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SOUNDTOYS.  2003

www.soundtoys.net

We are looking for contributions of audio visual interactive  works, 
net  art,  interface design, application software, generative music, 3d 
environments and a submission of papers online. Works may  take the form of 
generative arts, digital audio and multiple user environments. 
They  could  be described as  "new audio visual experiences", or an 
experiential audio visual synthesis which explore  the parameters 
of  our  new media world. This  work  is  for  a Soundtoys site update and 
for  selected  exhibitions.

The Soundtoys site aims to provide a platform for the very best in 
audio-visual  net artworks to be presented and debated. If you feel that 
your work will make a valuable contribution to our collective, 
then  please  send  it in. By  partaking  you will be fostering the growth 
of the  soundtoys  community and gaining respect and recognition for what 
you do.

Soundtoys  has  been featured   at Sonar,  on  Sonify,  in  the 
Independent,  and  on  English TV. Soundtoys  has  also  been  exhibited 
at   international festivals  including  den  Hague  film  festival  in 
Holland, and Zeppelin in  Barcelona.  It was  also included at the Garage 
festival in Germany. Soundtoys also organized its own exhibitions which the 
last was at the ICA in London from June to July 2002. The 
exhibition  called  Convergence  featured  over  100  artists across the 
globe.

We  are seeking  new  work  for the  2003 series  of  events  and  for the 
website.

1.  New  online  audio  visual  experiences

Works  for  the Soundtoys Web portal. Send  in  your  latest  "new audio 
visual experience". We are interested in the use of all internet friendly 
programming technologies eg shockwave, flash, vrml, java etc.

2.  Installations.

If  you make  interactive  installations 
send  in  400  words  about  the  work and four images of  the  work. 
We  are  interested  in  responsive  environments, soundspaces, the 
city  as  sound.

3. Software artists and Musicians software.

This  year  we  are particularly interested  in artists groups/sole artists 
who generate digital audio-visuals through max/msp and pd. This will be 
included in a new area, as an expose of new  developments  by emerging or 
established software  artists.  If  you make patches  or stand alone 
applications we would like to hear from you. In addition, if  you write 
unique and innovative audio visual applications using any language, we 
would like you to send it in.

4.  Journal.

If  you  write  about  new  media,  digital arts 
and  have  something  to  say , and would like  to be  in included in  the 
Soundtoys journal, please send  us  a  finished  text.  We  welcome texts, 
papers or articles related to this medium, for posting in the journal, to 
help inform  and develop the critical debate. Through artists' 
contributions we aim to explore the parameters of this new media world, and 
to  push  the  current  definitions  of new  and  online interactive  music 
and visually inspired audio visual systems. Works  will 
be  included  in  the soundtoys  project  and  may  also be  included  in 
our upcoming book.

Application form online.

DEADLINE MARCH 15 2003

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