The Eyeharp: a Gaze-Controlled Musical Instrument :: A Talk by Zacharias Vamvakousis :: Wednesday, May 30,2012, 19:30h :: Fabra i Coats. Sant Adrià 20. Barcelona. Metro Sant Andreu :: Entrada lliure / Entrada libre / Free admission ::

The main goal of the EyeHarp was to create the first gaze or head controlled musical instrument with similar expressive potentials to a traditional musical instrument. Zacharias Vamvakousis was inspired by the EyeWriter, a low-cost eye-tracking apparatus & custom software that allows graffiti writers and artists with paralysis resulting from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to draw using only their eyes. Interacting with other people through music or creating new musical compositions might not only improve the quality of life of people with disabilities, but also be part of a rehabilitation process. Continue reading

Rorschach Audio – Art & Illusion for Sound by Joe Banks :: “The earliest form of sound recording technology was not a machine but was written language…” (page 96) :: Trade distribution by Turnaround Production by Strange Attractor :: Published by Disinformation :: ISBN 978-1-907222-20-7 ::

What are the connections between Leonardo da Vinci and Dick Whittington, between the BBC Monitoring Service and punk band The Clash, between wartime military intelligence work, visual arts theory, battle management systems, Spiritualism, radio and recording technology and criminal witness testimony? What role do JG Ballard, Osama bin Laden, William Burroughs, Jean Cocteau, Jean Genet, Adolf Hitler, William Hogarth, Victor Hugo, Joe Meek, Pope Pius Continue reading

Supersonix conference :: Celebrate the art and science of sound at Exhibition Road, London’s cultural heartland :: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 through Saturday, June 23, 2012 :: at Exhibition Road, London SW7, United Kingdom :: info@exhibitionroad.com ::

Confirmed artists and speakers : Sarah Angliss, Sam Auinger, Barry Blesser and Linda-Ruth Salter, Mira Calix, Jacob Kirkegaard, Aleksander Kolkowski, Bernhard Leitner, Kaffe Matthews, David McAlpine, Louis Niebur Andreas Oldörp, Aura Satz, Sophie Scott, Carsten Seiffarth, Jason Singh, Jonathan Sterne, Salomé Voegelin and CRiSAP panel, Sha Xin Wei, Jana Winderen, The Wire Panel including David Toop. Continue reading

Electronic and Computer Music Series :: with Jérôme Noetinger, John Wall, and Geoff Mullen (Type Records) :: Monday, May 28th 2012 :: at @ AUSLAND Lychener Str. 60 10437 Berlin :: Doors 21:00 – Concerts 21:30 Sharp! ::

Jérôme Noetinger is an improviser and composer of electroacoustic music based in France. Projects include his duo with Lionel Marchetti, eRikm and Quintet Avant. He is a member of the famed MIMEO ensemble, as well as a
member of Cellule d’Intervention Metamkine. Noetinger also runs the Metamkine label, distribution and mail-order service and is a key participant at the influential audio arts magazine Revue et Corrigée. metamkine.free.fr metamkine.com Continue reading

You can listen to the Trans-X Symposium live today and tomorrow on NAISA Radio via http://www.naisa.ca/webcast (see schedule below).

Saturday May 26th ::

10:00 am Keynote Address: Foundations of Transmission Art by Galen Joseph-Hunter
Informed by her recent publication Transmission Arts: Artists and Airwaves (PAJ Publications: 2011), Joseph-Hunter will discuss key inventors, activists, and organizations, including free103point9, who have helped pave the way for Transmission Arts. Citations of specific artists and works will spark dialogue towards defining the qualitative principles of the genre.

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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. Continue reading

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 II is part of the part of the annual River To River Festival.

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