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Public Screening of Viral Venture by Joseph Nechvatal with music by Rhys Chatham :: Discussion between Nechvatal, Chatham moderated by David Ross :: February 10, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. :: at the School of Visual Arts Theatre, 333 West 23rd St., New York City :: free of charge ::

Hertzian Rain by Mark Shepard :: February 13, 2011; 3:00 – 5:00 pm :: Burchfield Penney Art Center, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, New York.

Live sound from multiple sound makers is streamed from a set of wireless transmitters placed at opposing sides of an urban space. These transmitters broadcast these audio streams locally on the same radio frequency to a group of participants wearing wireless headphones tuned to this frequency. Because the transmitters broadcast on the same local frequency, a zone of interference is created where multiple audio streams compete for signal dominance.

Participants carry umbrellas made of electromagnetic field (EMF) shielding fabric that enable them to actively shape the surrounding environment of radio waves. By orienting the umbrella in different ways, one is able to filter the interfering radio signals and select a single audio stream to listen to. Continue reading

Upgrade! Boston: Moments of Inertia by R. Luke DuBois, with Todd Reynolds :: February 8, 2011; Doors open @ 6:30 pm. Performance begins @ 7:00 pm :: MIT Media Lab (E14), 6th Floor, Room 633, 75 Amherst Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts (map).

Moments of Inertia is an evening-length performance based on a teleological study of gesture in musical performance and how it relates to gesture in intimate social interaction. The work is written for solo violin with real-time computer accompaniment and video. Moments consists of twelve violin études written by R. Luke DuBois for Todd Reynolds – ranging from 1-10 minutes in length – each of which uses a different violin performance gesture as a control input for manipulating a short piece of high-speed film (300 frames-per-second) – of objects and people in motion. Continue reading

ISSTC Calls: The first annual Irish Sound, Science and Technology Convocation :: to be held August 10-12, 2011 :: at the University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland :: All materials must be received by 18 March, 2011 :: Four calls: Call for Musical Works | Call for Sound Art/Installations | Call for Papers & Posters | Call for Workshops

Call for Musical Works:
The Irish Sound, Science and Technology Association (ISSTA) announces a Call for Musical Works for its first annual Convocation. This category is reserved for compositions or performances intended for a concert hall paradigm. The musical work must include science or technology in some way. The composer and/or performers must be Irish or based in Ireland. Examples of acceptable submissions include but are not limited to: Circuit Bending, Computer Music, DJ/Scratch Music, Electroacoustic Composition – fixed-medium or real-time, Laptop Performance, Mixed Composition for electronics and performers, Noise Music. Continue reading

Paivascapes #1 – Paiva River Sound Festival :: March 4, 2011 – March 8, 2011 :: Vila Nova de Paiva, Castro Daire, São Pedro do Sul, Arouca, Castelo de Paiva, Portugal :: Exhibition Opening: March 4th at 6:00 p.m. in the Municipal Auditorium of Vila Nova de Paiva (Portugal) :: Ticket Sales: http://www.ticketline.sapo.pt

Retrospective exhibition, multimedia concerts, site-specifc sound installations, conferences, video works screenings, sound perception activities and environmental walks.

Many aspects and perceptions can be associated with river landscapes, which together form the strength and the manifold importance of rivers. Firstly, river landscapes supply an energy potential (the energy of water and sediments that flow down the course of the river) and also a surface, a space on which both vegetation and human constructions settle. Continue reading

Rabid Hands presents John Roach :: Sequence of Waves :: Saturday, January 29, 2011 only, from 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.:: in Saint Cecelia Convent, 21 Monitor Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn ::

Sequence of Waves is the collective’s inaugural sound, visual and multi-media art exhibition. John Roach’s work will be transmitted via radio from the broadcast room throughout the Convent building and includes sound objects created by: Bob Bates, Ranjit Bhatnagar, Lars Chellberg, Craig Dongoski, Jason Glasser, John Hudak, Glendon Jones, Russell Kirk, Todd Lambrix, Cynthia Lawson, Aaron Moore, Laura Sansone & Larry Sansone, and Helen Thorington.

Formerly a convent and school, St. Cecilia’s Gallery is now a hub for rotating art exhibitions and film screenings, effectively bringing life back into the three-story building. Continue reading

ISSUE Project Room proudly presents E#@60: A Benefit Concert Honoring Elliott Sharp’s 60th Birthday :: Friday, March 4, 2011: at Issue Project Room, 110 Livingston, Brooklyn :: A One-Night Celebration Featuring Internationally Renowned Artists and World Premiere Performances :: Hosted by Jo Andres and Steve Buscemi with performances by Elliott Sharp, JACK Quartet, Sirius Quartet, Jack Womack, and Tracie Morris ::

Known as “Brooklyn’s leading avant-garde venue,” (Wall Street Journal) ISSUE Project Room presents a spectacular music- and star-filled evening on Friday, March 4th, honoring the 60th birthday of the prolific composer, innovator, and guitar virtuoso Elliott Sharp. Continue reading

Breaking the Sound Barrier: Sonic Art 1860-2011 :: an anthology of sound art :: Public Reception: February 4, 2011 from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Regular Hours: Monday to Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. :: Galleries of Contemporary Art 121, 121 S. Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903 ::

An anthology of the art of sound from the first audio recording of the French folk song Au Clair de la Lune by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville to work completed yesterday, this exhibit is an anthology of the art of sound. Sound art has been firmly situated as part of a hybrid visual art practice which in part focuses on expanding and engaging the non-visual aspects of perception. Continue reading

Stitch and Glitch! :: Saturday February 5, 2011 from 12:00-18:00 hours :: a workshop
using needle and thread to build a synth :: at NK, Elsenstr. 52/2.Hinterhaus Etage 2, 12059 Berlin Neukölln :: Participation is limited to 20 participants :: Pre-registration is required and can be done by sending an email to info@nkprojekt.de :: Fee: EUR 25; Material Fee: EUR 10

Build a synthesizer in a new way using needle and thread instead of soldering iron and fabric instead of circuit boards. Syntjuntan is an ensemble of female composers, musicians and instrument builders and they will give a workshop where you literally stitch together a synth using needle and thread! Continue reading

Call for Proposals / Appel a Participation :: International Radiophonic Creation Day :: Open for submissions : December 2010 :: Deadline for entries : April 1, 2011 :: Delivery of commissioned programming : April 22, 2011 :: 24 hour Broadcast : June 4, 2011 :: Boxset edition : November 2011 ::

International Radiophonic Creation Day is a biennial event honouring radio creation on its widest sense : soundscape, Hörspiel, radio drama, experimental music, various sounds…

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