EMPIRICAL SOUNDINGS - soundscapes from the commonwealth
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During the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games to be held 15-26 th March, a c=
ultural festival will be held in Melbourne and provincial cities in the sta=
te of Victoria, Australia. Bendigo, a large provincial city 150 km north of=
Melbourne, as part of its cultural festival, will host a surround sound in=
stallation featuring soundscapes by sound artists living in various Commonw=
ealth countries.

Sound artists from Commonwealth countries are invited to submit sound piece=
s expressing some aspect of their home country or one or more of the sports=
included in the Commonwealth Games (sports that will be contested are: aqu=
atics, athletics, badminton, basketball, bowls, boxing, cycling, gymnastics=
, hockey, netball, rugby 7s, shooting, squash, table tennis, triathlon and =
weightlifting).

A 5.1 surround sound system will be available so soundscapes can be in any =
configuration suitable. Pieces should be no longer than 7 minutes long. Up =
to 10 pieces will be selected for the installation, which will run from Mar=
ch 15 - March 26, 2006. An honorarium of $AUD100 will be paid for each piec=
e used.

Expressions of interest and requests for further information can be sent to=
Jacques Soddell (email: jacques@cajid.com)

The deadline for submissions is 28 th January 2006.

Further submission information will become available on the website (http:/=
/cajid.com/empirical/)

jacques soddell
sound artist/cajid media
jacques@cajid.com
28 wirth st bendigo vic 3550, australia
+61 3 54438931
0421786595


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possible musics http://cajid.com/jacques/pm.htm