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MARCUS NEUSTETTER – CHASING LIGHT
2009-11-08
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OUTLET PROJECT ROOM PRESENTS:
MARCUS NEUSTETTER – CHASING LIGHT
Chasing light is the second intervention by Marcus Neustetter at the Outlet Project Room. As the title suggests, Chasing Light is an intervention based on Neustetter’s recent excursion to Norway where he attempted to see the Northern Lights. Due to bad weather Neustetter was unable to fulfill his goal, leaving Norway with an experience lost. However, in collaboration with his travel partner James Webb, Neustetter was able to gather some relevant documentation from his search in the form of sound recordings, a series of photographs and drawings that depict his journey and search. From this foundation Neustetter attempts to re-visit his journey by extracting visual data from sound documentation through the manipulation of sound, water, laser-light, and drawing. Opening with an intervention by Neustetter, the resulting installation will also reflect on the remaining affects of his journey, slowly evolving over a few months in the space.
Opening on November 7 at 14:00, ongoing until February 2010.Outlet Project Room: 24 du Toit street, building 10, projector room, Arts Faculty of the Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa.
VIEWING BY APPOINTMENT. Contact: Shane de Lange – shanenilfunct@gmail.com or 072 383 5091.
For more information please contact:
Marcus Neustetter
mn@onair.co.za
www.marcusneustetter.net
www.onair.co.za
Printing at BEK - HowTo
2009-10-30
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ICMC - CALL FOR WORKS
2009-10-30
CALL FOR WORS – ICMC 2010
Stony Brook University, in association with New York University, and the Electronic Music Foundation of New York City, will host the International Computer Music Conference (ICMC) in New York City and Stony Brook, NY, USA from June 1-5 2010.
CALL FOR PAPERS
The International Computer Music Conference (ICMC) 2010 invites submissions for paper sessions. Our theme this year is: Research, Education and Discovery. We thus encourage papers (long or short), posters, and demonstrations in these three categories:
Research: current projects in the field of computer music
Education: with a special emphasis on studio reports (see below)
Discovery: submitting papers (long or short) and musical works in pairs (see below)
Submission Qualifications and Deadlines (for all categories):
This call is open to all regardless of nationality, age, or career stage.
Submission work(s) must be completed online at:
http://www.icmc2010.org/submissions
Deadline for submission is December 31st, 2009
Notification of selected papers will be announced on: Feb 15
Authors will be notified of the results by email. Results will also be posted on : http://www.icmc2010.org/program
Submission Types
Please submit PDFs for the following presentation categories:
- Short Paper (4 pages maximum in Proceedings, 20 minutes lecture presentation)
- Long Paper (8 pages maximum in Proceedings, 30 minutes lecture presentation)
- Poster (4 pages maximum in Proceedings)
- Demonstration (4 pages maximum in Proceedings)
- Piece Plus Paper (either 4 or 8 pages in Proceedings, performance at a concert plus lecture presentation or panel discussion)
- UnConference (One page description)
We may recommend that submissions change category as part of the review process.
Papers selected for lecture presentation will be allotted either 20- or 30-minutes during technical sessions. They should form a substantial contribution to the field and must be accompanied by a written paper submission, which may be up to 4 (short) or 8 (long) pages including images and references. Posters and demonstrations are a forum for discussion of work-in-progress and/or significant or important results that are better suited for more interactive presentation. They must be accompanied by a written paper submission of up to 4 pages in length including images and references. Posters will be presented on a single A0 size sheet during a poster session. Demonstrations will be presented in a classroom setting.
All submissions will be subject to review by an international panel of experts in the field of computer music. At least one of the authors/composers must present the work at the conference (and pay the registration fee) for it to appear in the proceedings.
