inSONIC2015 – aesthetics of spatial audio in sound, music and sound-art

November 27 – November 28, 2015

Center for Art and Media (ZKM)
University of Media, Art and Design (HfG)
Karlsruhe, Germany

web: www.insonic2015.org

Call for Participation / Call for Works
Submission deadline: June 15, 2015 (extended to 6 july !)
www.insonic2015.org/submissions

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INTRODUCTION

inSONIC2015 – Conference – Symposium – Workshops – Concerts – Performances – Installations

inSONIC2015 aims to create a platform for bringing together composers, researchers, artists as well as teachers and students who are interested in spatial audio, sound art and multichannel approaches in media.

The main focus of inSONIC2015 is a critical reflection on aesthetic concepts of spatial audio in sound, music and sound-art.

inSONIC2015 is hosted by ZKM and HfG and is part of the Globale 2015.

There will be two conference and symposium
 days combined with concerts and installations.
The main event is enhanced by a program of workshops, demonstrations and tutorials taking place in the preceding days.

inSONIC2015 is organized in the framework of the BWS plus-Project „Studynetwork Space-Media-Sound“.*
BWS plus is part of the Baden-Württemberg-STIPENDIUM for university students, a program of the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung. http://www.bwstiftung.de/startseite/

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION / CALL FOR WORKS
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inSONIC015 calls for academic and non academic contributrions and works which will be reviewed by panels.
We invite submission in the following categories:

° Papers and Posters
° Workshops and Tutorials/Demonstrations
° Compositions and Performances
° Installations

+CALL FOR PAPERS AND POSTERS
Written contributions should focus on the aesthetics and musical aspects of:

° sounding objects in space
° motion and gesture in space
° application of novel spatialsation techniques for composition music
and improvisation
° interaction and control of sound and media in space
° benefits of spatial audio for electronic and acoustic sound and music
° developments in space simulating techniques such as WFS, HOA and
combined systems
° non conventional speakers setups and diffusion techniques

Templates for paper and poster proposals wil be available on the submission site.

+CALL FOR COMPOSITIONS AND PERFORMANCES
Contributions in music and sound should have a focus on:

° multichannel compositions
° music for a spherical speaker setup (Klangdome 43 speakers)
° music for a linear Wave Field Synthesis system (128 speakers)
° music for a mixed installation setup (The Morning Line)
° mixed media works with audio requirements according to the above system

Artists of selected works will be invited for oral presentation or round table discussions. Please indicate during submission your interest in aural presentation of your work.

+CALL FOR INSTALLATIONS

° installations for multichannel setups of audio and/or video

SUBMISSION / REGISTRATION
www.insonic2015.org/submissions

IMPORTANT DATES

+SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
Papers (4 to 8 pages), Workshops/Demonstrations:

Submissions due: June 15, 2015
Review Notification: August 17, 2015
Camera-ready paper deadline: October 12, 2015

+ARTISTIC PROGRAM
Compositions, Performances, Installations, Workshops/Demonstrations

Submissions due: June 15, 2015
Review Notification: August 17, 2015

PROGRAM

inSONIC2015 will take place in the week from November 23 to November 29 at

ZKM Center for Art and Media // www.zkm.de
HfG University of Media, Art and Design // www.hfg-karlsruhe.de
in Karsruhe, Germany.

Conference and Concert Days will be November 27 and November 28, 2015.
Dates and details of specific events will be announced on the website
www.insonic2015.org/program

+GENERAL CO-CHAIRS
Ludger Brümmer (ZKM-Karlsruhe)
MichaelHarenberg (HKB-Bern)
Paul Modler (HfG-Karlsruhe
Tony Myatt (IoSR-Guildford)
Markus Noisternig (IRCAM-Paris)
Curtis Roads (MAT/CREATE-St. Barbara)

+LOCAL ORGANIZING TEAM
Ludger Brümmer (ZKM-Karlsruhe)
Paul Modler (HfG-Karlsruhe)
Götz Dipper (ZKM-Karlsruhe)
Marie-Christine Meier (ZKM-Karlsruhe)
Lorenz Schwarz (HfG-Karlsruhe)
Jonas Beile (HfG-Karlsruhe)

+PARTNERS
MAT // www.mat.ucsb.edu
CREATE // www.create.ucsb.edu
IRCAM // www.ircam.fr
HKB // www.medien-kunst.ch
IoSR // iosr.surrey.ac.uk
City of Karlsruhe // www.karlsruhe.de
Baden-Württemberg Stiftung // www.bwstiftung.de

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infos at: Dr. Paul Modler
Karlsruhe University of Media, Art and Design (HfG)
Lorenzstrasse 15
76135 Karlsruhe, Germany
info@insonic2015.org

Ludger Brümmer
ZKM|Karlsruhe