06/07 - ISSUE Project Room Soundwalk-a-thon (DEADLINE EXTENDED!)
A sonic arts experiment in support of Issue Project Room
On the afternoon of Sunday June 7, a group of visionary artists will lead sonic excursions throughout New York as part of a rare live sonic arts experiment — the ISSUE Project Room Soundwalk-a-thon — a fundraiser and collective public inquiry into the connection between urban space and our collective sonic imaginations.
Led and designed by some of New York’s most exciting sound artists and musicians, these walks will take groups of 10-20 people at a time on an intimate journey of sonic discovery to experience our community in a way they may never have done before — through sound. Walks range from meditative deep listening, to sing-a-longs, to noise-making walks incorporating instruments, iPods, boomboxes, cell phones, or silence in order to amplify the nuances of our ever-changing soundscape.
Choose your own adventure:
- All Borough Bag Walk v.2 led by Michelle Nagai
- CQwutIaCMrmRLH led by kkwtcxwo
- The Installation series of Untitled (Wishes, Lies and Dreams >> Human Zoos...)” led by Sarawut Chutiwongpeti
- The SK Plastic Parade led by Michael Durek
- wxCRngEzDiflrmOlO led by mfsgci
- zxbyObNkQuTSPZgG led by dbrxbtp
Sign-up for a sound walk, register by June 6th (deadline extended!), 2009
Sign-up to sponsor a walker and donate to ISSUE Project Room
All walk participants will be invited to attend the post-walk after-party at Issue Project Room, 232 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, featuring musical performance by Ne(x)tworks, where walkers will be able to share their walk experiences and meet other lead artists. Food will be provided.
ISSUE Project Room Soundwalk-a-thon Committee:
Suzanne Fiol, Zach Layton, Todd Shalom, Andrea Williams, Erin Flannery, Sarah Garvey, Lisa Gwilliam, Jonathan Harris, Isabel Walcott Hillborn, Lawrence Kumpf, Michelle Amador , David Martinson, Anila Groft
Special thanks to our Soundwalkathon media sponsor WFMU and post-walk after-party sponsor Sixpoint Craft Ales.




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I’m excited about this event!
May 12, 2009 @ 8:30 am
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Jun 08, 2009 @ 9:14 pm
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This is 30 seconds of sound recorded on the All Borough Bag Walk led by Michelle Nagai. On this walk, participants were invited to create a map from any point to the Old American Can Factory. On that route, participants would stop anytime they spotted a stranded plastic bag, and then record the sound at each place.
These sounds are from 2nd Place near Court Street in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.
Jun 08, 2009 @ 9:15 pm
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Jun 08, 2009 @ 9:16 pm
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Jun 08, 2009 @ 9:16 pm
Open your eyes. « Such a Pretty Face
[...] Soundwalk this weekend. Todd led us (with our eyes closed at times) around Brooklyn as part of Soundwalk-a-thon. The idea was to start using our ears as we use our eyes, paying closer attention to the sounds we [...]
Jun 09, 2009 @ 2:57 pm