Submission Topics
- General content areas include but are not limited to:
- Digital Audio Signal Processing
- Sound Synthesis and Analysis
- Music Analysis
- Music Information Retrieval
- Representation and Models for Computer Music
- Artificial Intelligence and Music
- Languages for Computer Music
- Printing and Optical Recognition of Music
- Mathematical Music Theory
- Psychoacoustics, Music Perception
- Acoustics of Music
- Aesthetics, Philosophy and Criticism of Music
- History of Electroacoustic Music
- Computer Systems in Music Education
- Composition Systems and Techniques
- Interactive Performance Systems
- Software and Hardware Systems
- General and Miscellaneous Issues in Computer Music
- Studio Reports
Studio Reports
We strongly encourage Studio Report submissions this year. We will be using a new and improved format: All accepted studios will get up to 4 pages to be included in the proceedings, a short introductory highlight talk, followed by a special studio joint poster session and exchange forum.
Piece Plus Paper
This newly established category will receive submissions that pair original music with documentation exposing the process of composition and/or technical elements specific to the creation of the work. A concert featuring selected works will be given, preceded by a paper session and followed by a panel discussion. This format, developed in response to ongoing discussion within the computer music community, will provide a vehicle for music that can be more deeply experienced following an introduction, as well as a forum for ideas that can be more fully entertained after hearing music.
UnConference
The UnConference will be a more informal gathering of artists, thinkers, dreamers, and other trouble makers all focused on digital technologies, electronic arts, and music. Participants will have the opportunity to share their work with peers in an informal setting. The UnConference will take place daily in the EMF offices and the Wang Center Chapel. We are looking for topics of discussion – please submit up to 1 page which will be printed in the proceedings.
More information can be found at:
http://www.icmc2010.org
Please address any questions regarding the call for works to:
submissions@icmc2010.org
CALL FOR SONIC WORKS
The International Computer Music Conference (ICMC) 2010 invites submissions of musical works (very broadly defined) for presentation at the Conference. Our theme this year is: Research, Education and Discovery.
Composers can submit up to three works, in one of seven categories:
- ICMC Conference concerts, to be held at Stony Brook University and New York University: works with and without performers, including possible dancers.
- Piece Plus Paper (either 4 or 8 pages in Proceedings, performance at a concert plus lecture presentation or panel discussion)
- Ear to the Earth Concerts, Presented by the Electronic Music Foundation: works with and without performers.
- Red Light after-hours concerts: works appropriate for a club atmosphere.
- 60 × 60: one-minute (or shorter) works for fixed media sound.
- Installations
- Alternative Event Programming
For more detailed descriptions, please see below.
If a composer submits three musical works, one must be in the 60 × 60 category (one minute or less).
We may recommend that submissions change category as part of the review process.
Submission Qualifications and Deadlines (for all categories):
This call is open to all composers regardless of nationality, age, or career stage.
Submission work(s) must be completed online at:
http://www.icmc2010.org/submissions
Deadline for submission is December 31st, 2009
Notification of selected works will be announced on: Feb 15
Artists will be notified of the results by email. Results will also be posted on :
http://www.icmc2010.org/program
More information can be found at:
http://www.icmc2010.org
Please address any questions regarding the call for works to:
submissions@icmc2010.org
Submission Materials (for all categories):
All submissions will be subject to blind review by an international panel of experts in the field of computer music with access to all submitted materials online. Composers/Installation Artists who wish to have their pieces performed/installed at the conference music register for the conference. Final deadlines for media and any other performance material as applicable (including scores and parts) must be met if a piece is to be programmed, in order to facilitate rehearsals and technical organization for the concerts.
Attendance by the composer is highly encouraged but not absolutely required. However, the performance may be cancelled if any of the following occur: 1. the music and necessary performance materials (score, software, …) are not submitted by the “Final Music” deadline; 2. associated software does not function properly; or 3. the documentation is not complete enough to allow the piece to be properly rehearsed and performed. Final dress rehearsals / sound checks will be scheduled on the day of the concert.
Artists submitting works should create and submit MP3-formatted audio files or MP4-formatted video files of their pieces; in order to facilitate blind jury review, we ask that artists not include title slides or ID3 tags on their media. Technical specifications for performance and performer scores should be submitted as well, in PDF format. Submissions for 60×60 should be in AIFF format, the accepted pieces will be mixed directly onto a CD. Installation proposals must include a spatial/physical diagram as well as specify the equipment provided by the artist/composer versus the equipment to be provided by the venue.
