Sharing Session 1

The Berlin School of Sound and the initiative neue music e.V. invite you to an informal sharing and exchange session at ACUD Macht Neu that aims to connect displaced, newly arrived artists with artists and cultural practitioners already settled in Berlin. Everybody is welcome to attend – the event is free of charge, and is aimed to become a regular meet up for the music and sound scene.

The long-term aim is to create an exchange and collaboration platform between the Berlin music and sound scene and displaced artists, placed to support newly-arrived artists to integrate into the Berlin scene. We also hope for new connections, collaborations and future projects to happen!

Newly arrived, displaced artists coming from anywhere and working with sound are especially welcome to present their work. Please sign up via the form so we know your technical requirements in advance: https://forms.gle/ggLjoaEEGpciUne56
To allow as many voices to be heard on this first evening we suggest mini-sets of up to a maximum length of 10 minutes. If time remains at the end of the session, we will go to an open mic format.

Transparency statement regarding selection of artists for presentation:
We plan to establish a democratic and horizontal platform for sound/music performances of all kinds and aspire to include everyone! In future we hope that the selection could be decided by committee, which we hope to form from within these sessions. For the moment, Berlin School of Sound (Hanna Grzeskiewicz, Marc Sabat and Jeremy Woodruff) will assume the curatorship. You can always write to us with questions or if you’d like to be involved on the organisational side: hanna@berlinschoolofsound.com

Bookings

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• Course

4. March 2024 - 5. May 2024, 18:00

Interdisciplinary Audio Production: Sound in Context

This course teaches you the main specializations in the industry in one intensive education: You will get a great hands-on preparation to do audio production work for picture (film/video), radio and podcast, theater, performance, live concert stage sound, as well as understand the professional recording studio workflow. A pro seminar on audio mastering completes the course. At the end you can present your work at the legendary Acud Macht Neu Club.

• Performance
• Workshop

22. April 2024 - 15. June 2024

Sonic Borderlines Listening Series

(sponsored by Initiative Neue Musik) How Do the Smallest Units of Sound Relate…? In the case of music from differing cultures, approaches and disciplines playing together, how can musicians use underlying metaphors to bring fundamental differences of technique and sound into meaningful aesthetic relationships with one another? Furthermore, what technical studies and (if applicable) new notational approaches for melody, rhythm, timbre, and interaction derived from these metaphors can best facilitate this goal?

• Course
• Workshop

6. May 2024 - 30. June 2024, 15:00

Modular Synthesis for Live Performance and Sound Design

This course teaches you the main basics and also covers advanced settings for live performance considerations in a setup specifically based on modular synthesizers! You will develop your own musical aesthetics, performance or production setup and dive deep into your own life performance workflow. At the end you can present your work at the legendary Acud Macht Neu Club!

• Course
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24. June 2024 - 2. August 2024, 18:00

Generative Music Production in Max and Max-for-Live

Explore the limitless possibilities of generative music production using the dynamic duo of Max and Max-for-Live! This course is designed for artists, musicians, producers, and sound enthusiasts looking to push the boundaries of creativity and harness the potential of generative musical techniques in their art.