australia

Transmission Asia-Pacific (TX-AP) : Media Activists from the Asia Pacific gather in Indonesia

2008-05-13T20:44:44+01:00

Video makers, media activists, software developers and artists from 15 countries across the Asia-Pacific will be gathering in Sukabumi, West Java from May 19-25 for an online video skills camp. The goal of the camp is to bring together open source software programmers, video makers and media activists to develop the strategic use of online video distribution for social justice and media democracy.

TX-AP is a joint initiative between media activists in Australia and Indonesia. It is organised collaboratively by EngageMedia (Australia), a video sharing website and free software development, training and networking project and Ruangrupa (Indonesia) a non-profit artist initiative supporting the development of art in the cultural context through events, exhibitions, research and documentation. 50 specially invited media activists and artists will be coming to Indonesia to attend the workshop and share their skills and ideas.

The camp will provide a unique opportunity for artists, video makers, software developers and activists to collaborate and share skills in a global context where on-line video communication skills have become an increasingly important strategy for activists.

Read more for details or visit http://transmission.cc/txap

Andrew Lowenthal of EngageMedia explained "Transmission Asia-Pacific will be a unique face to face meeting between video makers and open source software developers to shape open source online video sharing applications and their strategic use for social aims". He went on to explain "free and open source makes sense for organisations with limited means, both from a strictly economic point of view and also as part of their overall strategic aims, as the system of open collaboration and sharing that free software is based on has a natural philosophical fit with organisations working on environmental or social justice issues".

Participants will attend from around the region, for example participants from from Hong Kong making videos about communities resisting gentrification and over development of urban areas in Hong Kong and China. This group puts video cameras into the hands of those most affected by these policies and then helps them edit and share their work on-line. Projects such as these increase the communication rights of marginalized and displaced peoples allowing them to articulate their concerns to a wider public.

Another media activist from India has been using on-line media distribution to raise awareness of censorship of diverse sexualities in mainstream Indian media outlets. They have produced a satirical and humorous look at queer moments from Bollywood films to draw attention to the marginalisation of these voices within Indian society.

Transmission Asia-Pacific is the 4th in a series of events bringing together video activists and web developers. Previous events have occurred in Rome, London and Amsterdam.

For media access to the camp, stories of individual participants and topics of discussion at the event please contact:

Andrew Lowenthal (EngageMedia): +61 439 093 779 (Australia)
+6281319339823 (Indonesia) http://engagemedia.org

Mirwan Andan (Ruangrupa): +62 813 1924 2965 http://ruangrupa.org

For more information on the workshop: http://transmission.cc/txap

Transmission Asia-Pacific is supported by Hivos and the Open Society Institute

Robin Petterd phone chat - sonic objects, art practice, water and built instruments 23/10/2002

2008-02-23T20:00:06+00:00

The phone chat is split into two parts & hosted on archive.org

part 1 archive.org page, where you can select the format to listen or download the mp3 via direct link

part 2 archive.org page, where you can select the format to listen / download or download the mp3 via direct link

I had written a profile for Robin on www.pulseradio.net years ago, but unfortunately I don't have a copy any more.

we chat about his art practice, various projects he's worked on, sonic objects, working with electronics & computers in art, and his theme using water. the interview took place on 28/10/2002.

Robin's website is http://www.otheredge.com.au

His teaching blog is at http://www.otheredge.com.au/weblogs/teaching

You can download, listen and view some of his works and educational pieces at archive.org or via his ourmedia page

There's photos and description of his 2002 sonic objects on Gail Priest's snagglepussy site as his work was part of the Unnatural Selection exhibition at the Manning Regional Gallery, Taree

(photo from snagglepussy.net)
(I'm still looking for my photos from the workshop)

here's some photos of Electrofringe / This is Not Art 2002 where Robin held a workshop / session

JOHN FOXX & LOUIS GORDON Australia Tour 2008

2008-02-22T11:07:41+00:00

JOHN FOXX & LOUIS GORDON Australia Tour 2008

As founder and former front man of Ultravox! until 1979, and subsequently via his solo projects, John Foxx's work has helped pave the way for a generation of electronic musicians. His debut album, 1980's Metamatic, is today regarded of one of the most pioneering albums in electronic music and created a new wave blueprint for the likes of The Human League, Gary Numan, Duran Duran and, in more recent years, The Faint to follow. Metamatic hit a cultural vein again 20 years later when Ladytron, Adult, Tiga and co were drawn to its minimalist, analogue approach.

