ECHO VILLAGE: Songs of Metamorphosis

by Annie Corrigan / All News, Echo Village, Sound Symposium Presents, Uncategorized
September 21, 2021

Echo Village is back! Experience Songs of Metamorphosis at the MUN Botanical Garden. This living tableau of singers and instrumentalists transforms a stroll around the gardens, forest, and Oxen Point into a sonic journey. General admission $32 Student and senior $24 Under 16 years old $7 Under 5 years old FREE And! We are offering $24 admission to […]

ONSOUND II Presents Its Patchwork Quilt In July 2021

by Annie Corrigan / All News, ONSOUND, Sound Symposium Presents, Uncategorized
July 6, 2021

Sound Symposium is pleased to present ONSOUND II: Patchwork Quilt. This second biennial arts and music festival will feature performers from all corners of the Newfoundland and Labrador arts scene, and a special guest from Nova Scotia. Ticket information and opportunities to purchase tickets are COMING SOON. COMPLETE SCHEDULE: Wednesday July 14, 2021 7:00pm – […]

We’re Back! Experience “Echo Village”

by Annie Corrigan / All News, Echo Village, Sound Symposium Presents, Uncategorized
September 13, 2020

ECHO VILLAGE IS NOW SOLD OUT! Sound Symposium and the MUN Botanical Garden present Echo Village, an immersive sound experience taking place on Sunday, September 20. The COVID-19 pandemic forced Sound Symposium to cancel its highly anticipated 20th international symposium this summer. Producer Benton Roark hopes Echo Village will provide a creative outlet for artists […]

These 6 ONSOUND Events Are Completely Free

by Annie Corrigan / All News, ONSOUND, Sound Symposium Presents
October 14, 2019

Half of all the events during ONSOUND are free, from workshops and group improv sessions, to the crown jewel of our little electronic music festival — Plug-In City, with Robert Lippok.

It Could Be Franky

by Annie Corrigan / All News, ONSOUND
October 2, 2019

It Could Be Franky, a minimalist synthpop project with arpeggiators and quirky vocals, is the brain child of Danielle Hamel. After playing in indie rock bands for over a decade, Danielle released her first solo record in March 2016. As a follow-up in March 2019, she released an album of indie favourites from the 80’s […]

Joseph Donaghey

by Annie Corrigan / All News, ONSOUND

Joseph Donaghey holds an advanced diploma in performance from Cambrian College and a Bachelor’s degree in performance and composition from Memorial University. Joe draws influence and inspiration from the unique sounds of electronic music, the “music for guitarists” attitude of heavy metal, and the beautiful sound and wide abilities of the classical guitar. His hope […]

Former Eraser

by Annie Corrigan / All News, ONSOUND

Former Eraser is an electronic duo of two known Sound Symposium stalwarts, Craig Squires and Rick Bailey. Their proclivity for improvisation and sonic surprises will find them sculpting with found sounds and ambient textures to generate a more immersive experience.

Header

by Annie Corrigan / All News, ONSOUND

Header is St. John’s native Scott Stevenson. As a musician he wavers between the world of laptop-produced digital sterility and gritty analog live performance. By day, Scott is a software developer and entrepreneur. He worked with a team to build the Mune digital instrument and currently runs a legal software company.

Over|Out

by Annie Corrigan / All News, ONSOUND

Over|Out (Tiber Reardon and Justin Pittman) is an improvisation-based electronic duo, combining electronic beats and synthesizers to generate atmospheric soundscapes and experimental polyrhythms. Every performance is unique as music is generated on the fly.

Ben Diamond

by Annie Corrigan / All News, ONSOUND

Ben Diamond is an emerging new music performer and composer. He is studying classical guitar performance at Memorial University, with a minor in composition. Ben recently performed in several locations across Canada in the summer of 2019 such as in Saskatoon SK where he won Second Place in the FCMF National Music Festival Guitar Competition, […]