ME'DI.ATE Art Group http://www.me-di-ate.net A San Francisco not-for-profit, artist-run organization Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:09:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=600 en hourly 1 You’re Invited to (c)elebrate! A ME’DI.ATE Holiday Party & Fundraiser http://www.me-di-ate.net/celebrate/ http://www.me-di-ate.net/celebrate/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:33:23 +0000 Alan So http://www.me-di-ate.net/?p=1885 ]]>
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(c)elebrate!
a ME’DI.ATE holiday celebration of sound, silent auction & cheer supporting our 5th season of the Soundwave Festival in 2012
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Intersection for the Arts
Chronicle Building
925 Mission Street (@ 5th), Suite 109
Friday, December 9, 2011
6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Silent Auction Ends at 9:00pm
Free Admission
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Come party with ME’D1ATE at our new HQ as we (c)elebrate a major milestone in our 13 year history: our incorporation as a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization! We want to (c)elebrate YOU, our supporters over the years, that enabled us to build this sustainable future for our organization and reach more audiences with our innovative work. We are excited to be sharing our new home with you!
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And to (c)elebrate the holidays and the upcoming Soundwave ((5)) Humanities festival, San Francisco’s Innovative Arts Biennial, we are holding a silent art auction in support of our fifth season next summer. Pickup a unique present or two for yourself or your loved ones! With drinks, cocktails to satisfy our holiday thirst, small nibbles and sounds of DJ Luc Meier, Danimals, & Jeff Ray. ME’D1.ATE has a lot to (c)elebrate, including all of our members, supporters, and audiences over the years, so please spread the word to friends and family.
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Silent Auction
Bidding in the silent auction is easy. Come by for happy hour drinks and register early at 6:30pm and get first dibs to bid on art by incredible artists! Or come by after dinner at 8:30pm to start a final bidding war. Last name standing wins at 9pm! We process all transactions event night with cash, credit card and checks. Stay till the end and take your new art home that night or we can contact you are the winner and arrange for pickup at a later date.
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All proceeds go towards the creation of the Soundwave ((5)) Festival scheduled for the summer of 2012. Other monetary donations can be made at the event (fully-tax-deductible) or through Soundwave’s Kickstarter website (coming soon!).
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Sponsored by Paulding & Co, Lagunitas Brewing Co, and Intersection for the Arts.

]]> http://www.me-di-ate.net/celebrate/feed/ 0 The Sound of Battery Townsley Teaser Trailer http://www.me-di-ate.net/the-sound-of-battery-townsley-teaser-trailer/ http://www.me-di-ate.net/the-sound-of-battery-townsley-teaser-trailer/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:15:41 +0000 Alan So http://www.me-di-ate.net/?p=1870

]]> http://www.me-di-ate.net/the-sound-of-battery-townsley-teaser-trailer/feed/ 0 Call for Proposals: Soundwave ((5)) Humanities http://www.me-di-ate.net/call-for-proposals-soundwave-5-humanities/ http://www.me-di-ate.net/call-for-proposals-soundwave-5-humanities/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:03:58 +0000 Alan So http://www.me-di-ate.net/?p=1834 Deadline: October 10, 2011 - The next season of Soundwave will explore our sonic connections to the human condition. For HUMANITIES, Soundwave seeks artists, composers and musicians to investigate our human experience, and examine the future of our human constructs, cultures and rituals through sound. From Season 4’s outward examination of the environment to Season 5’s inward reflection of our own being and existence, the 2012 festival attempts to voice what makes us human in the backdrop of the MesoAmerican Long Count Calendar “Rebirth” and the ensuing mythologies and theories.]]> The next season of Soundwave will explore our sonic connections to the human condition. For HUMANITIES, Soundwave seeks artists, composers and musicians to investigate our human experience, and examine the future of our human constructs, cultures and rituals through sound.

