September 27, 2006
Call For Proposals: The Joy of the Gizmo
Leonardo Music Journal Call for Proposals
LMJ 17: My Favorite Things: The Joy of the Gizmo
If, as Marshall McLuhan so famously suggested, the medium is the message, then the gizmo must be the one-liner. From baroque violinists to laptoppers, sound artists have long fetishized the tools of their trade, the mere naming of which can provoke an instant reaction: Shout "LA-2A," "TR-808," "JTM45" or "Tube Screamer" in a room full of musicians, and you will notice the eyes brighten, the breath shorten and the anecdotes pour forth. But only to a point: Many a "secret weapon" is held close to the chest.
This is the chance to get that secret off your chest: LMJ 17 will address the significance of physical objects in music and sound art in a time of increasing emphasis on software and file exchange. We are soliciting papers (2,000--5,000 words) and briefer artist's statements (500-1,000 words) on the role of purchased or homemade instruments, effect boxes, pieces of studio gear, "bent" toys, self-built circuits, and so on, in your work as a composer, performer, artist, producer, recording engineer, etc. Wherever possible, please include photographs of your subjects (300 ppi TIFFs preferred).
Please submit a brief proposal by 23 October 2006 to Nicolas Collins at ncollins@artic.edu Final texts and all materials (text, image, sound file) must be received by 2 January 2007. Contact Nicolas Collins ncollins@artic.edu with any questions.
from Rhizome Digest http://rhizome.org/
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~Love me love my gizmo.
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~One can run all manner of somewhat amplified sounds through boxes like this. (connected together) And thanks to the knobs you can play with them. (i.e. the sounds) Cable adaptors are usually required. (most often 1/4" to RCA/; RCA to 1/4"). Guitars, other musical instruments and huge amps are not.
Posted by Stubbornson at September 27, 2006 06:26 AM