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MUTEK_NEWS +++ FEBRUARY_2003 (bis) +++
* MICRO_MUTEK 7
** PRIX ARS ELECTRONICA 2003
*** ORAL PRESENTS
**** HUB MUSIQUES
***** ELECTRONIC MUSIC ENTREPRENEUR PROGRAM
****** NEW DIRECTORY OF CANADIAN ELECTRONIC MUSIC
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* MICRO_MUTEK 7 *
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SATURDAY, MARCH 1ST 2003, 9 PM
LE ZEST, 4200 Ontario East, Montreal
As the prelude to its fourth edition, MUTEK presents MICRO 7 - a
concentration of key electronic musicians from Montreal joined by rising
micro house talent MATHEW JONSON who is the soul of the ITISWHATITIS
label. This evening of sublime rhythmic experimentation and creative
collaboration is presented in the context of the ESPACES ÉMERGENTS
event.
Line-up :
EGG (Montreal)
CRACK HAUS (Montreal)
MIKE SHANNON (Montreal)
MAT JONSON (Vancouver) & THE MOLE (Montreal)
CHAMPION (Montreal)
Preceding the performance a meeting and discussion between the artists
and the public will take place from 3 pm to 5 pm at American Can.
TICKETS: 10 $, available at the door only (no advance sale)
Info : 380-8111 - www.espacesemergents.com - www.mutek.ca
ZEST : 4200 Ontario E, angle Pie-IX Blvd - bus 125 (Ontario St.) or
Pie-IX Metro
AMERICAN CAN : 2030 Pie-IX Blvd
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** PRIX ARS ELECTRONICA 2003 **
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MUTEK would like to draw the attention on the next edition of the Ars
Electronica Competition, which takes place yearly in Linz, Austria.
Since 1987, Ars Electronica tries to follow and reflect the tendencies
and developments of different disciplines associated to electronic art.
The prizes distributed in the context of the competition are considered
as the highest recognition that exist in the field.
Music is dealt within the "Digital Musics" category. Over the last few
years this category has tried to progressively broaden its horizons in
order to cover a larger spectrum of musical practices that make a
creative and innovative use of new technologies (from electroacoustics
to more evolved forms of electronic and techno music). The choice of
the jury this year (which notably includes Alain Mongeau, artistic
director of MUTEK) confirms this tendancy.
It's in this context that we invite all artists that are interested in
MUTEK to seriously consider this next edition of the Ars Electronica
Competition. The more submissions they receive representing the
different musical practices - including innovative beat based or dance
oriented music that effectively transcends the common cliched majority
of releases in a distinctive or provocative manner -, the better it will
be to help these marginalized pratices to be taken seriously and to be
appreciated for their just value. The music / media cultures that Prix
Ars commonly recognizes includes a broad range of subgenres and
approaches toward the electronic realm . It is hoped that the outcome of
the 2003 edition will indicate to future forums that those working with
pulse driven motion in digital sound can share an effective spotlight
with those engaged in purely textural, abstract or free form
compositions and installations.
++ Prix Ars Electronica 2003 - Competition For Cyberarts ++
The Prix Ars Electronica 2003 marks the 17th edition of the competition
for cyberarts, which is organized by the Austrian Broadcasting
Corporation (ORF), Upper Austrian Regional Studio, in conjunction with
the Ars Electronica Festival.
>>From the start, the Prix Ars Electronica has been conceived as an open
platform for various disciplines in the field of digital media design at
the intersection of technology, art, science and society. Accordingly,
over the course of the years, it has repeatedly been renewed, in order
to be able to take the rapid developments in the realm of information
technologies into account.
Since 1987 around 13,000 artists, scientists, researchers and
representatives from the entertainment branch from all over the world
have entered their works in the Prix Ars Electronica, thus formulating
and commenting on the media developments of the past sixteen years. In
this way, they have created a public forum for a highly productive
discussion. At the same time, they have laid the foundation for a new,
highly qualified media-theoretical exploration and investigation of
computer art / cyberart within the sphere of contemporary art.
Now for the 17th time, the Austrian Broadcasting Company, Upper Austrian
Regional Studio, as the organizer of the Prix Ars Electronica, invites
artists, scientists, researchers and developers to participate in the
annual cyberarts competition in the categories Net Vision / Net
Excellence, Interactive Art, Computer Animation/Visual Effects and
Digital Musics. Three money prizes will be awarded in each of the
competition categories Computer Animation/Visual Effects, Interactive
Art and Digital Musics, six in the competition categorie Net Vision /
Net Excellence. That means 5 Golden Nicas and 10 Awards of Distinction.
In addition, as many as 12 Honorary Mentions may be distinguished in
each of the competition categories. The works selected in all categories
will be presented to the public in the exhibition "Cyberarts 2003" at
the O.K Center for Contemporary Art during the Ars Electronica Festival.
Subsequently, they will also be shown (optionally) in a touring
exhibition organized by one of the main sponsors of the Prix Ars
Electronica, Datakom.
Beyond the immediate occasion of the awards and in addition to the
presentations during the Ars Electronica Festival, the results of the
Prix Ars Electronica 2003 will also be documented as far as possible in
print, video, DVD, CD and on the Internet.
