Call for Works, Installations & Papers: NoiseFloor Festival, 12th – 14th January 2011, Staffordshire University, United Kingdom.

Submission Deadline: September 3rd, 2010, (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 second 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 strongly encouraged but not required.

Submission format:
Please send download links to your work using one of the many file delivery services (yousendit.com, MobileMe etc) in .zip or archived format. Please do not email file attachments.
Electronic submissions should be sent to ben.ramsay@staffs.ac.uk

Physical submissions (CD/DVD etc) should be sent to:

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

Fixed Media and AV works
For multi-channel works, please include a stereo version of the piece, as well as individual mono files for each channel. 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 work, you should also submit a text file which includes the following:-
Programme note
Brief biography
Channel configuration
Sample rate

Composers are encouraged to submit a paper in addition to their piece.  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.

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 draw together forms of exploratory electronic music from a range of disciplines and place them together in one single event. The festival will include music which has been composed as an outcome of academic research, as well as music which has been created for commercial release or performance. Attendees will be able to explore both the multi-channel Electroacoustic concert situation, as well as the two channel club setting. By maintaining the individual identities and qualities of both of these listening environments, the festival aims to entice attendees to investigate music which might sit outside of their current area of interest.

This year we are inviting paper submissions which relate to this area of research and include, but are not limited to:
The future of sonic arts
Cross genre works/research
Beat based music
Widening access to sonic arts
Composition and aesthetics

Paper sessions will last 20 minutes with 10 minutes for questions. A lecture theatre will be provided with computer, 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.