Talk: Matmos, What is a Sound Object? 1 July 2015

Talk: Sarah Angliss, Trace, 24 June 2015

Event: Brunel Fly-Bu-Night Concrete Gestures, 19 June 2015

Featuring John Lely and Rob Mullender;

Conference: Music and/as Process, 6 June 2015

The 3rd Annual RMA Music and/as ProcessStudy Group will take place on 6th June at Goldsmiths, University of London with the support of the Contemporary Music Research Unit at Goldsmiths.

This year the Music and/as Process study group extends our focus on practice-led research by hosting a day of practice-led presentations (including compositions and performances) as a mini-festival. The day will take in composition, performance and lecture recitals and include a keynote lecture given by Dr Bryn Harrison (University of Huddersfield) and a keynote performance including Bryn Harrison’s Vessels given by pianist Mark Knoop.

Schedule here.

Event: Vocal Vertebra #1. 29 May 2015.

Vocal Vertebra #1

Hosted by Goldsmiths’ Sound Practice Research and presenting works in sound, performance and multimedia poetry. 

Developed in Writers Forum Workshop, Vocal Vertebra is a one-night festival that celebrates the lexicon of the body. The gestures, movements and uses of the tongue, of the palms, the teeth, the chest, etc. Articulations that shape an interaction of a body both with its outside and its inside, providing the basis for an articulation of its subjectivity and its objectivity.

With performances by
Lawrence Upton, Olga Pek & Zuzana Husárová, Steven Hitchins, Gregorio Fontén, and the Writers Forum Workshop Polyvocal (Marco, Uran, Maria Jose, Lawrence, Gregorio, Matt, Adrian & Luna) and generous support from Czech Centre London and Pilsner Urquel

19.00
29th of May

Recital Room 167
Richard Hoggart Building
Goldsmiths University, New Cross, 
London. SE14 6NW

Event: SoundCamp, 2-3 May 2015

SoundCamp is a series of outdoor listening events on International Dawn Chorus Day, linked by Reveil: a 24 hour broadcast of the sounds of daybreak, relayed live by audio streamers around the globe. 

Reveil starts in Rotherhithe near the Greenwich Meridian and travels West from one open microphone to the next, picking up audio feeds from forest cams, very low frequency receivers, deep ocean hydrophones and a network of soundcamps and individual streamers in a sequence lasting one earth day.

Each camp provides a listening and broadcasting point as well as a programme of workshops and walks.

Soundcamps in the UK will be at: Stave Hill Ecological Park, London; Piel View House, Furness Peninsula, Cumbria; Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon; Ulster Museum, Belfast.

Contributors include Zach Poff, Rui Chaves, Eric Leonardson, Anna Friz, Peter Cusack, Lee Paterson, Helmut Lemke, Tony Whitehead, Sarah Gray, Richard Povall, Angus Carlyle, John Grzinich, Leandro Pisano, Raffaele Mariconte, Lars Johansson, Udo Noll, Dawn Scarfe, Ky Lewis, with additional streamers at Locus Sonus and elsewhere.

http://soundtent.org/docs/soundcamp2015_announce.pdf

Listen: http://soundtent.org/soundcamp_listen.html

Camp: http://soundtent.org/soundcamp_camp.html

Stream: http://soundtent.org/soundcamp_stream.htm

Announce: http://soundtent.org/docs/soundcamp2015_announce.pdf

Call for Music and Sound Artworks: Sounds, Images and Data 2015

July 23 – 24 – 25, 2015

Conference Venues: New York University, Steinhardt School.

Sounds, Images and Data 2015 is a conference that analyzes the role of the artists and curators in creating new experiences and aesthetics in the 21st century. The conference is calling for abstracts but also for Music Scores and Sounds Artworks.

OCR as part of its institutional scope is partnering with international institutions in order to develop a curated exhibition that will be displayed both in physical and online spaces. Curated by Lanfranco Aceti and Tae Hong Park the artworks will challenge established notions of contemporary aesthetic and experiment with media technology and data. Contemporary artworks and music scores from artists will be selected and allocated in a series of venues, in order to provide an understanding of the developments that have characterized the past fifteen years: 2000 to 2015.

Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1551402295123088/

Call for Music and Sound Artworks

SID 2015 invites submissions of musical works and sound artworks for presentation at the conference. We are particularly interested in works that touch on combinations of Sound, Image, and Data. Two works may be submitted but only one work will be programmed. There are no submission fees but conference registration is required.

