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I finally repurposed a few old and broken transistor radios into some nice noise machines 01. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Giorgio Magnanensi (@giominz) 02. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Giorgio Magnanensi (@giominz) 03. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Giorgio Magnanensi (@giominz)...
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BENT: A Showcase of Circuit Bending at VIVO Saturday, November 7th . Doors at 7pm. Featuring over 15 artists/hackers and musicians, this evening is a showcase of Vancouver artists and makers exploring the art of circuit bending. There will be a circuit playground, a “Show and Tell” of different projects, and performances throughout the evening. …a nice reunion, ten year later… Shawn Cashin, Kedrick James,...
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While in Halifax next week I’ll be presenting a circuit bending workshop at The Centre For Art Tapes (CFAT). Here some toys I’ll be bringing there. Hidden under La Dictée Magique (French version of the Speak & Spell) Nicolas Collins’ great book Handmade Electronic Music. CIRCUIT BENDING WORKSHOP WITH GIORGIO MAGNANENSI Circuit bending is the art of creatively short circuiting audio electronics in order...
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I have been asked a few times in the past weeks why I think is important to present these forms of sonic (but not only audio) explorations. One of the reasons why I think is important to pay attention to this kind of activity is that hacking and circuit-bending – like exploring – are the glitchy metaphors resonating with John Cage’s invitation to embrace...
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VNM festival 2012 Vancouver New Music Festival Circuit Cabaret Thursday, October 18 to Saturday, October 20, 2012 | 8PM each night Scotiabank Dance Centre (677 Davie St.) Tickets $20 regular, $15 students/seniors, 3-day passes $50/$35 Available at www.brownpapertickets.com or 1-800-838-3006, and at the door. Circuit Cabaret, the 2012 VNM Festival, will explore the world of hacked and homemade electronics and...
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Ligature (excerpt) at NIME 2015 circuit-bent toys on a multiple speaker set up. Live spatialization by Chris Rolfe mp3 [Download] Paul Lehrman’s NIME05 Report NIME “There was no uncertainty in the next piece, Ligature, by Giorgio Magnanensi, an Italian-born composer who now lives in Vancouver. Seated at the FOH console in the middle of the audience, and looking like a cross between Albert Einstein and Napolean...
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full circle Personum Sound installation for an interactive performance space using circuit-bent toys and multichannel spatialization The Scotiabank Dance Centre – The Faris Family Studio 677 Davie Street, Vancouver February 6–15, 2006 • 1pm–7pm (free entrance) Performances: Friday 10, Sunday 12 • 8pm (free entrance) Workshop: Sunday 12 • 2pm–5pm (free entrance by submission) An open work of art can be interpreted...