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From Season 4’s outward examination of the environment to Season 5’s inward reflection of our own being and existence, the 2012 festival attempts to voice what makes us human in the backdrop of the MesoAmerican Long Count Calendar “Rebirth” and the ensuing mythologies and theories.

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Soundwave seeks experience-driven performances that reinterpret the connections between sound and our human experience through its instrumentation, concept, visual collaboration, installation, audience interaction, or production by local and international sound and media artists, technologists, designers, musicians, and composers.

the questions

How can the human body, mind and spirit affect sound? What are the future sonic traditions of our cultures (ethnic, social, community)? How will technology affect our humanity and our sonic experience and traditions? What does it means to be human? (How we live, where we come from, how we think, and how we construct existence (physical, emotional, spiritual)). How will we construct our humanness (ideas about higher power/purpose, myths, legends, cultures and traditions, human consciousness, metaphysical constructs, human identity, human exchange, and our relation to the world)? How do we measure existence now and in the future? What does evolution look like/sound like for the self, body, mind/intellect, and the world?

concepts to consider

electric body impulses; mind-manipulated sound technologies and recordings; body sonics; body instrumentation; brain waves to soundwaves; re-imaginations of ritual acoustics, spiritual, cultural, social acoustics, sonic legends, myths, folklore and fables; new concepts of the Griots, Bards, & Minstrals; hybridized traditions/cultures; imagined utopias; evolutions, regeneration, rebirth, and revolutions; how the world came to be in present form/ future form; supernatural heroes, gods, shamans; magic, illusions and faith; re-imagination and re-interpretations of existence; regenerations and cycles of life; re-interpretation of the home/soul/heart; new ways of experiencing human instinct and desire; human-enabled sonic technologies; dance collaborations, film collaborations, theatrics, and other artist imaginations.

season 5 mission

HUMANITIES hopes to engage artists and audiences with new voices exploring / celebrating / challenging human existence, and re-inventing a world of human possibility. It hopes to inspire thought and action while showcasing sound’s inherent connection to our physical and spiritual bodies and innovative artistic voices for the ‘rebirth’ of our humanity.

important dates

Open Call Deadline: October 10 2011
Artist Notification: November 2011
Artist Performance Development: Jan-June 2012
Performance Dates: July through Sept 2012

festival details

Dates and Venues: Soundwave will take place on various dates between July and September 2012 at various venues in San Francisco. We work with the invited artist to schedule available dates, as well as venues appropriate for their work. Typically, specific dates and venues are confirmed three months in advance.

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Artist Fees: Fees to performing artists are modest. Amount is dependent on grant awards and fundraising currently in process. Typically, fees are confirmed three months in advance of performance date.

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Accommodations: We are unable to offer accommodation fees for international artists and American artists outside of the Bay Area. We can offer housing, with limited availability, in private homes of friendly and enthusiastic friends of Soundwave to sleep and store belongings.

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Travel: We invite all artists to submit proposals, but we are unable to offer financial assistance to cover travel costs for those outside the Bay Area. We ask our international artists and American artists outside of the Bay Area to apply for travel funding through their national arts councils and private foundations in their home country (ie. Canadian Artists – Canada Council for the Arts). We will need to be notified of your travel award or notification of self-travel by March 01, 2012 or the invitation will be rescinded. We do occasionally apply for grants specifically for our International artists and American artists outside the Bay Area. Artists that apply early will have better access to these grants. These grants, however, would not be enough to offset travel and accommodation costs, so we encourage those to continue to apply for travel grants.

