Music Hackspace presents: Magnetic Signals and Radiophonic Soundscapes Workshop
Part of the new series of workshops “Sound Unfolded”

Location: Hub 67 – 67 Rothbury Road. London E9 5HA (Hackney Wick station)
When: Sat 26th March 12 to 4 pm
Bookings: 50 GBP

 

Join sonic adventurer Dan Tapper to discover a world of sound inaudible to our naked ear. The workshop involves creating a large wire loop antenna to tap into the electromagnetic spectrum allowing us to listen to a variety of strange and exciting sounds; from natural radio emanating from lightning and more exotic sources in the VLF band to the electromagnetic saturation of man made technology generated from household appliances, the London Underground and the electric grid.

 

The workshop will involve creating large loop antenna coils to allow these electromagnetic sounds to be heard as well as looking at the basic theory of how the antennas work, how best to record and amplify signals and how these sounds can be used in an artistic context.

 

The workshop will be lead by artist Dan Tapper, who’s been researching Very Low Frequency (VLF) electromagnetic sound for the past three years and utilizing this rich sonic environment to create installations, radio works and compositions. This interest has led him to publish two editions of “VLF: A Sound Artist’s Guide” which provides information for artists and enthusiasts new to the scene to begin their own sonic journeys with electromagnetic sound.

 

Workshop attendees take home:

• Your own loop antenna, built during the day
• A PDF version of “VLF: A Sound Artist’s Guide”
• Some Call it Noise – an audio-documentary developed as an artistic and informative introduction to the sounds of VLF.
• Several maxMSP patches developed for artistically working with and filtering electromagnetic audio.

 

 

This workshop is part of the workshop series ¨Sound Unfolded¨, curated by Susanna Garcia.

Sound Unfolded brings together action-based ideas about sound. It proposes an exploration of the relationships we can establish with sound through the act of making. To patch, to code, to reveal, to sonify. This is a workshop series about modular synths, audio synthesis, the electromagnetic spectrum, the transmission of sound and the digital.

For any enquiries please email workshops@stagingmhs.local

 

 

This programme is supported using public funding by Arts Council England.

Introductory circuit bending workshop teaching all the necessary techniques for designing and making experimental electronic music interfaces out of recycled material. Participant will have the chance to learn all the necessary tricks, experiment with guidance from the workshop leader and design their own electronic instrument. Participants will have the chance to finalise an interface during the workshop and experience the art of circuit bending.

Date: Monday 25th April (6pm-9.30pm)

Location: LimeWharf Yard, Vyner St, London E2 9DJ

All materials and devices provided.
- Learn the necessary techniques to turn hackable sound toys into useful sound devices and electronic instruments
- Practical, hands-on workshop, including all tips to the most easy and effective modifications, also presenting musicians who utilize handmade and hacked instruments.
- Everyone is welcome to bring their own electronic toys for bending, otherwise hackable toys will be provided from a large selection. Please contact us with any questions regarding “hackability” of your own devices.

Tasos Stamou
As a music technologist and a professional electronic musician himself, Stamou has developed a personal style in circuit bending which focuses on the details of the final instrument construction as a physical interface. He has equally developed a personal style in teaching electronics, based on his personal experience about practicing this technology (ten years) rather than based on intense reading and use of technical terms. Simple in their electronic manipulation, but precise in their controls and hands-on functions, Stamou’s music gear is made for playing, performing and recording, inspired by previous legendary electronic music designs (synthesizers, sequencers, drum machines, samplers, video synthesizers, etc.). He is focused on second hand, dispatched and recycled resources, as a sort of technological and artistic activism, and he is encouraging the participants of his workshops and lectures to do the same.

Tasos Stamou is an instrument maker/modifier/designer and tutor. He has been leading hardware hacking workshops in festivals (Watermans Arts Centre in London, Green Man Festival U.K, SOTU Festival Lithuania, Athens Video Art Festival etc.) and music tech labs (Cafe OTO and Music Hackspace in London, WORM in Rotterdam, Macumbista Studio in Berlin, STPLN in Sweden, etc.). He was recently mentioned in a “Guardian” article as one of the leading figures of this alternative music technology.

Introductory circuit bending workshop teaching all the necessary techniques for designing and making experimental electronic music interfaces out of recycled material. Participant will have the chance to learn all the necessary tricks, experiment with guidance from the workshop leader and design their own electronic instrument. Participants will have the chance to finalise an interface during the workshop and experience the art of circuit bending.

Date: Monday 28th March (6pm-9.30pm)

Location: LimeWharf Yard, Vyner St, London E2 9DJ

All materials and devices provided.
– Learn the necessary techniques to turn hackable sound toys into useful sound devices and electronic instruments
– Practical, hands-on workshop, including all tips to the most easy and effective modifications, also presenting musicians who utilize handmade and hacked instruments.
– Everyone is welcome to bring their own electronic toys for bending, otherwise hackable toys will be provided from a large selection. Please contact us with any questions regarding “hackability” of your own devices.

Tasos Stamou
As a music technologist and a professional electronic musician himself, Stamou has developed a personal style in circuit bending which focuses on the details of the final instrument construction as a physical interface. He has equally developed a personal style in teaching electronics, based on his personal experience about practicing this technology (ten years) rather than based on intense reading and use of technical terms. Simple in their electronic manipulation, but precise in their controls and hands-on functions, Stamou’s music gear is made for playing, performing and recording, inspired by previous legendary electronic music designs (synthesizers, sequencers, drum machines, samplers, video synthesizers, etc.). He is focused on second hand, dispatched and recycled resources, as a sort of technological and artistic activism, and he is encouraging the participants of his workshops and lectures to do the same.

Tasos Stamou is an instrument maker/modifier/designer and tutor. He has been leading hardware hacking workshops in festivals (Watermans Arts Centre in London, Green Man Festival U.K, SOTU Festival Lithuania, Athens Video Art Festival etc.) and music tech labs (Cafe OTO and Music Hackspace in London, WORM in Rotterdam, Macumbista Studio in Berlin, STPLN in Sweden, etc.). He was recently mentioned in a “Guardian” article as one of the leading figures of this alternative music technology.