Third Day

Lecture – Talk – Concert

Seminar – Masterclass – Talk – Concert

9 September 2024

Live Events
Hossein Mousavi - Lecture

An objective attitude to sound: Acousmatic

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM | Tehran Time
Farzia Fallah & Helen Bledsoe - Talk

Experiences in Working with Electronics

22:30 | Tehran Time
Concert

Curated by Ata Ebtekar
07:00 PM - 09:00 PM | In Person

Live Events

Lecture

An objective attitude to sound: Acousmatic

Summary

This lecture is entitled the “objective approach to sound: acousmatic”, a trend in electroacoustic music that will transform the entire history of contemporary music.  In this lecture, the purely objective approach to sound, its philosophical and musical system, listening and analysis methods are discussed.

Location: Cage house

Biography

Hossein Mousavi was born in September 1992 and has a master's degree in composition at Tehran University of Arts. He has studied contemporary composition with Nader Mashayekhi and Amin Sharifi, electronic music with Majid Tahriri, and masterclasses with international professors from Harvard University. He has taught in universities such as University of Culture and Arts, Isfahan University of Art. Also, his works were selected in the 6th and 7th Yarava International Festival. Also, among his specialties, we can mention John cage music and philosophy, acousmatic music, and Husserl's phenomenological philosophy.

Talk

Experiences in Working with Electronics
Farzia Fallah & Helen Bledsoe

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP1wAaPUlbA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8odHiLayVdo

 

Live on Instagram
Monday September 09, 2024 | 10:30 PM Tehran Time

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Biography

Helen Bledsoe

Helen Bledsoe is a flutist, ensemble member, teacher, improviser, writer, and composer of electronic works. Based in Cologne, she has been a member of Ensemble Musikfabrik since 1997. Currently, she is external artist consultant in AI-based creative and performance practices for the research group “Creatie” at the Royal Academy in Antwerp, coach for  Studio Musikfabrik and the European Contemporary Music Workshop (Warsaw), guest faculty for the Lucerne Festival Academy, and guest professor for the academic years 2022 – 2024 at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music in Riga. She won first prize at the International Gaudeamus Interpreters Competition after receiving her Artist Diploma with Harrie Starreveld at the conservatory in Amsterdam. Her earlier studies were completed at the University of Pittsburgh and Indiana University. At the moment she is dedicated to bringing works that combine improvisation with accessible electronics to audiences, both as a performer and a composer.

Farzia Fallah

Farzia Fallah studied Electronics and Signal Processing at the Sharif University of Technology while simultaneously having composition lessons with Alireza Mashayekhi and piano lessons with Ali Gorji and Farimah Ghavamsadri. Later she studied composition with Younghi Pagh-Paan, Jörg Birkenkötter and Johannes Schöllhorn in Germany. She is currently based in Cologne, working internationally with various ensembles, orchestras and musicians. In 2023 she received the Heidelberger Künstlerinnenpreis as well as GEMA Award  Deutsche Musikautor*innenpreis – Nachwuchs. A portrait CD of her has been released recently by WERGO in cooperation with Edition Zeitgenössische Musik. 

www.farziafallah.com

Concert

Curated by Ata Ebtekar 

Location: Music Museum

Summary

Ata ‘Sote’ Ebtekar curates an evening of experimental electronic and electro-acoustic music with artists from his label ‘Zabte Sote’.

Zabte Sote’s Instagram: /zabte_sote

Website : https://zabtesote.bandcamp.com

Biography

Ata 'Sote' Ebtekar is an electronic music composer and sound artist based in Tehran, Iran. His wide-ranging love of rich sounds and textures is embodied in diverse paths such as hardcore club sounds, collaborations that straddle (traditional) acoustic and electronic instrumentation, and solo experimental electronics – making Ebtekar equally at home in concert halls, galleries, or clubs. Ebtekar’s compositions and installations weave expansive sonic tales that exhibit a strong engagement with electro-acoustic techniques, sound design, microtonal systems, and polyrhythmic motifs.

Biography

Born in Tehran, Iran in 1984, learned to love music from the songs played on the family tape recorder. He credits his parents' musical taste for nurturing his passion for music. In 2012, he co-founded the rock band "Dast Saaz" with friends, aiming to blend Iranian and Western music. Later, in 2014, he and Arash Bolouri formed the "Baad" band, exploring the blending of Western and traditional Iranian music. Throughout his journey, Pashaei has dynamically collaborated with theatrical troupes, filmmakers, and animators, crafting sonic landscapes that amplified the visual narratives of their productions. Arash Bolouri is a visual artist and musician from Iran. Born and raised in Tehran. Bolouri is an active member of Tehran's music community, performing and teaching the Santour(Persian Dulcimer) for over a decade, as well as composing and performing for various projects and ensembles. Arash Bolouri is a visual artist and musician from Iran. Born and raised in Tehran. Bolouri is an active member of Tehran's music community, performing and teaching the Santour(Persian Dulcimer) for over a decade, as well as composing and performing for various projects and ensembles.

Summary

Encounter: Memories in sound, uncovering seven chapters of life from Iran.

Summary

Machine verses; it regenerates rhythms and rhymes based on a robāʿī (quatrain) by Onṣorī (10th-11th century) and a qaṣīdeh (ode) by Khāqānī (12th century); two of the most iconic and influential Persian poets between 10th to 12th centuries. 
The process includes: 
Metadata (cadence, rhythm, rhyme, accent) analysis and recording verses. Making MIDI clips out of the poems. 
Sound synthesis based on the recorded voice as the source material. Letting the machine learn poetry.

Biography

Kaveh Sattari aka kāve is a Tehran based electronic music composer, sound artist and mastering engineer. His album Machine Learning Poetry was released by Zabte Sote in 2023. He is also working with Zabte Sote as a mastering engineer. His Rework / Remix of Holy Error by Ata Sote Ebtekar was voted one of three winners of the Ableton Remix Competition in 2018, and his single Decays and LFOs was nominated for the finale of Sound cinema Düsseldorf in 2022. His sound installation Garmabe Synthesis was presented in Tehran (2019) and Bonn, Germany (2021) as a part of sonotopia - sonic explorers a project by Bonn Hoeren.

Biography

Babak Ikani, a 21-year-old artist and technologist, is deeply immersed in sound and visual design. Beginning his journey into programming and digital arts at the age of 15, he now creates innovative audio-visual experiences with remarkable precision and creativity. Babak uses custom-built sound engines, generating sound through complex mathematical calculations and advanced signal processing techniques. By combining data-driven processes with his technical expertise, he crafts immersive works that seamlessly blend sound and visuals, exploring the frontiers of digital art with a unique fusion of science and creativity.

Summary

In *Nebulous Resonances*, sounds float like nebulous clouds in an auditory space, continuously shifting and appearing unpredictably. These sound clouds embody the uncertainty and dynamism of human experiences. This project explores and uncovers these elusive and transformative changes, guiding the listener to a deeper understanding of the hidden and ambiguous nature of sound and auditory experiences. Ikani has developed a custom system that allows for the real-time creation of sounds, enabling the listener to engage with each new moment of auditory experience and to explore the unseen and complex dimensions of the sonic world.