SPRINGBOARD FOR THE ARTS, St. Paul, Minnesota, as fiscal sponsor for SAVAGE AURAL HOTBED, Minneapolis, Minnesota, received $7,840 in support of the creation and production of new work. Savage Aural Hotbed is a musical ensemble that composes and performs with found objects and conventional percussion instruments, bass guitar, electronically modified horns and vocals and power tools. The ensemble creates visual and aural spectacles with high-energy rhythms, flailing drummer arms, unusual looking instruments and flying sparks. Drawing from many different styles of music, the four ensemble members collaborate in the compositional process. Jerome support will be directed toward the creation and recording of singular sounds or rhythmic phrases, later assembled in various compositions performed in a concert setting and recorded on a CD.