Digital Developments, artist development weekends, will begin at the Digital Media Centre, South Hill Park, Bracknell at the end of October. The season runs from “Found Sound Stories” led by sound artist and composer, Janek Schaefer, through “Using Sensors for Performance & Installation”, “Experimental Digital Printmaking”, and ends with “Circuit Bending: Atari Punk Console” at the end of November.

24/25 October :: Found Sound Stories :: Janek Schaefer, award winning composer and sound artist, introduces a weekend of field recording, performance and the physical manipulation of found sounds using an array of recording devices, turntables and Minidisc. A laptop-free zone in which to record and imagine an active audio narrative, leading to improvised performance. Results of the weekend will be recorded and may become part of a broadcast on Resonance FM.

7/8 November :: Using Sensors For Installation & Performance :: Nic Sandiland is a multi-media artist working with installation, performance and film. A weekend combining practical instruction with creative input. Students will learn to manipulate digital audio and video in a real time environment using infra-red, ultrasound and distance sensors coupled with the Arduino micro-controller.

28/29 November :: Circuit Bending :: Professor Asmo teaches the Circuit Bending: Atari Punk Console weekend. The task for the weekend is to build the Baby 5 Atari Fuzz Console. It’s a modification of Forrest M Mims III ’s stepped tone generator with the addition of a 5 step sequencer, fuzz circuit and preamp. Click here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoGwFN6GytA to view a video of the prototype.

You can download a PDF document with details of the season from the front page of http://www.digitalmediacentre.org.

Discounted accommodation is available locally from £38 inc. breakfast. Please ask for details when booking your ticket at the SHP Box Office.
Booking :: Box Office open 9.30am-9.00pm. Telephone: 01344 484123 or via the South Hill Park web site http://www.southhillpark.org.uk

For further information, please contact Martin Franklin 01344 416261 — email: martin@digitalmediacentre.org — or see: http://www.digitalmediacentre.org