Open Call

Out Of The Box with Barker

CAMP FR

No Funding

Aulus-Les-Bains, France

Eligibility

All levels welcome.

Number of Participants

Deadline

No deadline

Duration

August 23, 2023 - August 27, 2023

Costs

€1,389.00 program fee (one-time)

Facilities

Desk Space, Library, Piano, Shared Studio

Housing

Private Room, Shared Bathroom

Meals

Breakfast, Chef on Site, Coffee, Dinner, Lunch, Snacks, Tea, Vegan, Vegetarian

Public Programs

Courses, Mentors, Performances, Visiting Professionals, Workshops

Disciplines

Music, Sound Art

Languages

English

Program Description

This workshop is about getting "out of the box" with sound and music production - focusing less on software, and more on hardware and physical/acoustic techniques. Over five packed days, we'll be exploring: Modular synthesis techniques including sound design, effects, tricks and favourite patches. Live performance including planning a set, choosing the right tools and techniques, accounting for scale Mixdowns Inspiration & motivation, including choosing goals, working with concepts, getting the right feedback, flow states, overcoming challenges/friction in your workflow, and finding productive processes for composition Sam is also an active instrument maker - under his Voltek alias, he combines coding skills with analogue, electric and acoustic engineering techniques, designing and building electronically controlled acoustic instruments. We'll harness Sam's expertise to dive into the technology and mechanics of instrument-making, with hands-on sessions.