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Teen Workshop

25 - 26 February 2012

12 - 6pm

FREE

Teen Concert

26 February 2012

7 - 9pm

FREE

The Staalplaat Soundsystem workshop will teach that neither expensive digital devices nor instruments are needed to make great music. At the core of the workshop is the idea of avoiding “copying” or “rebuilding” devices and instruments that already exist, instead embarking on a “research & development quest” for new sound sources and noise-making devices according to their own working methods: play, experiment, and test using trial and error. They will demonstrate that with a little bit of research and some playful modifications, a unique sonic laboratory can easily be created in anyone’s kitchen or garage. The two-day workshop will culminate in a performance by all participants, conducted by Hobijn and Crovato.

The workshop is open to teens between the ages of 14 and 18. It is free, and all tools and equipment will be provided. Students are required to attend both days, as well as participate in the final concert. Students are also asked to bring a sack lunch.

Space is limited, please contact us at rsvp@welcometolace.org or call 323-957-1777 ext. 12 to secure a spot.

The final concert is free and open to the public.

More at www.welcometolace.orgABOUT STAALPLAAT SOUNDSYSTEM

Since its inception in 2000, Staalplaat Soundsystem has started creating a multitude of “machine installations” using all manner of consumer electronics, such as a dozen floor polishers (Sweet Sissy and the Ballroom Hiss), and Avantilator, a composition for one hundred electric office fans. At the heart of this work is a low-tech philosophy: to make installations appear simple, revealing rather than concealing how they are made.

Artists participating in the LACE residency include Staalplaat Soundsystem founder Geert-Jan Hobijn and Carlo Crovato. Staalplaat Soundsystem has been showing works at several international festivals, museums, galleries and events like Avanto (Helsinki), Sonar (Barcelona), 798 South Gate space (Beijing), DEAF (Rotterdam), Transmediale (Berlin), DOM (Moscow), Ars Electronica (Linz), Todaysart (Den Haag), MOCA Taipei, Museeum Weserburg (Bremen), Townhouse Gallery (Cairo), Steirischer Herbst ( Graz), ZKM (Karlsruhe), Palais de Tokyo (Paris), Khoj International Artists (New Dehli), and Auditorium (Rome).

For more information on Staalplaat Soundsystem, visit staalplaat.org.This project is supported, in part, by public funds from the Netherlands Cultural Services (New York), in partnership with the Dutch Centre for International Cultural Activities (SICA); Music Center, the Netherlands; Netherlands Theatre Institute; and the Dutch Fund for the Performing Arts. Additional funds have been provided by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Mondriaan Fund.