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Kitmonsters is a thought-provoking music and tech blog that features brilliant musicians, instruments and innovation, from new DIY bands and gear-makers to rising stars, expert experimentalists, and legendary producers.
A deep dive into spatial audio and ambisonics with Tim Yates, musician, technologist and Hackoustic co-founder, talking about creating new instruments in his I K L E C T I K / Amoenus residency, made possible by Arts Council England.
https://kitmonsters.com/blog/tim-yates-spatial-audio-residency
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Great to be speaking at this music conference at VIC // Aveiro Arts House next month that’s creating a new roadmap for independent labels and musicians. Open call / registration for ‘Break In Case Of Emergency’ is out now.
16 Masterclasses
4 Round Tables
2 Practical Assignments
Workshops
AV Installations
Live Shows
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BREAK IN CASE OF EMERGENCY 2023
An exploratory roadmap for independent musicians and labels within the emergent digital environment.
Learn more & register at:
breakincaseofemergency.com
Blistering Grove vinyl single launch at The state51 Conspiracy's Greed store.
https://kitmonsters.com/blog/grove-vinyl-single-launch-show
Great recap of Hackoustic's December Party at I K L E C T I K ft lula.xyz Tim Yates, Joris Beets Robin Thefog ++, and a look ahead to Tim's exciting Amoenus Residency showcase this Monday 6 March!
https://kitmonsters.com/blog/hackoustic-at-iklectik-december-party-and-upcoming-performance
Monday tickets via Dice
https://dice.fm/partner/iklectik/event/27my7-tim-yates-amoenus-residency-showcase-6th-mar-iklectik-london-tickets
⚡️ OPEN CALL for ARTISTS! ⚡️
3rd edition just opened at
PIN MUSIC Conference & Showcase offering huge opportunities to break in Europe and beyond!
18 targeted Media in Central & Southeastern Europe, 27 Key Industry Experts, 10 leading European music conferences and festivals are waiting for you!
Grasp the opportunity to reach new audiences and gain expertise from Music Industry professionals through coaching sessions, extensive networking & live touring around Europe!
⏳Applications deadline: 8 January 2023
Find out more 👉https://hemimusichub.com/open-call-2023/
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Open call for artists in Ukraine for this online residency and mentoring!
I K L E C T I K (UK) and Institute of Sound (Інститут Звуку) (UA) are happy to announce the relaunching of the open call for KYUB online residency! Our previous attempt to launch this project was interrupted by russian invasion of Ukraine and we were forced to change our plans and priorities. However, we remained determined in our decision to carry out KYUB despite the hardships of war as we feel the need to support Ukrainian artists now more than ever.
We have re-established the project format to adapt to the new reality and now invite 15 artists who currently reside in Ukraine and work in the field of experimental and contemporary music to participate in a 1-month online residency where they will be mentored by industry professionals from the UK and provided with the opportunity to learn new skills and discuss the topics relevant to their everyday living during the war.
Our goal is to support the UA artists both financially and psychologically and to raise awareness about the challenges they face continuing to work as musicians in the country under martial law, constant shelling and blackouts.
You can read more info about the open call and apply here: http://kyub.digital/residency/
Stay strong and united! ✊🇺🇦🇬🇧
Great interview with Antonio Roberts, and Yasmeen Baig-Clifford of Vivid Projects about the (Algo|Afro) Futures programme for black artists, lots of tips too!
https://kitmonsters.com/blog/algo%7Cafro-futures-programme-interview
melissandre varin 📷 Jodiphotography
Check our preview of LOUD WOMEN’s ace that’s on this week Fri/Sat at theamershamarmsofficial. Great artists inc Bugeye deux furieuses and Fräulein
https://kitmonsters.com/blog/loud-women-fest-2022
Look at this new mixer! teenage engineering launches its field system series with the compact ultra-portable TX-6 mixer and interface inc fx and sound generator.
https://kitmonsters.com/kit/teenage-engineering/teenage-engineering-tx-6
See inside The Future is Sound's epic night at the Barbican Centre ft Tom Middleton Samantha Togni East Forest and so many more. Frequencies, pyramids and Pi. Presented by Jimmy Kyriacou
https://kitmonsters.com/blog/the-future-is-sound-at-the-barbican
Does public funding for electronic festivals in Europe lead to a greater proportion of female artists than in the US? Great to talk to Electric Indigo about the female:pressure survey
https://kitmonsters.com/blog/female-pressure-electric-indigo-facts-survey-interview-2022
📷 Bela Borsodi 2022
We've a great interview with Electric Indigo on the female:pressure FACTS Survey, out today and looking at the gender distribution of artists performing at festivals. Things are improving at the festivals, but there's plenty more to be done, and the female:pressure action points for festival organisers, artists, politicians and attendees are fantastic, and applicable to other genres too. The survey is a
http://www.kitmonsters.com/blog/female-pressure-electric-indigo-facts-survey-interview-2022
Some great tips here for from music manager Matt Errington, and artists Waylayers. From turnaround times to taking care of your voice.
