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Umatic Performance...Fluid Data Improv Session Umatic Workshop......Pure Data Exposed! .....................Saturday, March 6 .....................Moira Club, Utrecht

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Umatic, a new initiative for new media, audio and video art in Utrecht, are pleased to announce their first workshop and performance event on Saturday, March 6 at the Moira Club in Utrecht. This event is the conclusion of a residency for French sound artist Yannick Dauby, and will feature special guests from Holland Jeff Carey [aka 87 Central] and Gerard van Dongen, as well as the Umatic members.

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Umatic Performance: Fluid Data Improv Session Featuring:

.... Umatic Artist-in Residence: ---- Yannick Dauby [Tours, FR]..shared soundscapes

.... Special Guests: ---- 87Central [A'dam]..........feedback systems + cut ups ---- Gerard van Dongen [R'dam]..digital machine improv

.... Umatic Members: ---- Derek Holzer...............field recordings + manipulations ---- Sara Kolster...............cinematic video explorations ---- Bas van Koolwijk...........digital disturbances ---- Ryan Parteka...............realtime video processing ---- Christian Toonk............live sound performance

Saturday, March 6 20:00-23:00 EUR 5- entry Drinks available @ bar.

Moira Club Wolvenstraat 10 3512 CH Utrecht

Directions + Info: http://umatic.nl/performance.html

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Umatic Workshop: Pure Data Exposed! [Derek Holzer + Gerard van Dongen]

Pure Data is a free, open-source software which can be used for live audio and video processing which runs on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. Because it is essentially a programming language, the learning curve can be a bit steep. "Pure Data Exposed!" aims to flatten this curve by presenting beginner's-level installation and programming instruction, and by showing performance examples of what the program is capable of doing. The end goal is to give the participants enough background to begin their own explorations in Pure Data. http://www.pure-data.org

Saturday, March 6 11:00-18:00 EUR 20- Fee [includes entry to evening concert]

Moira Club Wolvenstraat 10 3512 CH Utrecht

Directions + Info: http://umatic.nl/workshop.html

PLEASE NOTE: Participants should bring their own laptops. The first hour of the workshop will be reserved for installation. Space is limited to 8 places! Reserve your space early! Contact: derek@umatic.nl

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About the Artists:

----Yannick Dauby [FR] Yannick is a composer and sound artist currently focusing on the area of "Shared Soundscapes". He has produced several recordings and participations for such labels as And/Oar, Bremsstrahlung, Drone Records, Mille Plateaux, working in solo, as well as in collaboration, notably with Michael Northam (under the name the Entrelacs), with whom Yannick performed at STEIM last year.

Umatic welcomes Dauby as their first Artist in Residence, where he will explore free audio software such as Pure-Data, and experiment with networked performance strategies. Yannick's residency is possible with support from the Université de Poitiers / École Supérieur de l'Image. http://www.yannickdauby.net/

----87Central [US/NL] Until recently best recognized for his fabulous, cinematically-toned no-input-mixer performances, Jeff Carey [aka 87Central] has recently turned to computer emulation of analog feedback loops and digital manipulation of jazz instrumentals using Supercollider. His releases include tracks on ERS (NL), JDK Productions (NL), Staalplaat (NL), NOTV (NL), Impulse to Injury (CA). http://www.radiantslab.com/87central/

----Gerard van Dongen [NL] Rotterdam musician Gerard van Dongen is known in Holland for his work as an improv musician in the WORM scene, his work with the Rotterdam Snaar Project, and his creations as a composer for dance and theater. He is also an avid sound programmer, using such tools as Pure Data and CSound to make algorithmic and generative sound machines.

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Umatic

Umatic is a medialab founded in 2003 by five media-artists working in the different fields of net-, video- and soundart. UMATIC aims to be a platform for audiovisual arts by organising workshops, presentations and initiating cooperative projects.

The members of Umatic are: Derek Holzer, Sara Kolster, Bas van Koolwijk, Ryan Parteka and Christian Toonk.

Umatic Keywords: artist.software, audio, data, digital, education, events, experimental, free.software, hardware.hacking, improv, jitter, linux, max/msp, net.art, online, open license, open source, productions, pure-data, residencies, streaming, software.art, synthesis, utrecht, video, workshops.

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Umatic Collaborate Umatic welcomes proposals for projects and collaborations, both inside Holland and around the world. Contact info@umatic.nl for more details, or see each individual member's page for available projects and workshops at http://www.umatic.nl

Umatic respects your right to ignorance, so if you do not wish to receive any further announcements, please send a nice email asking to be removed from our list to: derek@umatic.nl

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