Hi all,
A message from my BASE co-chair Jeremiah Moore, who will be presenting one
of the evening's pieces.
We're quite excited about this and hope to see some local sound fans there!
aaron ximm
on behalf of Bay Area Sound Ecology
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From: Jeremiah Moore <>
Date: Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 11:25 AM
Subject: PHANTOM POWER - SUNDAY 7pm - at Yerba Buena Gardens SF
To:
Hi Friends -
I hope to see you on Sunday in Yerba Buena Gardens!
In the spirit of Phil Kline's Unsilent Night, we're depending on the crowd
to provide the amplification for our event. If you have a boombox or other
personal stereo, please bring it! Get in touch with me personally if you
need to figure out batteries, cables for you mp3 player or iPod, etc.
You can download (and listen to!) the tracks here:
http://www.basoundecology.org/listen/2010/06/phantompower/
Full details below, see bottom for public transit options.
-jeremiah
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Phantom Power at Yerba Buena Gardens
Future, past, imaginary soundscapes
of Yerba Buena Gardens curated by the Bay Area Sound Ecology
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*FREE EVENT:
**Festival Page: http://www.projectsoundwave.com/2010/june13/*
*Festival website: http://www.projectsoundwave.com *
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=3D124667687560609
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*Location:* Yerba Buena Gardens, Mission Street btw 2nd/3rd
*Show: 7:00p*
*Infoline: 415.320.6685 or *
*Artists:*
Jeremiah Moore www.jeremiahmoore.co <http://www.jeremiahmoore.com>
Andrea Williams http://listeninglistening.tumblr.com/
Bernie Krause http://www.wildsanctuary.com/
*Brief:*
*Bay Area Sound Ecology (BASE)* realizes =E2=80=9CPhantom Power,=E2=80=9D a=
free
site=E2=80=90specific concert superimposing potential and vanished soundsca=
pes over
the existing urban soundscape at Yerba Beuna Gardens, in the heart of
downtown San Francisco. Amidst the myriad contemporary sonic identifiers
present in the garden today, the audience is invited to experience a phanto=
m
image of other soundscapes which were lost to history, which never came to
be, or which may yet come to pass. BASE co-chairs *Aaron Ximm* and *Jeremia=
h
Moore* curate a selection of artists to create a concert envisioned as a
transient =E2=80=9Cintervention,=E2=80=9D reminding listeners that the fami=
liar soundscape
of the places we inhabit, like sound itself, is ephemeral and contingent.
Composers will present short works that introduce a subtle layer of sound t=
o
the existing environment, evoking how the site sounded years ago, or how it
might someday sound. Yerba Beuna Gardens has many layers of history to
explore, and for its unique situation amid the cultural institutions and
life of the city.
A moment of focused listening will be set aside, to consciously reflect on
the soundscape as it currently exist. Artists will then introduce their wor=
k
and discuss their vision. A Q&A session will convene after the event to
discuss the project=E2=80=99s contrasting visions.
*Note*: This is a low-environmental impact event using a crowd-sourced
=E2=80=9Csound cloud=E2=80=9D. Attendees are asked to bring ipods, CD playe=
rs, small
portable speakers, boomboxes (we will have a limited supply as well). The
compositions would be distributed to audience-participants beforehand via
the internet (link to downloadable mp3s available in June), and at the even=
t
on CDs.
PHANTOM POWER is supported in part by the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
PHANTOM POWER is part of the Soundwave Festival ((4)), entitled GREEN SOUND
running June 6 to August 13 2010. GREEN SOUND explores the natural world an=
d
environmental sustainability through innovative, interactive and
experiential performances and exhibitions by over 75 local and
international musicians from across the sonic spectrum (experimental to
classical to popular music), sound artists, visual artists and filmmakers.
Festival website: http://www.projectsoundwave.com
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Below are things to do beforehand, bring and expect for Sunday's concert:
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