++ Digital Musics ++
This updated music category of Prix Ars Electronica (PAE) is open for:
Electronica- (like, Dub, Techno, Downtempo, Ambient, Breakbeat, Global,
Minimal, HipHop, Drum'n Bass , Jazz, Noise, Mondo/Exotica, digital
DJ-culture, music videos, glitch, microsound etc. )
Sound and Media- (like sonic sculpture, intermedia/sound driven visuals,
performances, soundspace projects, installations, radio works,
net-music, generative musics, etc.)
Computer compositions -(electro-acoustic, acousmatic and experimental)
Analog methodologies, the use of voices and acoustic or amplified
instruments are allowed as well, but the crucial criterion is the
artistic and innovative use of digital tools to manifest a convincing
realization.
++ Prizes ++
Digital Musics: EUROS 20,000 / USD 21,300 * app
One Golden Nica: EUROS 10,000 / USD 10,700 app.
Two Awards of Distinction: EUROS 5,000 / USD 5,350 app. each
Up to 12 Honorary Mentions
Each nominee may enter one piece, which has been created/ realized
within the last two years.
All the nominees will be looked at according to the following criteria:
Aesthetics, Originality
Compelling conception
Innovation in the special expression of sonic imagination
Technique and quality of the presentation
With the nomination a 2-3 minute excerpt could be provided to help the
jury to expediate the judging procedure. The excerpt can also be a
compressed remix of different musical areas within the piece. (This
excerpt can be used for the CD, but if suggested by the
composer/musicians it can also be a newly selected part of the piece)
Nominations can be entered on CD, DAT, DVD and/or video by a member of
the jury who presents the nomination according to how the nominee WISHES
to be represented.
Winners of the past have included Bernard Parmegiani, Karlheinz
Stockhausen, Denis Smalley, Alejandro Vinao, Trevor Wishart, Robert
Normandeau, and sound sculpturists Matt Heckert (Mechanical Orchestra) ,
Peter Bosch & Simone Simons, Aphex Twin, Carsten Nicolai's 20' to 2000
curated project, the Mego Collective, Ikue Mori, Gescom, Chris Watson,
Ryoji Ikeda, Oval, bLectum from bLechdom, Yasuano Tone, Curtis Roads,
Lucky Kitchen and many others...
We need more styles to be recognized!
Members of the Jury:
* David Toop , UK
* Antye Greie-Fuchs, Germany
* Alain Mongeau , Canada
* Naut Humon, USA
* Marcus Schmickler, Germany
++ General Entry Regulations ++
* Only one work per participant may be entered per category. (except
for Net Vision / Net Excellence).
* We request that no originals be submitted, as the materials will
not be returned.
* For production reasons, it is imperative that you submit all the
required material on time to meet the deadline of March 20, 2003
(postmarked).
* Entries without the accompanying materials will not be accepted.
* Each participant will receive a copy of the book documentation
"Cyberarts 2003 / International Compendium Prix Ars Electronica" as
acknowledgment. The book will be automatically mailed to each
participant at the end of 2003.
* You will find specific entry rules for the separate categories.
* For organizational reasons, we request that you register your entry
ONLINE and send the signed print-out of the online registration form.
You'll find the online-form in each category.
* Please be sure to include a print-out of your complete submitted
ONLINE entry form with your original signature with your entry.
* As soon as your material (CD's, DVD's, DATs, etc.) has been
received, you will automatically receive confirmation of your
participation via e-mail!
DEADLINE:
March 20, 2003 (postmarked)!
Please send your complete submission on time to:
ORF/ Prix Ars Electronica 2003
Europaplatz 3
A-4021 Linz (Austria)
++ Checklist ++
Your entry must include:
* jury version on CD/DAT or VHS or DVD Audio or Superaudio CD
* 2-3 minute excerpt
* photos/slides/sketches etc.
* description of the work (concept and content)
* portrait (photo or slide) of the author(s)
* biography of the author(s)
* technical information on the master tape
Only 1 entry per participant and category!
Deadline: March 20, 2003 (postmarked)!
++ Entry Form - Login ++
Please follow these steps to register online (http://prixars.orf.at):
1. Please be certain that you have read the General Entry Regulations.
2. If you do not have a login name and password click on "please click
here".
3. Fill in the personal data sheet and click "submit".
4. You will get a login name and a password and can proceed to the
project entry form.
4. Fill in the project entry form and click "submit".
5. Print and sign the online registration form and together with the
required material (see checklist) send it to ORF /Prix Ars Electronica,
Europaplatz 3, A-4021 Linz.
6. A confirmation e-mail will be sent to you as soon as your submission
has arrived at the ORF / Prix Ars Electronica Bureau.
++ Contacts ++
Should you have any questions as a participant in the category Digital
Musics, please feel free to also contact:
Naut Humon
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or
Dr. Christine Schopf
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++ Rights ++
The ORF, as the organizer, and the sponsors of the Prix Ars Electronica
2003 would like to present the results of the competition to as wide an
audience as possible. This is achieved through carefully planned
publicity work in press, television and radio, through the documentation
media (book, video, CD, CD-ROM, DVD), and through the awards
presentation, which is broadcast throughout Austria by ORF and all over
Europe via the satellite program 3sat.
