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SUMMARY 1. BYDESIGN08 2. TINY VIPERS + YANN NOVAK 2. CHAMBER MUSIC 4: FILTERED LIGHT 3. NEW RELEASE 4. NEW FROM INFREQUENCY Header photo by Steven Miller 1. BYDESIGN08  Presented by Northwest Film Forum and AIGA-SeattleSponsored by Cornish College of the Arts and Digital Kitchen BYDESIGN explores the intersection of graphic design and moving image, and celebrates multidisciplinary artists who push at the boundaries to create new techniques, styles and forms. The eighth annual BYDESIGN program features short films, installations and performances by digital artists including Light Surgeons, Graham Wood, Randy Jones and Kamran Sadeghi; classic films by such pioneer designer/directors as Saul Bass, Charles and Ray Eames and Norman McLaren; a panel discussion with motion graphics designers from Digital Kitchen, SuperFad and World Famous Inc.; a talk with computer graphics pioneer and Pixar co-founder Alvy Ray Smith; and a feature documentary celebrating the ubiquitous Swiss typeface Helvetica. Join us in championing innovations that integrate design, art and cinema. MARCH 6, Thursday at 8pm FREE OPENING NIGHT EVENT Featuring Kamran Sadeghi and Randy Jones ByDesign 08 kicks off with a free opening reception and audiovisual event featuring the latest video work by UK group Semiconductor and live performances of new work by digital artists Kamran Sadeghi (Son Of Rose) and Randy Jones (Caro). All programs at Northwest Film Forum – 1515 12th Avenue (between Pike and Pine) More info and advance tickets at: http://nwfilmforum.org/cinemas/bydesign08.php  2. TINY VIPERS + YANN NOVAKSeattle Sounds Presents Tiny Vipers with opener Yann Novak March 12, Doors at 5:30PM - Show at 7:30PM The Triple Door, 216 Union St. Seattle, WA http://www.tripledoor.com/ http://www.myspace.com/tinyvipersss 3. CHAMBER MUSIC 4: FILTERED LIGHT  An Installation by Steve PetersMarch 28–May 11, 2008 As part of UNM’s 36th Annual John Donald Robb Composers’ Symposium, Seattle-based artist Steve Peters created this four-channel sound installation entitled Chamber Music 4: Filtered Light. Chamber Music is an ongoing series of site-specific sound works derived from field recordings made in buildings when no people are present. These recordings of "silent" room tone are filtered to extract subtle resonant frequencies from the spectrum of (very quiet) broadband noise. In this case, an hour-long stereo recording was made during off hours in the Study Gallery of the UNM Art Museum. More Info: http://unmartmuseum.unm.edu/index.html 4. NEW RELEASE  STEVE PETERS | Filtered Light (chamber music 4)Chamber Music is a series of site-specific sound installations derived from recordings of the empty rooms in which the work is exhibited. No people are present, so the only sounds recorded are those that are incidental to the building itself, or those that leak in from outside. These recordings of ambient room tone are processed to isolate subtle resonant frequencies that become the only materials of the piece. Aside from equalization and gating, no other electronic treatments or instruments of any kind are used. Every version of the piece is different, due to the acoustic and architectural characteristics of each venue. Filtered Light was made in 2008 for the University of New Mexico Art Museum, in conjunction with the annual UNM Composers’ Symposium. Fourteen frequencies between 70 Hz and 3 kHz were extracted from an unedited hour-long recording made in the empty gallery. That hour was divided into thirty-two segments of varying length that recombined randomly in the continuous four-channel installation. The mix heard here represents one set of possible combinations. A low playback volume is recommended. Thanks to Yann Novak, Manny Rettinger, Chris Shultis. de5017 | duration: 60:00 | format: 5" cd-r | edition: 250/250 | 2008 | OUT LATE MARCH 5. NEW FROM INFREQUENCY  DROUIN + OLSEN | NO(H) MOVEMENTA collaboration between Jamie Drouin and Lance Olsen, NO(H) MOVEMENT is a 15min film with a soundtrack by each artist, selectable from the DVD menu. NO(H) MOVEMENT is a study in suspension - the figure is caught in a sustained physical gesture, with the only movement coming from involuntary muscle activity and fatigue. NO(H) MOVEMENT is open region NTSC format. Your DVD player must be able to play DVD-R discs, which is standard for most consumer players. Additional credits: Thanks to Damon Langlois & Michael Pettit for second ca Price $18 | shipping included | OUT NOW ANFIELD + OLSEN | CHIAROSCURIOUS BLUESCD-R | INFREQUENCY 003 | Edition of 250 eloped from a stream-of-consciousness studio session between Thomas Anfield and Lance Olsen, CHIAROSCURIOUS BLUES is a convergence of field recording, electric guitar, odd vocalizations, and acoustic instruments. A unique release which feels like the soundtrack to an invisible stage play Live recording of Yann Novak and Jamie Drouin's critically acclaimed performance AUDITORIUM at Montreal's MUTEK Festival in June 2007, which used recordings of the empty Société des Arts Technologiques (SAT) as the basis for an intense 45 minute composition. Additional credits: Our sincere thanks to Alain Mongeau for the invitation to create this work. Price $15 | shipping included | OUT NOW /////////////////////////////////// Thanks for all the support. |
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YANN NOVAK | In Residence
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