Underscore by Mem Morrison - a sonic journey through the Thames :: May 27, 2012, 1-5 p.m. :: Wandsworth Park, SW15, London ::

Created especially for Wandsworth Park’s 300m avenue of trees, Mem Morrison’s Underscore is a sonic journey through the Thames – from Richmond Pier through to the Thames Gateway.

Using underwater recordings taken at several points along the Thames, created with sound designer and long-time collaborator Andy Pink, Mem creates a human version of the river with 25 local participants.

Playing with the imagery of boat signwriting and echoing the passing rowing races, Underscore heightens the architecture and alignment of trees, both visually and aurally.

Underscore marks Artsadmin’s third collaboration with Wandsworth Arts to create original commissions for the avenue of trees as part of the Shimmy.

The Shimmy is an afternoon of outdoor arts encounters like you’ve never had before. Programmed by Wandsworth Arts Team as part of Wandsworth’s annual Arts Festival, it takes place in all the different spaces along the river from Putney Bridge, through Putney Wharf, Deodar Road and into Wandsworth Park.

Source of Uncertainty II: Music of the Buchla Synthesizer :: with Richard Lainhart / Mort Subotnick :: Saturday, Jul 7, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. :: Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University, 3 Spruce Street, New York :: Free ::

Source of Uncertainty II: Music of the Buchla Synthesizer features a premiere performance of Energy Shapes by Morton Subotnick and a quadrophonic version of his legendary Silver Apples of the Moon. Preceding Mr. Subotnick’s performance will be a presentation of Orchestra of the Damned by Richard Lainhart.

Source of Uncertainty I: Control Voltage Faire & Concert :: Thursday, June 28, 2012, 3 p.m.-8 p.m. :: Source of Uncertainty I (Concert) 8 p.m. - Midnight :: Location: Seaport, 210 Front Street, New York :: FREE ::

Since most modular synthesizers are constructed at the cottage industry level and distributed online, it is difficult for users to interact with these instruments. Control Voltage Faire will be the first opportunity on the East Coast for amateur enthusiasts, professionals and the general public to experience analog synthesizer modules produced by DIY manufacturers and crafters. Like a small-scale NAMM show with the independent spirit of the Maker Faire, the Control Voltage Fair will zone in on the origins and future of modular synthesis.

Electromagnetic Field 2012: call for participation :: a three-day camping festival :: Friday 31 August and Sunday 2 September 2012 :: in Pineham Park, near Milton Keynes in the UK :: for anyone interested in science, engineering, DIY, technology, arts or crafts :: a cross between a tech conference and music festival :: talks and workshops :: deadline for submission: Friday, June 29, 2012, 23:59 UTC ::

Electromagnetic Field 2012 is a festival for anyone interested in 3D printing, DIYBio, textiles, electronics, Internet culture, music hacking, space, lockpicking, homebrewing, computer security, robots, UAVs, mind hacking, radio, and pretty much anything else you can think of… in a field! See http://www.emfcamp.org Continue reading

The Summer Workshop: TheSoundtrack :: presented with ifs (internationale filmschule köln) :: August 11-31, 2012 :: a three-week practical course experimenting with sound, music and editing :: further education for young professionals :: in English :: Application deadline: 25 May 2012 ::

We are delighted to announce a new summer workshop held in collaboration between the ifs internationale filmschule köln and the School of Sound. It will take place at the ifs from 11-31 August 2012, 9:30 a.m. until 18:00 p.m.

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Deconstructing the Soundtrack :: A seminar series in association with the London Film School :: With Larry Sider, Annabelle Pangborn and Stephen Deutsch :: Saturday-Sunday, May 26-27, 2012 :: London Film School, Covent Garden, London ::

Building on the success of recent sound courses, these seminars are aimed at those working in screen-based media, and offer three integrated perspectives on the use of sound and music in filmmaking.

Larry Sider, Annabelle Pangborn and Stephen Deutsch will each deliver a half-day seminar demonstrating the interrelationship between sound, music, image and story. The programme will include a discussion of strategies and concepts for working with sound and music, from pre- to post-production. Continue reading

New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc. is now accepting proposals for its Turbulence.org Commissions Program. The deadline for New York practitioners is May 31, 2012; June 30, 2012 for everyone else. The Application Guidelines are here.

Turbulence.org is the oldest and most consistent net art commissions site in the world. Now celebrating 16 years it has commissioned, exhibited and archived over 200 works. We are also in the process of archiving the collection at the Rose Goldsen Archive of New Media Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. You can read about the project in Virtueel Platform Research: Archiving the Digital by Annet Dekker and Rachel Somers-Miles.

Call for Participation – Radio Art & Sound Art: “AIR / EAR” installation :: Second collective installation of radio art and sound art will open in San Justo, Santa Fe, Argentina :: Audio by June 1, 2012 :: to rmtolosa@gmail.com ::

“Radio signals are not, as commonly thought, a recent phenomenon. Nature has spoken through radio signals from the origins of the universe. ”

“In an age of high technology, such as now, we are surrounded by many electronic devices, which manage our day to day operations. They can be useless or useful. We are so accustomed to their presence; they are part of the environment that we see every morning on waking. ” Continue reading

Jon Leidecker, curator :: VARIATIONS, a podcast series on the history of appropriative music :: Ràdio Web MACBA :: A compilation of all the episodes available so far of the ongoing series by the plunderphonic musician and historian Jon Leidecker :: See below for podcast and transcript info.

The idea of a completely original piece of music is fairly recent. Music was passed on through sound, through generations, even for centuries after the invention of written music. Only in the 14th century did it become standard practice for a composer to sign his name to a piece of music and claim it entirely as his own, giving rise to the cult of the individual composer. Continue reading