The Global Composition: Conference on Sound, Media and the Environment :: July 25-28, 2012 :: Darmstadt/Media Campus Dieburg (Hochschule Darmstadt), Frankfurt, Germany :: Call for Submissions — Deadline: March 12, 2012.

The sonic environment is an indicator for the quality of life: One crucial aspect, however, remains open and leads to a multitude of questions: Is this, what our hearing is exposed to, satisfying and enhancing our individual, social, functional, biological, economical, aesthetic and existential needs and endeavors? If not, which concepts exist to “orchestrate” everyday life’s cacophony? Which methods exist to successfully evaluate the quality of soundscapes? Continue reading

Call For Papers :: ICAD 2012 :: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia :: the deadline for submission of papers and posters will be on or around February 3, 2012; other deadlines will follow ::

Preliminary Announcement and Call for Participation - ICAD 2012 :: The 18th International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD2012) will be held June 18-22, 2012, at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the heart of midtown Atlanta, Georgia. The event will mark the 20th anniversary of the 1st International Conference on Auditory Display. Since 1992, ICAD has been the premier international venue for the dissemination and discussion of work related to the science, art, and practice of sound as a communicative display. Continue reading

Re-Viewing Black Mountain College 3: 3rd Annual Conference: John Cage’s Circle of Influence :: October 7 - 9, 2011 :: UNC and the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, Asheville, NC :: Weekend cost for the conference is $30; daily admission is $20; free for UNC Asheville faculty, students and staff ::

The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center in partnership with UNC Asheville and the John Cage Trust is pleased to announce ReVIEWING Black Mountain College 3 to be held October 7 – 9, 2011, a weekend gathering of scholars, performers and artists coming to Asheville to present ideas and perform works related to avant-garde composer John Cage. The program for the weekend will include music, performances, installations, exhibitions, films and scholarly presentations, all touching on some aspect of Cage’s life, work and genius…his Circle of Influence. Continue reading

Registration is open (free) for Understanding Visual Music 2011 :: at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada :: August 26 and 27, 2011 :: Register to reserve a seat until August 19th.

Description: A two-day conference focused on developing an understanding of the practice of visual music, its definition, related creative and perceptual considerations, current trends, technological innovation, and possible future directions.

The event will take place on Friday the 26th and Saturday the 27th of August 2011 and will include paper sessions, panels, and creative works presentations. Continue reading

The American Society for Cybernetics has great pleasure in announcing a conversational conference on the theme of LISTENING :: August 9 to August 15, 2011 :: Richmond, Indiana. USA :: Sign up deadline: May 10, 2011 ::

We regard listening as the key act that turns talking into conversation. However, we use these words metaphorically, and not just literally: we do not mean to concentrate on the aural senses, but on the idea that it is the recipient who gives meaning to what they hear. This is how they release the potential in a statement made by another into conversation, whether the conversation is in words, acts, gestures, or indeed any other medium of communication. This can lead to the development of understanding of the other so important in human relations (perhaps specially in fields such as psycho-therapy, management, education and music). Continue reading

zerospace: a performance and conference on distance and interaction in music :: created by C21: Center for 21st Century Studies :: Friday, February 18, 2010, 3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. :: at University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Center for 21st Century Studies, Milwaukee, WI ::

This one-day event explores emerging possibilities of distance and interaction in music. As new network-based technologies have facilitated and amplified human communal interaction, musicians have simultaneously embraced these for live performance. [Ø] [zerospace]—consisting of an afternoon colloquium with performances, and an evening concert—will explore several musical trends in distance and interaction in 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

Warpaint to play FutureEverything 2011: Music :: Warpaint are among the hotly tipped music acts confirmed for FutureEverything 2011, along with the first ever UK show from Brooklyn’s Das Racist. Four nights of unforgettable live music - FutureEverything’s renowned music programme brings pioneering acts from across the world to the heart of Manchester. Experience emerging, pioneering cutting edge music. With previous performances from Philip Glass, Murcof, Kode 9, Anti-Pop Consortium, Battles, Ladytron, Matthew Herbert, Dusk+Blackdown, Dirty Projectors, Animal Collective, and Daedelus you can expect a twisted-up, eclectic array of audio treats at FutureEverything, and 2011 will be no exception!

FutureEverything Conference: May 12-13, 2011: Top-level debate and keynotes on the possibilities of the near-future, the power of globally-connected communities, and the impact of Open Data upon society, digital culture and art. Continue reading

MobileArtCon 2010 :: October 23-24, 2010 @ ITP with offsite events October 22-25, 2010 :: 721 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York, NY.

The International Association of Mobile Digital Artists (iAMDA) will hold its first annual event Saturday & Sunday October 23-24, 2010 at ITP. Artists, app developers and art historians will come together for the first time to discuss the creative possibilities of touch-screen technology on mobile devices. Sessions will focus on technique, technical developments and theoretical discussions of mobile digital media in an art-historical context.

Aside from its value as a creative medium, we will be looking at the social aspect of mobile digital art and its role in creating a diverse international community based on common artistic and technological interests. Continue reading

Sounding Out 5 :: September 8 - 10, 2010 :: Bournemouth UK ::

This year’s edition, based on the theme “Soundworlds”, will bring a very exciting programme and is a unique opportunity to network with top level experts in radio and sonic arts. There will be 7 Internationally renowned keynote speakers: Chris Chafe: Director of CCRMA, Stanford University :: Jerome Joy: French Composer and Founder of the Locus Sonus Project :: Karen Power: Composer from Limerick, Ireland :: Dirk Maggs: Freelance writer and director working across all media :: Kaye Mortley: Independant radio writer and producer :: Pedro Rebelo: Composer/digital artist working in electroacoustic music, digital media and installation. Director of Education at SARC, Queen’s University Belfast :: Larry Sider: Sound designer. Director of the School of Sound and was previously Head of Editing, Sound and Music at the National Film and Television School (UK) :: Continue reading