Handmade Electronic Music
Nicolas Collins
Call for Submissions
I am currently preparing an updated and expanded edition of my 2006 book, Handmade Electronic Music – The Art Of Hardware Hacking. The DVD accompanying the book will include a “gallery” of hacking projects from around the world. For this section I am soliciting documentation of Hacked and Bent instruments and art projects. I welcome your submission of material for consideration. Please observe the following guidelines and technical standards:
FORMAT FOR SUBMISSIONS OF VIDEO CLIPS
– Continuous video, with synched-sound soundtrack; or a “Slide Show” in video format, sequencing still images (photos, drawings, schematics, etc.), with a soundtrack demonstrating typical sounds of the device.
– The clip can be no longer than 1 minute (60 seconds) in duration; shorter clips are encouraged.
– The soundtrack can be mono or stereo.
– Insert a credit screen at the head of the video, listing:
. your name;
. the title of the instrument/object/project;
. any brief descriptive notes you wish to include (for example, “CMOS oscillator using dead batteries in place of capacitors”);
. your web site and/or contact information (optional).
– You may submit documentation of several projects, but each one must be represented by an individual video clip of less than 1 minute in duration.
– Please do not submit un-edited video, video clips longer than 60 seconds, video clips with no title screen, video with no soundtrack, or audio files without a video component.
DATA SPECIFICATION
– DV/DVCPRO
– NTSC preferred
– Best Quality
– Interlaced
– 720 x 480 (640 x 480)
– Quicktime file on a data DVD is the preferred media; standard video DVD if there is no other option.
NON-VIDEO MATERIAL
– You may also submit TIFF or JPEG files of photographs or schematics for consideration for inclusion in the printed book. These can be color or black and white, 300 dpi minimum resolution. You may include the files on the same DVD used for your video clips, in a folder labeled “Additional Images” or something similar.
– You may submit additional AIFF or MP3 files of performances with your instruments; I cannot make use of these in the published book, but would welcome them as musical examples for use in lectures and workshops.
Please send the DVD to:
Nicolas Collins — Handmade Electronic Music Project
Department of Sound
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
112 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603
USA
For customs purposes indicate that the package contains a data DVD of no commercial value. Pack it well to avoid damage in shipping. Keep a copy yourself in case the package is lost or damaged.
Email me when you have posted the DVD, so I know to expect it. Include in this email your postal address.
TERMS OF USAGE
I cannot guarantee that your submission will be used until I view it – I am trying to represent a diverse range of projects, and this will affect my selection. If your submission is accepted you will receive a simple letter of agreement authorizing us to use your work, for you to sign and return. You must be able to state that you own and control rights to the material you have submitted (we will ask permission to publish your submission “non-exclusively”, so that you will be able to use it freely as well).
DEADLINE:
PLEASE MAKE SURE THE DVD REACHES ME BY JULY 18, 2008.
QUESTIONS
If you have any questions please email me: ncollins@saic.edu.
—
Communauté électroacoustique canadienne (CEC) Canadian Electroacoustic Community
http://cec.concordia.ca | RECENT: http://cec.concordia.ca/econtact/10_3 (May 08)
http://econtact.ca EA journal | http://sonus.ca EA Jukebox
http://cec.concordia.ca/jttp Project for young/emerging sound artists
Nicolas Collins
Call for Submissions
I am currently preparing an updated and expanded edition of my 2006 book, Handmade Electronic Music – The Art Of Hardware Hacking. The DVD accompanying the book will include a “gallery” of hacking projects from around the world. For this section I am soliciting documentation of Hacked and Bent instruments and art projects. I welcome your submission of material for consideration. Please observe the following guidelines and technical standards:
FORMAT FOR SUBMISSIONS OF VIDEO CLIPS
– Continuous video, with synched-sound soundtrack; or a “Slide Show” in video format, sequencing still images (photos, drawings, schematics, etc.), with a soundtrack demonstrating typical sounds of the device.
– The clip can be no longer than 1 minute (60 seconds) in duration; shorter clips are encouraged.
– The soundtrack can be mono or stereo.
– Insert a credit screen at the head of the video, listing:
. your name;
. the title of the instrument/object/project;
. any brief descriptive notes you wish to include (for example, “CMOS oscillator using dead batteries in place of capacitors”);
. your web site and/or contact information (optional).
– You may submit documentation of several projects, but each one must be represented by an individual video clip of less than 1 minute in duration.
– Please do not submit un-edited video, video clips longer than 60 seconds, video clips with no title screen, video with no soundtrack, or audio files without a video component.
DATA SPECIFICATION
– DV/DVCPRO
– NTSC preferred
– Best Quality
– Interlaced
– 720 x 480 (640 x 480)
– Quicktime file on a data DVD is the preferred media; standard video DVD if there is no other option.
NON-VIDEO MATERIAL
– You may also submit TIFF or JPEG files of photographs or schematics for consideration for inclusion in the printed book. These can be color or black and white, 300 dpi minimum resolution. You may include the files on the same DVD used for your video clips, in a folder labeled “Additional Images” or something similar.
– You may submit additional AIFF or MP3 files of performances with your instruments; I cannot make use of these in the published book, but would welcome them as musical examples for use in lectures and workshops.
Please send the DVD to:
Nicolas Collins — Handmade Electronic Music Project
Department of Sound
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
112 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603
USA
For customs purposes indicate that the package contains a data DVD of no commercial value. Pack it well to avoid damage in shipping. Keep a copy yourself in case the package is lost or damaged.
Email me when you have posted the DVD, so I know to expect it. Include in this email your postal address.
TERMS OF USAGE
I cannot guarantee that your submission will be used until I view it – I am trying to represent a diverse range of projects, and this will affect my selection. If your submission is accepted you will receive a simple letter of agreement authorizing us to use your work, for you to sign and return. You must be able to state that you own and control rights to the material you have submitted (we will ask permission to publish your submission “non-exclusively”, so that you will be able to use it freely as well).
DEADLINE:
PLEASE MAKE SURE THE DVD REACHES ME BY JULY 18, 2008.
QUESTIONS
If you have any questions please email me: ncollins@saic.edu.
—
Communauté électroacoustique canadienne (CEC) Canadian Electroacoustic Community
http://cec.concordia.ca | RECENT: http://cec.concordia.ca/econtact/10_3 (May 08)
http://econtact.ca EA journal | http://sonus.ca EA Jukebox
http://cec.concordia.ca/jttp Project for young/emerging sound artists