SEND YOUR ABSTRACTS, ARTWORKS AND MUSIC SCORES VIA THE SUBMISSION SYSTEM, BY CLICKING HERE.

Deadline for Abstracts, Music and Sound Artworks: Extended to April 17, 2015.

To register, stay informed and receive updates please subscribe to the newsletter.

This conference is part of a series of events on sound, images and data organized and chaired by Lanfranco Aceti as part of the OCR research projects.

We acknowledge the gracious support of New York University, Steinhardt School, and Goldsmiths, University of London.

Event: Revisiting Those Words: Failed Attempts as Material, Maria Chavez, 16 & 17 March 2015

Revisiting Those Words: Failed Attempts as Material

The Sound Practice Research Unit is delighted to announce two exciting events happening here in the Department next week, featuring Visiting Research Fellow Maria Chavez. These events highlight Maria Chavez's unique approach to her practice, and present an opportunity to engage creatively with the notion of failure as artists.

MARIA CHAVEZ IS AN ABSTRACT TURNTABLIST AND SOUND ARTIST, CURRENTLY VISITING RESEARCH FELLOW WITH THE SOUND PRACTICE RESEARCH UNIT

PART 1: LECTURE, 16/3/15 18:30 RHB 167

Maria Chavez will present a unique lecture discussing past proposals that were rejected by arts organizations and galleries during her 10 years as a professional sound artist. REVISITING THOSE WORDS: FAILED ATTEMPTS AS MATERIAL will include information about Chavez’s turntable performance work, her focus on the gender neutral position of chance and how failure and rejection has shaped her career.

PART 2: WORKSHOP, 17/3/15 11:30 RHB 274
Students are invited to join Maria for an in depth look into their own practice and their relationship with failure. Participants are encouraged to bring examples of rejected proposals, projects and objects that have yet to see the light of day.

EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO EVERYONE

Call for papers: Histories, Theories and Practices of Sound Art, Deadline 22 March 2015

Histories, Theories and Practices of Sound Art, Deadline 22 March 2015

Following the May 2014 conference at Goldsmiths, University of London and the Courtauld Institute of Art, Leonardo Electronic Almanac have announced that the following call for papers has been extended until 22 March 2015 for an issue on Histories, Theories and Practices of Sound Art with a specific focus on curation. Please see below for full details.

Installation: Trevor Jackson's F O R M A T. 27 February - 2 March 2015

Trevor Jackson's F O R M A T with the Vinyl Factory at Brewer Street Car Park, open to the public from tomorrow - more information here

Event: Call & Response 8th Dispatch. 27 Feb 2015

Call & Response 8^th Dispatch: a new collection of multichannel sound works

27th Feb 2015    
                    

http://www.callandresponse.org.uk/current.html

6:30pm-late

C&R Space

Enclave, Unit 9

50 Resolution Way

London

SE8 4NT

In conjunction with Last Fridays at Enclave, London, Call & Response will present a new programme of multichannel sound works in 13.1 channels.  This month's programme consists of works by Caterina Barbieri, Amma Ateria, Manuella Blackburn and Natasha Barrett.

Talk: 'The Exotic Experiment: interactive climatic art project for astronauts'. Goldsmiths, 3 February 2015.

Music Research Series and the Unit for Sound Practice Research presents: Ludwig on 'THE EXOTIC EXPERIMENT: interactive climatic art project for astronauts'.

Event: Sounding the Great Hall. 7-8 February 2015

Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th Feb

23 artists exploring the acoustics of the Great Hall via an unusual 8-speaker system.
This event is continuous. The audience are free to come in and out, sit in the space, walk around the space, eat, drink and listen.

FREE ENTRY

More info: contingentevents.tumblr.com

Music Research Series: Rebecca Fiebrink. 20 January 2015

"Machine learning as a tool for supporting exploration, embodiment, and complexity in musical interactions"

Rebecca Fiebrink (presented by the Unit for Sound Practice Research) is a faculty member in Computing at Goldsmiths, University of London, and will talk on digital sociology, digital cultures, web science, data science-what's the difference? 

Music Research Series: Nicolas Collins. 15 January 2015

Nicolas Collins (presented by the Unit for Sound Practice Research) gives this evenings paper on his recent work and research, illustrated with audio and video clips.

Event: 840, John Lely. 31 January 2015

Forthcoming concert featuring Goldsmiths/EMS alumni John Lely.

