Saturday, August 18, 2018. 10AM – 8PM
10AM – 1PM Rock Hall (Lower Level)
Modular Synth Meet – Hosted by Sandra James
Meet & greet, discuss gear and ideas, play with synthesizers. Feel free to bring your own headphones or earbuds for dual listening.
Scott Armstrong, Chaka Benson, Stefano Giovanni Daddi, EMEAPP, Sandy James, Rob Nye, Keith Spicknell.
2PM – 6PM Tuttleman 107
Talks – Hosted by Eugene Lew
Electronic Music Education and Preservation Project (EMEAPP)
EMEAPP will share details on their current projects and their plans for the future. A live improvisational performance on a Moog System 15 and an ARP 2600 might happen as well.
Learning while Failing with Sound Equipment: Listening (to) Cyborgs (Maria Murphy & Roksana Filipowska – University of Pennsylvania)
A session on the possibilities of the workshop format as a means for hands-on, practice-based research and shared knowledge production. Demonstration and Q&A to follow.
http://listeningtocyborgs.com
Public Service Announcements (with electronic sound/music): a modular-centric discussion about community, accessibility, and education.
confirmed panelists:
Shani Aviram (Megapolis Audio Festival)
Jerry Kaba (Modular on the Spot – Philly)
Stefano Daddi (Tri-State Synthesizer Coalition)
Eugene Lew (Musica Practica Elettronica Viva)
6PM – 8PM Tyler Arts Quad (Entrance is through the Artist’s Pallet)
MOTS (Modular on the Spot) – Hosted by Jerry Kaba
MOTS is a free monthly outdoor Modular Synthesizer concert/picnic. Mots was started in LA by Bana Hafar and Eric Cheslak 3 Years ago and has spread to 15 cities nationwide and has started to spread over seas in South Korea, Japan and a few places in Europe. Jerry has been the Philadelphia host for the last two years! MOTS brings together a peaceful and exciting community of people. Mots is always free to the public and outdoors! Please be sure to bring a photo ID to enter the quad.
Artists: Jerry Kaba, Christopher Powell, Stefano Daddi, Ritchie DeCarlo, Sandra James, Sudden Forever, Paul Schuette, Maria Murphy & Roksana Filipowska