discussion program

introduction

 

The panel discussion and workshops program has been enlarged and developed, to ensure Unsound is seen as a place where cultural dialogue and exchange occurs - not only between visiting music industry professionals and artists, but with the general public.

Many of the panels connect with the "Systems" project, marking 20 years since the end of communism. The discussion on independent cultural production in Poland since 1989 specifically links to this moment, as does a panel on the 80s Polish punk movement, but other talks interpret the word "Systems" in different ways.

One discussion looks at music programming systems, such as Ableton - do we program them, or do they program us? A second panel responds to music journalist Philip Sherburne's call for manifestos to be written up guiding the production of innovative club music.

There is also a presentation of ICAS (International Cities of Advanced Sound), a group of international festivals dealing with tomorrow's music and art forms, which includes events such as MUTEK, Club Trandmediale, Today's Art, Dis-Patch and Communikey. Also part of the "Systems" project, this group reveals the positve side of globalisation.

Unsound will also host a public discussion on the meanings of metal in this country, and a music journalism workshop with American writers Philip Sherburne (The Wire, Pitchfork, The New York Times) and Andy Batagglia (The Onion, Pitchfork, Spin). Finally, there will also be a kid's electronic music workshop, run by the Serbian festival Dis-Patch.

 

 

 

Unsound Music Journalism Workshops
20.10.09 // 15:00 // Kino 18
Journalism Workshops – Music journalism workshop with American music critics Philip Sherburne (The Wire, Pitchfork, New York Times) and Andy Battaglia (The Onion, Pitchfork, Spin). Co-presented with the Polish Cultural Institute in New York.
Tickets: free - registration FULL and CLOSED
Panel: Self Organizing Systems of Culture Production in Poland After 1989
21.10.09 // 18:00 // Kino 18
Former Unsound co-curator Kuba Szreder leads a discussion on the development of independent cultural production in Poland since 1989, when communism ended. This panel discussion is in Polish. Part of the "Systems" project.
Tickets: Free
Panel: The Meaning and Relevance of ICAS (International Cities of Advanced Sound)
22.10.09 // 18:00 // Goethe-Institut
Unsound is a founding member of ICAS, a network of like-minded festivals that reveals a positive face of globalization and open borders. This panel introduces festival representatives from North America and Europe, who discuss their own situations as well as ICAS . Part of the "Systems" project. In English.
Tickets: Free
Panel: Manifestos on Electronic Dance Music
23.10.09 // 17:30 // Bunkier Sztuki
In 2008, Philip Sherburne wrote a story for Pitchfork about the crisis in electronic dance music, calling for manifestos on the subject to be drawn up. Using this article as a starting point, Philip Sherburne (The Wire, Pitchfork) speaks with international journalists, promoters and music producers.
Tickets: Free
Electronic Music Workshop For Kids
24.10.09 // 10:00 // Kino 18
This workshop shows children (5-12) how to make electronic music with simple low cost instruments, such as games consoles and small synthesisers. Followed up with a performance the next day, the workshop is led Lukatoyboy, and was instigated by the Serbian festival Dis-Patch.
Tickets: Free - registration essential at [email protected]
Panel: Who Programs Who?
24.10.09 // 16:30 // Goethe-Institut
How do tools and electronic music making systems shape the way music is made? Do we program the tools, or do the tools program us? Do they free us or limit us? A panel discussion including Robert Henke, not only known as Monolake, but the co-developer of Ableton, the world's most popular program for playing electronic music live. Other participants TBC.
Tickets: Free
Selected events
23.10 // Bunkier Sztuki // Krakow
Panel: Manifestos on Electronic Dance Music
25.10 // Pauza // Krakow
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