A new experimental music series called 840. 

7:30pm on Saturday 31 January 2015 at St James’ Church, Islington, N1 8PF.

The concert features The Manon Quartet, winners of the 2014 Cavatina Intercollegiate String Quartet Competition, presenting brand new commissions from Louis d'Heudieres, Matthew Lee Knowles, Neil Luck, Alex Nikiporenko, myself and Tristan Rhys Williams. The centrepiece of the concert is provided by the piece Doubles (2012) by John Lely (Goldsmiths Alumni).

Advance tickets are £6 (no booking fee!) and available from: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/301521

www.eightforty.co.uk

@840series

Event: PoL # 11 Apparatus of the Imposter, Dawn Scarfe. 9 December 2014

Points of Listening
PoL # 11 Apparatus of the Imposter
With Dawn Scarfe
Date: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Time: 18:30 – 20:30
Venue: Science Gallery (pop-up space) Kings College, London.
Free, spaces are limited. To reserve a place please email: s.voegelin@lcc.arts.ac.uk

Installation: The Nothing, Seeking Answers, presented by Call & Response. 4-5 December 2014

Call & Response presents the work of:

Elías Merino / Rian Treanor / Daniel del Rio

THE N0THING, SEEKING ANSWERS_

[ Three approaches to abstract computer-generated music ]

4th – 5th Dec 2014

Thursday 3-9pm (Rian Treanor 3-5pm, Daniel del Río 5-7pm, Elías Merino 7-9pm)

Friday 2-8pm (Rian Treanor 2-4pm, Elías Merino 4-6pm, Daniel del Río 6-8pm)

C&R space
Enclave, Unit 9
50 Resolution Way
London
SE8 4NT

Seminar: The Sixth Housing Estate, South London Gallery. 6 December 2014

The Sixth Housing Estate: Every wall has two sides
Seminar on neighbors & strangers

http://www.southlondongallery.org/page/brandon-labelle-the-sixth-housing-estate-every-wall-has-two-sides

with presentations by:
Les Back
Ari Henry
Brandon LaBelle
Andrea Luka Zimmerman

Saturday, December 6th, 2014 - 14:00h
South London Gallery
65-67 Peckham Road
London

**with additional contributions by: Frans Jacobi, Richard Launder, Isik Knutsdotter, David Roberts, and Nicky Hirst, Tom Keller, Susan Lynch, Members of the Coin St Youth Club and the Coin St Housing Co-ops.

Evening Concert: Miniature Concertos. 6 December 2014

Image by William Simpson

A series of experimental double piano concertos performed by Kate Halsall & Fumiko Miyachi

Great Hall, Richard Hoggart Building, Goldsmiths, University of London
6 December 2014, 19:00 - 21:00

Miniaturised Concertos' is a series of experimental double piano concertos, exploring the roles of the traditional double piano concerto, working with electroacoustics and film, chamber ensemble, extended techniques and duo, to create large scale effects from small forces. Commissions from Philip Cashian, Colin Riley, Katharine Norman, Naomi Pinnock, Andrew Poppy and electronics by technologist-composers, Peiman Khosravi and James Waterworth.

Album: 'Tuning to Spheres' by Dawn Scarfe. 1 December 2014

'Tuning to Spheres' from Melange Edition is out today
Performed by Dawn Scarfe
Recorded by Tom Mudd
Mastered by Girilal Baas ​

Buy it here - http://www.melangeedition.com/catalogue2.html

About Dawn Scarfe - http://www.dawnscarfe.co.uk/index

Research Session: Selections from Goldsmiths Special Collections. 27 November 2014

Selections from Goldsmiths Special Collections relevant to music researchers at Goldsmiths

Location: Rutherford Building. Special Collections & Archives reading room, Library ground floor.
Cost: Free
Department: Library
Time: 27 November 2014, 11:00 - 13:00

Music postgrads and staff are invited to drop in to see selections from Goldsmiths Special Collections covering;

Performance: Erin Sexton. 24 November 2014

Live performance by visiting artist Erin Sexton (http://erinsexton.com/info/). The concert will include performances from Music Computing students at Goldsmiths, University of London. 

Date & Time: November 24th at 7.30pm.

Venue: Great Hall, Goldsmiths, University of London

Cost: Free

Project: First Symposium on Sound and Movement Practices. 24-25 November 2014

The Unit for Sound Practice Research at Goldsmiths University, in collaboration with Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, The Game of Life Foundation and Mondriaan Foundation, is presenting the First Symposium on Sound and Movement Practices.

