Negative Space is the theme for this year’s SEAMUS Electroacoustic Miniatures 2013 album project. It’s hoped the theme will inspire a rich diversity of interpretations and approaches, many not anticipated by the committee. But for reference, here are a few places in the neighborhood:

Salient –> latent. Latent –> salient.

Common practices –> uncommon practices.

Assertions –> questions. Commands –> invitations.

Objects, stories –> atmospheres, contexts.

Hamlet –> Rosencrantz & Guildenstern.

Molto serioso –> foo.

Either-or –> both-and.

The SEAMUS Electroacoustic Miniatures series is an annual album release of fixed-media works addressing a specific theme which has been devised by the adjudication committee. The albums will be made commercially available via all major online music distributors as well as the SEAMUS website. Included composers will receive a limited number of download cards for the entire album.

All SEAMUS members are eligible and invited to submit one fixed-media composition (recordings of live performance pieces are not accepted), up to three minutes in length, to be considered for inclusion. There is no application fee. All submissions must be complete works (no works-in-progress) and must be received by August 1, 2013. Composers are responsible for all clearances and licensing required for materials they use in their submissions; SEAMUS will not pay for sample licenses of copyrighted materials. Please include brief program notes.

The adjudication committee will evaluate each submission based on the following criteria:

Adherence to the theme

Creative and coherent exploration of thematic possibilities

Musicality

Technical quality

Submission procedures:

Your submission must be a wav file, with a 44.1K sample rate and 16 bit resolution.

Your submission must be titled with your last name followed by the title of the composition, e.g. <COMPOSERLASTNAME.TITLE.wav>.

Your submission must include program notes of 300 words or less.

Program notes must be submitted in pdf format.

Program notes must contain the title of the composition, but otherwise be anonymous; the composer’s name *must not* appear in the program notes.

The program notes file must be titled in the same way as the wav file submission (e.g. <COMPOSERLASTNAME.TITLE.pdf>).

Post the wav file submission to a private or public download service (such as Dropbox, SoundCloud, YouSendIt, etc.).

Email the information below to Scott Miller at slmiller (at) stcloudstate (dot) edu, with the Subject header: SEAMUS Miniatures SUBMISSION, before 11:59 pm August 1, 2013

- Composer(s) name(s) (collaborative works are acceptable)

- Contact information (email and phone)

- Submission title

- Directions for downloading the submission wav file

- PDF of program notes as an attachment

Giga-Hertz-Award for electronic music
and introducing:
Giga-Hertz-Award for Sound Art – Sound as medium of visual arts

In 2007, the ZKM | Institute for Music and Acoustics and the SWR EXPERIMENTALSTUDIO inaugurated the annual Giga-Hertz-Award for electronic music. The Giga-Hertz-Award aims at composers working in the fields of electronic and acousmatic music. With a total prize money of 94.000 € the Giga-Hertz-Award for electronic music and – for the first time – sound art is one of the most highly endowed awards of the genre. A Grand Prize and four Special Prizes are awarded once a year by an international jury.

For the first time awards will also be given in the category “Sound Art – Sound as medium of visual arts”. Next to a Grand Prize for lifetime achievement endowed with 15.000 €, up to four Special Prizes worth 8.000 € each will be awarded. Honored will be works that break up the time limitation and linear structure of music and complement the tonal with visual and spatial elements, e.g. a sound installation,
a sound sculpture etc.

The four internationally oriented Special Prizes of 8.000 € aim to initiate and support new projects, and are geared to composers of electronic and acousmatic music.

In 2013 again innovative ideas within the field of electronic and acousmatic music will be honored. The application takes place in two steps:
A reference piece not older than five years and not longer than 20 minutes should be submitted. This work forms the basis of the valuation for the jury and should clearly make use of electronic,
technical means. It also should be ensured that such a piece could be performed without much technical effort.

For the work that is to be realized, it is desirable to submit a project design.

Some of the reference pieces of the awardees will be presented during the IMATRONIC Festival in November 2013. The new compositions and works will be presented for the first time within the framework of the IMATRONIC Festival to be held at the ZKM in the autumn of 2014. Any further information on how to apply can be found here: www.giga-hertz-preis.de

The Grand Prize of 15.000 € honors the artistic achievements of outstanding composers and is not awarded as part of a public competition but, selected by jury nomination.