In the 90s, John worked with Tim Simenon (Bomb The Bass) and LFO, while some of the major electronic acts of that period, such as Aphex Twin, Leftfield and Dave Clarke, were also fans. Ever exploring audio and visual concepts, John's work continues through to the present day, including collaborations with Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins) and his ongoing recording and live performance relationship with Louis Gordon, with John's graphics, films and photographic images being exhibited in several major international cities including New York and London, as well as gracing the front covers of books by Salman Rushdie, Jeanette Winterson and Anthony Burgess.

John's projects have included the ongoing Cathedral Oceans and 2006's instrumental concept album Tiny Colour Movies, both of which John has performed live, accompanied by continuous visuals.

Today John Foxx is held with high regard in the electronic music scene. While still lecturing in art and design and working as an exhibiting artist, John's music has been cited as influential from bands as diverse as The Klaxons – clearly indicating that his music still maintains the mysterious magnetism and splendour that shaped a generation of music fans and bands alike, almost 30 years ago.

Coinciding with the critically acclaimed recent release of a remastered Metamatic and the proposed New Year release of a compilation of John's works, John is embarking on a tour of Australia presenting both live performances of his current work and back catalogue, together with performances of Tiny Colour Movies at selected venues, with the following confirmed dates:

JOHN FOXX & LOUIS GORDON: Sunday the 4th of May, 2008 : Brisbane, The Tivoli
Address : 52 Costin Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane 4006, Queensland
Telephone : (07) 3852 1711
Fax : (07) 3257 1583
Web : http://www.thetivoli.net.au/
Also includes a performance of Tiny Colour Movies

JOHN FOXX & LOUIS GORDON: Tuesday the 6th of May, 2008 : Adelaide, Fowlers Live
Address : 68 North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
Email : fowlerslive@internode.on.net
Web : http://www.fowlerslive.com.au
Including DJ Trip

JOHN FOXX & LOUIS GORDON: Thursday the 8th of May, 2008 : Melbourne, Corner Hotel
Address : 57 Swan Street, Richmond, Melbourne 3121, Victoria
Telephone : (03) 9427 9198
Fax : (03) 9427 9646
Email : info@cornerhotel.com
Web : http://www.cornerhotel.com/
Including Support

JOHN FOXX: Friday the 9th of May, 2008 : Melbourne, ACMI - a screening of Tiny Colour Movies
Address : Federation Square, Flinders Street, Melbourne 3000, Victoria
Telephone : (03) 8663 2583
Web : http://www.acmi.net.au/

JOHN FOXX & LOUIS GORDON: Saturday the 10th of May, 2008 : The Metro Theatre
Address : 624 George Street, Sydney 2000, New South Wales
Telephone : (02) 9550 3666
Fax : (02) 9550 2990
Email : metro@centuryvenues.com.au
Web : http://www.metrotheatre.com.au
Also includes a performance of Tiny Colour Movies

"…full of amazing and visionary ideas" (The Klaxons)

"…can even teach Brian Eno a music-and-visual lesson or two" (Record Collector)

FracturedSpaces - looking for demos / artists for cd release

2008-02-22T10:55:01+00:00

FracturedSpaces would like it to be known that it is looking to release its first CD within the next four months, To that end I am looking for quality established bands/artists with a recording already finished, and who have no label as yet, to submit demos/samples with a view to possible release. I am
looking for works within the following genres only please, at least initially:
Drone
Drone doom metal
Dark ambient
Experimental
Noise
Industrial/Death Industrial
For fuller details please email:
simonjay704 AT hotmail.com
I look forward to hearing from potential collaborators!
Regards
Simon Marshall-Jones|FracturedSpacesRecords
DREAMLAND RECORDINGS
www.dreamlandrecordings.com
STRING THEORY guitar compilation available now. AUD $16.00
All other releases AUD $11.00 Postage Paid. Pay Pal available.

field recordings and sound walks

2008-02-16T14:56:29+00:00

a collection of audio recordings, field recordings and sound walks I've done over the years. most of these are on minidiscs or files not uploaded yet, so this is a work in progress as it's probably about time I sorted them out and uploaded some. not sure if they're of interest to anyone else, but they help recall memories for me.

