Vox Novus’s 60x60 and Wave Farm are calling for one-minute radio art works!

Vox Novus and Wave Farm are delighted to collaborate on a special edition of 60x60 focused on Radio Art. Artists are invited to submit recorded works (created with, for, about radio and transmission) with durations of 60 seconds, to be included in the eleventh annual 60x60 project; a FM broadcast on Wave Farm’s WGXC 90.7-FM; and distributed as a Wave Farm Dispatch Series download. 60 compositions will be selected to be played continuously in a one-hour live event and broadcast.

60x60 is a project of “signature works” and short works created specifically for the 60x60 project. Excerpts of larger works are strongly discouraged. Works generated from procedures (i.e. mathematical matrices, organizational systems, or computer programs,) remixed works, or themes and motives recomposed from other of the composer’s own work are acceptable. On the occasion of this special collaboration with Wave Farm, 60x60 is specifically seeking radio art composition submissions.

In addition to the 60x60 Wave Farm Mix, Vox Novus is calling for submissions for several other themed mixes including: the International mix, New York Minutes mix, Latin American Mix and others. Details for other mix submissions can be found at: http://www.MusicAvatar.org

The call is open to composers of any nationality, age, or career stage.

There is no admission fee.

Submission deadline for 60x60 Wave Farm Mix is November 14, 2014.

All submissions must be uploaded online at: http://www.MusicAvatar.org

Audio submissions must be in either AIFF or WAV file format.

Special conditions for the 60x60 Wave Farm Mix

Due to the nature of radio to be considered for the 60x60 Wave Farm Mix works must be exactly 60 seconds in length. Works shorter than 60 seconds or longer than 60 seconds will not be considered for this mix

Composers selected for the 60x60 Wave Farm Mix must agree to an FM broadcast on Wave Farm’s WGXC 90.7-FM; and be distributed as a Wave Farm Dispatch Series download.

Questions about 60x60 can be sent to support [at] voxnovus.com

Works selected for the 2014 60x60 project will be announced on the Vox Novus newsletter NM421: http://www.voxnovus.com/NM421/ and Wave Farm’s monthly newsletter (subscribe at http://eepurl.com/yRqVP) in January 2015

60x60 is a one-hour-long show made by sequencing 60 pre-recorded pieces by 60 different artists, each piece a minute in length or shorter. 60x60 has been presented in many performance formats including TV shows, radio shows, multimedia and multidisciplinary events, as well as published several albums of works. Since 2003, 60x60 has received thousands of submissions from over 30 countries. Highlighting the work of a great many artists and composers, 60x60 testifies to the vibrancy of contemporary composition by present a diverse array of styles, aesthetics, and techniques being used today http://www.60x60.com.

Wave Farm is a non-profit arts organization that celebrates creative and community use of media and the airwaves. Our programs provide access to transmission technologies and support artists and organizations that engage with media as an art form. (Wave Farm is incorporated as free103point9 Inc.) For more information, visit http://wavefarm.org

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