About this project
Sonic Circuits is one of the premier music festivals that celebrates experimental music of all genres from around the world. The festival seeks to challenge, provoke and inspire audiences by presenting the best in free improv, noise, artrock, sound art, contemporary classical, and unclassifiable music and provide a platform for artists to share and network with other musicians from Washington DC and from other countries. The tenth edition of the festival will take place September 18-25, 2010 in the Washington DC metro area.
Organizing a festival of this scope is a massive undertaking and a costly one at that. Sonic Circuits relies on private donations and volunteers to make it happen. Your donation will help us cover our printing costs for promotional materials, sound equipment rental, and help house and feed visiting musicians from afar. With your help we can make this festival the best one yet!
Sonic Circuits is a program of Improv Arts, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization. Your donation is tax deductible.
All donations of $20 or more will receive a festival t-shirt.
These high quality shirts are made by American Apparel and are available in the following sizes:
men's: s, m, l, xl, xxl
women's: s, m, l, xl
women's babydoll style: s, m, l, xl
women's spaghetti strap style: s, m, l, xl
When this kickstarter project ends you will receive an email with info on how you can specify the t-shirt size and style and provide a postal address. If you do not live in the DC area please add $5 for shipping and handling.
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
For ticket and venue info please visit http://dc-soniccircuits.org
Saturday, September 18
La Maison Française
3:30pm The Muffins (MD/NC/VA) Hume (DC) Vector Trio (DC) Pilesar (DC)
8pm Magma (France)
Sunday, September 19
Fairfax Old Town Hall
11am-11pm
Music Marathon Overload!
Illusion of Safety (Chicago) The Cornel West Theory (DC) Controlled Bleeding (NY) Astma (Alexei Borisov & Olga Nosova) (Russia) Fuse Ensemble (DC) Nobu Stowe – Lee Pembleton Project “Confusion Bleue” with Special Guest: Andrea Centazzo
(Japan/LA/NY/Baltimore/Italy) Corridors (NYC)
Colla Parte (Perry Conticchio, Rich O’Meara, Daniel Barbiero) (DC) RDK+Insect Factory (DC)
Aster – Eli Keszler & Ashley Paul (Providence) Mercury Fools the Alchemist (DC) Matta Gawa (DC) Kingdom of Sharks (VA) Dave Vosh (DC)
Borborites (DC)
Monday, September 20
Strathmore Mansion
8pm Trophies (Baltimore/Brooklyn) Gestures (DC) Lost Civilizations (DC)
Tuesday, September 21
Strathmore Mansion
8pm Fennesz (Austria) Arturas Bumsteinas + Janel & Anthony (Lithuania/DC)
Low End String Quartet (DC)
Wednesday, September 22
Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
6pm – FREE! Andrea Centazzo (Italy)
Wednesday, September 22
The Fridge
8pm expo 70 (Kansas City)
Ancient Temple (Nashville) Li Tieqiao (China)
Wednesday, September 22
The Fridge
8pm
Keith Fullerton Whitman (MA)
expo 70 (Kansas City)
Ancient Ocean (Brooklyn)
Li Tieqiao (China)
Violet (DC)
Thursday, September 23
The Fridge
8pm
Night of 100 Locked Grooves – District of Noise Vol.3 Release Party
DJ/turntable abuse by
BLK w/BEAR (DC)
Sean Peoples (DC)
Tone Ghosting (DC)
Cole Goins (DC)
+more!
Friday, September 24
La Maison Française
8pm
Merzbow+Richard Pinhas (Japan/France) Blue Sausage Infant (DC) TL0741 (DC)
Saturday, September 25
La Maison Française
7pm Univers Zero (Belgium) Miriodor (Canada)
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Pledge $20 or more
Friend of Sonic Circuits - $20 gets you a beautiful festival t-shirt. If you do not live in the DC area please add $5 for shipping and handling.
Pledge $50 or more
Supporter of Sonic Circuits - For $50 you receive the District of Noise Vol. 3 LP+CD set - an LP of 100 lock grooves and a CD compilation of music by Washington DC area artists, plus a festival t-shirt. If you do not live in the DC area please add $7 for shipping and handling.
Pledge $100 or more
Donor Level - For $100 you get to attend the closed Magma soundcheck/rehearsal at La Maison Francaise on September 18 in the early afternoon plus have your name listed in the festival program guide, and receive a festival t-shirt.
Pledge $300 or more
Benefactor Level - For $300 enjoy an exclusive lunch or dinner with an overseas festival artist (time and place depending on schedule). Plus have your name listed in the festival program guide, and receive a festival t-shirt.
Pledge $500 or more
Patron Level - For $500 you get a Festival Pass entitling you to free admission to all festival events, and free admission to all Sonic Circuits shows for one year (September 2010 - August 2011). Plus receive special recognition in the festival program guide, a grab bag of CDs from festival artists, and receive a festival t-shirt.
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Sonic Circuits is a Washington DC area promoter for experimental music. Sonic Circuits seeks to expose audiences to cutting edge contemporary music that defies genres, and offer artists new platforms to present their music and opportunities to network and collaborate with artists from around the world. In addition to organizing an annual festival since 2001, Sonic Circuits programs performances year round. Sonic Circuits is presented in part by Improv Arts Inc., a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to supporting the artistic and career development of artists and creating new markets for contemporary music.