Event: EAVI IX. 13 November 2014

News: Daphne Oram Collection Website

The Daphne Oram Collection has a new website, which you can access here.

Event: Organ of Corti at the Union Chapel

Goldsmiths alumni and friends next week at the Union Chapel.
More details - here.

Event: Hillel Schwartz and Chris DeLaurenti on Noise Practices, Theory and Histories

Music Research Series & Unit for Sound Practice Research (5.30pm - 16 October 2014)

Hillel Schwartz and Chris DeLaurenti on Noise Practices, Theory and Histories

Event: PureGold Launch. 5 May 2014

The annual celebration of eclectic, innovative and exciting music coming out of Goldsmiths, University of London

Event: EAVI VII. 15 May 2014

EAVI VII concert

A night of electro acoustic veritable incense

Thursday 15th May

8pm

Amersham Arms, New Cross. £5

Lecture: The Language of Chance, Maria Chavez. 1 May 2014

The Language of Chance, Maria Chavez

Thursday 1 May, 6pm

Richard Hoggart Building 274

Event: A Concert of Improvised Music. 16 April 2014

Conference: Histories, Theories and Practices of Sound Art. 15-17 May 2014

Histories, Theories and Practices of Sound Art: May 15 – 16 – 17, 2014

Venues: Goldsmiths, University of London, May 15 and 16, 2014; The Courtauld Institute of Art May 17, 2014.

Workshop: Max/Max for Live/ Ableton Workshop, Beginner to Intermediate Level. 31 January 2014

Programming for sound synthesis and sound processing will be conducted by the new Associate Lecturer in Live Electronics, Gilbert Nouno, on 31 January from 10am to 1PM (room TBC). 

This workshop is partially sponsored by the Unit for Sound Practice Research Unit.

Graduate Forum - Audiovisual Motion: Animating Time and Space

Graduate Forum - Audiovisual Motion: Animating Time and Space
Freida Abtan

RHB Cinema, 17.00, Tues 21st Jan.

EAVI III at the Amersham Arms, New Cross, Thursday 9th Jan

Featuring:  Kaffe Matthews / Leafcutter John / John Wall & Tom Mudd / Freida Abtan / Paul Prudence

Doors at 8pm
£5 / £3 concessions

Concert: Electronic Music Studios, 12 December 2013

Evening Concert: Electronic Music Studios, 12 December 2013


Location: Great Hall, Richard Hoggart Building

Focusing on live electronic and multi-channel/stereo performances by students working in the EMS.
The Stanley Glasser Electronic Music Studios were established in 1968 by composer, instrument maker and musicologist Hugh Davies and comprise a suite of working areas for undergraduate & postgraduate students wishing to explore the creative potential of studio equipment & audio software in relation to composition, live electronics, interactive performance, sound-art, acoustic ecology and research.

Free admission, all welcome.
Cost: free

The EMS supports the Interlace concert series, the Unit for Sound Practice Research (SPR), and is a member of the Live Algorithms for Music research network.
Location: Great Hall, Richard Hoggart Building

Department: Electronic Music Studios
Time: 12 December 2013, 19:00-21:00

Sympsium: Notation in Contemporary Music. 18 - 20 October 2013

Symposium devoted to research in notation in contemporary music: composition, performance, improvisation.
October, 18-20, 2013

With keynotes from Richard Barrett, James Saunders and Sam Hayden.

Full schedule and other details available here.

Concert: Friday 20th September at 7:30pm

Exhibition: Sho-Zyg, 21-27 September 2012

Project: 'Rainforest IV' by David Tudor. 3-4 July 2009

A10lab, Area10, Apo33, Noise=Noise, Beyond Signal, Fibrr Records & Sound Research Practice, Goldsmiths presents:

'Rainforest IV' by David Tudor 

"a collaborative environmental work, spatially mixing the live sounds of
suspended sculptures and found objects, with their transformed reflections
in an audio system. "

Performance & Installation
£10 (online booking http://www.wegottickets.com)
£12 (on the door)

at AREA10 PROJECT SPACE
Eagle Wharf
Peckham Hill Street
London - SE15 5JT
(White building behind the Library)
Buses: 12, 36, 37, 63, 78, 436, 345, 177, 312, 343
Train: Peckham Rye Station.