CMJ DVD 2010

MIT Press’ Computer Music Journal is seeking submissions of recent computer music works from the Austral-Asian region (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia) for inclusion on this year’s annual DVD. This is published with the fourth and final issue at the end of the year.  Video works are especially encouraged, but audio-only works are also welcome, as are videos of performances (with good-quality audio).

Works may be audio files only, video, videos of performances and so on. Works may have been presented or published elsewhere, but in the latter case, documentation must be provided granting CMJ the nonexclusive right to publish. One work may be submitted per composer.

Please include:
Full quality renditions of your work:
– If multi-channel audio, up to 5.1 channels, include the mono files and clear labeling of speaker distribution, 16-bit, 48-kHz (44.1 kHz also acceptable);
– if video work, include a minimally compressed .mov file (4:3 NTSC).
In addition, please include a text file with program note and bio (500 word maximum for each), and, optionally, a *minimum* 300-dpi b/w digital photo of the composer(s), TIFF files are best.

Duration: Pieces under 10 minutes in duration are preferred.

Because of DVD production requirements and publishing lead times, works must be received no later than Friday 2nd April 2010.

Please send your work to:

Paul Doornbusch – CMJ DVD Curator
Counter Delivery
c/o – Melbourne A’Beckett Street Post Office
Ground Level
410 Elizabeth Street
Melbourne
VIC 3000
AUSTRALIA

 June 15-18 2010
www.nime2010.org

On behalf of the NIME 2010 Committee, we invite you to be part of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression.  The core purpose of NIME is to examine interfaces/instruments for musical expression. The ++ portion of the 2010 conference concerns projects/papers that collaborate with music or sound via multi-disciplinary, cross-disciplinary and multimodal expression. Projects that collaborate with other disciplines, extending the musical or sonic framework are invited, and vice-versa.

NIME TOPICS We welcome submissions on topics related to new interfaces for music performance including, but not limited to:

– Novel controllers and interfaces for musical expression
– Novel controllers for collaborative performance
– Novel musical instruments
– Computational methods of composition
– Augmented/hyper instruments
– Interfaces for dance and physical expression
– Interactive Game Music
– Robotic Music
– Interactive sound and multimedia installations
– Interactive sonification
– Sensor and actuator technologies
– Haptic and force feedback devices
– Interface protocols and data formats
– Gesture and music
– Perceptual & cognitive issues
– Interactivity design and software tools
– Musical mapping strategies
– Performance analysis and machine learning
– Performance rendering and generative algorithms
– Experiences with novel interfaces in education and entertainment
– Experiences with novel interfaces in live performance and composition
– Surveys of past work and stimulating ideas for future research
– Historical studies in twentieth-century instrument design
– Reports on student projects in the framework of NIME related courses
– Artistic, cultural, and social impact of NIME technology
– Gesture measurement
– Enabling music networks
– Bio-music

NIME++ TOPICS We welcome submissions on topics related to multi-disciplinary, cross-disciplinary and multimodal expression, but not limited to:

– Mobile Technologies including Sound & Music
– Locative Media Integration
– Urban Digital Media & Media Façades
– Human-Computer Interaction
– Multimodal Expressive Interfaces
– Practice-Based Research Approaches/Methodologies/Criticism
– Sonification, Auditory Display & Multimodal Information Expression,Data Display
– NIME intersecting with Performance, Dance, Theatre, Game Design
– Sonic Expression in Architecture, Design, Wearables/Fashion
– Computational Interfaces/Methods for Expression & Creativity

CALL FOR PAPERS
Full Paper (up to 6 pages in proceedings, longer oral presentation,optional demo)
Short Paper/Poster/Demo (up to 4 pages in proceedings, choose from shorter oral presentation OR poster OR demo)

ALL PAPERS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS.

IMPORTANT DATES
Submission of full papers, short papers and poster/demo proposals: 29 January 2010
Notification of acceptance/rejection (papers and posters): 12 March 2010
Submission of final papers: 23 April 2010

For any further information/question/comment/suggestion, please send a message to the local organizing committee.

CALL FOR PERFORMANCES, INSTALLATIONS, EXHIBITION
As in previous years, we are calling for proposals for performances and installations to be presented in conjunction with the conference. There are 2 categories of performance proposal: Concert performance and Club night performance.  For details see the call on the NIME2010 website.

We are pleased to announce that Ensemble Offspring <http://www.ensembleoffspring.com/> will be ensemble in residence at NIME 2010.  Performers/composers may therefore draw on any combination of their instrumental resources if they wish.  See the NIME2010 website for details.

Submission of installation and performance proposals due: 29 January 2010

CALL FOR WORKSHOP/TUTORIAL PROPOSAL
In 2010, we are looking for two kinds of special event on the day preceding the full conference:

WORKSHOPS for academic-style paper presentations or discussion relating to a specialist area directed by an expert;

and

TUTORIALS for making things and developing knowledge. Tutorials can range in intention from instruction and discussion about specialist techniques, platforms, hardware, software or pedagogical topics for the advancement of fellow NIME-ers and people with experience related to the topic, or tutorials can be instructive for visitors to the NIME community, novices/newbies, interested student participants, people from other fields, and members of the public getting to know the potential of NIME.  For details see the call on the NIME2010 website.

