Many of the artists visiting London for NIME2014 are organising or participating in related events, which we would encourage you to attend.
Unconscious Archives 13
Thursday 26th June, Doors: 7.30pm
Apiary Studios, 458 Hackney Road, London, E2 9EG
An international line up of live audiovisual improvisations producing tangible sound and visceral vision, corporeal signals and audience interference. Philip Jeck (UK) & Michaela Grill (AT) & Karl Lemieux (CA) / Guillaume Cailleau (FR) & Jan Slak (SI) / Karolina Raczynski (UK)
£6 adv / £8 door
http://www.unconscious-archives.org/UA13-Jeck-Grill-Lemieux-Cailleau-Slak-Raczynski
Musical Metacreation
Sunday 29th June, Cafe Oto, Dalston
A concert of software autonomy in music, free improvising algorithms, generative systems and new interfaces for musically metacreative expression.
Featuring software compositions by Shlomo Dubnov, Nick Collins, Michael Young, Arne Eigenfeldt, Matt Yee-King, Oliver Bown, Doug van Nordt and more, and performances by the musicians Finn Peters (flute,sax) and Paul Hession (drums).
http://cafeoto.co.uk/mume-2014.shtm
Brighton Algorave
Friday 4th July, The Loft, Brighton
This is no new idea, but Algoraves focus on humans making and dancing to music.
The Algorave is being held on July 4th from 7pm to 1am at The Loft near the beach in Brighton. The Loft provides a great sound system in a club environment down near the beach front in the center of Brighton. You can find a large selection of restaurants and pubs as well the Brighton train station all within walking distance.
Featuring live sets by Mico Rex, Norah Lorway, Renick Bell, Graham Wakefield, Icarus, Chris McCormick, Alo Allik, Charlie Roberts, Aneurin Barker Snook (Anny FM), Sarah Angliss, Adam Parkinson, Luuma, Glitch Lich.
£6 advance, £8 door
http://www.gigantic.com/artist/algorave
Urban birds for 3 pianos, electronics, sampled birdsong & percussion
Saturday, 5 July 2014 12:00pm at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank
Arlene Sierra’s Urban Birds brings together three international soloists. This musical tour de force is written for three pianos with electronics, sampled birdsong, and percussion. The new work combines spectacle with refined classical keyboard artistry, juxtaposing harmony, rhythmic drive, and sounds from nature. London premier.
Performers:
- Sarah Nicolls, piano
- Xenia Pestova, piano
- Kathleen Supové, piano
This is a free event that requires a ticket.
http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whatson/arlene-sierra-urban-birds-83864
Radical 2: Levy Lorenzo and Dennis Sullivan + Tom Richards solo
Saturday 5th of July at 7:30pm, Hundred Years Gallery
Radical 2 is a performance duo based in Brooklyn, New York. Grounded in the tradition of contemporary classical percussion, Radical 2 extends this performance practice by exploring compositions that use theatrical vocal techniques and prototype electronics. By integrating the human voice via extended techniques and oddly contextualized speech, Radical 2 is actively blurring the lines between their vocal chords and percussion instruments.
£5 suggested donation
http://www.hundredyearsgallery.com/radical-2/
Speed of Sound – Aerodynamics and experimental acoustics
Sunday 6th July 4-9pm, Farnborough Wind Tunnels
Speed of Sound interprets a history of aero-acoustic advancement through a half-day of talks and performances reactiviating the decommissioned space of Q121 and remarkable air return duct. Manipulation of acoustics plays an important role for twenty-first century developments in aviation and experimental music. Investigating ideas of noise and turbulence, and approaches to sensing and recording, this event converges findings in aerodynamics and experimental sound practices as invited artists and speakers engage with the physical uses of sound. By Susanna Davies-Crook with Emily Beber, Natasha Chubbuck & Alastair Frazer
Featuring ad-hoc works and presentations by Dalhous (Blackest Ever Black), Mark Pilkington (Strange Attractor), Aki Pasoulas and & Paul Fretwell (MAAST), Boo Wallin (Royal College of Art), Graham Rood (PHD Sound & vibration research/ wind tunnel engineer/ FAST Museum).
A 3pm coach will be collecting passengers from the bus stops at the top of Vauxhall Bridge Road, just across the road from Victoria tube station, and driving directly to the Wind Tunnels. The coach will return from Farnborough between 9pm and 9.30pm, arriving back at London Victoria by no later than 10.30pm. Booking on the coach is essential as spaces are limited.
Event free, £10 coach travel
Coach Departs from Vauxhall Bridge Road, Victoria, 3pm
Booking essential:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/speed-of-sound-aerodynamics-and-experimental-acoustics-tickets
Digital Revolution:
An Immersive Exhibition of Art, Design, Film, Music and Video Games
Barbican Centre
3 July – 14 September 2014
http://www.barbican.org.uk/bie/upcoming-digital-revolution
Digital Revolution explores and celebrates the transformation of the arts through digital technology since the 1970s. The exhibition brings together for the first time a range of artists, filmmakers, architects, designers, musicians and game developers, who are using digital media to push the boundaries of their fields. The show also looks to the future and considers the impact of creative coding, DIY and maker-culture, digital communities and the creative possibilities offered by augmented reality, artificial intelligence, wearable technologies and 3D printing.
Includes NIME2014 friends Yuri Suzuki, and Memo Akten