Workshops

workshops
The City Rings II
Date: 
September - October 2011
Venue: 
Humphry Davy School, Penzance, Cornwall
Produced by: 
Sound and Music

Building on the success of our project with Portlethen Primary School, Aberdeenshire in October 201

Produced by

Sound and Music

In partnership with

Cornwall County Music Service

Aifoon

Sons de Barcelona

With support from

q-02 / Sounds of Europe

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Date: 
2-4 September 2011
Venue: 
South Bank Centre, London

Welcome to Vision Sound Music - the UKʼs first festival of music for visuals.

Vision Sound Music

visionsoundmusic.com
Book Tickets
Sound of Fear

Curatorial Partners

Andrew Missingham
Sound and Music
Fallon
Game City

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Balloon & Needle
Balloon & Needle
Date: 
20-22 January 2011
Venue: 
Café Oto, London
Produced by: 
Hong Chulki

Choi Joonyong (cracked CD players)
Hong Chulki (turntables)
Ryu Hankil (self-made electro-acoustic instruments)
Jin Sangtae (cracked hard-drive)

Video: 

Main Events

Workshop
Thu 20 January at Café Oto, £10 + FREE entry to screenings (advance booking only)

Film screenings
Thu 20 January at Café Oto from 8pm, £5

Performances
Fri 21 January at Café Oto - 8pm, £8 advance, £10 on the door

Performances
Sat 22 January at Café Oto - 8pm, £8 advance, £10 on the door

Produced by

Hong Chulki
www.balloonnneedle.com

with support from LIG Arts Foundation

Partners

no.w.here

Part of the SAM/OTO programme

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Date: 
Friday 24 - Sunday 26 February 2012
Venue: 
The Playhouse Theatre, Whitstable
Produced by: 
Sound and Music and The Wire

Off The Page is the UK's only literary festival devoted to music criticism and audio culture.

In this project

Booking Information

3 day festival pass (limited number, advance sales only): £40 + bkg fee

Friday pass: £12 + bkg fee

Saturday pass: £20 + bkg fee

Sunday pass: £15 + bkg fee

Book tickets via Ticketweb

Accessibility

Please note: the Playhouse Theatre Whitstable has restricted wheelchair access.
Ticketholders with access needs are advised to contact Sound and Music info@soundandmusic.org

Co-producer and Co-curator

 

 

Venue Partner

Whitstable Playhouse logo

 

Suggested places to stay

All located in Whitstable, within 20 mins walk of the festival venue

Oyster Guest House twin/double rooms from £55 per night

Alliston House twin/double rooms from £60 per night

Copeland House (very central) twin/double rooms from £65 per night

Duke of Cumberland (very central) twin/double rooms from £70 per night

Pearl Fisher twin/double rooms from £90 per night

Whitstable Holiday Homes has self-catering accommodation, including cottages and fishermen's huts, from £200 for two nights 

Whitstable also has a Premier Travel Inn

For details of last year's festival please see here

Off The Page 2012 on Facebook

Also taking place nearby:

Late Night Live: Elemental
at Turner Contemporary, Margate
Friday 24 February 2012, 6pm - 10pm
Elemental is an interactive installation by Matt Wright, who is joined by Evan Parker, Splinter Cell, SPOCK, and Roger Redgate. Together they create an immersive installation in which the sound of the sea will flood into the gallery.
Free admission
Turner Contemporary website

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The City Rings
Date: 
October 2010
Venue: 
Portlethen, Aberdeenshire

Pupils from Portlethen Primary School in Aberdeenshire have been spending time with workshop leader, Pippa Murphy, learning about sounds and sound recording.

For more information about the project and to listen to all the compositions and see all the photos, please visit: www.thecityrings.org

Cut & Splice: Transmission
Date: 
Thursday 4 – Saturday 6 November, 2010
Venue: 
Wilton’s Music Hall, 1 Graces Alley, London, E1 8JB
Produced by: 
Sound and Music and BBC Radio 3

Cut & Splice: Transmission is a three-day exploration of the avant garde’s use of radio as a dramatic stage and a performance instrument.