Submissions must include:
- Biography (250 words maximum)
- Program Notes/ Project Description (350 words maximum)
- Contact information
- MP3-formatted audio files or MP4-formatted video files or AIFF for 60×60 submission
- Performers required (if applicable)
- Performer scores, in PDF (if applicable)
- Technical specifications, in PDF and spatial diagram for installation submission
ICMC Conference Concerts
Special emphasis is put on works integrating interactive technology / live multimedia and traditional music performance, with an aim towards expanding and reinvigorating notions of “liveness” in computer music.
We welcome submissions in the form of:
- Works for fixed playback media (up to 12.2-channel sound).
- Works for instrumental performers and electronics (playback or interactive)
- Works for composer/performers working with alternative controllers and new interactive technologies.
- Works for multimedia performance involving video or other mixed media.
- Works for interactive choreography.
A list of available performers can be found below. Different venues throughout the conference will have different technical capabilities, and the concerts will be curated (post-jury) to ensure the most appropriate venue for each work.
Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players:
String quartet, double bass, 2 pianists, woodwind quartet,
brass trio, 4 percussionists, and 1 guitarist.
Guest Musicians:
Shaiu-uen Ding, piano
Mari Kimura, violin
Jessica Powell, bass / viola di gamba
Tabor : wind quintet featuring Karisa Werdon
Tornado : featuring Esther Lamneck, clarinet & Elizabeth McNutt, flute
David Wetzel, Bass Clarinet and Basset Horn
PLEASE NOTE: Current plans are for ICMC 2010 to feature a concert of modern dance performances created for ICMC musical submissions. Six to eight NYC choreographers will select works from among those accepted to the conference, and create new dance works to be premiered in Stony Brook University’s Wang Center. Please indicate on your submission if you would be interested in this opportunity.
PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to support the work of the computer music community VRSonic, a spatial audio technology company, is pleased to provide the new VibeStudio Designer 2 spatialization software and 12.2 speaker array for the 2010 International Computer Music Conference. Two of the halls will be equipped with a 12.2 Klein and Hummel system for playback. Accepted composers will receive a subscription to the VibeStudio Designer 2 software suite for PC allowing them to work with the software throughout the duration of the composition/diffusion process and concert. VRSonic’s VibeStudio Designer 2 is a spatial audio design suite comprised of the VibeStation and Profiler applications. Both applications rest on top of the audio modeling and rendering engine SoundScape3D. VibeStudio Designer 2 includes a design and runtime application, VibeStation, that provides a comprehensive editing suite for the creation of immersive audio environments. Please indicate on your submission if you would be interested in this opportunity.
Piece Plus Paper
This newly established category will receive submissions that pair original music with documentation exposing the process of composition and/or technical elements specific to the creation of the work. A concert featuring selected works will be given, preceded by a paper session and followed by a panel discussion. This format, developed in response to ongoing discussion within the computer music community, will provide a vehicle for music that can be more deeply experienced following an introduction, as well as a forum for ideas that can be more fully entertained after hearing music.
Ear to the Earth
Ear to the Earth is a worldwide network based on the idea that environmental sound can connect us to the environment with a special vibrancy and emotional depth. Our goal is to heighten environmental awareness through sound, inspire engagement in environmental issues, and sustain engagement through ongoing activities. We present festivals, concerts, forums, and other events dealing with environmental sound.
We invite proposals for presentation for two Ear to the Earth Concerts at the ICMC, including works in progress as well as finished works, including music, documentary recordings, multimedia presentations, or other formats with content that relates to the environment. These concerts will be produced by EMF and presented at Judson Church.
“Red Light” After-Hours Concerts
ICMC 2010
Please note: in this category, performers are not provided – composers must bring (or be) their own performers.
60×60
Instead of a listening room, ICMC 2010
In 2010, 60×60 is collaborating with ICMC to create a six concert series of 360 works by different composers. Submissions to the 60×60 project will be simultaneous submissions for this special mix, 60×60:360 degrees. This bold new mix is designed to represent the many styles, aesthetics, and methods the world uses today to create electronic music.
Please note: 60×60 submissions should be in AIFF format. These files will be used to create the mixes for the concerts.
