Noise, bytes, bits: states of sound
Noise has become ubiquitous in most of our lives. As listening is an imaginative activity, so noise is a cultural construct, and has always been a presence in our music, communication and environment. From Russolo to the post-digital arts, noise has been increasingly accepted into the realm of artistic practice as valid and evocative material. This Convocation will draw upon both science and art, theory and practice, in exploring these spaces and focuses on how contemporary science and technology affects the concept of noise.
The second annual Irish Sound, Science and Technology Convocation (ISSTC) was held August 1-2, 2012 at the Cork School of Music and St. John’s College in Cork.
Schedule
August 1, 2012
| 9:00 | Edward Costello, Victor Lazzarini, Joseph Timoney – A Live Concatenation Synthesis Performance System |
| 9:30 | Joe Timoney,Tomas Ó Póil, Tom Lysaght, Victor Lazzarini, Robert Voigt – Subtractive Synthesis Modelling of the Irish Uilleann Pipes |
| 10:00 | Scott McLaughlin – Gardens of Forking Paths: the Instrument as Dynamic System |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 11:00 | Keynote Workshop – John Lillis -”DJ culture in time dilation shocker” |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | Annemieke JM Van Der Tol, Jane Edwards – A self-regulatory perspective on choosing ‘sad’ music to enhance mood. |
| 14:30 | Mark O’Connor – Recording and Musicality |
| 15:00 | Bernard Clarke – How dare you bring that noise into our homes… |
| 15:30 | Break |
| 16:00 | Artwalk and Keynote Artist – Sven Anderson Other works by: Christian Cherene and John D’Arcy; Scott McLaughlin; Bren O Ruaidh and Claire Guerin; Karen Power; Lisa Reburn; The Water Project; |
| 18:30 | Reception and Keynote Performer – John Godfrey |
| 20:00 | Concert: Softday – In a [not so] silent way; Katie O’Looney and Harry Moore – Bashamangais; Thomas McConville – Intro and Moustache; Gavin Prior – Harpsy Klust; Stephen McCourt – ac-2; Simon Fay – x<100, y>1000 (Music4DogsNWhales); Toymonger – Hunted Moon; Eleanor Stewart – rest; Karel von Kleist – EF86 |
August 2, 2012
| 9:00 | Malachy Ronan, Darragh Pigott, Robert Sazdov – Configuring SpADE: Practical Considerations Influencing the Design of a 3D Multi-Channel Listening Environment |
| 9:30 | Patrick McGlynn, Victor Lazzarini, Damián Keller, Marcelo Soares Pimenta, Marcelo Queiroz – Spatial Tagging: A Preliminary Study |
| 10:00 | Mikael Fernstrom, Sean Taylor – A perspective on socially engaged sound art practice |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 11:00 | Workshop: Robin Renwick, Felipe Hickmann – UDP Networking Technologies within Network Music Performance: Download linkcontaining software, presentation and installation instructions. |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | Karen Power – Everything Bleeds: let’s talk sound |
| 14:30 | Kerry Hagan – Reading Attali |
| 15:00 | Robin Parmar – Becoming Noise: Unwanted Sounds From Helmholtz To Hegarty |
| 15:30 | Keynote Speaker – Paul Hegarty – Is Noise a Quality? |
| 16:30 | Break |
| 17:00 | ISSTA Annual General Meeting |
| 18:30 | Break |
| 20:00 | Concert: Jenn Kirby – Laptop Performance; Patrick McGlynn – Abandoned Spaces; Eric Lyon – Spaced Images with Noise and Lines; Robin Parmar – Perturbation; Massimo Davi – disaggio del silenzio imperfetto; Brona Martin – Along the Bell Tower; Gerard Gormley – Testure |
Participant List
- Anthony Carcone
- Christian Cherene
- Bernard Clarke
- Edward Costello
- John D’Arcy
- Massimo Davi
- Jane Edwards
- Simon Fay
- Mikael Fernström
- Gerard Gormley
- Claire Guerin
- Kerry Hagan
- Felipe Hickmann
- Damián Keller
- Karel von Kleist
- Jenn Kirby
- Victor Lazzarini
- James Leahy
- Eric Lyon
- Tom Lysaght
- Brona Martin
- Thomas McConville
- Stephen McCourt
- Patrick McGlynn
- Scott McLaughlin
- Harry Moore
- Mark O’Connor
- Katie O’Looney
- Tomas Ó Póil
- Bren O Ruaidh
- Robin Parmar
- Darragh Pigott
- Marcelo Soares Pimenta
- Karen Power
- Gavin Prior
- Marcelo Queiroz
- Lisa Reburn
- Robin Renwick
- Malachy Ronan
- Nick Roth
- Robert Sazdov
- Softday (Mikael Fernström and Sean Taylor)
- Eleanor Stewart
- Sean Taylor
- Joseph Timoney
- Toymonger (Andrew Fogarty and Gavin Prior)
- Annemieke J.M. Van Den Tol
- Robert Voigt
- Susan Walsh
Organising Committee
- Kerry Hagan
- Tony Langlois
- Hugh McCarthy
- Harry Moore
- Linda O’Keeffe
- Giuseppe Torre
Submission Chairs
- Art: Linda O’Keeffe
- Music: Kerry Hagan
- Papers: Giuseppe Torre
- Workshops: Hugh McCarthy
Reviewers
- Gordon Delap
- Milena Droumeva
- Mikael Fernström
- Tony Langlois
- Lou Malozzi
- Danny McCarthy
- Hugh McCarthy
- Léon McCarthy
- Nye Perry
- Darragh Pigott
- Karen Power
- Giuseppe Torre
- Robert Sazdov
- Jesse Seay
- Jürgen Simpson