A sonic arts experiment in support of Issue Project Room
On the afternoon of Sunday June 7, a group of visionary artists will lead sonic excursions throughout New York as part of a rare live sonic arts experiment — the ISSUE Project Room Soundwalk-a-thon — a fundraiser and collective public inquiry into the connection between urban space and our collective sonic imaginations.
Led and designed by some of New York’s most exciting sound artists and musicians, these walks will take groups of 10-20 people at a time on an intimate journey of sonic discovery to experience our community in a way they may never have done before — through sound. Walks range from meditative deep listening, to sing-a-longs, to noise-making walks incorporating instruments, iPods, boomboxes, cell phones, or silence in order to amplify the nuances of our ever-changing soundscape.
Choose your own adventure:
4 Bridges Walk led by Edmund Mooney
All Borough Bag Walk led by Michelle Nagai
Balloon Bassoon Promenade led by Kenny Wollesen
Bang a gong for ISSUE led by Jonathan Kane
Carroll Street Soundwalk led by Todd Shalom
Demasking The Bridges led by Daniel Neumann
Detox Project led by Betsey Biggs
Gowan-us! A Crudrophonic Sound Event led by Dylan Gauthier
Gowanus Field Reflections and The Great Steel Elevator led by Bradford Reed
Gowanus Soundwalk led by Marc Ribot
Listen 2009 - Remote Access led by Keiko Uenishi
Poets March led by Steve Dalachinsky
Prospect Park Ravine Soundwalk led by Jonny Farrow
Prospect Park Soundwalk led by Andrea Williams
Shuffle Sing-a-long led by Collective Opera Company
Soundwalk (Anthony Coleman) led by Anthony Coleman
Tin Can Telewalk led by Kurt Gottschalk and Marie Evelyn
Transmutation in the shift (---Documenting the Grand Concourse) led by Du Yun
Underpass Walk led by Bruce Tovsky
Urban Zen sound meditation and labyrinth walk led by Eric A. Dahl
We would like to run past all your walkers, opposite their direction, while screaming songs. led by Flaming Fire
Space is limited!
Sign-up for a sound walk, register by June 6th (deadline extended!), 2009
Sign-up to sponsor a walker and donate to ISSUE Project Room
All walk participants will be invited to attend the post-walk after-party at Issue Project Room, 232 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, featuring musical performance by Ne(x)tworks, where walkers will be able to share their walk experiences and meet other lead artists. Food will be provided.
ISSUE Project Room Soundwalk-a-thon Committee:
Suzanne Fiol, Zach Layton, Todd Shalom, Andrea Williams, Erin Flannery, Sarah Garvey, Lisa Gwilliam, Jonathan Harris, Isabel Walcott Hillborn, Lawrence Kumpf, Michelle Amador , David Martinson, Anila Groft
Special thanks to our Soundwalk-a-thon media sponsor WFMU and post-walk after-party sponsor Sixpoint Craft Ales.