Installation
ICMC 2010
Submissions must include audio-visual documentation of previously realized versions of the work, or documentation of the work in progress. Please include a list of required equipment and be sure to indicate what will be provided by the artist/composer.
Alternative Event Programming
What kinds of events, spaces and experiences would you like to see/hear at this year’s ICMC?
We want to hear your proposals: boat concerts, all-night listening events, site-specific installations, soundwalks, internet pieces, beach operas, multi-sensory offerings, etc. We are interested in proposals that stretch the boundaries of what computer music is considered to be, and where it is expected to be encountered.
Proposals for alternative programming can be submitted by individuals or groups. Should a selected event require additional calls for participation (such as a call for works for a nighttime listening event, or for librettos for a site-specific opera), these calls will be posted on the ICMC 2010 website, and publicized through appropriate list-serves.
Note that these events are intended to complement traditional ICMC offerings, and will not be scheduled at times that would conflict with the core juried events. Note also that individuals, and at least one member of groups, whose submissions are accepted, will be required to register for the full conference. Any additional participants may register at the “Alternatives” rate for access to 60×60 concerts, evening concerts and alternative events. Finally, if your proposals is accepted, note that you will be in charge of making it happen (including equipment and logistical needs), with the ICMCs support and facilitation.
To apply to the Alternative Event Programming:
Proposals should include up to five paragraphs describing the proposed event, technical specifications, up to three past works (in links or in above formats). Please also include in your proposal one paragraph detailing past experience with events of a similar scope.
More information can be found at:
http://www.icmc2010.org
Any questions regarding the call for works can be addressed to:
submissions@icmc2010.org
Call for Submissions: The Twelfth Biennial Symposium on Arts and Technology
2009-10-23
MARCH 4-6, 2010
THE AMMERMAN CENTER FOR ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY AT CONNECTICUT COLLEGE
“REVOLUTION: TECHNOLOGY AS CHANGE”
Web site and PDF: http://cat.conncoll.edu/sym2010/
SYMPOSIUM MISSION
The mission of the symposium is for participants to present new works, research and performances in the areas of technology and the arts. The symposium will consist of commissioned works, paper sessions, panel discussions, exhibitions, concerts, film screenings and multi-media performances. In an effort to demystify the artistic process and create a forum for dialogue, we are encouraging all presenters and artists whose works are being shown or performed to speak about their work at the symposium. In addition, artists and researchers are encouraged to relate work to a wider context and engage in critical debate. The Center seeks submissions in the general areas of Innovative Uses of New Technologies, Interactivity, Compositional and Artistic Process, Technology in Arts Education, Interdisciplinary Topics in Arts and Technology including: Art, Music, Video, Film, Animation, Theater, Dance, Virtual Reality, Computer Science, and other pertinent topics.
SUBMISSION CATEGORIES
PAPERS
Papers should address scholarly work in a field related to Arts and Technology. A two-page extended abstract or complete paper must be submitted by the due date. Upon acceptance, revised 4-8 page papers must be submitted as a PDF for publication in the Symposium Proceedings. All rights will remain with the author. Paper authors will give 15-20 minute oral presentations during the paper sessions. Proposals for panel discussions are encouraged and papers may be grouped by the Center in panel discussion format. Panel proposals should include names of prospective panelists and topic, which should address the general areas of the symposium.
MUSIC
Music submissions (including composition, performance, theory, interactivity, signal processing) are encouraged. Works for instruments and electronic sounds, digital media, CD, interactive compositions or works for electronic sounds alone are being solicited for live performance and “tape only” concerts. Music must be submitted on CD or DVD, should not exceed 15 minutes in length and must include accompanying scores, as appropriate. Musicians, dancers and actors may be available for live performance pieces. Submissions must include a one-page description/abstract for presentation at the symposium, plus complete technical, equipment and performance needs. Limit one piece per submission.
ART
Visual art submissions exploring the use of everyday technologies as a creative expression within a community/public space context; time-based media, digital art, web art and other technology-based or technology-oriented art forms are encouraged. Also of interest are proposals for workshops, technical demonstrations, panel discussions on interactive studies and/or multi-media studies in an interdisciplinary context. Submissions must include a one-page description/abstract of the work for presentation at the symposium, plus a web-site, DVD or visual materials.
