Catalytic Sound Festival 2020

Program 1:

• 1:00pm – Terrie Hessels/Ab Baars / Ig Henneman
• 1:35pm – Jaap Blonk
• 2:00pm – Ken Vandermark
• 2:25pm – Paal Nilssen-Love / Frode Gjerstad
• 3:00pm – Discussion Panel 1 (Art / Music) with John Corbett, Ben Hall, Bonnie Jones. Moderated by Kim Alpert.

Potential topics include: the impact of funding in terms of support and constraint, how both fields are responding to COVID-19 and causes in support of the Movement for Black Lives, galleries / art fairs / collectors vs. venues / festivals / fans, the potential for direct collaboration between the arts.

Program 2:

• 7:00pm – Sylvie Courvoisier
• 7:25pm – Brandon Lopez
• 7:50pm – Nate Wooley / Ikue Mori
• 8:25pm – Fred Lonberg-Holm / Joe McPhee

Program 1:

• 1:00pm – Elisabeth Harnik
• 1:25pm – Icepick (Corsano / Håker Flaten / Wooley)
• 2:00pm – Mats Gustafsson
• 2:25pm – Terrie Hessels / Andy Moor
• 3:00pm – Discussion Panel 2 (DIY / Funding) with Terrie Hessels, Luke Stewart, Joe Morris. Moderated by Olivia Junell.

Potential topics include: the differences in organizing concerts / touring between 1980 and 2020, issues of funding in the U.S. and Europe, how has running an independent record label had impact, how has being a concert organizer had impact.

Program 2:

• 7:00pm – Tim Daisy & Dave Rempis
• 7:35pm – Luke Stewart (with video by Patrick Cain)
• 8:00pm – Joe McPhee
• 8:25pm – Marker (Vandermark / Stewart / Clinkman / Marquette / Sudderberg)

Program 1:

• 1:00pm – Chris Corsano
• 1:30pm – Susan Alcorn / Macie Stewart / Tim Daisy
• 2:05pm – Ingebrigt Håker Flaten / Håkon Kornstad
• 2:40pm – Mats Gustafsson / Jaap Blonk / Fred Lonberg-Holm
• 3:15pm – Discussion Panel 3 (Where Are We Going?) with Andy Moor, Macie Stewart, Nate Wooley. Moderated by Ken Vandermark.

Potential topics include: the impact of COVID-19 on experimental music in the U.S. and Europe, the essential ways that the Movement for Black Lives needs to transform the field of experimental music, how will concerts and touring resume, the impact of online performances now and in the future, discussion of Catalytic Sound and the strengths and weaknesses of the collective.

Program 2:

• 7:00pm – Ikue Mori
• 7:25pm – Claire Rousay
• 7:50pm – Ben Hall / Bonnie Jones / Luke Stewart
• 8:25pm – Joe Morris

50 copies of the poster are available for purchase. Consider becoming a Catalytic Sound Member before the end of July–all members, new and old, will receive one of these silkscreened beauties and a copy Catalytic Quarterly #10, the complete festival program, for free.

Each month for $25, members also receive two free digital albums of their choice, an exclusive Catalytic Artist Album digital recording from a CS musician (with a quarterly compilation CD); as well as upcoming editions of Catalytic Quarterly delivered to their doorstep, access to exclusive member-only sales, and a t-shirt and record tote bag designed by Federico Peñalva.

More info: www.patreon.com/catalyticsound

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