Adnan Hadzi gave a Keynote on sounds of distinction at the Circuits conference.
Circuits is Electronic Music Malta’s annual conference organised in collaboration with Fondazzjoni Kreattivita and which has been organised every year since 2016.
Circuits, the annual conference for electronic music production and performance enthusiasts is back! Now in its fourth edition, Circuits is being again organised at Spazju Kreattiv and will span two days on the 3rd and 4th of May 2019.
At Circuits this year, besides the usual non-stop discussions, performances, and installations, there will be several new additions. One of these additions will be the presence of a public music equipment stand sporting various state of the synthesizers, drum machines and other equipment which the public can try out.
Besides these, the public can attend to a lecture followed by a performance on how to build guitars or distortion units from recycled equipment, they can attend a masterclass on mastering hosted by a world-class producer and engineer, experience alternative electronic music performances which include live sketching, a modern chamber ensemble and also a performance where electro-acoustic and synthesizer pioneers meet today’s electronic dance music.
Circuits, the conference for local electronic music production enthusiasts, returns this year on the 3rd and 4th of May at Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta. This conference is now in its fourth edition. For the first time, this year, there will be a music equipment demonstration area hosted by Black Box Pro.
In 2015, Electronic Music Malta (EMM) was born out of the need for such artists to be recognized and for them to come together exposing themselves to educational initiatives and opportunities, sharing with the public their skills and knowledge preferably in the Maltese mother tongue, networking with other organizations and other artists, to document the works and achievements of similar artists in the past years, to maintain in good condition the innovative instruments developed in the past 40 years some of which where actually used in the local music scene and to champion innovation in electronic music and art in general. Ever since its formation, EMM partnered with Fondazzjoni Kreattivita and the National Radio Station so to promote the above objectives, setting out to organize periodical activities of various nature (as documented in this annual report), launching their bi-weekly voice on national radio (Radio Malta 2), and being officially recognized as a Voluntary Organisation (with the above objectives being part of the statute). Metro Electronic Music Malta
What will be Happening on the First Day?
The equipment demonstration area will open as from 16:00 hours whilst there will be a workshop hosted by Patricia Cvetkovic at 17:00 hours.
The first day will come to a conclusion at 20:00 hours with a Performance-Lecture by alternative instrument creator Yuri Landman, a past artists-in-residence of the Spazju Kreattiv Artists’ Residency. During this activity, Yuri will be performing using a variety of his instruments whilst delving into technical aspects used in the creation process.
What will be Happening on the Second Day?
On the second day, the conference will reach its peak with a series of discussions and representations starting at 14:00 hours with the participation of Adnan Hadziselmovic, In†rσwΣrks, Mario Abela, Melchior Sultana, Mike Desira, Patricia Cvetkovic, Robert Babicz, The Ebbin & Flow, and Vertical Dimension.
The interact area (with live dj’s, an information desk and video kiosks) will open as from 14:00 hours and the equipment demonstration area will open as from 13:00 hours.
The conference will come to an end at 20:00 hours with a concert from the groups POW Ensemble and Poèmes Électroniques.
POW Ensemble / Poèmes Électroniques Performances
Yuri Landman Performance-Lecture
Demonstration Area
Discussion Area
Workshop Area
Malta Sound Women Network
The aims of Malta Sound Women Network is to promote/showcase women in music technology. The Malta Sound Women Network Concert Live performances by:
Tricia Dawn Williams – Pianist
Luc Houtkamp
YEWS
Jess Rymer & Glen Montanaro – Musician
MSWN teens
Malta Society of Arts
Documentary Screening – Gary Numan Android in La La Land – Promoting Mental Health Awareness, will be EMM’s first collaboration with the Richmond Foundation (Malta). As the documentary covers a particular aspect of Gary Numan’s career who, in his early fifties, faced numerous mental health challenges, we thought it was fit to bring forward a subject which may still be considered a taboo amongst many. Electronic Music Malta Gary Numan – Android in La La Land Richmond Malta
Object, Objetc, Objecc
This exhibition brings together the work of three international artists: Liza Eurich (CA), Katri Kempas (FIN) and Letta Shtohryn (UKR/MT). Having met during a month-long residency at SIM in Reykjavik Iceland, they continue to hold informal conversational exchanges, a mechanism that acts as the starting point for this project. Operating from a platform of call and response, the production of work for this exhibition seeks to explore methods of translation: from simulated to real, from personal to referential, from present to absent and vice versa. Further, it provides a methodology for working collaboratively across the geographical expanse, opening up a space of intimate dialogue. Starting from a shared interest in objectness, the thematic for these exchanges will engage with processes that endeavour to dematerialize the material, or conversely materialize the immaterial. An Art Additives Talk will also be held in relation to this exhibition. Spazju Kreattiv Object, Objetc, Objecc