The Giga-Hertz-Award is granted in honor of the world-famous physicist Heinrich Hertz (1857–1894), who taught at the Karlsruhe technical university where he discovered electromagnetic waves at the end of the nineteenth century.

The award for electronic and acousmatic composition is unique in Germany and underlines the importance of electronic music: the award is supported by the most important German studios for electronic music: the SWR EXPERIMENTALSTUDIO in Freiburg and the ZKM | Institute for Music and Acoustics (IMA) in Karlsruhe. The Giga-Hertz-Award for Sound Art is an initiative of the ZKM |
Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie.

www.giga-hertz-preis.de

Hosting a SEAMUS conference draws national attention to an institution and its programs related to composition, computer music, and arts technology.  The normal registered attendance is 150-200, drawn from faculty and students from leading academic programs, research and development professionals, and independent creative professionals from across the nation. The conference offers host faculty opportunities for national-level performances, and frequently draws renowned guest performers.  It is the focal point of the ASCAP/SEAMUS student composition competition, and each year features a prominent national figure as recipient of the SEAMUS Award.

Proposals may be submitted by a member of SEAMUS who will act as host or co-host for the conference.  It is highly advised that potential hosts work directly with the Director of Conferences to develop drafts and the final proposal.  Sample proposals and budgets from recent conferences are available for review.

See http://www.seamusonline.org/wp-content/uploads/CFP_Host_SEAMUS2015.pdf for more details. Questions may be addressed to Christopher Hopkins, Director of Conferences.

Deadline for proposals is September 1, 2013.

Required qualifications include bachelor’s degree or equivalent; thorough understanding of current audio recording theory and practice, as well as facility with professional audio and multimedia hardware and software; successful production experience in live sound reinforcement, multi-track recording, sound synthesis, multimedia, and/or related areas; excellent interpersonal and organizational skills; demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, work with external constituents, and function successfully as part of a collaborative team; ability to perform the essential functions and requirements of the job.

Desired qualifications include bachelor’s degree or equivalent training in music and/or audio technology
Qualifications to teach music technology courses; Professional experience in commercial recording facilities. Wage: Salary Commensurate with Candidate Experience. Hours: Primarily Mon-Fri (8-5); evening/weekends as necessary. Screening begins immediately and continues until filled.

Applicants must apply on-line at www.jobs.cmich.edu. CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly & actively strives to increase diversity within its community (see www.cmich.edu/aaeo/).

1. Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis
Indiana University Department of Music and Arts Technology
FACULTY POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Position: Tenure-Track Faculty in Music Technology
Rank: Assistant or Associate Professor based upon qualifications
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience
Appointment: Effective August 2013

More info: http://music.iupui.edu/news/2013/01/faculty-position-announcement/

2. Music and Arts Technology
Indiana University and Purdue University at Indianapolis
MUSIC FACULTY POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

POSITION: Assistant Professor of Music Technology and Performing Ensembles

More info: http://music.iupui.edu/news/2013/01/music-faculty-position-announcement/

Conservatory of Music, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California

Submission Deadline – Monday, December 3, 2012

After spending the last year in Japan, SoundImageSound returns for its 9th season featuring the creative work of artists who bridge sound and visual image in an experience of multi/inter-media.

Following on the success of SoundImageSound 8, this year’s festival will again present concerts of both fixed media works – computer sound and projected video; and performance pieces – live acoustic instruments and/or computer with visual media.

Special performances will include:

~ Works from CALF – independent animators from Japan

~ The premiere of a work for saxophones and computer featuring animation by Celia Eid

Works may be submitted in one of two categories -

~ Fixed Media: Video with multi-channel audio – multiple screens.

~ Live Performance: Video with live acoustic instruments and/or computer music.

Instruments available for performance consideration include violin, flute, bassoon, saxophone, and piano. Solo works are preferred. Composers wishing to submit pieces for other instruments or live laptop performance must supply their own performers. All submitted works must in some way include visual elements.

For complete submission information go to: http://go.pacific.edu/conservatory/SoundImageSound

Questions: rcoburn (at) pacific (dot) edu