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Jury: A curatorial committee made up of MEDIATE directors and creative professionals from diverse sonic and artistic backgrounds will rigorously jury proposals based on congruity of theme, ingenuity of project, diversity of artists’ perspective, and feasibility of production.

proposal guidelines

All proposals MUST include:

  • Your artistic resume and website (including past performances, exhibitions, commissions, discography, videography)
  • A concise project description limited to 500 words. Indicate whether this is a completed project, a work-in-progress or yet to be realized, as well as, the performance duration of your work (most performances are limited to 20-30 minutes long with merited exceptions). Please indicated if it is time specific so we may have the ability to accommodate. Supply dates of availability for performance in San Francisco, if any.
  • 3 past works you wish to showcase in support of your proposal (documentation in the form of recordings, images, video, etc.)
  • A detailed list of your technical needs and space requirements
  • A 100-200 word typed bio of quality for publication in press materials
  • High resolution photograph(s) of yourself, your group and/or your work for press materials. Digital images must be a minimum of 8X10 at 300 dpi. In Jpeg or Tiff format with the extension attached (.jpg or .tif). Do not embed photographs in Word or any other program.
  • Any support materials such as press articles, CDs, MP3s, videos, documentation, diagrams that will strengthen and enhance your proposal.
  • Artists outside Bay Area/International Artists: MUST also provide information of how they will fund their travel (specify self-travel or application to travel grants), and whether they can attend in the event travel assistance is unsuccessful. Your ability to be self-sufficient in travel is favorable, however it will not strengthen/weaken the merits of your proposal.

how to submit

Email: submissions@me-di-ate.net (DO NOT send image, audio or text attachments the email over 5MB. We prefer you providing links to these supporting materials and hi-res pictures. Alternately, these materials can be mailed to the address below.
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Mail: MEDIATE, P.O. Box 170305, San Francisco, CA, 94117-0305, USA

about soundwave

Soundwave is MEDIATE’s acclaimed biennial festival of innovative sound, art and music. Soundwave is a multi-venue and multi-date sound performance series happening over the span of two months every two years in San Francisco USA. Each season investigates a new idea in sound and invites diverse multidisciplinary artists and musicians to explore the season’s theme in new and innovative directions. Soundwave has completed four successful seasons: Season 4’s GREEN SOUND in 2010, Season 3’s MOVE>SOUND in 2008, Season 2’s SURROUND>SOUND in 2006 and Season 1’s FREE>SOUND in 2004. Created by MEDIATE founder and artistic director Alan So, Soundwave explores the boundaries of how we see sound, language and music. It is a project dedicated to challenge and inspire artists and audiences to look deeper into the sound medium and discover new connections to sound making and the sound experience. Soundwave was awarded Best Sound Sculptures – Future Classic by San Francisco Magazine’s BEST of 2007 issue. It has been featured on SPARK*, KQED’s (PBS) television arts show and Educator Guide on Experimental Music, SF Weekly, SF Chronicle, BBC Radio 3 (UK), San Francisco Bay Guardian, 7×7 Magazine, SFist, WNYC Public Radio, ResonanceFM (UK), KUSF, KALX, KPFA, amongst others.

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“Soundwave has sought to make irrelevant the typical distinctions between artist, musician, audience, stage, and venue… idiosyncratic performances that are challenging, charming, magical, assaultive, and (as is always the case with really sweet sound art) deeply personal for everyone present.” – Frances Reade, SF Weekly
“It’s an artistic and exploratory experience for your senses that will open your eyes and your mind.” – Nitevibe

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Project Website: www.projectsoundwave.com
Organization Website: www.me-di-ate.net
Inquiries and Questions: connect@me-di-ate.net

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PLAYBACK is a series that showcase some of our most acclaimed events and raise funds for ME’DI.ATE, our newly incorporated non-profit arts organization. This fundraising drive hopes to raise $10,000 by October 1st to help us continue to support artists and create innovative exhibitions and events, including our biennial Soundwave Festival. PLAYBACK is presented in partnership with City Sightseeing San Francisco, National Park Service, ARUP, Million Fishes, Lagunitas Brewing Co. and Everybody Bikes and curated by Alan So and Jorge Bachmann.

