FUTURESONIC 2006
Urban Festival of Electronic Music and Arts
Manchester 20 - 23 July
Futuresonic celebrates its 10th anniversary with a festival programme
of over 100 acts and artists from around the world. Featuring an
international conference, ground breaking exhibitions and over 30
events, Futuresonic 2006 has it all.
FUTURESONIC LIVE
City wide, Thurs 20 - Sun 23 July
No mud, no tents. Just 3 glorious days of sounds and sights at venues
across the city. Featuring the sensational Battles, live sets from
the burgeoning scenes of dubstep and grime and leading light of
frontier electronics Fennesz. Free access to more than 20 Futuresonic
Live events with a Weekender Wristband.
Futuresonic Live http://10.futuresonic.com/futuresonic_live.html
URBAN PLAY
The 1830 Warehouse, The Museum of Science and Industry, Castlefield
Thurs 20 - Sat 29 July
Imagine a world where the city is a digital canvas - the street a
gallery, performances happening in a thousand moving places at once.
Urban Play is all about taking over the city and using the technology
that surrounds us for creative ends.
Off The Map http://10.futuresonic.com/off_the_map.html
Instrument http://10.futuresonic.com/instrument.html
SOCIAL TECHNOLOGIES SUMMIT
Thurs 20 - Sat 22 July
Delegate Pass 45 GBP
http://10.futuresonic.com/social_technologies_summit.html
Futuresonic 2006 sees the launch of a major new conference strand,
the Social Technologies Summit, bringing together leading figures to
explore "a whole new way of doing things in the air".
Summit participants include...
Masaki Fujihata, last.fm, Regine Debatty (www.we-make-money-not-
art.com), Steve Coast (openstreetmap.org), Share NYC (http://share.dj/
share/), Toshio Iwai (Electroplankton on the Nintendo DS), Matt Webb,
Richard Peckham (Galileo/Astrium), Inke Arns, Stephen Kovats, Tom
Carden, Atau Tanaka, Jose Luis de Vicente, Stanislav Roudavski, Steve
Benford, Rob Van Kranenburg, James Wallbank, Ben Russell, Drew Hemment.
Plus talks and presentations by festival artists including...
Zachary Lieberman, Simon Pope, Michelle Teran, Jen Southern, Pete
Gomes, Open Music Archive, Owl Project, Pete Hindle, Sven Koenig,
Victor Gama, mimoSa, Bandung Center for New Media Arts, and many more.
1830 WarehouseThe Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester
Liverpool Road, Castlefield, Manchester M3 4FP
0161 832 2244
http://www.msim.org.uk
The Futuresonic 2006 Conference will be staged in the room containing
a functioning version of Babbage's Baby computer, within the world's
first railway warehouse.
WORKSHOPS: GET SKILLED UP!
Four free artist-led workshops introduce hands-on skills in physical
computing, digital video microscopy, game modification, generative
sound and live video performance. Developed for Futuresonic by
Creative Labs at the University of Huddersfield.
Game modification, 17th-19th July
Physical computing, 18th-19th July
Blender and sound, 19th-21st July
Build your own 8bit synth, 20th-21st July
Workshops free but early booking required.
http://10.futuresonic.com/workshops.html
TICKETS
http://10.futuresonic.com/tickets.html
Futuresonic Weekender Wristband: 25 GBP
Free access to over 20 Futuresonic 2006 events
Free access to the festival opening party
Food & Drink discounts during your festival visit
Delegate Pass: 45 GBP
Includes access to all conferences and workshops plus two major
exhibitions featuring 35 artworks including world premiers and UK
firsts. Also includes Weekender Wristband (normally 25 GBP) which
gives free access to over 20 events, entry to the Futuresonic Opening
Party and food & drink discounts.
Student Delegate Pass: 10 GBP
Includes access to all conferences and workshops plus two major
exhibitions featuring 35 artworks including world premiers and UK
firsts. Also includes Loyalty Wristband (normally 3 GBP) which gives
discounts on over 20 events.
20 conference day passes will be available from 10am on each day of
the conference on a Pay-What-You-Can basis.
ACCOMMODATION
If you're looking for a place to stay, some of us will be staying at
the Britannia Hotel. Any hotels located within a half-mile of this
location will put you right at the heart of the festival's night-time
action.
The Britannia Hotel, Portland Street, Manchester M1 3LA.
0161 228 2288 / 0845 644 8444
http://10.futuresonic.com/accommodation.html
http://www.futuresonic.com
