Live Performances, Installations & Papers: NoiseFloor Festival, 2nd - 4th May 2012, Staffordshire University, United Kingdom.
Submission Deadline: February 1st, 2012, (12pm GMT or postmarked)
Registration fee: None
Entry fee: None
Staffordshire University Music Technology department is pleased to invite submissions of fixed media and live works, installations and papers for the 2012 NoiseFloor Festival. Stereo and multi-channel audio or audio-visual works (up to 8 channels + sub) are invited for consideration.
Submission format
Please send download links to your work using one of the many file delivery services (YouSendit, DropBox, iCloud etc) in .zip or archived format. Please do not email file attachments.
Electronic submissions should be sent to ben.ramsay@staffs.ac.uk
Electronic submission is encouraged but physical submissions (CD/DVD etc) can be sent to:
NoiseFloor Festival
c/o Ben Ramsay
Music Technology Department
Staffordshire University
Beaconside
Stafford
ST18 0AD
Fixed Media works
For multi-channel works, please include a stereo reduction of the piece as well as a multi-channel version. If you are submitting your work via CD or DVD please ensure that the disc is labelled with the title of the piece and composers name(s).
Along with your piece you should also submit a text file which includes a brief programme note and biography. Please be sure to provide a speaker map for multi-channel files or an intelligible naming system (e.g. FR=FrontRight FL=FrontLeft FSR=FrontSideRight FSL=FrontSideLeft RSL=RearSideLeft RSR=RearSideRight RR=RearRight RL=RearLeft). Composers are encouraged to submit a paper in addition to their piece.
Audio-Visual works
Movie files and links to Vimeo/YouTube are both acceptable. Electronic submission is preferred but DVDs containing a Quicktime file or similar can also be sent to the address above. Please be sure to include text file which includes a brief programme note and biography.
Installations
Artists submitting installation work should initially submit an abstract along with supporting imagery, diagrams or footage of the installation. We are able to provide a limited number of loudspeakers, but please contact us if you have any special requirements.
Papers
The intention of the NoiseFloor festival is to take an inclusive approach to exploratory electronic music in all its forms and place them together in one single event. The festival will include music which is composed around beats as a primary compositional element as well as music which is based around composing with texture and gesture as formative elements. Regardless of the genre, music at the festival will be intrinsically linked by an enthusiasm for extending the boundaries of electronic music through sonic exploration. Paper submissions which explore this area of research will be given priority as will papers which cover compositional approaches to electronic music.
Submissions are encouraged from, but are not limited to the following areas:
- Cross-genre works/research
- Beat-based music
- Widening access to sonic arts
- Composition and aesthetics
- Sociological considerations
Paper sessions will last 20 minutes with 10 minutes for questions. A lecture theatre will be provided with projector and stereo playback.
If you have any questions please use the email address above or visit the NoiseFloor website at www.noisefloor.co.uk
**A diagram of the diffusion system in the TV centre can be found here. This may change but any changes will be reflected here.