What do you need to know to plan a successful SXSW trip? When the band Waylayers returned from a triumphant series of shows at SXSW, Fuse TV said they “dominated SXSW with their incendiary performances”, listing their show as the 5th Greatest Moment of SXSW 2014, just behind Lady Gaga’s now in...
Great to be at the launch of the Music Hackspace series at The Rattle last night, hosted and curated by Rookes. The first session was an incredible intro to orchestration from Helen Noir covering everything from composing to samples and how the biz works. The series runs for the next few months IRL and online and you can watch back. More info https://kitmonsters.com/blog/music-hackspace-we-move-seminar-series
Exciting new podcast episode - Absent Chronicles talking about his AI and trumpet project Genleact 1, and so much more! https://bit.ly/KMACpod
Check out 'We Move' a new seminar series from Music Hackspace ft women and gender minority creative technology experts. Curated by Rookes it's IRL and online and includes Halina Rice, Helen Noir, LNA, Vicky O'Neon and Jess Bartlet. Starts next week!
http://www.kitmonsters.com/blog/music-hackspace-we-move-seminar-series
The great Music Hackspace has announced an exciting new seminar series called ‘We Move’ featuring the work of creative technology experts who are women and gender minorities, and it starts on 22nd February, IRL and online.
Great opportunity for people in the electronic music sector to be part of a Mexican Trade Mission!
Mexico, here we come! 🚀
is looking for 15 European music professionals, working in the electronic music genres, including all sub-genres, from Electronica to Techno, House to Ambient and anything in between to participate in the Mexican trade mission, a hands-on, week-long physical trade mission to Mexico City from May 23 - 29, 2022!
Apply before February 20th here: https://www.europeanmusic.eu/trade-mission/
Funded by the European Commission
“I’m a big fan of democratising AI so that it does become more accessible” - Portrait XO
Check out our interview / podcast with this AI music innovator.
https://kitmonsters.com/bands/p/portrait-xo
Podcast interview on creating in AI
Thanks I, Doris for the Xmas card! Check out their new EP inc the partytastic tune ‘In The Ladies’ we featured. https://kitmonsters.com/bands/I/I-Doris
Excited to bring you an amazing interview with hybrid audiovisual artist Portrait XO for our new podcast. She talks about creating music with Artificial Intelligence, her new AI instrument, working in VR, NFTs and more, and shares some tips! Portrait XO releases her new AI album 'WIRED' soon and is a SXSW 2022 official artist.
Podcast synthetic voice design by Birds on Mars / sol and krach.ai.
Audio branding by Kat Five
https://kitmonsters.podbean.com
Excited to announce we're launching a podcast! Kitmonsters Music and Tech Voices features interviews with artists and innovators in music and tech. Trailer is out now, more info: https://kitmonsters.com/blog/kitmonsters-music-and-tech-voices-podcast
Links: (more coming soon)
https://kitmonsters.podbean.com/
https://open.spotify.com/show/01axQX4yWVRlmCBKnOWQY2
https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/81b8a84a-98ff-428d-8f1c-65926c527967
https://kitmonsters.com/blog/kitmonsters-music-and-tech-voices-podcast
Ace new BISHI remixes out from Samantha Togni, The Anchoress and Hannah Holland! Read our interview about how Bishi made her Let My Country Awake album, and her new VR visuals. https://kitmonsters.com/bands/b/bishi
Stunning new album ‘Let My Country Awake’
Great to be in Glasgow for Resonate music conference today, talking all things VR with Iain Funnell, and Phil Parsons from Distiller Music!
New ear-worm and ace video from I, Doris 'In The Ladies'
https://kitmonsters.com/bands/i/i-doris
📷 Minni Moody
New festival from I K L E C T I K - 'Otherness' 2-4 December. Great lineup inc Nkisi presents The Secret Institute, Lia Mice, Warp Records and Roly Porter, with Kitmonsters' Terry moderating a panel.
OTHERNESS FESTIVAL
https://iklectikartlab.com/otherness
https://buytickets.at/iklectik/605454
New photo blog - Hackoustic Presents at I K L E C T I K. Artists and makers showcasing amazing sounds and instruments. Inc Vulpestruments, Ravine/Machine (Dr Amy Cutler and Scott Pitkethly), Hannah Kemp-Welch, Craig Scott's Lobotomy, Howard Batchen. https://kitmonsters.com/blog/hackoustic-presents-october-2021
Amazing interview with BISHI about the making of her stunning new album 'Let My Country Awake'. Special vocal training, modified sitar, and so much more on this dazzling electronic classical gem that explores immigrant identity!
https://kitmonsters.com/bands/b/bishi
📷 Frederic Aranda
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Kitmonsters is a thought-provoking music and tech blog that features brilliant musicians, instruments and innovation, from new DIY bands and gear-makers to rising stars, expert experimentalists, and legendary producers. In-depth interviews with artists on how they make their albums include Gazelle Twin, deux furieuses, Bishi, and Test Dept. Kitmonsters is independent, accessible, and inclusive.
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