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<a href="mailto:microsound-announce@or8.net"><strong>Simon Whetham: Active Crossover</strong><br>
<strong>Arnolfini Dark Studio</strong><br>
<strong>1st-18th October 2009</strong><br>
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</a><p class="EC_EC_EC_EC_EC_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font face="Verdana"><strong>A
sound installation utilizing two sonic chambers, but allowing for
controlled sound-bleed between spaces, it features an immersive
composition created while Simon was artist-in-residence at the Art
Container in Tallinn, Estonia, juxtaposed with pieces by artists Simon
collaborated, performed and worked with during the residency. The
opening night of the exhibition will feature performances from John
Grzinich (Est), Maksim Shentelev (Lat), Jez Riley French (UK) and Simon
himself. </strong></font></span></p>
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<p class="EC_EC_EC_EC_EC_MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><font face="Verdana">To coincide with the exhibition John and Simon will also run listening and recording workshops.</font></strong></span></font></p>
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<p class="EC_EC_EC_EC_EC_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><font style="" face="Verdana">For more information please visit <a href="http://www.activecrossover.co.uk" target="_blank">www.activecrossover.co.uk</a> or <a href="http://arnolfini.org.uk/whatson/music/details/439" target="_blank">the arnolfini website</a>.</font></strong></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><font style="" face="Verdana">Event info:</font><br>
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<font style="" face="Verdana"><strong>Thursday 1st October 2009<br></strong><br>
</font><p align="left"><span class="EC_EC_EC_EC_EC_style37"><span class="EC_EC_EC_EC_EC_style45"></span></span><font style="" face="Verdana"><strong>Active Crossover</strong> - <span class="EC_EC_EC_EC_EC_style37">John Grzinich, Jez riley French, Maksim Shentelev, Simon Whetham</span><br>Arnolfini Dark Studio <br>16 Narrow Quay<br>Bristol<br>BS1 4QA<br><span class="EC_EC_EC_EC_EC_style37"><span class="EC_EC_EC_EC_EC_style45"><strong>7pm - £5.00<br></strong></span></span></font></p>
<font style="" face="Verdana">Artists composing with environmental sound recordings<br><br><br>
</font><p class="EC_EC_EC_EC_EC_style44" align="left"><font face="Verdana"><strong>Sunday 18th October 2009<br></strong><strong>Active Crossover</strong> - Iris Garrelfs, Douglas Benford (aka si-cut.db) plus special guests tbc <br>Arnolfini Dark Studio <br>16 Narrow Quay<br>Bristol<br>BS1 4QA<br><strong>8pm - £7.00<br></strong></font></p>
<p class="EC_EC_EC_EC_EC_style44" align="left"><font face="Verdana">Leftfield electronic and experimental music</font></p>
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<p class="EC_EC_EC_EC_EC_MsoNormal"><font style="" face="Verdana">workshop info: <br></font></p>
<p class="EC_EC_EC_style37"><font face="Verdana"><strong>Workshop 1 - Bristol Sound Locations</strong><br>Sound Workshop on listening and participatory activity </font></p>
<p class="EC_EC_EC_style37"><font face="Verdana"><strong>26th-27th September 2009 - 12pm-5pm - £10 </strong></font></p>
<p class="EC_EC_EC_style37"><font face="Verdana">This workshop aims to
engage the participants in a series of exercises that look at the
relationship between sound, space and human perception. The workshop
starts with the concept of site-specific artistic activity while
integrating contemporary sound recording practices that cover areas of
“performance”, “field recording” and “improvisation”. With the site
being the prime focus, the artist as actor and instigator uses the
means of sound to investigate the qualities of of the surrounding space
and his or place in it. </font></p>
<p class="EC_EC_EC_style37"><font face="Verdana">Workshop led by:</font></p>
<p class="EC_EC_EC_style37"><font face="Verdana"><strong>John Grzinich </strong>has
had over 15 years experience in working with the sound medium in
experimental music, field recording, composition, performance,
installation and workshop settings. His composition have been published
on a number of international record labels. He has performed and toured
throughout Europe and the US. He is currently a media lab coordinator
and program coordinator at MOKS - Center for Art and Social Practice in
Southeast Estonia. </font></p>
<p class="EC_EC_EC_style37"><font face="Verdana"><strong>Maksims Shentelevs </strong>is
an architect, instrument maker and active phonographer based in Riga
Latvia. He works primarily with the spontaneous music collective Bernu
Rits and has released his field recordings on the German based