For this reason, the competition participants agree to grant the
organizer and the sponsors the rights of use of their entered materials
and are liable for using only that material from third parties (picture,
sound, text) for which they have obtained the necessary licenses.
The prize-winning works selected by the jury will be presented (in some
cases in excerpts) on the CD "Prix Ars Electronica 2003 - Digital
Musics". The entrant agrees to grant ORF the necessary rights for this
publication. The organizer and the sponsors, for their part, are under
obligation to the competition participant to use the entries only in the
described form. Any other use not directly connected to the Prix Ars
Electronica and any other commercial use is prohibited.
All copyrights will be retained by the artist.
The ORF's co-organizer and partner for the Ars Electronica Festival is
the Ars Electronica Center (AEC). As a Museum of the Future, the AEC is
a permanent exhibition venue for digital media. For this reason, the
AEC intends to present the results of the Prix Ars Electronica to the
interested public both on site and on the net. All the submitted
picture, text, video and audio material may be published in conjunction
with the Prix Ars Electronica archive and the digital cyberarts book
archive on the Internet.
The competition participants grant ORF the right to make the works
available to the AEC for archiving purposes and on-site presentation, as
well as for a presentation in incipit form (20 seconds maximum) on the
Internet.
All other rights must be agreed separately.
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*** ORAL PRESENTS ***
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2003, 9 PM
O PATRO VYS, 356 East Mount-Royal Avenue, Montreal
Philippe Cam (Traum)
tlon (Oral)
Akufen (Force inc,Traum)
Dr.P(r)axil (Oral)
Don't miss this exclusive live set by Philippe Cam (France), who already
performed during MUTEK 2001.
Artist's info: http://www.traumschallplatten.de
Also, hear the first live set from the montrealer Jean-Sébastien Roux,
know as " tlon ".
Artist's info: http://www.oral.qc.ca/fr/productions/tlon.html
TICKETS : 10 $
Door opens at 9PM
Infos: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - www.oral.qc.ca
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**** HUB MUSIQUES ****
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OFFICIAL OPENING: INVITATION
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 5 - 9 PM
4040 St-Laurent Blvd, Montreal
HUB is a record store specialized in the newest electronic music: from
House to Experimental, Techno, Downtempo, Hip Hop and Nu-Jazz.
Join us to celebrate, with the sounds of Deadbeat, Krista and Gary
Troubleman.
The festivities will continue next door at Laïka...
Infos: (514) 845-8884
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***** ELECTRONIC MUSIC ENTREPRENEUR PROGRAM *****
CALL FOR APPLICANTS
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Someonelse is announcing its 4th Youth International Development Program
funded by Human Resources Development Canada and part of the Canadian
Government's Youth Employment Strategy.
Since 2000 S1E's Electronic Music Entrepreneur Program has assisted 40
selected participants, with international touring support, domestic and
international work placement and participation at key international
trade events and training facilities.
S1E has received funding for 20 participants from across Canada and will
work with the following international organizations on developing
business opportunities during this program: The British Phonographic
Industry U.K., The Australian Association of Independent Record Labels,
Sound Summit Festival and Power House Museum (Australia), Sonar (Spain),
Koneisto Festival (Finland) and Music Export Finland, Inpartmaint
Distribution Japan, and MUTEK.
Application Deadline is April 4th, 2003.
The application form and program details can be found at:
http://www.aemusic.com
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****** NEW DIRECTORY OF CANADIAN ELECTRONIC MUSIC ******
CALL FOR MEMBERS
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S1E is compiling a comprehensive print Directory for the Canadian
Electronic Music sector. The Directory will provide up-to-date contact
information for companies and artist involved in electronic music
production and distribution, the first comprehensive publication of its
kind in Canada. The Directory will be an invaluable resource for all
who are involved in electronic music.
The Directory will organized by the following sectors:
Booking Agency, Collective, Distributors, DJ Agencies, DJ's / Producers,
Event Management, Festivals, Lawyers, Management, PA Hire, PR /
Pluggers, Production Companies, Promoters, Publishers, Radio / TV /
Press, Record Companies, Record Producers, Record Shops, Retailers,
Venues.
And sub-genres of electronic music:
Ambient, Breaks , Dance, DownTempo, Drum n' Bass, Microsound/ Glitch,
Tech-house, Microhouse/minimal techno, Electronica , Experimental,
House, Techno, Trance.
Distribution of print directory at:
Canadian Embassy's around the world, Canadian music sector funding
agencies in Canada, MUTEK, Sonar (Spain), Popkomm (Germany), Sound
Summit (Australia), Koneisto (Finland) and downloadable online at
www.aemusic.com
To be included in the directory go to :
http://aemusicdev.musicbot.net
and create your profile in the database before Februray 24, 2003,
For more information: Christine McLean
Tel: 514 273 8372
Fax: 514 223 3005
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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MUTEK 2003 - 4th Edition : May 28 - June 1, 2003
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