NoiseFloor Festival
January 16th – 17th, 2010 – Staffordshire University, United Kingdom

Submission Deadline: November 20th, 2009 (postmarked)
Registration fee: None
Entry fee: None

Staffordshire University Music Technology department is pleased to invite submissions of fixed media or live works for the very first NoiseFloor Festival. Stereo and multi-channel audio or audio-visual works (up to 8 channels + sub) are invited for consideration. Equipment needed for diffusion of fixed media and audio-visual works will be provided; composers will need to provide their own laptop and performers for live pieces.
Composer attendance is encouraged but not required.

This call is for pieces that will be diffused/performed during the afternoon concerts on the Saturday and Sunday (see notes at the bottom for more information).

Submission format:

For multi-channel works, please include a stereo version of the piece, as well as individual mono files for each channel.
For stereo works, a single stereo audio file will suffice.

Along with your work, you should also submit a text file which includes the following:-
Programme note
Brief biography
Channel configuration
Sample rate
Any additional requirements you think might be necessary.

If you are submitting your work via CD/DVD please ensure that the disc is labelled with the title of the piece and composer(s) names.

The submission process is the same for audio-visual works. DVDs and movie files are both acceptable, but please be sure to also include the documentation listed above.

Note – If you wish to submit your work electronically, please send download links to your work, rather than attaching files to an email, .zip or archive files are preferred.

Submissions should be sent to:

NoiseFloor Festival
c/o Ben Ramsay
Music Technology Department
Staffordshire University
Beaconside
Stafford
ST18 0AD

Electronic submissions should be sent to ben.ramsay@staffs.ac.uk

If you have any questions please use the email address above.

Ben Ramsay
Lecturer in Music/Creative Music Technology
Faculty of Computing Engineering and Technology
Staffordshire University
Room C150
Beacon Building
Stafford
ST18 0AD
e: ben.ramsay@staffs.ac.uk
w: www.staffs.ac.uk
t: +44 (0)1785 353717

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The NoiseFloor Festival has been conceived as an attempt to draw forms of sonic art together in a single celebration of this vibrant and exciting art form. The festival will be constructed from a series of concerts throughout the weekend which will present Electroacoustic works during the afternoon in an 8 channel diffusion setting. The concerts will progress to a less formal two channel setting in the evening where other forms of electronic music will be showcased. The name of the festival is derived from the contrasting social noise floors that these two listening environments will exhibit.