Greunerecorder label. Together with John Grzinich and Patrick McGinley
they have led numerous sound workshops, projects and events that forms
a body of unique participatory activity both with collaborating artists
and the audiences they work with. </font></p>
<p class="EC_EC_EC_style37"><font face="Verdana">Examples of workshops: <a href="http://maaheli.ee/main/sound-projects" target="_blank"><font color="#990000">http://maaheli.ee/main/sound-projects</font></a></font></p>
<p class="EC_EC_EC_style37"><font face="Verdana">Workshop registration: <a href="mailto:simon@simonwhetham.co.uk"><font color="#990000">simon@simonwhetham.co.uk</font></a> </font></p>
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<p class="EC_EC_EC_style37"><font face="Verdana"><strong>Workshop 2 - Active listening and Field Recording </strong></font></p>
<p class="EC_EC_EC_style37"><font face="Verdana"><strong>10th-11th October 2009 - 12pm-5pm - £10 </strong></font></p>
<p class="EC_EC_EC_style37"><font face="Verdana">An introduction to
deeper listening and field recording, plus Simon will present work,
methods and equipment – which include digital recorders by Edirol and
Zoom, an extremely directional Sennheiser microphone, contact
microphones build by Jez riley French that detect sound through
surfaces and an Aquarian hydrophone that records sounds under water.</font></p>
<p class="EC_EC_EC_style37"><font face="Verdana">There will be a presentation of Tallinn sounds captured during Simon's residency. </font></p>
<p class="EC_EC_EC_style37"><font face="Verdana">Participants will go
on a short walk while blindfolded, experiencing the sounds of the city
without visual distractions, to realise how complex the sound
environment is. </font></p>
<p class="EC_EC_EC_style37"><font face="Verdana">Groups will be limited to ten participants.</font></p>
<p class="EC_EC_EC_style37"><font face="Verdana">Workshop led by:</font></p>
<p class="EC_EC_EC_style37"><font face="Verdana"><strong>Simon Whetham </strong>has
both performed extensively and had his work presented in many galleries
in the UK and in Europe. His sound compositions have been released
through a number of specialist record labels, such as 1000fussler,
Trente Oiseaux, Entr'acte, Gruenrekorder, Con-V and Lens Records, with
forthcoming releases from And/OAR and Mystery Sea.</font></p>
<p class="EC_EC_EC_style37"><font face="Verdana">Example of previous workshop: <a href="http://activecrossover.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><font color="#990000">http://activecrossover.blogspot.com</font></a></font></p>
<p class="EC_EC_EC_style37"><font face="Verdana">Workshop registration: <a href="mailto:simon@simonwhetham.co.uk"><font color="#990000">simon@simonwhetham.co.uk</font></a> </font></p>
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<font style="" face="Verdana">further info can be found at <a href="http://www.activecrossover.co.uk" target="_blank">www.activecrossover.co.uk</a><br></font><p class="EC_EC_EC_EC_EC_MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana">best regards,</font></p>
<font style="" face="Verdana">simon<br><br><b>Simon Whetham </b><br></font><a href="http://www.simonwhetham.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.simonwhetham.co.uk</a><br><a href="http://www.myspace.com/simonwhetham" target="_blank">www.myspace.com/simonwhetham</a><br><a href="http://www.activecrossover.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.activecrossover.co.uk</a><br><br><br>out now:<br><b>'D/R'</b> released b<font style="" color="#000000">y </font><font style="font-size: 10pt;" color="#000000" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"><font face="Verdana"><a href="http://www.1000fussler.com/" target="_blank">1000füssler</a></font><font face="Verdana"><br></font><font face="Verdana"><font face="Verdana"><b>'Quiet Please'</b> released by </font><font face="Verdana"><a href="http://www.lensrecords.com/" target="_blank">Lens Records</a></font><font face="Verdana"><br></font><font face="Verdana"><b>'Fractures'</b> released by </font><font face="Verdana"><a href="http://www.entracte.co.uk/" target="_blank">entr'acte</a></font><font face="Verdana"><br></font><font face="Verdana"><b>'Ratcha Anachak Thai'</b> released by </font><font face="Verdana"><a href="http://www.con-v.org/" target="_blank">Con-V</a></font><font face="Verdana"><br></font><font face="Verdana"><b>'Understory'</b> released by </font><font face="Verdana"><a href="http://www.trenteoiseaux.eu/" target="_blank">Trente Oiseaux</a><br><b>'Lightyears'</b> released by <a href="http://simonwhetham.co.uk/simon_lightyears.htm" target="_blank">Traceable Echoes</a></font></font></font><br></body>
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