Sound Happens in The Group! a workshop with Theremidi Orchestra
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Create your own instruments and sounds with basic electronics. Then perform live! The ten members of Theremidi Orchestra (TO) will guide and assist participants during a five-day, hands-on and theoretical workshop. Participants will assemble two electronic sound devices and learn how to play them in noisy group improvisations. The workshop will also provide a framework for aesthetic discussion, from how to improvise and work in a group and understanding the sound ranges of the instruments, to implications of collective feedback loops and concepts of social amplification. Then work collaboratively to develop the live performance. Daniel Neumann, curator of CT-SWaM, will assist in developing ideas for spatialization of the multi-channel performance. Construct and take home two electronic instrument kits: The first--
- Theremini // A basic theremin or hand proximity "instrument"
- TouchTone // A small synthesizer gadget can be played directly with fingers on the PCB board
- MicroNoise // MicroNoise is another synthesizer gadget with photosensitive controls (light sensor - LDR)
- No previous skills necessary
- This workshop is open to all ages
Please bring - Small speaker set - Headphones (notify Erica at erica@eyebeam.org if don't have) - Provisional antennas - DIY sound effects (optional)
Hours:
Sep 10-12, 6-9pm; Sep 13, 2-6pm; Sep 14 optional; Sep 15 8-11pm
Cost:
$290 (Early Reg $240)
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The workshop is co-produced by Ljudmila, Art and Science Laboraty and Projekt Atol Institure and supported by Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Culture. For more information about CT-SWaM and Daniel Neumann, click here. With generous support from our partner: Industry City Distillery is a Brooklyn-based experimental prototype for sustainable urban alcohol production. With technologically groundbreaking equipment engineered and fabricated entirely in-house by The City Foundry - a micro research and development group under the same roof - Industry City Distillery blends the age old art of spirits distillation with the precision of modern engineering and science. Designed with a constant eye towards energy usage and resource minimization, Industry City Distillery seeks to push the envelope of sustainability and efficiency while producing spirits of unparalleled quality. Projects: CT-SWaM People: Daniel Neumann, Erica Kermani, Theremidi Orchestra Research: Education, Sound Tags: electronics, instruments, kits, music, sound art