An opera singer who codes is putting classical musicians on the same bill as live coders and electronic artists, while visual artists paint and make work live in the room.
Forget everything you’ve been told about classical music being stuffy or outdated. Experimental Sounds is a mini-festival celebrating experimentation, where music, technology, art and markets collide for one night only.
Classically trained musicians share the stage with artists working in code, live electronics and experimental practice, and with the many who do both. It’s a space for those who don’t quite fit the mould, and a chance to witness what new sonic traditions can become.
Curated and produced by opera singer and coder Tash Atkins, Experimental Sounds II pushes further than ever. You’ll hear genre-blurring live music from Puppy Vs Lizard, CHAIN^LOOP, QiQi, Ruairí / The Tree, Meredith Beardmore, Sahul Sakti and harte echtzeit. Valentina Boggino, Toshkin, Amira Seneque, Yoonjoo (YJ) Sung, Shannon Syme and Angelica De Rezende will be making art live in response to the music, and you can buy straight from them. A mini market spotlights the coolest independent makers in Naarm.
The first edition sold 97% of its tickets, so don’t sleep on this one. Sliding-scale tickets from $0 to $45 mean everyone’s invited.