September 23 & 24: PLAYBACK > SoundLab

Location: Arup, 560 Mission Street (at 2nd), San Francisco

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Friday Sept 23: Showtimes: 7:30p, 8:15p, 9:00p, 9:45p sharp!
Battery Townsley: Jacob Felix Heule (drums) & Kanoko Nishi (koto)
Battery Townsley: Gregg Kowalsky (tape)
Special Composition: HoraFlora & Shane Myrbeck

Sat Sept 24: Showtimes: 7:30p, 8:15p, 9:00p, 9:45p sharp!
Battery Townsley: Danny Paul Grody (guitar/voice)
Unweathered Embers: Myrmyr (20 vocalists and musicians)
Special Composition: [ruidobello]: Bees
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Limited 6 people per show. Arrive 30 minutes before your scheduled showtime as event is in a high-security office building with security processing to enter.  Latecomers cannot be allowed inside the SoundLab once the program has started. No refunds or exchanges can be given to latecomers.


SoundLab is an immersive, full-sphere ambisonics listening chamber designed by the acoustic group at ARUP that recreates an sonic environment true to real life situations. On September 23, sound artists HoraFlora & Shane Myrbeck explore the depths of perception by developing fictionalized sonic environments using experimental techniques to create, manipulate and spatialize sound. SoundLab also recreates excerpts of the stunning performances at Battery Townsley by Gregg Kowalsky, and Jacob Felix Heule & Kanoko Nishi from last season’s Soundwave ((4)). On September 24, sound artist [ruidobello] creates a special ambisonic composition featuring field recordings of bees while SoundLab recreates excerpts of the stunning performances at Battery Townsley by Danny Paul Grody, and St. Mark’s Lutheran Church by Myrmyr and 20 vocalists and musicians from last season’s Soundwave ((4)).

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Past Events

August 7: PLAYBACK > Battery Townsley

Time: Arrive by 5:30p, Showtime at 6:00p
Location: Battery Townsley, Fort Cronkhite (off Rodeo Beach), Marin Headlands
Transport from/to SF: Email playback@me-di-ate.net if you can carpool or need carpooling to/from San Francisco.
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Limited attendance for safety and preservation of site. Arrive by 5:30p as there is a 20-minute uphill hike to performance site.  Please bring warm clothes and blankets and proper shoe attire as the site can be chilly, windy and foggy even on sunny days. No refunds or exchanges can be given to latecomers.

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Introduced in 2010 at Soundwave ((4)), Battery Townsley explored the extreme resonances inside and around this historic WWII harbor fortification overlooking the ocean in the hills of the Marin Headlands. August 7 features performances by electroacoustic duo Date Palms w/ Trevor Montgomery (acoustic bass) & Michael Elrod (tanpura), vocal dance ensemble M.Mara Ann’s Sugar Pine Tesla, and composer/sound artist Edward Schocker (glass/sho) w/ Adam Fong (double bass), Suki O’Kane (bass drum), and Taka Oda (voice).

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DATE PALMS W/ TREVOR MONTGOMERY & MICHAEL ELROD
Oakland-based duo Gregg Kowalsky and Marielle Jakobsons create a site-specific performance in the Battery’s gunwell with Trevor Montgomery (acoustic bass) and Michael Elrod (tanpura). They share internationally-spanning solo careers as creative practitioners with a solid foundation in drone music composition and performance. However, it is a mutual love for classical Indian music and Bitches Brew that resulted in their psychedelic, trance-inducing collaboration known as Date Palms. Their music has been called “a strange, yet fantastic fusing of Eastern style raga drones, and hypnotic Spacemen 3 style bass buzz, almost like some sort of slowcore, spacerock, dronedrift that is abstract and minimal.”

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M. MARA-ANN’S SUGAR PINE TESLA
Sugar Pine Tesla is M. Mara-Ann’s newest composition for voice and movement, featuring Sarah-Elena Palmer (voice), Julie Binkley (dance), Caroline Penwarden (voice), Sonsherée Giles (dance), Jen Harper (voice), Vanessa Beggs-Skacel (voice), Alexa Hall (voice), M. Mara-Ann (voice). Sugar Pine Tesla will activate the sonic, visual and constructive aspects of the concrete and steel structure to generate an aural and visual surround sound, multi-directional, moving, shifting, reverberating intermedia work. M. Mara Ann is a vocalist, writer and performance artist that employs improvised music, dance, text, video and theater to explore topics of the environment and currently producing the intermedia performance series ‘The Containment Scenario Project’.

