About this project
This Kickstarter Project is to assist in funding eight US sound artists to participate in this year's Mamori Sound Project and, by doing so, help this whole exceptional project in the Amazon survive.
http://www.franciscolopez.net/amazon.html
Mamori Sound Project is an independent residency/workshop that has been carried out in the Brazilian Amazon since 2005 by a small non-profit organization, integrated by sound artist Francisco López and the cultural association Mamori ArtLab, based in Spain and Brazil. Mamori Sound Project supports the local community at Mamori Lake (Amazonas state, Brazil) by providing jobs every year for a significant number of people in this community.
The Mamori Sound Project is a 2-week workshop/residency for professional and semi-professional sound artists and composers with previous experience in the area of sound experimentation and field recordings. It takes place at Mamori Lake, in the middle of the Brazilian Amazon, and involves theoretical/discussion presentations, field work and studio work. The workshop/residency has a special focus on creative approaches to the work with field recordings, through an extensive exploration of natural sound environments. It does not have a technical character but is instead conceived and directed towards the development and realization of a collective project of sonic creation with the interaction of all participant artists/composers. The activities of the workshop/residency include: Introductory theoretical/discussion presentation sessions on field recordings and sound creation, with a historical/philosophical perspective.
- Field trips (both diurnal and nocturnal) for extensive listening and recording of sound environments.
- Collective listening and discussion sessions of the sound materials gathered. Sessions of studio work (with laptop) using these materials.
- Development and realization of a sound piece by each participant (or in small groups), as part of the collective project.
- Public presentation of the finished pieces for both the participant artists and members of the local community at Mamori Lake.
All these activities are organized in a daily schedule according to the changing sonic environments of the rainforest. This typically involves many hours of field and studio work but there is also flexibility to allow participants to choose from several schedule options and to have the opportunity to carry out other activities related to the daily life in this environment, such as fishing for food or interacting with the local community.
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A digital diary (in pdf format) of the adventure with texts and images contributions from all participants.
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The above, plus: A selection of a few hundreds original photographs (copyleft) from all the participants A 5-minute long selection (on mp3 - copyleft) of short audio clips from different rainforest sound recordings done by all the participants.
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All of the above, plus: A 1-hour long selection (on mp3 - copyleft) of multiple fragments from different rainforest sound recordings done by all the participants.
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All of the above, plus: A 4-hour long audio selection at higher quality (44kHz/16-bit or equivalent - copyleft) from the rainforest sound recordings done by all the participants
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All of the above, plus: A 24-hour long audio selection at higher quality (44kHz/16-bit or equivalent - copyrighted) from the rainforest sound recordings done by all the participants
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All of the above, plus: All the original compositions (in full audio quality - copyrighted) created by all the participants during the 2011 residency/workshop AND A selection of small objects/memorabilia collected by the participants in both the rainforest and the Amazonian city of Manaus
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All of the above, plus: A selection of video documentation from the expedition. All the original compositions (in full audio quality - copyrighted) created by all the international artists who have participated in the residency/workshop since 2005. A special hand-made signed exclusive edition on CD of Francisco López’s pieces created drawing from the Amazon recordings since 2005. 10 different signed CD releases from Francisco López’s discography.
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AJ Lindner is a sound and video artist, curator and promoter, and experimental music advocate hailing from Seattle, WA.
Over the past decade, he has performed frequently in the Pacific Northwest’s ‘difficult music’ circles, and composed for film and CD. His pieces have been distributed and aired in Europe and the USA, and throughout the world via various internet labels and streaming projects. His work has also extended to founding and curating the weekly experimental music showcase ‘No Tomorrow’.
Recently, he attended the 2010 NatureSound.org nature recording workshop, directed by professional nature recordist Martyn Stewart, and the Jack Straw Studios Field Recording workshop, hosted by Tom Stiles.
