Conducted as satellite events to Liquid Architecture 10, The Within Earshot RMIT sound student collective, through RMIT Union Arts will be hosting two events; a critical forum titled 'Stated Sound' and a showcase of emerging sound and media art students, 'Low Set'.

'Stated Sound': A Forum
Saturday 11th July 2009
12-2pm
Tape Projects Space- 1/81 Bouverie St Carlton (above Bridgestone)

Forum chair: Caleb Kelly
Panel members: Nat Bates, Jon Dale, Annalee Koernig, and Philip Samartzis.

Amidst Saturday afternoon festival events, Stated Sound will delve into a discussion of the attitudes and concepts that inform our experience of sound and media cultures.

Chaired by Dr Caleb Kelly (Sydney College of the Arts, impermanent.audio, What is Music?, and MIT Press), the discussion will draw on the experience of Liquid Architectures key Artistic Director Nat Bates, Jon Dale a writer and music journalist for Signal to Noise and The Wire, the organiser of Horse Bazaar Annalee Koernig, and Dr Philip Samartzis, artist and senior lecturer in sound at RMIT.

'Stated Sound' will investigate how the decisions made in organising sound and media cultures resonate with contemporary contexts and audiences, with a focus on how to develop futures for these cultures.

Free beverage and light food will be provided and all are welcome to what will be a relevant and insightful discussion.



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'Low Set'

Sound and Video performance

Thursday 16th July 2009
6-9pm Sharp
$5.00 Entry, no pre-sale tickets
(Get in early, last year was a sell out event)

Open Space Gallery, Entrance through Eckersleys, 97 Franklin St.

To begin your friday evening, Within Earshot gives you 'Low Set', a showcase of RMIT students in collaboration with artists from Melbourne and Sydney, through both sound and video performance.


Sound:

Kusum - Robbie Avenaim - Sean Baxter
(Drums and screaming voice)

Que Nguyen
(Live Vocal and Helium processing)

Robert Mayson
(Guitar and effects)

Jon Hunter
(Spring Reverb and guitar)

Tessa Elieff
(Low Set sound arrangement)


Video projection and performance:

L.A Dibben

T.R Carter

The Gaylord Sisters: Lee Anantawat, Zoe Scoglio. Bbusadee Leomanach-Areon

Jess Mc Elhinney


Low Set is geared to be a dynamic performance evening, tightly packed between two P.A's and multiple points of video projection, delivering a rare alignment of artists associated with RMIT and further abroad.

See you there!


Low Set and Stated Sound are brought to you by Within Earshot in association with Liquid Architecture and RMIT Union Arts.


www.withinearshot.com.au
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