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EDWARD SCHOCKER
In the bellies of the battery fortification, composer Edward Schocker creates a resonant performance with glass and sho (Japanese wind instrument), featuring musicians Adam Fong (double bass), Suki O’Kane (bass drum) and Taka Oda (voice). Schocker’s work is a unique mixture of alternate tuning systems and unique instruments, combined with theater/opera. He has collaborated with many dancers, artists and writers and his music has been performed in numerous countries throughout the world.

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Saturday, July 30: PLAYBACK > AudioBus: Christopher Willits

Sundown Tour: 7:30p Check-in, 7:45p Boarding, 8:00p Departure
Night Tour: 8:30p Check-in, 8:45p Boarding, 9:00p Departure
Route: Golden Gate Park/Ocean Beach
Bus Station: Everybody Bikes, 1288 15th Avenue (at Irving)
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Limited to 50 people per tour. Arrive at bus station at least 30 minutes before departure time for check-in processing. Purchased seats will be given to standbys 10 minutes before departure. No refunds or exchanges can be given to latecomers.

Christopher Willits guides you through the wonderland of  Golden Gate Park onto Ocean Beach as he performs with dreamy vibrations and electric reverberations. Willits occupies a unique corner of the electronic-art-music universe—releasing 20 albums in 10 years—solo and in collaboration with artists including Ryuichi Sakamoto, Matmos, Zach Hill, and Taylor Deupree. Created in 2008 at Soundwave ((3)), AudioBus is a moving live concert venue on an open-top double decker bus, giving audiences an adventurous sonic experience. Musicians create their own San Francisco route and perform live scores to the scenery moving past them. Double-decker buses are vintage UK-imported open-top biodiesel buses with installed Sennheiser headphones provided for audiences. Sponsored in part by CitySightseeing San Francisco.

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Friday, July 29: PLAYBACK > AudioBus: The Genie

Sundown Tour: 7:30p Check-in, 7:45p Boarding, 8:00p Departure
Night Tour: 8:30p Check-in, 8:45p Boarding, 9:00p Departure
Route: The Mission District
Bus Station: Million Fishes, 2501 Bryant Street (at 23rd)
Limited to 50 people per tour. Arrive at bus station at least 30 minutes before departure time for check-in processing. Purchased seats will be given to standbys 10 minutes before departure. No refunds or exchanges can be given to latecomers.
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The Genie takes you on a tour past stunning murals and colorful sights of The Mission District while performing live on his own innovative brand of music featuring live looping, slide guitar, beatboxing, and unconventional syncopation. The Genie is a musical pioneer best known for his ’scratch guitar’ shows and one of the best live loopers in the world, featured on Current TV  and Guitar Magazine. Created in 2008 at Soundwave ((3)), AudioBus is a moving live concert venue on an open-top double decker bus, giving audiences an adventurous sonic experience. Musicians create their own San Francisco route and perform live scores to the scenery moving past them. Double-decker buses are vintage UK-imported open-top biodiesel buses with installed Sennheiser headphones provided for audiences. Sponsored in part by CitySightseeing San Francisco.

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Raffle!

Everybody loves a raffle! We will be raffling off some great prizes from artworks from artists to gifts from our community supporters. Many chances to win while supporting our $10,000 Goal! Win prize packages worth up to $200 for a mere $5!

Details: http://www.me-di-ate.net/playback-raffle-extravaganza/

Donate!

Can’t attend the events? You can still support MEDIATE with a fully tax-deductible donation. Help us reach our $10,000 Goal! Donate now

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Tickets: One for $5, 3 for $10 ($3.33/ticket) or 10 for $25 ($2.50/ticket). Need not attend event to win. Winners will be contacted by phone or email if not in attendance. If you did not input your contact upon checkout please email contact info to playback@me-di-ate.net
Raffle Tickets

Congratulations to all the winners! Prizes were given away during our PLAYBACK summer. 24 prizes were won worth more than $2000!

