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FutureEverything: Dirty Electronics workshop & performance

Saturday, May 15, 2010 from 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM (GMT)

Manchester, United Kingdom

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FutureEverything: PlayEverything
Dirty Electronics workshop & performance

Saturday 15th May 2010
Contact theatre, Oxford Road
4pm - 8pm workshop
10pm performance
£5 to be paid on arrival at venue (limited places available)

Build from scratch a DIY electronic instrument you can take home with you for only £5.  An alternative to mass produced digital culture, followed by performance.

The workshop presents a number of key ideas relating to dirty electronics through the practical construction of a DIY electronic instrument from scratch, the Skull Etching.  The Skull Etching combines etched artwork and electronics into a unique touch instrument.  The electronics for the instrument utilise just one integrated circuit (IC), yet the instrument features two oscillators, distortion, feedback network, filter and interference/hum/radio.

The workshop culminates in a large group performance, of pieces specially written for the Skull Etching. No knowledge of electronics or previous experience at building electronic musical devices is needed. Instant noise on a shoestring!

This workshop and performance forms part of our PlayEverything event, which runs from 12 noon to 12 midnight on Sat 15 May at Contact theatre.  PlayEverything is a special free all-day event, bringing together the artists and geeks, and introducing you to the wonders of the digital space.  Take part in fun and surprising workshops, join in a conversation about today's digital culture, enjoy a day of social games and playful experiences. For more information please visit the website.

Venue address: Contact, Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6JA.

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Contact theatre
Oxford Road
M15 6JA Manchester
United Kingdom

Saturday, May 15, 2010 from 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM (GMT)


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FutureEverything

After 15 years at the forefront of art, music and ideas, Futuresonic is now FutureEverything. FutureEverything 2010 takes place 12-15 May 2010 in Manchester, England.

FutureEverything is an award winning, world class organisation using mass participation in creativity and social innovation to bring the future into the present. It has a strong global network and international profile, and is recognised around the world for leading pioneering projects and important international debates. The organisation delivers a range of benefits, including mass engagement, awards, international networks, local advocacy, training and thought leadership, on themes including innovation, technology, art, society and the environment. It is embedded in business support networks, and is central to the innovation ecology in the UK.

FutureEverything Awards - A major new international award in four categories for artworks, social innovations, or software and technology projects which bring the future into the present, awarded by an international jury following a rigorous assessment process.

Festival - The FutureEverything festival (formerly Futuresonic, est. 1995) is attended by 75,000 people and is completely unique, bringing together world premieres of cutting edge artworks, an explosive city-wide music programme, and visionary thinkers from around the world.

Conference - The place to go each year for the important international debates in the field, bringing 500 opinion formers, futurologists, researchers, artists, technologists and scientists together to explore the latest upgrade affecting today’s digital culture.

Innovation & Leadership - FutureEverything is an innovation incubator with a long history of creative leadership in areas such as mobile and locative arts, social media, and the environment.

Global Network - FutureEverything is a destination for a world-wide community of creative visionaries in digital media and contemporary art, and an international hub for Manchester and England.

Year-round Impact - FutureEverything is embedded in research and business development networks feeding in and out of the festival, so that there is continuity between the inspiration space of the festival and year-round support and engagement.

Collaborators - FutureEverything enjoys an important strategic alliance with the ImaginationLancaster research centre at Lancaster University. It is collaborating with the BBC to establish an alliance of technology events in the North of England, and is working in partnership with a wide range of other regional, national and international organisations.

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