In this project

Main Events

Tetsuo Kogawa Radio Party Workshop
Tue 2 & Wed 3 Nov at Somerset House, London

Nicolas Collins Hardware Hacking Workshop
Wed 3 Nov at Cafe Oto, London

Launch Event with Robert Worby, Nicolas Collins, Keith Rowe & Kersten Glandien
Wed 3 Nov from 8.30pm at Café Oto, London

Cut & Splice Transmission: Performances & Installations
Thu 4 - Sat 6 Nov from 6.30pm at Wilton’s Music Hall, London

Hear and Now Radio Broadcasts
Sat 6, Sat 13 & Sat 20 Nov on air, on digital, online

Buy

Buy the Cut & Splice: Transmission Book

Cut & Splice: Transmission
200pp, 165mm x 235mm
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Co-Producer and Co-Curator

BBC Radio 3

Venue Partner

Wilton's Music Hall

Media Partner

The Wire

Supported by

Veolia Environmental Services (UK)
The INSPIRE Project

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The Lowest Form of Music
Date: 
Friday 22 – Sunday 24 October, 2010
Venue: 
Beaconsfield, 22 Newport St,
 London
, SE11 6AY
Produced by: 
Harbinger Sound, Second Layer Records, No-Fi and Sound and Music

The Los Angeles Free Music Society’s London Weekend

Whispering in the Leaves
Date: 
Saturday 29 May – Sunday 5 September 2010
Venue: 
Kew Gardens, London
Produced by: 
Sound and Music & Forma (Originally commissioned by AV Festival 08)

Chris Watson’s Whispering in the Leaves is an extraordinary sound installation that immerses visitors to Kew Gardens’ Palm House in the dawn and dusk choruses of the Central and South American rain

Photos: 
Ants, courtesy of Ryszard Laskowski
Picture of Chris Watson on cliff courtesy of Chris Watson
Tree Frog, courtesy of Ryszard Laskowski
Howler Monkey in Brazil, courtesy of Steven Francis
Picture of the Palm House courtesy of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew

In this project

Further Reading

A full biography for Chris can be read here

Weather Report was named in The Guardian's '1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die' List. 
It can be bought from Touch: www.touchshop.org

Co-Produced by

Sound and Music
Forma

Originally commissioned by AV Festival 08

Venue Partner

Kew Gardens

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Bill Fontans: River Sounding. Photo by Bill Fontana
Date: 
Thursday 15 April - Monday 31 May 2010
Venue: 
Somerset House, London

A Journey Through the Hidden Sound Worlds of the River Thames

Somerset House was built with direct access onto the Thames - the home of Admiral Nelson’s Navy Office with boats entering thro

In this project

Co-commissioned & Co-produced by

Somerset House
Sound and Music

Buy

Buy the Bill Fontana: River Sounding Book

Bill Fontana: River Sounding
56pp, 210mm x 275mm
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Kill Your Timid Notion Investigations
Date: 
Sunday 21 February – Sunday 28 February 2010
Venue: 
Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, Dundee, DD1 4DY
Produced by: 
Arika and Sound and Music

Introduction

Returning to DCA after a triumphant 2008 UK tour of groundbreaking film, music, sound and performance, the 2010 edition of Kill Your Timid Notion featured proposals by a wide r

Photos: 
KYTN Investigations Briefing Session. Photo by Bryony McIntyre
Taku Unami. Photo by Bryony McIntyre
Jarrod Fowler. Photo by Bryony McIntyre
Investigation Sheets. Photo by Bryony McIntyre
Investigation group. Photo by Bryony McIntyre
Jarrod Fowler investigation props. Photo by Bryony McIntyre
Jarrod Fowler investigation props. Photo by Bryony McIntyre
Loic Baron performance. Photo by Bryony McIntyre
Investigation sheet. Photo by Bryony McIntyre
Investigation group. Photo by Bryony McIntyre
Christoph Migone performance. Photo by Bryony McIntyre
Investigation space 1. Photo by Bryony McIntyre
Investigation sheet. Photo by Bryony McIntyre
Investigation sheet. Photo by Bryony McIntyre
Investigation wall. Photo by Bryony McIntyre
Investigation group. Photo by Bryony McIntyre
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