July 29 Winning Drawings

Williams-Sonoma Cookbook Set: New Flavors for Vegetables & Mitsitam Cafe Cookbook ($50 Value)
WINNER: JIM OERTHER

Mocky SmartCase
Sports Basement $50 Gift Certificate ($75 Value)
WINNER: ROBIN DEE

CentralWorks 2011 2-Show Season Subscriptions for Two ($80 Value) 
WINNER: DANIEL LEU

The Lab One-Year Memberships for Two ($100 Value) 
WINNER: KAREN HUI

July 30 Winning Drawings

de Young Museum Passes for Two to Picasso
Legion of Honor Passes for Two to Dutch and Flemish Masterworks (Value: $82)
WINNER: KAREN LARSEN

Williams-Sonoma Cookbook Set: All Cakes Considered & Great Food Fast ($50 Value)
WINNER: MICHAEL PENZA

B Star Restaurant Gift Certificate (Value:$50)
WINNER: KADET KUHNE 


Odessa Chen 3-CD Music Set ($50 Value)
WINNER: MELISSA DIMALANTA

 

August 7 Winning Drawings

CentralWorks Theater Co. 2011 2-Show Season Passes ($80 Value)
WINNER: JESSICA LOMBARDI

Mocky SmartCase
Sports Basement $50 Gift Certificate ($75 Value)
WINNER: DAVID SWEET

Volti 2011-12 Season Passes for two and CD to  ($200 Value)
WINNER: MELISSA DIMALANTA

 

Date Palms Vinyl Music Set,
M.Mara-Ann’sThe Containment Scenario Book
Thingamajigs Festival Guest Passes ($65 Value)
WINNER: RICHARD CEELY

 

September 23 Winning Drawings

Williams-Sonoma Cookbook Set: Mario Batali Italian Grill, William-Sonoma Pasta, and Braises & Stews ($74 Value)
WINNER: DANIEL LEU

Little Print House Limited Edition Art Print ($50 Value)
WINNER: DARIN LITTLE

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts One-Year Membership Pass  ($65 Value)
WINNER: JOHN MOORE

 


Soundwave Festival 2012 Season Passes for two  ($200 Value)
WINNER: MICHAEL SMITH

 

The Lab One-Year Memberships for Two ($100 Value)
WINNER: DAVID SWEET

 

Williams-Sonoma Kitchen Library Cookbook Set ($60 Value)
WINNER: JESSICA LOMBARDI

 

September 24 Winning Drawings

Soundwave Artist 9-CD Music Pack ($90 Value)
WINNER: MATTHIAS

Soundwave Artist 9-CD Music Pack ($90 Value)
WINNER: CHRIS CARLSSON 

 


Soundwave Festival 2012 Season Passes for two  ($200 Value)
WINNER: CHRIS JERONDEK


Little Print House Limited Edition Art Print ($50 Value)
WINNER: MARGIT PSHICK

Little Print House Limited Edition Art Print ($50 Value)
WINNER: HEATHER VICE

Kenneth Wingard Balustrade Lamp ($158 Value)
WINNER: MINH TA
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Buy Tickets to PLAYBACK

$20 General to $200 Sliding Scale Sponsor Level

Donate to ME’DI.ATE

I can’t come to PLAYBACK but want to make a tax-deductible donation

DONATE

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Why is ME’DI.ATE fundraising now? You didn’t have to raise money before.

Well, actually we did need to. We just never had the means and resources to put on specific events to do it.  For over 10 years, ME’DI.ATE and its projects, such as the Soundwave Festival, existed because it was a labor of love and a strong belief the world needs to experience this inspiring work from these innovative artists. Thousands of hours of volunteer time were poured into developing and presenting exhibitions and events and tens of thousands of dollars were spent of our personal savings to pay for venues, equipment, materials and artists. We are extremely fortunate that you have responded with great enthusiasm to our projects. None of us are wealthy and have multiple jobs just to make ends meet, however, we are now fortunate as a non-profit entity to be able to have a platform to create fundraising events.

