic techniques with electronically extended effects to create a distinct, evocative vocal style.
They have premiered works such as the experimental operas Regarding Bullfrogs and Universal Power Dynamics by Majid Araim, the song cycle Seeds of Darkness by Benjamin Shirley, and Jeff Crompton’s album Look! Relay Station! Monique also collaborates broadly across Atlanta’s improvisational and new music communities, including Relay Station and the Atlanta Improvisers Orchestra.
As a teaching artist and Education Programs Assistant with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Monique runs a thriving voice studio rooted in Somatic Voicework™ and is pursuing an M.A. in Vocal Pedagogy in collaboration with the University of Essex Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. They also founded the Atlanta Improviser Orchestra Choir, which promotes improvisatory choral music using expanded conduction techniques, and has performed at notable venues like Emory University and the Sound Now Festival Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
Beyond music, Monique explores vocal movement integration and is engaged in creative community building. Their inventive, interdisciplinary career continues to shape Atlanta’s avant-garde music landscape.