SONIC CIRCUITS

Sonic Circuits: International Festial of Electronic Music and Art provides national and international venues and exposure for composers and performers (including students) who are working in electronic media. It offers audiences an opportunity to sample innovative and experimental electronic music, incorporating the latest artistic uses of technology. It also facilitates presenters in the production of relatively low cost events involving high quality programming material.Sonic Circuits, arguably the largest festival of its kind, differs from other others in that it consists of a traveling, curated pool of works that forms the basis of events occurring across the States and abroad throughout the year. Recent festival sites have included Salzburg (Austria), Norwich (UK), Perth (Australia), Starkville (MS), Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis, Aspen, Akron (OH), Worcester (MA), Mount Dora (FL), Athens (GA), Tacoma (WA), and St. Cloud (MN).

The Forum annually curates a roster from which programs are selected throughout the year. This structure allows for multiple performances and a broad representation of composers. Entries are categorized as: (1) "tape" alone, (2) video art, (3) live acts, and (4) scored works. The roster of worksis made available to presenters for their own programming in the form of an innova compact disc, a video tape, and a list of recommended performers and realizable scores. The CD is sent to radio stations around the world and is also distributed commercially on the innova label.

Now in its ninth season, Sonic Circuits has expanded the range of venues receptive to cutting-edge electronic art and widened access to an especially volatile genre of contemporary music. Each year three new works are commissioned for presentation during the season. Sonic Circuits is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Jerome Foundation.

For guidelines and further information, visit www.soniccircuits.com

For further information on Sonic Circuits, contact Philip Blackburn at pblackburn@composersforum.org or (612) 251-2823.

 

Established: 1993
Venues requesting program materials: 70 (resulting in 20-30 events)
Composers served annually: 25-32
Who may apply: Open to all
Application deadline: July