The Journeybook - Free 40 page sampler now available to download

2007-11-16T11:08:56+00:00

The Journeybook

Free 40 page sampler now available to download*

http://undergrowth.org/journeybook_sampler_free_to_download

Journeybook is an essential map of hyperspace for the contemporary
psychonaut and the uninitiated alike. Travel through time and space
and partake of mushrooms at Harvard, hemp in Nimbin, DMT in the
Amazon and anti-depressents in the suburbs of the West, to name but a
few of the experiences which await you. Dance at Dionysian festivals,
meet alchemists in the laboratories of Switzerland, trippers in the
corporate highrises of Brisvegas, and journey to the edge of the
universe within our anthology's pages...

Journeybook is a collection of tales of altered states, essays,
history and manifesto for psychedelic culture in the 21st century. It
covers the modern usage of sacramental plants and offers insights
into traditional and contemporary shamanism, as well as analysis of
the current state of global psychedelic culture and its place in a
sustainable future.

It features interviews with Terence McKenna (previously unpublished),
Dennis McKenna, Daniel Pinchbeck, as well as articles by Rak Razam,
Erik Davis, Graham St John, Tim Parish, Tim Boucher and a fresh
selection of bold new writers from around Australia. At 250 pages, it
is fully illustrated with dozens of paintings, photography and
digital graphics from the Undergrowth art collective, including new
works by Gerhard Hillmann, Oliver Dunlop, Iswoz, Ahimsa:Love, Tim
Parish and others.

Journeybook is an essential handbook for those interested in the
subject of consciousness, spirituality and understanding the rich
pharmacopia of thought that exists beyond the confines of mainstream
cosmology.

Read on. Tune in. Discover.

http://undergrowth.org/journeybook_sampler_free_to_download

*SPECIAL OFFER*
We are offering online readers and community the opportunity to
support Journeybook by purchasing a pre-launch copy and save $10 on the
cover
price. Payment can be made through Paypal on the website. Please
forward this email to your networks.

.Undergrowth #8: JOURNEYBOOK will be launched at the Entheo Genesis
Australia 2007 on November 30th.
http://www.entheo.net/2007sounds.htm

{why do green things reach for the sun?}

Launch of Sound Travellers

2007-11-12T08:07:08+00:00

Sound Travellers, established to support the touring of sound art/electronica, jazz/improvised and cont classical music. Sound art, electronic music touring funds available.
If you are interested in more info and live in Australia and want to tour visit www.soundtravellers.com.au

SLOZ - Australia's Second Life News Source

2007-08-10T21:56:59+01:00

"SLOz is a site devoted to bringing an Aussie slant to the Second Life experience. Launched in November 2006, SLOz believes that Second Life at the very least may bring a new approach to internet-based interaction, and we want to cover the fun ride to be had along the way. We'd like to hear from any SL members who have Australian-specific events to promote in-world, or even just a heads-up on something new and interesting happening. We cover business, health, education and anything in-between."

Book your market stall for This Is Not Art 2007

2007-08-10T12:15:31+01:00

STALLHOLDERS WANTED!

For the Makers Market at this years This Is Not Art Sunday Fair!

The Fair will be held on Sunday 30th September between 12 and 6 under the
trees of Newcastle's Civic Park.

If you trade in zines, independent publications, records, CDs, art
wearables, clothes, jewellery, badges, patches, posters, or anything funky
cool and DIY

and

you want to share your work with thousands of other artists, creators,
makers and interesting folk from across the country then the Makers Market
is for you.

