Avantwhatever Festival, 13-17 July

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Avantwhatever Festival is a five day showcase of contemporary experimental music at Triple R FM’s Performance Space in Brunswick, Melbourne from July 13-17 this year, featuring:

Robin Fox
Joel Stern
Rosalind Hall
Gabi Losoncy (US)
Thembi Soddell
Half High
Martin Kay
Jason Lescalleet (US)
Peter Blamey
Smash Tennis
Carolyn Connors
Anthony Magen
Manfred Werder (CH)
Arek Gulbenkoglu
Simon Charles
Shani Mohini-Holmes
Jim Denley

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IBP book launch, Thursday 19th May

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Instrument Builders Project book launch

With performances by
Senyawa (Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Pia Van Gelder (Sydney)
Peter Blamey (Sydney)
Dylan Martorell (Melbourne)
Dale Gorfinkel (Melbourne)

Join us for the launch party celebrating the long awaited publication of the Instrument Builders Project book: ‘Hits from the Gong’

I’m sure you remember our project – Indonesian and Australian artists collaborating in experimental studio workshops in both countries to conceptualise, build and activate experimental instruments of all kinds. The results were epic and strange and stretched boundraries we didn’t know we had – and now we’re able to share much of the project in the form a beautiful publication.

Years in the making, this printed monster of an edition comes in a specially designed cardboard box and features eye popping full colour images and descriptions of all the work that took place accross three editions of the IPB in Yokgyakarta, Indonesia and Melbourne, Australaia in 2013 and 2014.

There’s essays and conversations by Helen Hughes, Antariksa, Wok The Rock, Serena Bentley and Edwina Brennan and curators Kristi Monfries and Joel Stern.

8 PM
Thursday 19th May
The Tote
67-71 Johnston St
Collingwood

Tickets $15 or $40 with the book
(limited edition print of 400 copies)