Contact Mic Construction and Found Object Improvisation Workshop – with Carrie Gates
www.neutralground.sk.ca
Saturday, June 2nd, 2:30pm – 4:00 pm, $50 (Includes
membership to Soil)
REGISTRATION: Please call Anna Scott: (306) 522-7166
Neutral Ground / Soil: #203 - 1856 Scarth Street, Regina, SK, S4P 2G3
In this workshop, participants will learn how to make their own contact microphone
and use it in live improvised music performances or as an alternative microphone
for doing field recordings. Contact microphones are an interesting way of
amplifying the vibrations within objects, rather than sensing the sound vibrations
in the air as a normal microphone does. Contact microphones allow you to amplify
objects such as windows, balloons, or plastic wrap, exposing a surprising
world of sounds that cannot be heard through conventional means. The first
part of the workshop will take participants through the steps of putting together
their contact microphone from basic electronic components and the rest of
the workshop will focus on exploring the potential of using everyday objects
as amplified musical instruments in a fun and informal collaborative setting.
Participants are welcome to bring objects and instruments to experiment with.
Curiousity is necessary, experience is not!
More about the instructor:
Carrie Gates’ diverse art practices span the realms of VJing, experimental
turntablism, sound art, sculpture, performance art, digital media, and the
catylization of provocative interactive situations. Her work is unified by
a pluralist vision and an appetite for teasing the uncanny from the familiar,
critically yet playfully using and abusing any media she encounters. Recently,
Gates has been working with creating innovative VJ performances using Max/MSP/Jitter
and Arkaos software, sharing her findings with her peers through workshops
and artist talks to encourage others to reclaim digital media as a tool for
personal artistic expression and social change. Since 1996, she has been performing
regularly at electronic music events, noise and experimental music shows,
new media festivals, and art galleries. She runs the BricoLodge net.label
with Jon Vaughn and works at the Division of Media and Technology at the University
of Saskatchewan. Her performances, compositions, videos, and research work
have been shown across Canada as well as in Germany and the USA.
Download this workshop description as a pdf file here.
Watch some of Carrie's videos and silent VJ clips at: www.youtube.com/carriegates
Contact Carrie Gates at otherartists@gmail.com for more information.
Schedule of Events at Neutral Ground for June 1st and 2nd, 2007: |
| Friday, June 1 2:30-4:00.......VJ Workshop with Carrie Gates 8:00-9:30.......Phlegm Gadget (Jon Vaughn solo: gorecore, noise) Saturday, June 2 2:30-4:00.......Contact Mic Workshop with Carrie Gates 8:00-9:30.......Green Gift (Carrie Gates and Jon Vaughn duo: electroacoustic folk noise) |
| Hope to see you there!
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