The Sunday Fair will also play host to the Zine Fair, Independent Music
Labels Fair, and Small Press and Independent Publishing Fair. There will
be tasty food available, live music to browse to, cool people to meet and
much fun to be had.

Stall prices range from $20 to $30.

To be a part of the Sunday Fair or get more information, download the
information sheet and registration form from thisisnotart.org or send an
email to markets@thisisnotart.org and we'll get back to you!

Hope to see you there!
This Is Not Art

3/231 King St
Newcastle NSW 2300
AUSTRALIA

The Sunday Fair incorporates Zine Fair, Independent Music Labels Fair,
Small Press and Independent Publishing Fair and the Makers Market. The
Fair is part of This Is Not Art, an annual festival of independent,
emerging & experimental arts & media.

27 September - 01 October 2007
Newcastle, Australia

www.thisisnotart.org

Electrofringe 2007 - programme is now online

2007-08-09T23:15:45+01:00

Electrofringe 2007 programme is now online. This is one of my favourite festivals, and it takes place annually in Newcastle, north of Sydney, Australia. During the festival Newcastle comes alive with creatives from all parts of Australia and overseas. The umbrella festival is called This is Not Art. Last year's festival was really hands on, which made it extra fun. This year looks set to keep your creative juices flowing also, with sessions such as Physical Computing : 1, Radio Locus Workshops such as Build your own Radio, Mulchwerk, a Dorkshop Sense & Control, a Homemade Instruments workshop Gestural Control & Feedback plus heaps more. The electrofringe website has the full program and a day by day listing of each workshop / panel session / project presentation / gig and happening. The other bonus to the festival is stopping to chat with friends and strangers about the festival and projects everyone has been working on over the year. Some documentation from previous years festivals is on this site, or check out the previous years festivals links on the electrofringe site.

artabase - arts listings site

2007-08-09T22:04:29+01:00

Artabase is a website dedicated to promotion and networking of the arts, on both a local and international scale. Artabase's mission is to provide an accessible, useful insight into the world's art activities. On their website, you can subscribe to arts email lists, and list your arts project and gallery exhibitions.

Darren Hayes' new album "This Delicate Thing We’ve Made" released in August

2007-07-28T22:53:49+01:00

Darren Hayes of Savage Garden fame, has been working on a solo album called "This Delicate Thing We've Made". It's due for release on August 21st. Check out the video clip on his website for "On the verge of something wonderful" - an uplifting tune sure to be heard on dancefloors around the world. Apparently one of the instruments is a Fairlight CMI synth - nice to see he's supporting such a fine & influential Australian musical instrument. He's touring UK/Scotland in September / October and will be back for an Australian tour in mid October, but if you can't wait that long, he'll be in Sydney at HUM (Oxford St) on Saturday 4th August - his myspace page has latest dates and more details.

http://www.darrenhayes.com

http://www.myspace.com/darrenhayes

http://www.youtube.com/darrenhayes

2007 ANAT emerging technologies mentorship - call for applications

2007-07-26T22:35:12+01:00

2007 ANAT emerging technologies mentorship

ANAT is calling for applications from young and emerging practitioners working with distributed, portable, online, wearable, mobile and emerging platforms to undertake a three-month mentorship with an established practitioner of their choice.

Managed by ANAT, the mentorship is a part of the Australian Government's Young & Emerging Artists Initiative through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

The mentorship provides an opportunity to explore new artistic directions, to expand technical skills and increase knowledge of networks, debates and business practice. Applicants are invited to select a mentor and develop a program of activity spanning a three-month period. The mentorship may be largely a program of skills, development however applicants are encouraged to explore programs which incorporates critical investigation and dialogue, business skills development as well as marketing and exhibition opportunities. Utilising emerging technologies the mentor may be accessed locally, nationally or internationally. Additionally the successful applicant will maintain a blog for the duration of the mentorship hosted on the ANAT server.

