[spectre] Coded Matter(s) #2: Sound Hackers

[Benjamin van Gaalen]

ENGLISH PRESS RELEASE
FIBER & Flemish Arts Centre de Brakke Grond present


** Coded Matter(s) #2: Sound Hackers
New expressions in sound and music

Full line-up announced
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The full line-up has now been revealed for the second instalment of Coded
Matter(s). Following the success of Coded Matter(s) #1: Unfolding Space,
FIBER and Flemish Arts Centre de Brakke Grond present Coded Matter(s) #2:
Sound Hackers (http://www.codedmatters.nl/event/sound-hackers/) on Sunday
November 10. During this Sunday afternoon matinee you’ll experience the
rising possibilities and new expressions in sound and music due to emerging
technologies and code.

Software and the internet enabled people to produce and distribute music
from their home computer. Nowadays the development of powerful mobile
technology and accessible coding languages adds a whole range of
possibilities to the production and performance of sound and music. The
instruments that create and play sound are prepared with spatial, sensory
and tangible interfaces. Musicians, sound artists and other sonic creatives
expand the possibilities between physical materials and software by using
light, projections, sensors, code and data as integral part of their work.
Coded Matter(s) also investigates the role of digital processes which
enable the merging of virtual and analog instruments.

The afternoon will be filled with talks and performances by artists like
audio-visual performer Paul Prudence, creative sound collective Soundlings
(the current artist in residence at STEIM) & Gareth Davis (clarinet),
Jonathan Reus & SonoLab and designer Pieter Jan Pieters (founder of studio
OWOW), as well as a showcase by Buqs and a thought-evoking talk by Marcus
Graf. Everyone interested in sound and music is invited to attend and be
astonished by Sound Hackers; audiovisual performances and talks by a
variety of artists who will present these ‘hybrid instruments’.

Line-up
**Cyclotone, Paul Prudence - audiovisual performance
(http://www.codedmatters.nl/artist/paul-prudence/)

**iMac Music, Jonathan Reus & SonoLab - audiovisual performance
(http://www.codedmatters.nl/artist/jonathan-reus/)  (
http://www.codedmatters.nl/artist/sonolab/)

**Soundlings & Gareth Davis - performance
(http://www.codedmatters.nl/artist/soundlings/)   (
http://www.codedmatters.nl/artist/gareth-davis/)

**Sound on Intuition, Pieter Jan Pieters - performance
(http://www.codedmatters.nl/artist/owow-pieter-jan-pieters/)

**Rosis Tres, Marcus Graf - talk
(http://www.codedmatters.nl/artist/rosis-tres-marcus-graf/)

**Buqs, Teun Verkerk & Joris Hoogeboom - showcase
(http://www.codedmatters.nl/artist/buqs/)

**STEIM - introduction
(http://www.steim.org)

More information
Coded Matter(s) (http://codedmatters.nl)
Facebook event (https://www.facebook.com/events/367320920067581/)
Press Images  (https://www.dropbox.com/sh/aw1godw1r1ktjq3/zmRYmPAdfq)
Online Pressdoc (with video & images):
Dutch (
http://fiber-festival.pressdoc.com/4decaa16c3597785933dc7e31e4d1670a9184430e02414f8db57f11f6a330e13
)
English (
http://fiber-festival.pressdoc.com/86f46306c4cb2649a488383509f1b9e04736e45d2409899d691b2a96f870fe7a
)

Event & Ticket info
Coded Matter(s) #2: Sound Hackers (
http://www.codedmatters.nl/event/sound-hackers/)
Date: November 10, 2013
Location: Flemish Arts Centre De Brakke Grond (http://www.brakkegrond.nl/)
, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Time: 15:00 – 18:30 (Doors 14:30)
Price: Door € 14 / Online pre-sale € 12 / CJP € 10 / TICKETS (
http://www.codedmatters.nl/tickets/)

Tickets are sold through the website of De Brakke Grond. CJP card has to be
shown at the event. No card, no discount.
Coded Matter(s) is supported by the Creative Industries Fund NL

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Paul Prudence (UK)
Paul Prudence is an audio-visual performer and live-cinema artist working
with computational, algorithmic and generative environments. His work,
which had been shown and performed internationally, focuses on the ways in
which sound, space and form can be cross-wired to create live-cinematic
visual-music experiences. Paul is known for his complex time-based
geometric narratives which are precisely synchronised to electroacoustic
sound design and sound art compositions.

http://www.transphormetic.com

Jonathan Reus (US)
Jonathan Reus (b. 1982, New York City) formally studied electroacoustic
composition, engineering, human-computer interaction and mathematics at the
University of Florida.  In 2009 he relocated to Amsterdam on a Fulbright
fellowship to pursue research into technologically-mediated music at the
Studio for Electro-Instrumental Music, where he researched hybrid sensor
instruments, real-time music software, and performance technology. His
recent work includes composition and free-improvisations for new
instruments, and sonic-sculptural artworks.

