Future of Sound / Future of Light

Event details:

Future Of Sound / Future Of Light
Tuesday 24th March 2009
Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, London SE14 6NW
Symposium: Media Resources Building, Screen 1, 2pm-6pm, Free
Showcase: The Great Hall, 7pm-10pm, Free
To book and for more info: Amie Ouzman - a.ouzman@gold.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7919 7640
Nearest tube: Canada Water - replacement buses to New Cross/New Cross Gate
Nearest overground: New Cross/New Cross Gate
www.futureofsound.org

Presented by Future Of Sound, Goldsmiths Screenschool, Sound Practice Research Unit and Centre for Contemporary Music Culture, Illustrious and Sonic Arts Network

SYMPOSIUM ON SYNESTHESIA
Media Resources Building, Screen 1, 2pm to 6pm

Keynote speaker: Andrey Smirnov - asmir.theremin.ru
"Graphic Sound: technology, music and science"
Andrey Smirnov is an interdisciplinary artist, composer and researcher and developer of electronic music techniques. He is a founding director and the Senior Lecturer of the Theremin Center for Electroacoustic Music at Moscow State Conservatory. His SOUND_in_Z project was recently on at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris.

Presentations from experimental artists, including:
Andy Cameron - www.futureofsound.org/4.htm
Dr Mick Grierson: Oramics - www.mickgrierson.co.uk
Derek Holtzer: Tonewheels - www.umatic.nl/tonewheels_historical.html
Rob Mullender: Photophonics - silentlight.blogspot.com

SHOWCASE
Great Hall, 7pm to 10pm

Hosted by Martyn Ware, founder member of The Human League and Heaven 17 and a pioneer in electronic music. Using a ground breaking 3D surround sound system, this multi-sensory show fuses an international collective of cutting edge audiovisual practitioners.

body>data>space - www.bodydataspace.net
Andy Cameron - www.futureofsound.org/4.htm
Sophie Clements - www.sophieclements.com
Tal Rosner - www.talrosner.com
Scanner - www.scannerdot.com
The Sancho Plan - www.thesanchoplan.com
Andrey Smirnov - asmir.theremin.ru
United Visual Artists - www.uva.co.uk