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DOUGLAS KAHN NATIONAL LECTURE TOUR | 30 Oct - 27 Nov
Sound Travellers are proud media supporters for the Douglas Kahn National Lecture Tour as part of Art Monthly Australia’s ‘Occasional Lecture Series’ in partnership with the Australian Network for Art and Technology’s (ANAT) Embracing Sound program, and to promote the November 09 Sound Art issue of Art Monthly Australia, which he guest-edited and is published in association with ANAT.
PERTH: 30-31st October – 2009 THNMF Conference and keynote address.
Hosted by PICA, TURA, Edith Cowan University.
BRISBANE: 5-8th November – Wireless Imagination, Lecture series, exhibition and screening program.
Hosted by the State Library of Queensland and Queensland University of Technology.
CANBERRA: 17th November – Lecture.
Hosted by the National Film and Sound Archive.
SYDNEY: 19th November – Lecture.
Hosted by the Museum of Contemporary Art.
MELBOURNE: 25-26th November – Super Human: Revolution of the Species masterclass.
Hosted by ANAT in association with ACMI.
MELBOURNE: 27th November - Keynote address at Re:live Third International Conference on the Histories of Media Art, Science and Technology, and ANAT/AMA publication party for conference delegates.
Hosted by ANAT, AMA, and Re:live.
For more information visit www.anat.org.au
Topology | Touring in August-October
Formed in 1997, Topology is increasingly recognised as one of Australia’s leading new music ensembles.
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Toured in 2009
Way Out West | Toured in March , April
Led by composer/trumpeter, Peter Knight, Way Out West have developed a unique and alluring sound that blends Vietnamese and African influences with jazz in a surprising and vibrant manner.
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Pivot | Toured in January, February
Pivot are a rare combination of the emotive and cerebral, harnessing the raw garage energy of three explosive musicians alongside intensive studio production.
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Klumpes Ahmad | Toured in February
Klumpes Ahmad is the collaboration of pianist Adrian Klumpes and sound artist Shoeb Ahmad.
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Austin Benjamin Trio | Toured in February, March
The Austin Benjamin Trio is a young and eclectic group bringing the value of structured and improvised music to a wider audience.
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Keijzer McGuiness Quintet | Toured in March
Remco Keijzer & Lucian McGuiness reside hemispheres apart but join musical forces whenever possible.
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Ross Bolleter | Toured in February, March, April
Ross Bolleter has specialised in playing ‘ruined’ pianos. Ross approaches the piano as a found object and not as an instrument in chronic need of repair.
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Triad | Toured in April, May
Improvisational, experimental, electronic trio TRIAD bring together a wide variety of sound and time based practices. The combination of varied instruments; software, analogue synth, voice and percussion, creates an open framework that allows a responsive and unique experience for each performance.
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Mark Isaacs Resurgence Band | Toured in May
Formed in 2007, the Mark Isaacs Resurgence Band creates deeply memorable melodic themes, strongly crafted arrangements and jazz fusion elements.
Liquid Architecture | Toured in June, July around Australia
Supporting Joel Stern and Plump
Joel makes sound art and noise, which he performs and publishes around the world.
Plump
Plump is a trio comprising sculptor Marc Rogerson and sound-artists Dave Brown and Philip Samartzis. Their project is to synthesize the spatial art of illuminated sculpture with time-based sound art.
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West End Composers Collective | Toured in July
This 10-piece big band began in 2003 as a monthly gathering of Brisbane’s creative improvising musicians, composers and arrangers.
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Trio Apoplectic | Toured in July
Trio, n - A group of three
Apoplectic, adj. of, resembling, or produced by apoplexy: an apoplectic fit.
Panoptique Electrical | Toured in August
Panoptique Electrical is both an experimental studio project by Jason Sweeney and creative collaboration with Zoë Barry, Jed Palmer, Tristan Louth-Robins (live performers) and Steve Phillips (Sensory Projects record label).
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Camilla Hannan, Thembi Soddell & Eamon Sprod | Toured in September
Over the past 10 years, Thembi Soddell, Eamon Sprod and Camilla Hannan have developed innovative approaches in sound performance and composition.
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Ensemble Offspring | Touring within the TURA festival
Ensemble Offspring are dedicated to the performance of innovative new music in Australia.
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Tom Vincent quartet | Touring in October, November
Tom Vincent is a Tasmanian based pianist, composer, arranger - an original jazz stylist and captivating performer with unique harmony and melody.
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