From dorkbotsofia at dorkbot.org Fri Nov 19 01:34:22 2004 From: dorkbotsofia at dorkbot.org (dorkbot-sofia) Date: Fri Nov 19 01:34:31 2004 Subject: [Dorkbotsofia-blabber] Fwd: CALL FOR EXPERIMENTAL SOUND ARTISTS, COMPOSERS, MUSICIANS Message-ID: <0C5C9BE8-39F5-11D9-87C8-0030656CD430@dorkbot.org> > From: "Kate Seekings" > To: > Subject: CALL FOR EXPERIMENTAL SOUND ARTISTS, COMPOSERS, MUSICIANS > Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 01:26:46 -0800 > Organization: WhimsyFree Knitwear > X-Priority: 3 (Normal) > Importance: Normal > X-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information > X-MailScanner: Found to be clean > Status: > A last-minute opportunity? > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > CALL FOR SOUND ARTISTS: PEOPLE DOING STRANGE THINGS WITH ELECTRICITY > TOO > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > dorkbot-sea > (http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotsea), in > collaboration with Seattle-based Net Label Comfort Stand Records > (http://comfortstand.com), is creating a > combination CD and online compilation of work by contemporary > experimental sound artists, musicians and composers. The simultaneous > release of the physical and online versions of the compilation, called > People Doing Strange Things With Electricity Too, will coincide with > the opening of dorkbot-sea's People Doing Strange Things With > Electricity II exhibition at Seattle's Center on Contemporary Art > (CoCA, http://www.cocaseattle.org) on > January 22nd, 2005. The physical CD will be distributed to exhibition > attendees, reviewers, press and exhibiting artists; the online release > will be freely available for download from Comfort Stand Records. > > The exhibition will run through March 3rd, 2005, and opens CoCA's 2005 > season. The first People Doing Strange Things With Electricity show > was the most successful recent exhibit at CoCA, and we are back by > invitation in 2005. dorkbot community members from the Pacific > Northwest and beyond, and experimental sound artists working with > electricity anywhere, are invited to submit proposed works for > inclusion on the compilation according to the guidelines listed below. > Note that the deadline for proposals is November 30th, 2004! > > ELIGIBILITY: the People Doing Strange Things With Electricity Too > compilation CD and online release is open to all local, national and > international experimental sound artists, composers and musicians > where electricity forms a major component of the creation and/or > performance of their work. There are no processing or entry fees for > proposals. ALL ARTISTS MUST BE PREPARED TO PUBLISH THEIR WORK FOR > THIS RELEASE UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION NON-COMMERCIAL SHARE > ALIKE LICENSE (see > http://creativecommons.org/audio/ > for full details). > > PRESENTATION: Proposals for People Doing Strange Things With > Electricity Too tracks should be submitted either on an audio or data > CD (strongly preferred) mailed per instructions below, or as an MP3 > file uploaded to http://www.dropload.com - a > site that enables upload of a file up to 100MB that must then be > downloaded within a week. MP3 files must be encoded at the bitrate of > 192k/44.1. dropload.com email notifications should be sent to > dorkbotsea@dorkbot.org. NO EMAILED > AUDIO FILES OR ZIP FILES, PLEASE. All proposals, whether mailed or > submitted online, must be accompanied by the artist's name and song > title(s) and should include a paragraph (maximum 1000 words) > describing the work, and/or must be accompanied by an artist's > statement or biography. You may include pointers to URL(s) and an > image either of yourself or of original artwork to accompany your > track. Digital images are strongly preferred, but 35mm slides or > prints (photographic or digital prints up to 8.5" x 11") will be > accepted. Digital images may be submitted on CD (NOT on floppy > disks). All slides must be numbered and labeled with the artist's name > and title of the work, and all images in any format must be > accompanied by an image list. A self-addressed, stamped envelope > (SASE) must be included with sufficient postage for the return of your > slides or prints - if no SASE is enclosed, your materials will not be > returned. All digital files must be virus-free. > > DEADLINE AND NOTIFICATION: The deadline for entry for the People > Doing Strange Things With Electricity Too CD and online release is > November 30th, 2004. Proposals postmarked or emailed notifications > received after this date will not be considered. Artists will be > notified of acceptance or non-acceptance by December 10th, 2004. > Notification will be made by email (preferred) or, where email is not > available, using the SASE provided by the artist. Artists who do not > provide an email address or SASE will not be notified unless they are > accepted to exhibit. > > SEND PROPOSALS TO: > > dorkbot-sea > 5031 9th Ave NE > Seattle > WA 98015-3604 > USA > > http://dropload.com, with email notification and > additional proposal data to > dorkbotsea@dorkbot.org > > PROPOSAL CHECKLIST: > > Artist Name > Song Title > Description of work (1000 words max) > Artist's statement and/or biography > Artist's contact details, including physical address, email address, > telephone and fax numbers and URL if available > Digital image of artist, or accompanying image for proposed track(s) > SASE for return of materials if necessary; email address preferred for > notification > > > TIMELINE: > > Deadline for proposals: 30th November, 2004 > Deadline for notification: 10th December, 2004 > Exhibition opens: January 22nd, 2005 > Exhibition closes: March 3rd, 2005 > > > ALL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS to > dorkbotsea@dorkbot.org; visit > http://dorkbot.org/ > dorkbotsea/opportunities.html for an online version of this Call For > Artists and for more information about People Doing Strange Things > With Electricity II. > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > FREE TO FORWARD > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > From dorkbotsofia at dorkbot.org Mon Nov 29 17:24:11 2004 From: dorkbotsofia at dorkbot.org (dorkbot-sofia) Date: Mon Nov 29 17:24:24 2004 Subject: [Dorkbotsofia-blabber] Fwd: article in the chronicle of higher ed Message-ID: <6506F8A8-4255-11D9-821C-0030656CD430@dorkbot.org> this is from an email from douglas repetto, sent out earlier today hope you'll all enjoy Begin forwarded message: > a little article in the CHE about dorkbot, including quotes from > several dorkbot-overlords! > > peopledoingstrangethingsCHRONICLE.pdf>