Realtime, generative Audio Visual performance presented in the MAC’s best kept secret – a gem of 1960s architecture – the HEXAGON theatre, originally the Cannon Hill Puppet Theatre SCREE are DJ Sir Real from the House of God and VJ Catweasel who does visuals for artists like Stevie Wonder. Modulate are an AV collective who grew out … [Read more…]
SOUNDkitchen launches with an Opening Banquet tomorrow (17 February), at the Hare & Hounds, as the first in a series of monthly events bringing new and experimental sounds to Birmingham. The night will bring together emerging Birmingham based composers with established organisations Modulate and Mama Feel Good! along with guest performers from Bristol, Leicester and … [Read more…]
Lago de Mamori: An Aural Environment by Annie Mahtani is described thusly: Following her recent participation in the Mamori Sound Project (directed by Francisco Lopez), Annie will present field recordings from the Brazilian Amazon in the form of a 16-channel sound installation. She will also speak about her experience in residence at Mamori Art Lab … [Read more…]
Audio visuals treats will abound on Friday 23 October at The Victoria. There’ll be local talent in the shape of DJ Mark Smallman, STRAX DJs, Chromatouch, Sam Redmore and Joseph Potts from Modulate. Even more impressively, there’ll be a performance by Oli Sorenson, aka VJ Anyone. This guy’s one of the world’s best and doesn’t … [Read more…]
Last year Modulate put a call out for a ‘Sonic Beatnik’ to undertake a three month International Artist Fellowship and, among the applicants from 24 countries, New Zealander Damian Frey was selected. In May 2008 Damian re visited us in Birmingham and we took the opportunity to talk to him about his experience of being here, and how … [Read more…]
The Music Network want your music listings info Email your Tour Dates, Record release information, flyers, posters, and the rest to info(at)birminghammusicnetwork.com (take particular note of HOW they want your info – help them to help you) Substrakt They’ve redesigned their website and it looks lovely New Zealand / Birmingham Artist Residency Birmingham and U.K … [Read more…]
First Light Movies: Win Hammer film posters here! First Light’s blog has got off to a good start and now they’ve got a competition going. Have a look at one of the films they’ve funded and, by commenting on it, you can win yourself a poster stereographic » Plus+ 2008 – call for help… Can … [Read more…]
Modulate in Capsule Modulate, the West Mids AV and digital arts collective, have a new piece of work which will form part of an Optofonica exhibition in Amsterdam next month. It sounds incredible and they’re looking to bring it to Birmingham in 2009. Jerusalem: The East Side Story screening c/o B.I.F.S. “A documentary of the … [Read more…]