Submission of workshop/tutorial proposals due: 29 January 2010
—
Dr. Andrew Johnston
Lecturer
School of Software
Faculty of Engineering and IT
University of Technology, Sydney
PO Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia
Ph. +61 2 9514 4497 Fax: +61 2 9514 4492
Room 10.04.341
Web: http://andrewjohnston.net/

 Hello!

O.K. Here it is what you have been waiting for.
The long awaited 2010 60×60 Call for Works.

AND

It is all going to be done online!

That is right! 60×60 is collaborating with ICMC (International Computer
Music Conference 2010) for a unique 60×60 event and all the works submitted
to 60×60 will be simultaneous submissions for ICMC.

For this special event we are looking for 360 works for 6 one hour
performances at Stony Brook University and New York City: 360 degrees of
60×60.

We are also have an International Mix and a microtonal mix (the UnTwelve
Mix)  I also have venues for another UK Mix,  Midwest Mix, Canada Mix, and
Pacific Rim Mix. (if we get enough submissions. get it?  if you submit.there
is a possibility of  12 different mixes. that is 720 slots with a great
chance of multiple performances around the globe and the possibility of a
multimedia collaboration with video or dance that are getting press reviews
and attending audiences in the thousands.)

So what I need is your submission.  Even if it is a past submission that
will be great!  There were so many submissions in the past that were great
that we couldn’t use for one reason or another, I would love to get the
chance to present them now.  But I need you to submit online.  
ICMC has an online submission process.
http://music.oc.cct.lsu.edu/author/submit.php

check the 60×60 box
and then upload your ZIP file containing your submission form (PDF) and
sound file (AIFF)   (I know it says MP3 is allowed but don’t do that for
60×60 submissions)

you can get the submission form here:
http://www.VoxNovus.com/60×60/Call.htm
So tell everyone you know.  This is going to be the biggest 60×60 yet.  The
idea is to activate the entire community of electro-acoustic music.  I think
we can do it.  Let’s wake up the world and show them what our music is
about!

I am looking forward to listening to your submission!

Rob

Robert Voisey

RobVoisey@VoxNovus.com
60×60 Director
Living Music Foundation Vice President
Founder of Vox Novus http://www.VoxNovus.com

Oh yeah…. Here is the call:

Vox Novus is inviting composers to submit recorded works 60 seconds or less
in length to be included in its eighth annual 60×60 project!
Download Submission form here:
60×60 PDF Submission Form or 60×60 MSWord Submission Form

Vox Novus In collaboration with ICMC (International Computer Music
Conference 2010) is inviting composers to submit recorded works 60 seconds
or less in length to be included in its seventh annual 60×60 project. 60
compositions will be selected to be played continuously in a one-hour
concert.
The 60×60 concert season will have multiple performances in several
different mixes and multi-media throughout the world. Mixes planned for
60×60 2010 include the International Mix, 360 degrees of 60×60 at ICMC, the
UnTwelve Mix (including only microtonal works) as well as any other past mix
(i.e. Midwest Mix, UK Mix, etc) where more than 60 submissions are received.

Please submit a ZIP file containing the submission form and an AIFF
recording of the work at the ICMC website:
http://music.oc.cct.lsu.edu/author/submit.php

During the concert each of the 60 pieces selected will begin precisely at
the beginning of the minute, this will mark the end of one piece and the
beginning of another. There will be no pause between the pieces. Works may
be less than 60 seconds in length, but may not exceed 60 seconds. Works
selected that are less than 60 seconds long will be “padded” with silence
either before, after, or surrounding the composition. Please note that the
total duration of the work including silence may NOT exceed sixty seconds.
The 60×60 project’s definition of a record work is as follows: any work
created as a musical composition which is captured on recorded media, which
does not require live performers for its production in broadcast at concert
halls, radio, multi-media, etc. Its creation can include but not limited to
acoustic instruments, voice, environmental sources, and computer (Sampling,
MIDI, C Sound, ProTools, etc.)
Acoustic compositions should be submitted with the understanding that it is
their recording that is of prime importance and is what will be used to
determine its selection. Scores of works are strongly discouraged and will
not be used in the selection process.
60×60 is a project of “signature works” and short works created specifically
for the 60×60 project. Excerpts of larger works are strongly discouraged.
Works generated from procedures (i.e. mathematical matrices, organizational
systems, or computer programs,) remixed works, or themes and motives
recomposed from other of the composer’s own work are acceptable.
The call is open to composers of any nationality, age, or career stage.
Works submitted must not have been previously performed or broadcasted. The
submission form must be sent at the same time with the submitted work.
Submission form must contain the composer’s name, address, email, phone
number, composition title, and composition length (60 seconds or less.)
Biographies and program notes may be no longer than 100 words in length.
Submissions must be uploaded by December 31st, 2009. Selected works will be
announced on February 15th, 2010.
Submissions must include: Submission Forms as a PDF or MSWord can be downloaded at:
http://www.VoxNovus.com/60×60/Call.htm

The ZIP file including the submission form and the AIFF sound file must be
uploaded at ICMC website:
http://music.oc.cct.lsu.edu/author/submit.php
or http://music.oc.cct.lsu.edu/openconf.php
Works selected for the 2010 60×60 project will be announced on February
15th, 2010. Composers will be notified of the results by email or they can visit
http://www.VoxNovus.com
Any questions regarding the call for works can be addressed to
Support@VoxNovus.com