Debashis Sinha
Debashis Sinha (Toronto) has been involved with the world music scene in Canada, garnering multiple Juno nominations along the way. Deeply trained in traditional rhythmic systems from various cultures, Sinha has begun to turn to the world of improvisation and sound art to further explore his traditional percussion instruments. Through questioning the context of world […]
Robert Lippok
Robert Lippok is an avant-garde German visual artist and composer who has been an influential player in Berlin’s thriving experimental music scene since the early 1980s. He co-founded dissident punk band Ornament und Verbrechen with his brother Ronald in 1983 and also To Rococo Rot, a significant post-rock/electronic outfit, in the 1990s. Known for his […]
Announcing ONSOUND Artists
ONSOUND is Sound Symposium’s four-day electronic music festival happening October 17-20, 2019 at venues around St. John’s. You know the recipe. Artists from around the world join local musicians to create art unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. But this time, the ingredients are turntables, laptops, electronics, tech, and tape. In addition to DJ sets and […]
Farewell Sound Symposium XIX
As we bid a fond farewell to Sound Symposium XIX, our team reflects on what this biennial event means to them.
Craig Squires Honoured With Gerry Porter Award
Congratulations to Craig Squires of Night Music, winner of the inaugural Gerry Porter Award for Creative Improvised Music at Sound Symposium XIX.
John D. S. Adams Wins Mike Zagorski Award
Congratulations to John D. S. Adams, the winner of this Symposium’s Mike Zagorski Award. This award is given to an artist every Symposium who works at the intersection of technology and sound.
Let’s Get Weird. A Dada Experience With ‘Entr’Acte’
It’s 1924. You have tickets to the Ballets Suédois production of Relâche at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. It’s a new ballet by avant-garde artist Francis Picabia, with choreography by Jean Börlin. It’s shocking and bawdy. Erik Satie’s musical score adds to the irreverence, pulling from popular tunes and “raunchy army songs.”
A Business Partnership Worth Celebrating
What started as a business relationship with Rod Zdebiak of Stewart McKelvey 25 years ago has turned into something closer to a friendship. In fact, you may see Rod pulling shifts at the Sound Symposium merch table! Thanks to Business & Arts NL for highlighting this invaluable partnership.
The Pedal Steel Guitar Became A Sentient Being
By Annie Corrigan It’s been two days since I saw Susan Alcorn and Amy Brandon perform at D.F. Cook Recital Hall. The music was still in my bones, but I had no words to describe it. That’s not exactly right. I had a whole slew of words, but none of them did the performance justice. […]
Lithophones, By Gayle Young
Courtesy of Gayle Young Instruments where stones vibrate to create music have been played all over the world since ancient times. Sometimes the stones are carved and tuned, organized like a marimba, sometimes they are suspended as chimes. Gayle Young prefers stones that are rugged and plucked directly from their natural environment.