CIRCUIT BENDING WORKSHOP & RETREAT at ARMENTERA (Alt Empordà , Girona, Catalonia, Spain)
5:30 pm in Workshops by juan matos capote
CIRCUIT BENDING WORKSHOP & RETREAT at ARMENTERA (Alt Empordà , Girona, Catalonia, Spain)
With Juan Matos Capote
Organized by Circuit Torçat in collaboration with Ozone Films.
The workshop and accommodation will take place in the village of Armentera. Located in the Alt Empordà , near the beaches of Sant Martà d’Empúries and L’Escala, and the Natural Park Aiguamolls de l’Empordà , on the Costa Brava.
Dates: September 20 – 25, 2011. Arrival Tuesday September 20 in the afternoon. Departure Sunday September 25 in the afternoon.
Hours: Wednesday to Sunday from 10 to 14 hours (20 hours total).
The remaining time can be used to explore the surroundings and the area or to continue practicing circuit bending by your own.
Limited places
Price: 425 € (shared room) / 510 € (single room) per person. Includes Circuit Bending workshop (with the materials and tools) and accommodation. Diets and transportation are not included. Community Kitchen. There is a store in front, where you can buy all sorts of meals.
Registration: For more info, to register and save a place, write to circuittorcat@gmail.com or call Tel. (34) 93 213 3862.
Materials you should bring: Each attendee must bring two toys or electronic devices, low voltage, battery-operated, to modify. If you have, you should bring your own tools such as soldering and wire stripper. Otherwise, we have at your disposal the necessary tools.
Considerations: You do not need previous knowledge of electronics. During the workshop, the necessary electronic theory will be taught. The price of the workshop & retreat also includes the necessary electronic components to modify the device (potentiometers, resistors, capacitors, LEDs, etc.).
More Information at www.circuittorcat.com/circuit-bending-retiro
During 5 days, we will practice Circut Bending and live in a large house with various terraces and a courtyard, typical of the area. Located at short distance of the coves and beaches in the area. By bicycle is a beautiful journey. The Natural Park of Aiguamolls de l’Empordà is very broad and can also be explored by bicycle. It is very close to Girona airport and one-hour away from Barcelona airport.
Armentera is a village in the province of Girona, located in the Region of Alt Empordà . It has a population of 811 inhabitants. It is bordered on the north by San Pedro Pescador, on the south by Viladamat, east by the beaches of San Marti d’Empuries and L’Escala, and west by Torroella de Fluviá.
Circuit Bending classes will be taught in the mornings, from 10 to 2 pm, so that attendees can explore the surrounding area the rest of the day.
AGENDA AND CONTENTS
Circuit Bending is the creative modifications, based on short-circuits, of low-voltage electronic devices – toys, effects pedals, etc.- to create new musical instruments and sound generators.
The purpose of the workshop is to provide each participant with the necessary knowledge and practice, for once the workshop has finished, he/she know how to modify an electronic circuit in his/her own studio. Necessary electronics will be taught during the workshop. Notes, annotations and explanatory diagrams will be shared. Includes tools and electronic components necessary to modify (potentiometers, resistors, capacitors, LEDs, etc.).
After the necessary electronics have been taught on the first day of class, we will dismantle the toy or electronic device, expose the circuit and become familiar with electronics. During the other days of the workshop we will practice the various techniques of Circuit Bending in the circuit.
At the end of the workshop, participants will have a musical instrument or modified device according to the techniques of Circuit Bending.
Contents:
- Origins and philosophy of Circuit Bending.
- How to use the essential tools.
- Electronics and electronic components (how they work and have an effect on the sound).
- How to know which circuits are better to modify.
- How to look for interesting sounds in the circuit.
- What are the typical modifications in Circuit Bending and how to implement them.
- It will be explained and shown the method of soldering, and how to drill the device box to implement the various electronic components.
- etc.
Juan Matos Capote, artista audiovisual, ha estudiado Circuit Bending con el pionero Reed Ghazala en Cincinnati, Ohio, EUA, y técnicas de Deep Listening con la compositora e intérprete Pauline Oliveros en Nueva York y Girona. Ha impartido talleres de Circuit Bending en diversos centros, tanto en Cataluña como en el exterior: STEIM ( STudio for Electro Instrumental Music) Amsterdam, The Netherlands; durante el Festival Storung 6.0 en la Farinera del Clot, Barcelona; Can Xalant (Centre de Creació i Pensament Contemporani de Mataró); en la Escola Superior de Disseny (ESDI), Sabadell; Hangar, Barcelona; Centre de Cultura Contemporà nia de Barcelona (CCCB), etc. Posee el Master of Fine Arts Degree (M. F. A.) por Pratt Institute (Nueva York) y es Licenciado en Bellas Artes por la Universidad de La Laguna (Tenerife).
