Call for scores

ISSTA Call for Music and Sound Art

2016-04-04

ISSTA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL AND CONFERENCE ON SOUND IN THE ARTS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SEPTEMBER 7TH-9TH 2016

We look forward to inviting artists, scholars, technologists and other practitioners to Derry/Londonderry to investigate and play with some of these questions. From the historic autonomous zones of the 17th–century walled city of Londonderry to the autonomous commune of Free Derry (1969–72) to the highs, lows and contradictions of becoming the first UK City of Culture and even to its contested name and identity, we hope that Derry/Londonderry will offer a stimulating context for sharing participants’ work and ideas.

This year, we are seeking works of art, research papers, performances, compositions and workshops that engage with the concept of autonomous zones and the social spaces of sound and technology:

We hope that designers and technologists will take advantage of the temporary autonomous zones of our interdisciplinary conference to engage with more ‘blue sky’, speculative or conceptual aspects of their work.
We hope that artists, cultural researchers and thinkers will find inspiration from these various perspectives on space as defined, expressed and contested through sound, technology and culture.

We will be working in the city of Derry/Londonderry, a space traditionally defined by zones of ethno–religious and political difference, spaces that are mapped, marked and articulated by performances of difference, but also by creative communities. We are therefore particularly open to the idea of collaborative projects which have a community outreach aspect to them.

We propose to take the approach of the TAZ guerrilla ontologist: making a mark, a difference, without violence!

Artists are encouraged to submit proposals for site-specific work involving Derry/Londonderry as urban environment, (we will be circulating more information about the environs). We will also have partnerships with local galleries and may also provide for situating pieces at various sites in the city in consultation with artists. Supplementary details will be made available on some of the sites and spaces.

The call is open to all practitioners regardless of nationality. Participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation. Registration for ISSTC 2016 is required for participation.

CALL FOR MUSIC

This category is reserved for compositions or performances intended for a concert hall paradigm. The musical work must include science or technology in some way. Examples of acceptable submissions include but are not limited to:

  • Circuit Bending
  • Computer Music
  • DJ/Scratch Music
  • Electroacoustic Composition – fixed-medium or real-time
  • Laptop Performance
  • Mixed Composition for electronics and performers
  • Noise Music

The selected works will be performed in a series of concerts during the conference. If a work requires performers, the submitters must provide them. We cannot provide performers/artists fees at this time. The composer must register and attend for the piece to be performed. The conference will also host workshops, paper and poster sessions and curate sound art/installations. Works straddling domains may be submitted to multiple calls but will be scheduled with the successful submission category.

Successful works will also be published on the ISSTA website, issta.ie.

Pieces should be no longer than 12 minutes.

To submit:

  • 1-page Programme Notes with no identifying information
  • A link to downloadable stereo mix of work via Soundcloud or Vimeo. Multi-channel works are acceptable, but submission must be a stereo mix.

All materials must be received by 4th of April, 2016

Submit on EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=issta2016

CALL FOR SOUND ART/INSTALLATIONS

This category is reserved for works within the Gallery or Site-Specific paradigm. The work must include science or technology in some way. Examples of acceptable submissions include but are not limited to:

  • Interactive Sound Art
  • Site-specific Sound Art
  • Sound Art Installation

The selected works will be installed in locations around the conference. If a work requires performers or special technology, the submitters must provide them. Artists are encouraged to submit proposals for site-specific work involving Derry/Londonderry as city. We will also have partnerships with local galleries. More information will be provided as we receive it. We cannot provide performer/artist fees at this time. Artists must register and attend for works to be included. The conference will also host workshops, paper and poster sessions and musical concerts. Pieces straddling domains may be submitted to multiple calls but will be scheduled with the successful submission category.

A representation of successful works will be published on the ISSTA website, issta.ie.

To submit:

  • 1- to 3-page document with a description of the work with no identifying information. Description must include space and technical requirements. IMPORTANT: Please be clear what technical requirements you can provide. Not all equipment may be available, so the more you can provide, the better.
  • Link to downloadable video and/or sound recording of work (if available).

All materials must be received by 4th of April, 2016

Submit on EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=issta2016

 

http://issta.ie/call-for-submission-2016/