Tuesday October 26 at 7pm (177 Livingston) - Avery Gilbert will be giving a presentation around the psychology of "Smellscapes"
Would anyone be interested in an introductory sound art class? We could go over the basics of collecting sounds around the house and in the field, editing audio, composing non-beat based electronic music, and hopefully building simple interactive programs in Max/MSP or Pd.
It would be great if we could teach the class using only open source/free tools like Audacity, Soundhack, Pd, etc. I'm far more familiar with Max/MSP than Pd but I'm sure someone out there coud help, or if not people could use the 30 day trials.
We could also put together a list of electronic music pieces to listen to and readings like 'The Art of Noises' if it would be helpful.
I'd love to hear from anyone else interested in developing this, or taking a class on the topic.
Anyone is invited to come to Boston, MA on September 1st for a 100% free shopping spree.
I will be moving into a new space that morning, so all are welcome to stay over.
Most of the leases in the city change hands on the 1st and being College, USA- Boston has quite a nice variety of items. There are a few bikes available for guest use. Groceries will most likely be available after 1AM Sept. 2nd
Some of us are planning to stay up from the morning of the first until the night of the 2nd, if this kind of shopping binge appeals to you, please contact HeapHQ@gmail.com or visit http://www.impulsepurchase.org
shop until you drop,
dan mooradian
I mention to a couple of people who were at the Gleaners & I film screening for UFG v2 that two classmates and I recently put together this short doumentary on Urban Fishing in downtown NYC... Thought it might be of interest to some people in the group.
by Lacey Peckenpaugh, John Gatti, and Antonio Serna
May, 2010. 09.51min
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MidM268eS4
Park Avenue was once a park.
Since the ratification of the Bill of Rights, the right to free assembly has served as an outlet for popular discontent, with our parks, squares, avenues and plazas serving as our front lines. In the 20th century however, these same spaces fell as casualties to the increasing demands of private interest. Most recently, government response to threats of global terrorism has yielded tightened constraints on what little space remains in our urban landscape. National security now justifies unprecedented incursions into civil liberties, with public officials using permits, fees, and bureaucratic hassles to frustrate the vocalizations of public sentiment.
This might be of interest to people in this workshop:
September Saturdays: Fashion Re/Action Festival
1. Exercise on arrival:
Woke up hung over, a bit of cold throat. Ah ****, hate construction out the window. Bagel with avocado. Biking down the Pacific st. Church group gives away food to slummy men. New condos await potential buyers. To the Classon st, the Atlantic avenue is empty. Nice brownstones in the street well maintained. The streets are becoming prettier. Near Fort Greene, many cute are cafes full of fashionable people enjoying each other over brunch. “Room for Rent” sign on a house across the street from Housing projects by the Park Avenue. “The Best Chinese Take Out”. Sad faced folks, black family walking to the projects. Young dad with a stroller and woman with a dog. Arrive at the Fort Greene park.
2. Exercise in observation:
Lovers in the park.
"A group of volunteers called the Public School Committee meets every other Wednesday to review proposals and develop classes. The committee is responsible for shaping the ideological goals of the program through active discussion and engagement with the community of users. Every few months, one or two volunteers leave the committee and one or two new volunteers join. In this way the operation of the school is able to remain flexible and responsive to the multiple interests of the entire body of students and teachers.
"Each committee member is able to help shape the school through the development of individual classes. To develop a class, a committee member is responsible for finding and confirming an instructor, scheduling the class at a time that works for the instructor and the students, coordinating class materials and readings and attending the class in an administrative capacity (or simply as a student).
Basics of Sewing with a machine. Learn your way around a sewing machine, read patters, make simple alterations to clothes, cutting fabric etc. and maybe top it off by making something in the class, like a skirt or pants or a tote or something simple.