Full program documented here:
http://steim.org/jamboree08

Performance by Alex Nowitz

Performance by Institut fuer Feinmotorik
(All videos by Vivian Wenli Lin)

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Wednesday, Dec 10
Micro Jamboree Concert 1: Turntable Music Night 5

Dieb13 (AT) - Turntable improvisations with custom software and self-pressed vinyl
Institut fuer Feinmotorik (DE) - Turntable soundscape with 3 performers 8 turntables
eRikm (FR) and dj sniff (JP/NL) - Turntable Duo
Stigingeoy and PussyKrew (IE) - Turntables, feedback and visuals

Turntable Music Night is an evening that explores new directions and expressions with the turntable. This 5th edition will be the largest installment, featuring 4 experimental turntablist sets with all distinct approaches to the instrument.

Thursday, Dec 11
Micro Jamboree Concert 2: The Body, The Circuit, The Computer and The Voice

Heidi Mortenson (DK) - Voice and Real-Time Sampling
robotcowboy - Dan Wilcox (US/AT) - robotcowboy suit, MIDI guitar, controllers
Jamie Allen (CA/UK) - circuitMusic
Alex Nowitz (DE) - Voice, Wiimote, junXion, LiSa

The second evening of the Jamboree Concerts will feature 4 solo musicians each using custom built instrument setups to create extremely physical and exciting electronic music.

The whole program is documented here:
http://steim.org/jamboree08

David Zicarelli at opening session

DJ Timsky with his Wii guitar
(All videos by Vivian Wenli Lin)

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STEIM Micro Jamboree 2008
Monday Dec 8 - Thursday Dec 11
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Main Entry: jam·bo·ree
Pronunciation: \ˌjam-bə-ˈrē\
Function: verb
Etymology: origin unknown

1: a noisy or unrestrained carouse 2 a: a large festive gathering b: a national or international camping assembly of Boy & Girl Scouts 3: a long mixed program of entertainment

STEIM is hosting its 2nd Micro Jamboree this December 8-11, 2008. Featuring 4 days of creativity and excellence in today’s electronic music through a wealth of presentations, discussions, and performances. An intense 7 sessions of lectures, demos, and discussions held by the most innovative artists, musicians, and instrument designers in the field will be hosted in STEIM’s studios. An intellectual jam on creative musical software, modern sensor interfaces, alternative energy sources for electronic music, rhythm and sequencing for live performances, and more!

At night STEIM moves to the Smart Project Space on December 10th and 11th for the Jamboree concerts for 2 large and festive gatherings of noisy and unrestrained carouse. The 5th edition of Turntable Music Night will feature 4 acts of adventurous turntablism. The 2nd concert night will be a plethora of circuits, voice, samplers, a cowboy suit, and even a Wii controller for individual performances. Concurrently, experience the STEIM Mobile Touch exhibition in the concert venue where you can make your own electronic music with the Finger Web or make some noise with the Crackle Box.

photos by Vivian Wenli Lin

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Special celebration concert for Luc Houtkamp`s 55th birthday with POW Ensemble

Han Buhrs - vocals, live electronics
Guy Harries - vocals, computer
Luc Houtkamp - saxophones, computer, live electronics
Jacqueline Hamelink - cello
Wolter Wierbos - trombone, live electronics

POW Ensemble plays Homage to Hazard - music that might create unease
The POW Ensemble, led by Dutch composer/ saxophonist Luc Houtkamp, is a specialised ensemble, using live electronics and computers as musical instruments. The ensemble has a unique powerful sound and an uncompromising approach.
Computer music is often thought of as consisting of sounds that nobody can understand, except for some isolated nerds. A POW Ensemble show is something completely different. Here, real music is made!

Homage to Hazard is a jazzy programme with bizarre texts and disordering songs, sparkling improvisations and solid compositions played by virtuoso musicians.

In Western society it seems that security is God Almighty. Any hazard, coincidence, instability or even doubt is banned from our horizon. There is a strong collective urge to believe that modern technology will free us from peril - our prehistorical aspect of life.
This is, of course, profoundly questionable. Not only because in the process we are confronted with the limits of this technology (it crashes all over the place!) but because we also realise that technical security cuts us off from our ability to deal with reality as it arises. We lose our talent to improvise, to deal with insecurity, to make decisions based on instinct. We will never again take a train without knowing where it`s going.
At the same time, we also know that it is often fun to deal with the unexpected, to sharpen our brains and our senses by dealing with situations that occur accidentally, to improvise our way out of an uncontrolled momentum. Why? Because it appeals to our basic instinct.

This is precisely the thought that unites the POW-musicians: they pursue hazard, uncertainty and instability as a given fact. They regard doubt and instinct as useful colours to paint with. They never take anything for granted, and create a song out of any question mark.
In this Homage to Hazard, The POW Ensemble plays songs of insecurity - songs that might create unease, but don`t deny reality!

http://www.powensemble.nl/