http://www.jonathanreus.com

SonoLab (RU/TW)
The contemporary percussion duo, SonoLab, founded by Vitaly Medvedev and
Mei-Yi Lee is an offshoot of Slagwerk Den Haag. SonoLab is dedicated to
experimental collaboration with composers and artists from other media.
Through intensive collaboration, the goal of the duo is to stimulate the
evolution and development of new possibilities for percussion instruments,
both acoustic and electronic, and to transform the traditional concert
experience.

http://www.sonolabduo.com

Soundlings (INTL.)
The Soundlings Collective is a young and international network of starting
audio professionals. They have worked on a variety of projects, initiated
events, shared knowledge and promoted the sonic perspective in the cultural
landscape.

http://www.soundlings.com

Gareth Davis (UK)
Gareth Davis plays clarinet(s), the result of a somewhat impulsive purchase
whilst window shopping in Covent Garden, London, around ten years before
the turn of the century.
The serendipitous location of a rather wonderful (and equally important,
rather cheap) second hand record shop less than 10m from the bus stop
required for seven years of schooling, combined with delivering newspapers
on a daily basis, lead to a somewhat eclectic, dusty and generally
unclassified taste in music.
The result, performances and recordings ranging from classical concerti, to
newly written works by composers such as Bernhard Lang, Peter Ablinger,
Toshio Hosokawa and Jonathan Harvey. Collaborations ranging from the vocal
group Neue Vocalsolisten and the JACK string quartet to improvising
musicians Frances-Marie Uitti and Elliott Sharp, experimental bands such as
Nadja and A-Sun Amissa and electronic artists Scanner and Machinefabriek.

http://klangtint.com/

Marcus Graf (NL)
Marcus Graf provides a solution to the current problems in the art industry
by introducing the optimal artist.
Although most sectors have embraced technology to optimise their
production, most artists are trapped in a pre-industrialised mentality
where they hold on to a romantic view of manual labour. This results in a
bizarre love-hate relationship with technology. Marcus Graf's mission is to
liberate the artists from their disposition towards technology by
introducing the optimal artist. This machine will not only aid in producing
the artwork but will be at the root of creation, automatising the entire
artistic process.
The optimal artist presented is an artificial composer named (by itself)
Rosis Tres. Through live demonstrations and a step-by-step analysis, he
demystifies and opens a discussion on the nature of the artistic process,
one of the last exclusive domains of humanity.

http://www.marcusgraf.com

Pieter Jan Pieters, OWOW (BE / NL)
OWOW (theomnipresentworldofwizkids), focusses on superior design,
technology & engineering paired with a lot of fun. Our goal is to be as
'free and untamed as a child in a grown-up and mature world'. We create our
own range of products and work on projects for clients we have great
affinity with.

http://owow.be

Buqs (NL)
'Buqs' are electronic lifeforms that invade surfaces within the built
environment and use them for the creation of sounds. They explore the city
as an instrument through it's material properties. These little critters
autonomously produce noise and sounds based on what their sensors can pick
up from the materials and soundscape in the vicinity, bringing out the
sounds of objects, surfaces and materials you wouldn't usually hear.

http://icasnetwork.org/buqs/

STEIM (NL)
STEIM (the STudio for Electro-Instrumental Music) is an independent
electronic music centre unique in its dedication to live performance. The
foundation’s artistic and technical departments support an international
community of performers, musicians, and visual artists, to develop unique
instruments for their work. STEIM maintains a vibrant residency program
whereby artists are provided with an artistic and technical environment in
which concepts can be given concrete form. Ideas are catalysed by providing
critical feedback grounded in professional experience. Finally, new
creations are then exposed to a receptive responsive niche public at STEIM
before being groomed for a larger audience.

http://steim.org

BACKGROUND INFO CODED MATTER(S) SERIES

Coded Matter(s) is a new series of events exploring the explosion of
digital processes taking place in hybrid art, design and music and the
ripples this causes. During these events artists, designers, musicians and
other creatives will demonstrate the limitless possibilities offered by
digital systems and creative coding platforms for the creation of visual
art, generative design, interactive installations, multi-sensory
performances and enchanting scenography.

The programmes will show how artists create connections within their work
between human expression, technology, computer generated data and their
physical surroundings. They also discuss their vision for the development
and the open sharing of knowledge within design processes and digital
culture. Coded Matter(s) sets out to explore how technology enables new
forms of artistic expression.

Coded Matter(s) will also function as a platform for bringing together
frontrunners within the many creative disciplines. Furthermore, FIBER aims
to open up these developments and make them accessible to a broad audience,
giving them a unique opportunity to experience the many possibilities and
tools. Within this series groundbreaking interactive installations, process
based design, audiovisual dance and music performances, Do-It-Yourself
(DIY) platforms, data art and digital scenography will be addressed.

Coded Matter(s) is supported by the Creative Industries Fund NL
News Updates
Twitter: @fiberfestival (https://twitter.com/fiberfestival) / Event
Hashtag: #codedmatters
FIBER (http://www.fiber-space.nl) / De Brakke Grond (
http://www.brakkegrond.nl)
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