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Why not get the money from grants and foundations?

Grant bodies insist on having other means of revenue and public support that shows voracity of our organization and our projects before they will consider giving any money. In other words, without your support, we can’t receive support from grant bodies. While we have been fortunate to have skilled volunteers to write grants and receive grant awards since 2008, most foundations are unable to give you the amount you request, have limits on the amount they can give, restrict where the funds are spent, and/or require you to raise the money elsewhere as well.

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Where does the money go?

The money raised (after fundraising production expenses) will support the development of our innovative programming and keep our non-profit running for another year. This unrestricted funding allows us to use the funds where it is needed the greatest including production, material and equipment needs, office rental, honorariums for artists and staff for their tireless work, office supplies, non-profit government fees,  web hosting and maintenance fees, insurance fees and much more. All this enables us to continue having affordable ticket prices for our 2012 season.

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Why should I become a sponsor?

Due to the intimate nature of our events, even selling out tickets to the PLAYBACK series at the general ticket price of $20 would only raise half of our $10,000 need. If you are able to afford more, please consider becoming a sponsor and receive special gifts and benefits as well as a tax-deduction for your generosity.

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Why does the public need to support ME’DI.ATE? Shouldn’t you be able to survive through ticket sales like any other business?

ME’DI.ATE’s mission is to present new innovative and experiential work as a public benefit to inspire, educate and entertain audiences  with new ideas and support underrepresented artists and musicians from the local and global experimental art and music scene. Like all non-profit arts organizations, its business is not to make money, but provide cultural value to the community. The costs of productions are usually 10x more than prices of tickets and underwritten by grants, public donors and sponsors. We keep ticket prices affordable so everyone, regardless of class, can attend our events.

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If you can’t turn a profit, why not shut it down?

As a non-profit, we are restricted by the government to turn a profit. Every cent must go to the creation and presentation of innovative work. Like most non-profits, and more specifically, art organizations, there is never enough money to truly and effectively support the work that we do. Along with our board, we set reasonable attainable annual budget to guide us what is possible for the year. Every additional funding beyond our budget is marked to enable us to raise artist fees, keep ticket prices low, purchase much need equipment or supplies on our waiting list, or operate another month in our office.

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Why are tickets higher than before?

As a fundraising event, we had to raise prices to enable us a shot at attaining our fundraising goal of $10,000. This will help us keep ticket prices affordable – and lower than these fundraising events – even some free events for our next season in 2012.

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Communications Manager
Development Manager
Documentation Manager
Development and Communication Interns
Production and Documentation Volunteers


Communications Manager

As a Communications Manager, you will be responsible for external communications and event promotions for our organization, which includes our acclaimed Soundwave festival. This position involves independent work with writing, phone calls and emails.
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This includes:
• Writing and Editing Press Releases and Promotional Copy
• Managing and maintaining our websites, email marketing and social networks
• Researching and recommending promotional platforms (print/media/online)
• Posting event listings online/in print
• Managing event promotional material needs and distributions
• Develop and Coordinate interviews/features for artists and staff
• Creating, Writing and organizing electronic/physical press kits
• Researching and developing relationships with journalists and media outlets
• Managing Media lists
• Managing artists promotional requirements
• Help develop marketing plans/programs for exposure of our non-profit and work
• Secondary spokesperson for organization and our programs
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Time Commitment
Monthly commitment 20 hours/month
Available for twice-monthly planning/status meetings
Work is done independently reporting to the Production Director and Executive Director.
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Requirements:
• Passionate about the arts and music
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Computer skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Work with WordPress and Email Marketing programs a plus
• A go-getter with a proactive attitude
• Ability to work collaboratively & independently
• Willingness to commit 20 hours/month
• PR/Festival/event marketing experience a plus
• Requires occasional work during M-F 9-5p to coordinate with companies
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Compensation
This position is on a volunteer basis with a small year–end honorarium (dependent on annual funds raised). We are a growing organization with a long-term commitment to eventually raising enough funds to support our operations, including staff salaries.
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Development Manager

