Re: [microsound] Call for Work: Queer Experimental Sound

[bryan garcia <brymoxine@xxxxxxxxx>]

there is no "importance"

yeah,  its ridiculous.

anal experiments ?  

is this getting you excited ?

gender channels ?

why not ? 

lick my track list.

oh yes. 

reverbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb.




--- chris mcnamara <mcnafong@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> What are you reacting to here? I know that there are
> plenty of Calls 
> for Submissions that make it into this discussion
> list. I've actually 
> benefited from them on a couple of occasions.
> 
> Or is the Queer aspect of it annoying to you? I
> think you're mixing up 
> your reactions here.
> 
> Lots of marginalized groups have thematic projects.
> Last time I looked, 
> (with the exception of a few overly politically
> correct organizations) 
> I wasn't being marginalized for being straight.
> 
> If it should have been sent to the other list, then
> fine, slap the guy 
> on the wrist - but don't be so freaked by the other
> aspect of it.
> 
> sincerely
> 
> mac
> 
> 
> On May 7, 2007, at 1:27 AM, ph wrote:
> 
> > really?
> > 1. why did you post/SPAM here and to the
> "announce" list? clearly you 
> > know
> > better, but want to abuse the list?
> > 2. what the hell does your sexual orientation have
> to do with it?
> > 3. will there be a "straight experiments with
> audio"? a bi?
> >
> > really why the discrimination? is your sexual
> orientation your 
> > identity?
> > that is sad.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 5/6/07 8:48 PM, "Ethan Shoshan"
> <disiterate@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> Bending Sound
> >>   Queer Experiments with Audio
> >>   Call for Work and Proposals
> >>
> >>   Deadline: June 29, 2007
> >>
> >>   Curator working with MIX NYC Queer Experimental
> Film Festival, 
> >> expanding
> >> festival programs to include experimental music
> and audio component.  
> >> This is
> >> a new project and therefore applicants should
> feel free to contact 
> >> curator.
> >> MIX NYC?s 20th Anniversary Festival takes place
> in Lower Manhattan, 
> >> November
> >> 2007.
> >>
> >>   Application:
> >>   Looking for new innovative approaches to
> experiences of sound.  
> >> Individuals
> >> are invited to submit:
> >>
> >>   -          Proposals for performances working
> with sound and/or 
> >> multi-media
> >> (up to 10 minutes) for inclusion in live audio
> event as part of the 
> >> festival
> >> in November 2007.
> >>   -          Less than 10 minute audio recording
> to be included in a 
> >> free
> >> sound compilation with MIXnyc program book 2007.
> >>   -          Or would like to collaborate and
> create with other
> >> artists/musicians for inclusion in the above. 
> Applicants will be 
> >> matched up
> >> to work creatively based on either a live event
> or audio recording.
> >>
> >>   Basic A/V equipment will be available (TV?s,
> DVD player, 
> >> Microphones, LCD
> >> projector, ect) will be provided but because this
> is a new project, 
> >> any
> >> special technical equipment needed for the
> proposal (turntables, 
> >> special
> >> effects, light activated sonar devices, ect)
> applicant will need to 
> >> provide.
> >>
> >>   Proposals should include:
> >>   1 ? Contact Information
> >>   2 ? Proposal Summary if proposing a performance
> (up to 500 words)
> >>   3 ? Work Samples: VHS ? NTSC Format, DVD,
> CD-Rom, Audio CD, 
> >> Cassette Tapes,
> >> website, images (jpg, tiff, pdf) or audio files
> (mp3, wav, aiff)
> >>   4 ? Work Sample Summary: A short description of
> each work submitted
> >> including artist(s) name, title, date, medium,
> venue, duration, and
> >> applicant?s role (if collaborative work).
> >>   5 ? Optional Information (short bio, reviews,
> photos, ect.)
> >>   6 ? SASE for return of materials if sending via
> snail-mail
> >>
> >>   For questions please contact Ethan Shoshan at
> disiterate@xxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >>
> >>   Send Materials
> >>   Via Email to Ethan Shoshan at
> disiterate@xxxxxxxxx (up to 8mb 
> >> emails)
> >>   Or
> >>   Snail Mail to:
> >>   Ethan Shoshan
> >>   MIXnyc Audio 2007
> >>   486 Greenwich St
> >>   New York, NY 10013
> >>
> >>
> >>   All applicants will be notified in July
> >>   You are encouraged to submit before the
> deadline!
> >>
> >>   MIX NYC promotes, produces, and preserves
> experimental media-from 
> >> film and
> >> video to performance and music-that is rooted in
> the lives, politics, 
> >> and
> >> experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual,
> transgender (LGBT) and 
> >> otherwise
> >> queer-identified people. Founded in 1987, MIX has
> earned a reputation 
> >> as a
> >> crucible for artist-driven innovation with an
> established 
> >> international
> >> influence on the world of experimental media. MIX
> is unique among 
> >> arts and
> >> community-building organizations for its work on
> behalf of queer 
> >> experimental
> >> media artists, supporting their production of new
> work, and making 
> >> that work
> >> accessible to the public. For almost two decades,
> we have worked to 
> >> create a
> >> home for queer experimental media. MIX is also
> unique among New York 
> >> City's
> >> cultural institutions. The annual New York Queer
> Experimental Film 
> >> Festival,
> >> our most visible and longest-running program,
> showcases films and 
> >> videos that
> >> literally go unseen in other venues. We define
> "experimental" broadly 
> >> to mean
> >>  not only films made using unorthodox techniques,
> but also those that 
> >> deal
> >> with subject matter outside of the mainstream. In
> this respect, the 
> >> MIX
> >> festival stands literally at the avant garde-the
> forefront of artistic
> >> innovation-and serves as a proving ground for
> new, socially conscious 
> >> film.
> >> MIX NYC actively engages communities around the
> city and the nation 
> >> through
> >> on-site local and touring screenings. We also
> preserve aging queer
> >> experimental films, such as the early 16mm work
> of 
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