Mentorship Proposal

Applicants are required to describe their practice, the mentor they have selected (include an outline of the mentor's practice), what activities will be undertaken during the mentorship, and the short and long-term benefits of the mentorship to the applicant. Applicants may choose to include an A4 page which outlines the structure of the mentorship on a weekly or monthly basis (For Example: Tue–Wed: conceptual development, Thurs: online discussion with mentor, Fri: research exhibition opportunities, undertake book-keeping with mentor etc.). Submissions should not exceed 4 pages in length. Please Note: The proposed mentorship program must be developed in consultation with the mentor.

Mentorship Fees

The mentorship will provide a fee for the mentoree ($7,200 excl GST) and a fee for the mentor ($1,800 excl GST). Note: recipients of the mentorship (the mentoree and mentor) are not precluded from seeking other funding from the Australia Council.

Eligibility

Applicants must be emerging technologies practitioners who are 30 years or under. The mentorship may be either locally, nationally or internationally based. If the mentor is not located in close proximity, you must describe your processes of communication and assessment.

Time Frame

The mentorship will commence any time from August 2007 and be completed by early December 2007. This time frame is negotiable, particularly where it is necessary to undertake the mentorship on a part-time basis. If an alternate time frame is required, applicants must outline the revised dates and the reasons for the alternate time frame.

Assessment

Applications will be assessed by a committee of the ANAT Board. The primary assessment criteria will be the relevance of the proposed mentorship program to the development of the mentoree's practice.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE 3 August 2007

For further information please contact: Gavin Artz ANAT General Manager, manager@anat.org.au, 08 8231 9037, Monday – Friday, 10am – 4pm CST.

http://www.anat.org.au/projects/Mentorships/emergingtechmentorship_000.htm

Tasmanian Devil doing laps at Australia Zoo

2007-07-02T22:54:35+01:00

this little fellow and his friend were doing laps of their enclosures at Australia Zoo when we went on 03/07/2007. it was about 3:30 - 4pm. I'd never seen a live one before, only photos. I thought they were nocturnal. we watched them for about 15 mins. so cute! they'd run around, stop at certain points and sniff the air. I guess they were looking for food? or could smell something in particular. or maybe the onlookers were too noisy for them (though most people were pretty quiet)
http://www.australiazoo.com.au/our-animals/amazing-animals/mammals/?mamm... has some info about them. they're an endangered species, only found in Tasmania now. they had been common on the Australian mainland at one stage (~5000 years ago) but not these days.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enbe6HymM_E

drive from Sydney to Brisbane, March 2006

2006-11-18T15:19:50+00:00

drive from Sydney to Brisbane, March 2006

gps data - world view

2006-11-17T15:34:47+00:00

gps data - world view

May 15 2006

gps data : NZ, Australia, UK, India

2006-11-17T14:47:29+00:00

gps data : NZ, Australia, UK, India

The Optimen @ Arena (Brisbane) - video 01

2006-10-22T17:45:03+01:00

Click here or on the image to watch the video

part of The Optimen's set @ Arena in Brisbane, Australia, 23/09/2006

I was a bit close to the speakers so the audio is a touch distorted so pls forgive the sound quality

Click here or on the image to watch the video

part of The Optimen's set @ Arena in Brisbane, Australia, 23/09/2006

I was a bit close to the speakers so the audio is a touch distorted so pls forgive the sound quality

tina 2006 - chat with Richie on sound toys and playful instruments

2006-10-22T15:35:04+01:00

Watch the video
a chat with Richie, from Melbourne band / crew WD40, who builds sound toys and instruments for outdoor parties and festivals - for both kids and adults. he discusses his thoughts on the importance of play. midway through some people walk past and one starts playing a piano down the other end of the room so there was a nice chat about instruments and the piano Richie has at home.

20040304 Brisbane city - valley night lights drive

2006-10-22T14:30:02+01:00

Watch the video
this is some video I took with my old camera as I drove into Brisbane from Sydney for the final visit prior to leaving for the UK. you can't see much detail - but the lights are colourful and I can tell each step along the way - probably have a story for most of the spots driven past. I can't remember how many times I've driven through the city and valley over the years when I lived there. the valley looked alot different - new business, brighter lights. it brings back lots of nice memories of the fun times in brisbane!