[microsound] Soundbikes

[Robert Arnold <warbaby@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thought y'all might find this interesting.

R.

STEIM presents a workshop and a lecture by soundbike artist Kaspar König.

Soundbikes - BIKE YOUR BEAT
by Kaspar König

A workshop in which do-it-yourself manipulation 
of ordinairy bicycles leads to high-end 
sound-generators and performing instruments. 
Bring a bike and transform it together with the 
knowledge and enthousiasm of inventor-artist 
Kaspar König. 

Creating acoustic extensions for the bicycle 
sounds like a contradiction-in-terms to the 
design of a bicycle. In this workshop everybody 
is invited to discover the many sounds hidden in 
the bicycle itself and the bicycling. To make a 
regular bicycle-sound we can easily neglect the 
maintainance of a bicycle. By not only turning 
the bicycle upside down but by actively 
adding sound-sensors, we'll discover the 
possibilities of soundbiking. Add-ons can be 
everything from a playing-card and laundry 
wedges, to fully powered amplification for 
strings, microphones and all other things that 
fit the conditions of the soundbicycle and its 
creative maker.

How can a bicycle brake become a brake beat?
By turning the wheel regularly, a bicycle likely 
becomes a time-pulse or measure. By finding the 
right spots to control the sound input, more 
musical patterns can be discovered while the 
wheel is turning. Now it's up to our imagination 
to invent all kinds of little things we could try 
to mount on the existing mechanisms as well as 
discover new mechanisms.

Can every bicycle become a musical instrument?
Basically yes, if some parts are still rotating, 
sounds can be created. Although a full functional 
bicycle can ride on the streets and the street is 
the best trigger for the soundbike!

Is there a composition in the street?
That is a good question. For many reasons I 
believe several streets sound better then others 
with and without the use of a soundbike, 
depending on the charactaristics of the bike and 
the street. Drive your soundbike outside and 
experience the biggest score of the world: the 
street!  Let your ear decide! 

Location: STEIM, Achtergracht 19, Amsterdam
Dates: Monday February 19 through Thursday February 22
Time: 10:00 - 17:00h
Fee: ¤ 100

The fee for the workshop is ¤100, registration 
can be done only through the STEIM website, at 
http://www.steim.org/steim/workshops.php .
For questions please email knock@xxxxxxxx or call +31 206228690.


Also:

AUDIOSPORT Lecture

A lecture on the works of Kaspar König: Recycling 
firehose, Transmitting Object Behaviours, 
Architectural Acoustic research (xiloseum), Mr. 
Bend and
How sound meets sport in the festival called Audiolympics, Beijing 08.

Location: STEIM, Utrechtsedwarsstraat 134, Amsterdam
Date: Tuesday February 20
Time: 20:30h
Entrance: free


And:

At the Y-helling (NDSM) on Saturday February 24

A concert with Kaspar König and guests playing 
the soundbikes and the circuitbended 
hardwarehacks like the Audioshaver from China.
More information www.kasparkoenig.com



Biography

Kaspar König (1975)  is a dutch artist living in 
Berlin and Maastricht . He studied Industrial 
Design at the UdK in Berlin. He is interested in 
the goods for daily use and their sound-universe. 
He invents instruments like the Soundbikes and 
Mr. Bend and he recycles firehoses in a delicate 
way. Furthermore he composes soundpieces for 
(dance) theatre.  Recently he started working as 
a lecturer at the Cafa in Beijing. He also 
organizes the Audiolympics, an off-festival 
during the Olympic Games, with the contribution 
of artists on the threshold between music and 
sports. www.kasparkoenig.com



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