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01/12/2020
STEIM’s future is uncertain. After years of budget cuts, our main funders have now decided to no longer support STEIM at all anymore. It is sad, very sad. And it is confusing as well. Some said we were too innovative with our new plans and it was not clear what the outcomes would be, others said we were not innovative anymore. Very confusing, indeed. Anyway… our current funding ends this year, which is less than two months from now.
STEIM, as a formal organisation, will cease to exist, and we are still thinking about different scenarios to keep our ideas and our practices alive. Some of our projects and activities will continue, sometimes on a smaller scale, but typically involving existing partners and hopefully new ones as well. We are dedicated to continue our work, maybe under the same name, maybe under a different one, but definitely building on the ideas that we have been developing recently. It may take a while to figure out a new approach, but we will not give up. If you want to be part of this elusive new journey, let us know… 😉
2020 has been a bad year for so many of us. Covid-19 even prevents us to throw a ‘STEIM is dead. Long live STEIM’ party to thank everyone we have worked with over the years. For now, this is it: a boring couple of paragraphs with the sad news. But the feeling of gratitude towards all our friends and partners is no less sincere.
So… THANK YOU!
04/11/2020
Due to restrictions because of Covid-19 we unfortunately had to cancel the last weekend (5-7 november) of macroTONE #2. On steim.org you can read and see more of this project and the work of Gil Delindro.
Harbour is a Solo Show currently open, coming as the result for STEIM foundation macrotone award. Currently open for the public at the Marineterrein Amsterdam. Schietbaan,…
30/10/2020
For their project ‘Spiegelstem’ Monobanda is working together with STEIM (amongst others) to create ways for children and young people to better cope with agression and feelings of discomfort. This (dutch) video shows how and why we are working on a tool to translate those feelings, expressed in sound (voice), to a visual expression.
English below: Met “Spiegelstem” wil Monobanda een veilige en uitnodigende plek bieden aan kinderen en jongeren met moeilijk verstaanbaar gedrag, om…
17/10/2020
You can now visit the second edition of macroTONE until the 6th of November at Marineterrein Amsterdam. In collaboration with Marineterrein Living Art Lab we present the work of Gil Delindro called 'Harbour'. This work is the second piece in a new series of works that explore the relation between "Industrial and Organic geographies". It departs from detailed sonic recordings of the Amsterdam coastline and its most important harbours. This makes it perfect for macroTONE, which focuses on realizing a sound art work for a specific architecture.
Event: macroTONE #2
Location: Living Art Lab: Marineterrein
Opening hours: 3PM to 6PM (on thursdays, fridays & saturdays)
A short teaser of what to expect of the second edition of macroTONE: sound art works for a specific architecture presented by STEIM in collaboration with Marineterrein…
02/09/2020
The last couple of months STEIM (amongst others) has been working together with Monobanda for their project ‘Spiegelstem’. This work aims to create a safe and playful space for children and young people to better cope with aggression and feelings of discomfort. The goal is to work towards a working prototype as a tool to translate those feelings, expressed in sound (voice), to a visual expression. A very promising research within art, science and education! More can be found on our website https://steim.org/spiegelstem/
05/08/2020
Coming to Amsterdam this weekend? For two more weeks you can visit MacroTONE (on thursdays, fridays & saturdays). A sound art work specially designed for the former shooting range of Marineterrein Amsterdam. Come and visit us between 3PM and 7PM at one of Amsterdams beautiful and historic spots.
The third and last part of our 'Careful Conversations' Podcast series is now online on Soundcloud. (Only in Dutch.)
In this trilogy we talk about what (sound)art can do in the realms of health care and what the task for an artist can be to help improve the quality of life.
Listen on: soundcloud.com/steim
STEIM (the studio for electro-instrumental music) is the only independent live electronic music centre in the world that is exclusively dedicated to the performing arts. For more info: http://steim.or
11/07/2020
Slowdown Amsterdam
Time moves quickly in a city as Amsterdam. Today we invite you to slow down with us and focus simply by listening. The content is relatable to any walk, in any place and can also be virtually taken from home.
Join us at 12:00 o'clock in a collective, yet individual walk. Together with Soundtrackcity we present an audio walk narrated with quarantine city sounds, reflections and music by the bandmembers of The Mystifiers, a representative orchestra, taking you on a journey through Amsterdam.
Join us using the free Soundtrackcity app (download link below). More info can be found on our website: steim.org or the event: Slowdown Amsterdam.
Slowdown Amsterdam Walk Are you ready to listen to the city of Amsterdam in a completely new way? Time moves quickly in a city as Amsterdam. Together with Soundtrackcity and the Mystifiers, we invite you to slow down with us and to focus simply by listening. Slowdown Amsterdam is an audio walk narra...
09/07/2020
Are you ready to listen to the city of Amsterdam in a completely new way? This saturday you can join us (Soundtrackcity, The Mystifiers and Steim) in an audio walk, narrated with quarantine city sounds, reflections and music.
On July 11th at 12:00 we invite you to slow down and focus simply by listening. Put on your walking shoes, step outside, don’t forget your headphones, press play, and join us in a collective, yet individual walk. The content is relatable to any walk, in any place and can also be virtually taken from home.
Slowdown, take a walk and listen to the city as you never did before...
Check Slowdown Amsterdam to join in.
Livestream:
Amsterdam under lockdown suddenly sounded very different. How did the city residents experience this? Who is allowed to make noise and who isn't?
29/06/2020
During his residency at STEIM, Daniel Maalman researches the sound characteristics of materials and the different ways in which these materials can be played. He developed 8TET1, a standalone installation for the microTONE collection at STEIM. This paved the way for 21TET1. The second working prototype for The Foundscape Orchestra: a series of instruments based on the sound of materials. Learn more on our website: https://steim.org/residency-daniel-maalman/
22/04/2020
Second call for sound art professionals!
