Cybersonica 06 Programme

Cybersonica & Encompass Sonic Art Exhibition
Monday, 8th - Saturday, 20th May 2006
11.30am-7.30pm, Mon-Wed, 11.30am-8pm, Thurs-Sat
Phonica Records, 51 Poland Street, Soho, London W1F 7NG
www.cybersonica.org/artists

Cybersonica and Encompass, in association with Phonica Records, present a two-week exhibition of contemporary sonic artworks. The exhibition showcases a range of sonic and audiovisual works which move beyond the ‘screen, keyboard, mouse scenario’ to explore new and exciting approaches to creative interactivity - responding to physical input, proximity, sound, kinetics, elapsed time and the surrounding environment. All the selected works are playful, engaging and accessible to all.

Cybersonica 06 is supported by the Arts Council England and the exhibition features five newly commissioned sonic artworks presented alongside pieces selected form our open Call for Existing Works which received over 80 submissions from artists worldwide.

Cybersonica Conference
Friday, 19th May 2006, 11am-11pm
Saturday, 20th May 2006, 11am-8.30pm
The Science Museum’s Dana Centre, 165 Queens Gate, London SW7 5HE

The Cybersonica Conference is a leading event for anyone interested in the theory and practice of how new technologies are shaping and changing the way musicians, digital artists, audiovisualisers and software developers make and present their work.

Through presentations, keynote addresses, workshops and illustrated lectures the Cybersonica Conference programme is a ‘snapshot’ of the latest developments in music, sound and audiovisual fusion. By encouraging fresh, new talent and supporting established sonic creators, innovators and developers the Conference showcases the latest work of some of the most innovative artists and commercial practitioners in the field.

The Cybersonica 06 Conference will be documented by the Cybersonica Web TV team and elements of the festival will be web streamed live.

Friday, 19th May 2006

11am - Registration

d.studio
11.30am-1.30pm – Session 1 - Threshold coordinators and artists:
Colm Lally and Chloe Vaitsou, Robert Davis, Disinformation, Usman Haque, Iris Garrelfs, Duncan Speakman, Andi Studer and John Wynne
2.30-4.30pm – Session 2 – Soundtoys.net coordinator and artists:
Stanza, Adam Hoyle with Julian Baker, Neil Jenkins, Michael Takeo Magruder, Chris O’ Shea, squidsoup and Toxi
5.15-6.30pm – Keynote Address – Joshua Randall, Creative Director, Harmonix Music Systems: Interactive Music for the Masses

d.cafe
7.30-10.30pm – Technology presentations featuring:
DJ Tendraw & The Gypsies Dog, I Am The Mighty Jungulator, Preamptive, Tim Cole of Tao Group (formerly SSEYO) featuring Tim Didymus + miniMIXA live, Toplap, The Sancho Plan, Herwig Weiser

Plus selected sonic artworks, interactive music games and av systems on display throughout the day.

Saturday, 20th May 2006

11am - Registration

d.studio
11.30am-1.30pm – Session 3 – Toplap artists:
Amy Alexander, Nick Collins, Martin Howse & Jonathan Kemp, Alex McLean
2.30-4.30pm – Session 4 - Trampoline’s Radiator Festival coordinators and artists:
Anette Schäfer and Miles Chalcraft, Blast Theory, Active Ingredient, Daniel Belasco Rogers

5.00-6.15pm – Keynote Address – Martyn Ware, founder member of Heaven 17 & The Human League: Manupulate Your Own Reality in Sound

d.cafe
7-7.20pm - D-Fuse
7.20-7.40pm - UK Online/Future Shorts f@ster Film Festival showreel
7.40-8.00pm - Preamptive

Plus selected sonic artworks, interactive music games and av systems on display throughout the day.

Cybersonica Sampler @ Encompass
13th May 2006, 4-8pm
Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London EC1V 9LT

Cybersonica Sampler @ b.TWEEN 06
25th-26th May 2006, 9.30am-6pm
National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD1 1NQ