VIDEO and FILM
Submissions of short video or film works that include a significant ‘technology’ component in their creation, aesthetic or theme are encouraged. The ‘tech’ involved may be ‘high’ or ‘low’, ranging from digital animation and motion capture work on the ‘high-tech’ end to various methods of digital production and networked distribution on the “low end.” Submissions must include a one page description/abstract for presentation at the symposium, plus DV, DVD or DVCAM tape.
DANCE and THEATER
Computer-generated or computer-aided dance compositions and theater works are being solicited for live demonstrations or for videotaped presentations. Specially produced dance or theater videos are of particular interest as opposed to concert tapes or other archival uses of video. Also of interest are proposals for workshops, demonstrations of software for dance or theater notation, choreographic analysis, interactive studies and/or multimedia studies of performance in dance and theater. Performances may be accepted, but will depend on the technical needs and financial considerations. Submissions must include a one-page description/abstract for presentation at the symposium, plus DVD, and complete technical, performance and spatial needs.
COMMISSIONED WORKS
Proposals for new, original, multi-disciplinary works will be accepted for a “Commissioned” category. Each project must be created by a team consisting of two or more members, and must combine at least one area of creative expression with a major technology component. Proposals will be accepted for multi-media performances and concerts. Limited installation space is available. Completed work will be presented during the symposium. Limit one proposal per team. The proposed project must not have been previously published, performed or exhibited. Awards will be granted at the discretion of the Program Committee. Submissions not accepted for the commissioned category may also be reviewed for the general submissions category.
INFORMATION:
Commission proposals must include a paper describing the proposed project, detailed technical and production requirements, and a proposed budget. Accepted commissions will be awarded a stipend up to $3000 and a residency at Connecticut College between March 1 – March 6 that will include:
- Installation/performance of the commissioned work
- Rehearsals
- Scheduled presentations and workshops for students and faculty
- Attendance at the symposium of at least one member from each discipline pertaining to the presented work
- Oral presentation and a paper describing the commissioned work at the symposium
- Installation or performance of the commissioned work
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Complete technical requirements must be included in the proposal for equipment supplied by the team as well as requested from Connecticut College; including audio/visual equipment, hardware, software, electrical needs, projection, lighting, space requirements, etc. Drawings or schematics are recommended. Additional campus assistance may be available from the Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology, Information Services, Physical Plant and academic departments based on the details of the proposal.
BUDGET:
Submissions must include a comprehensive outline of project expenses, technical and equipment needs, performance fees, etc., clearly indicating the sources (in-kind, financial, team-supplied and requested from Connecticut College).
AWARDS:
Awards will be given in the amount of up to $3000 for each accepted commissioned work. Payment will be in two parts: 50% upon acceptance, and 50% upon successful completion of project and attendance at the symposium.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL SUBMISSIONS
DEADLINES
October 1, 2009: Commissioned Works Deadline
November 1, 2009: Commissioned Works Acceptance Notification
November 1, 2009: General Submission Deadline
December 1, 2009: General Acceptance Notification
January 15, 2010: Final papers must be received as PDF
March 1-6, 2010: Residencies for Commissioned Works
March 4-6, 2010: Symposium at Connecticut College
RETURN
Submissions, CDs, DVDs, or scores will only be returned if a self-addressed stamped envelope or packaging is provided.
SEND SUBMISSIONS TO:
Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology
Connecticut College
270 Mohegan Avenue
BOX 5365
New London, CT 06320 USA
(860)439-2001
http://cat.conncoll.edu
email: cat@conncoll.edu
Symposium:http://cat.conncoll.edu/sym2010
Loadbang wiki and blog
2009-10-21
BEK in collaboration with KHIB recently initiated loadbang, a series of regular meetings for artists and students working on real-time based prosessing of media using software such as Max, SuperCollider and Pd.
We have now set up a blog and wiki for loadbang, so that documentation from the events can be collected over time into a valuable resource on the topic.
loadbang is a collaboration between BEK and Bergen National Academy of the Arts, with support from the Norwegian Art Council and The Municipality of Bergen. Meetings take place at BEK, C. Sundtsgt. 55, top floor.