The 2008 conference explores notions of placement and displacement in the context of
music practice.
It provides an opportunity for the investigation of the interface between
technologies which develop through international collaboration and the specificity of music cultures rooted in a place. The theme of the conference reflects current trends in the de-centralisation of music production and dissemination demonstrated by the increasing number of artist-run labels, podcasts, web archives and blogs. (... read more)
Trevor Wishart is an independent composer and performer, specialising in sound metamorphosis and constructing the software tools to make it possible (Sound Loom / CDP). He is currently Composer in Residence in the North East of England, based at Durham University. His work has been awarded a Euphonie d'Or at the Bourges Festival and the Golden Nica for computer music at the Linz Ars Electronica.