BEAM Festival of Music & Technology

  • Type: event
  • Location: Artaud Performance Centre, Brunel University, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH, GB
  • Starts: Jun 24 2011 at 5:00PM
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BEAM FESTIVAL

24-26 JUNE 2011
BEAM is a high-tech music weekender, an experimental playground of homemade instruments and sonic robots. Featuring three days of performances, installations, discussions and workshops, BEAM explores the physical virtuosity of electronic music; everything at BEAM moves.
An international line-up curated for veterans and beginners alike, BEAM takes place at Brunel University, NW London (Metropolitan Line).

Tickets and programme at www.beamfestival.com
- Festival Passes £25
- £50 with accommodation until 9th June
- Day passes from £10
- Concessions available
- Workshop tickets now on sale for Tom Bugs, STEIM & Dirty Electronics
Festival Highlights include:

PERFORMANCES
Stelarc and Jennifer Walshe; Chikashi Miyama (Angry Sparrow); Sarah Angliss; Ryan Jordan; Leafcutter John; Tim Exile; Stephen Cornford; Atau_and_Adam; Alex Nowitz; Philip Jeck; Tim Exile; DJ Sniff; STEIM and more

WORKSHOPS

Build your own WOM (simple electronic noise synth kit ) with Tom Bugs; create a Cracklebox with Daniel Schorno of STEIM; Dirty Electonics with John RichardsPlus free workshops: Psychedelic Goggle with Ryan Jordan; AV Micro-Controllers with Chikashi Miyama and Music from Motion with Sarah Angliss

INSTALLATIONS

Installed work by Aleks Kolkowski, Ray Lee and BEAM OPEN SPACE artists; Sonic Picnic with Paul Whitty & Felicity Ford;  SARC's brain-powered sleepover on Saturday night - bring a sleeping bag!
See the website for full programme details and tickets www.beamfestival.com
BEAM Festival is funded by Arts Council England’s Grants for the Arts