BASS - Presentation by Agnes Nagy : FREE ENTRY

1. BASS - Presentation by Agnes Nagy
2. Basic sound synthesis definitions
3. Generating bass with the ES2 synthesiser in Logic Pro (including sub bass, dance bass and Dubstep wobble bass)
4. Generating bass with NI Massive in Logic Pro (including sub bass, Dubstep wobble bass and “talking bass”)
5.  The bass in your mix

All listeners are encouraged to bring their laptops and create their own bass lines whilst trying out some production techniques with the lecturer during the presentation. All levels welcome.

                  14:00 – Part One – 1 hour

                   15:00 – Break – 30 minutes

                   15:30 – Part Two – 1 hour

                   16:30 – Break – 30 minutes

                   17:00 – Part Three – 1 hour

                   18:00 – Sound Synthesis workshop – 3 hours

Agnes Nagy is a Hungarian born producer of music and sound design. She completed her studies at the London Metropolitan University gaining a BSc Music Technology Audio Systems diploma. She has gained experience in Audio Recording, Sound Synthesis, DSP Programming in MAX/MSP and CSound programming, Digital Signal Processing and Psychoacoustics during her university years, and frequently utilizes aspects of this experience in the creation of her sounds. Her music is influenced by a diverse range of styles such as electronic dance, industrial, experimental, ambient, dub and urban. During her 10 years folk dance experience she developed a deep passion for dance and performance, which became her inspiration for creating music and sound for movement and story.

Her highest achievements are:

Her Hörspiel, Yvette’s New World, was played at the first New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival and Conference in 2009 in New York, where she also took part in Douglas Geers’ concerto, Sweep, as a member of the Laptop Orchestra. She led a presentation on Bass Synthesis in 2012 at the Red Sonic festival, and took part in the sound diffusion project by perfoming an acousmatic music concert.

Besides teaching she creates sound banks and occasionally DJs her own music.

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"Sound and Vision for the Divine Listener" Friday 12 April

In Sound & Vision and the Divine Listener, Fiona Curran (21%) will be exploring how we start to blur the boundaries of film sound worlds, and mediate between the spoken word and sound design inference, via the idea of soundscaping the character in an attempt to re-represent the subject.  She is looking for the truth through sound, and would like you to come and help her find it.  To make her case she will use classic film design excerpts, poetry, paper, sonic soundscapes and her own films.  She will also be revealing three new works to demonstrate her somewhat wild theories.

In a previous life, Fiona Curran was an industry professional and sound designer with a long list of credits on Film & TV Drama. As a sonic artist (moniker 21%) she has presented sonic works at the Car Boot Art Fair and The Literary Kitchen, as well as working with Simon Gershon (Curran & Gershon) on site specific audio/visual installations. She has recently begun to explore soundscaping through the use of film and has a particular interest in the ideas around sonic portraiture and interviewed transformations. She is also a poet & filmmaker who lectures in film at Kingston University. She holds an M.A. in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia. As a poet she has been published widely in the UK & Ireland, and most recently published in The Wolf, South Bank Poetry, Magma and the Loose Muse Anthology. Wrecking Ball Press published her first collection, The Hail Mary Pass, and a second untitled collection (she hopes) is imminent.

Doors open at 5pm

Free admission

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Yesterday, March 24th, the artistic talent of Soulful Creative graffiti writers Koze, 45rpm and Richt were put through some serious arctic conditions as they live painted a huge billboard on London’s Old Street with our very special and pertinent message.  Battling through near minus degree cold, the three artists persisted, with spray can in frozen hand, and ultimately created not only spectacular art, but also a powerful message:

TOM. DICK. HARRY.  Every day three young men end their lives.  Help stop male suicide.  

Suicide is something that every Tom Dick & Harry may well think about, regardless of how successful, talented or popular they are.  This is a toxic legacy, which impacts all communities.

Everyday three young men end their lives in this country, with suicide being the biggest killer of men under 35 in the UK. Only 1 in 10 of us are aware of the scale of the problem, so together with BMB, JCDecaux and Soulful Creative, we set about raising awareness of the facts in the most creative and eye catching way possible.  Families and friends of those lost to suicide were also encouraged to lay flowers at the site in their memory.

Thanks to every one who came down on the day, laid flowers or came for a chat.  It was brilliant to speak to you all and touching to see so much support.

Also HUGE thanks to the artists, Koze, 45rpm & Richt.  Three superstars.  We hope your hands have defrosted by now!

text by The CALM Zone

Thanks to Jade, Mike, Carrie & everyone at BMB for being the creative force behind the project and for making it happen. A remarkable team.

Thanks to Mark Cooper and JCDecaux for their generosity and continuing support.

Thanks to Ernesto and Gergely from Red Gallery for the space and the amazing son site support

Thanks to Marcus Chapman for giving us his time and speaking so eloquently about the issue.

To Donate follow the link: http://www.thecalmzone.net/donate/

to view original Calm zone link and images from the event: http://www.thecalmzone.net/2013/03/tomdick-harry-3-young-men-a-day/