Steim Amsterdam invites sound artists (professionals) to participate in macroTONE. After our first open call a special committee selected two entries: the sound art works of Geert-Jan Hobijn and Radboud Mens. Together with Marineterrein Amsterdam we are looking at the possibilities to continue as planned which means we hope to show these works in june. The works for this second open call will be shown in september.
Find all the specs and submissions details on our website: steim.org
Wees de eerste die het weet en laat ons u een e-mail sturen wanneer Steim nieuws en promoties plaatst. Uw e-mailadres wordt niet voor andere doeleinden gebruikt en u kunt zich op elk gewenst moment afmelden.
STEIM is a ‘network laboratory’ for experiments in sound art and electronic live performance. Since 1969, STEIM has been a hotspot for an international community of composers, musicians, visual artists and scientists. Even though technology has always played an important role in STEIM’s activities, the focus has always been on artistic results and value. The value of a new electronic instrument lies ultimately in its effect on performance, the meaning of sound art lies in the experience of the artwork.
STEIM collaborates with artists and other professionals to investigate the boundaries between art, technology, and society. Currently, STEIM’s research agenda is focussed on different contexts for music and sound: relationships with physical space, music and sound in (dys)functional objects, and the role of sound and music in other sectors in society.
STEIM coaches artists who work on their own projects and provides studios, a software and a hardware workshop, and a guesthouse for resident artists. STEIM also exhibits sound art on its own premises and in collaboration with different venues, using the brand name TONE. The sound art exhibition is called homeTONE and can be visited on request.
STEIM’s ambition is to connect many different networks of artists, makers, scientists, students, and cultural and scientific institutions. STEIM offers a Master’s Degree in ‘Instruments and Interfaces’ in collaboration with the Royal Conservatory in the Hague, and provides educational services to art schools and conservatories like the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht, the Conservatory of Amsterdam and the TU/Eindhoven. STEIM works closely with the Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ in Amsterdam and with organisations like Sonic Acts, FIBER, and TodaysArt as presentation partners for performance and sound art experiments.
STEIM’s formal procedure for artists who are interested in a residency is as follows: write us an email (knock(at)steim(dot)nl) with your plans or ideas and we will get back to you.
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STEIM is een netwerklab waarin experiment en onderzoek rondom muzikaliteit centraal staat.
STEIM bedient muziekprofessionals die al geruime tijd hun vakmanschap in de praktijk bewezen hebben beproefd, bewezen hoge kwaliteit weten te leveren en toe zijn aan nieuwe contexten om de verworven vakmatige vaardigheden te bevragen, te ontwikkelen, of op onverwachte wijze in te zetten.
STEIM biedt daarvoor verschillende contexten, van kunst en cultuur tot zorg of veiligheid. STEIM gaat binnen iedere context op zoek naar ‘probleemeigenaren’ die een duidelijke behoefte hebben aan een vernieuwend perspectief en daarvoor experiment en onderzoek aan willen gaan als een verrijking van kansen en mogelijkheden. Het perspectief wat STEIM in deze contexten biedt, is het artistieke perspectief: het vermogen om speels, nieuwsgierig en soms dwars op zoek te gaan naar schoonheid met de nodige verbeeldingskracht.
Tegelijkertijd ziet STEIM dat binnen deze contexten muzikaliteit niet op zichzelf staat – het verbindt zich nadrukkelijk met aangrenzende disciplines, waaronder die van productontwerp en architectuur. Zo werken we vanuit een kern die gericht is geluidskunst, waarin experimenteren met muzikale vorm vanuit nieuwsgierigheid centraal staat, via toepassingen en beleving in architectuur en produktontwerpen, naar nieuwe manieren van omgaan met betekenis in andere sectoren van de samenleving.
Het bijeenbrengen van de vakmatige vaardigheden van deze disciplines is het startpunt: practices worden met elkaar verbonden en verrijken elkaar. Daarbij wordt de vorm van de discipline eerst losgelaten, om tot de kern van de vakmatige competenties in relatie tot het voorgestelde probleem te komen; dat is vaak het domein van waarden en betekenis. Vanuit daar wordt toegewerkt naar resultaten.
Omdat STEIM staat voor experiment en onderzoek, betekent dit dat er procesgericht wordt gewerkt. Dat houdt in dat binnen projecten op voorhand het resultaat nog niet bekend is. Wellicht komt er een sonisch object uit, een reeks aan aanbevelingen, of een bewustwordingsworkshop. Dat maakt nu juist dat je via STEIM verrassende uitkomsten mag verwachten.
STEIM is de nadrukkelijke verbinder van deze muziekprofessionals, aangrenzende disciplines en de stakeholders uit bovengenoemde contexten, faciliteert het experiment en onderzoek, en begeleidt deze trajecten.
De kennis die STEIM opdoet uit deze projecten, deelt zij met het vakgebied, via haar website, onderzoeksgroepen en symposia, om zo voortdurend verdere ontwikkeling van het vakgebied te stimuleren en nieuwe perspectieven rondom muzikaliteit, aan te jagen. Ook vertaalt STEIM dit terug naar het onderwijs, waaronder bij Muziek & Technologie (HKU) en Sonologie (Den Haag).
STEIM werkt dan ook met partners in verschillende domeinen: van kunstenaars en kunstopleidingen tot professionals en organisaties in zorg of veiligheid, in wisselende teams. STEIM is veel meer dan de mensen die formeel in dienst zijn van de stichting—partners waarmee we samenwerken zijn ook deel van STEIM. Om deze processen te faciliteren biedt STEIM makers inhoudelijke en technische begeleiding, werkruimtes, presentatieruimtes en een guesthouse-faciliteit.
