WET SOUNDS - open call for Audio work for underwater festival

WET SOUNDS 2008
Open call for proposals for audio content for a unique underwater sound festival touring nationwide in the UK and future festivals.

>>>Setting<<
Speakers will be placed underwater and the audience will float around ears submerged immersed in sound. Sound travels 4 times faster in water and is heard omniponically. Although we will have 2 channels playing back, the stereo effect is lost and is perceived as a dynamic variation and not as directionality.

The listeners are immersed in sound and perceive sound through their bones as well as through the ears. The sound is heard more intimately.

>>>Criteria<<
The Call for Proposals will be mainly looking for sounds which depict undersea life/ human interaction with water/ sounds which immerse the listener / abstract electronica/ electro-acoustica

** Audio work is to be of any duration over 5 minutes and under 20 minutes

Deadline: 5pm 12st May 2008 [postmarked]
Successful applicants will be notified by 1st June 2008

Guidelines and application form are available on www.newtoy.org/wetsounds.swf

Post a hardcopy of the filled application form and an audio CD to:

Wet Sounds211
Dalston Lane
London E8 1HL
United Kingdom

Or Email the filled application form with a link to your audio files[.wav/.aif 44.1khz 16bit at least] to: wetsounds@newtoy.org

>>>Successful applicants<<
- The work will be collected and played at future tours of Wet Sounds; by submitting work you are permitting Newtoy Ltd. to use your work for playback at any Wet Sounds performances nationally and internationally.
- A booklet will be produced and distributed at venues displaying info on all participating artists. The same info and links will be displayed on the website as well.
- You will get two tickets to one of the dates in the tour.
- You will receive a two for one dive introduction voucher with PADI diving school and a chance to win a free diving course.