As a Development Manager, you will be responsible for fundraising, sponsorship and development activities for our organization and programming, which includes our acclaimed Soundwave festival. This position involves independent work with writing, phone calls and emails.
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This includes:
• Researching and contacting potential grant opportunities
• Managing Fundraising Schedules
• Writing and Coordinating Funding applications
• Writing and assembling grant application drafts, materials, reports
• Researching and contacting potential sponsorship opportunities
• Managing and coordinating fundraising events
• Communicating with current and potential individual donors, sponsors and grant foundations
• Writing and sending tax-deduction letters to donors
• Creating and assembling sponsorship packages
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Time Commitment
Monthly commitment 16 hours/month
Available for twice-monthly planning/status meetings
Work is done independently reporting to the Production Director and Executive Director.
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Requirements:
• Passionate about the arts and music
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Computer skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• A go-getter with a proactive attitude
• Ability to work collaboratively & independently
• Willingness to commit 16 hours/month
• Grant writing, fundraising and event planning experience a plus
• Requires occasional work during M-F 9-5p to coordinate with companies
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Compensation*
This position is on a volunteer basis with a small year–end honorarium (dependent on annual funds raised). We are a growing organization with a long-term commitment to eventually raising enough funds to support our operations, including staff salaries.
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Documentation Manager

As a Documentation Manager, you will be responsible for the visual recordings and its production from all our public events and exhibitions, which includes our acclaimed Soundwave festival. It will include managing volunteer photographers, editors and videographers, managing video, photo materials and equipment, and distributing/archiving the work. This position involves independent work with writing, phone calls and emails.
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This includes:
• Finding and assembling teams to document shows and exhibitions
• Photographing, videographing and video editing footage from our productions
• Managing documentation equipment supplies
• Developing photo/video direction with artists and Artistic Director
• Posting, distributing, promoting photo galleries and video pieces to our website, Facebook, YouTube and other distribution channels
• Managing, producing and distributing video productions for grants, sponsors
• Managing photographers, videographers, video editors, interns
• Managing and organizing a master archive
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Time Commitment
Monthly commitment 16 hours/month
Available for twice-monthly planning/status meetings
Work is done independently reporting to the Production Director and Executive Director.
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Requirements:
• Passionate about the arts and music
• Photography and digital video skills, knowledge and interests
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Computer skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• A go-getter with a proactive attitude
• Ability to work collaboratively & independently
• Willingness to commit 16 hours/month
• Experience with Video and Photo-editing programs such as Final Cut, Photoshop knowledge preferred
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Compensation*
This position is on a volunteer basis with a small year–end honorarium (dependent on annual funds raised). We are a growing organization with a long-term commitment to eventually raising increasing amount of funds to support our operations, including staff stipends.
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Development and Communication Internships

Interns will have the opportunity to learn how a small growing non-profit art group operates, and support the staff with various tasks related to fundraising, sponsorship and development, and marketing, communications and promotions.
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Development Activities
• Researching potential grant and sponsorship opportunities
• Assist in creating and assembling grant application drafts, materials, reports
• Assist in managing and coordinating fundraising events
• Assist in creating and assembling sponsorship packages
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Communication Activities
• Researching and maintaining on/offline press contacts
• Assist in social media engagements
• Updating Word-press based websites
• Distributing flyers
• Assist in creating promotion packages for press
• Posting event information to online/print calendars
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Time Commitment
Six-Month Internship.
Monthly commitment 16 hours/month
Available for twice-monthly planning/status meetings
Work is done independently reporting to the Development Manager, Communication Manager and/or Executive Director.
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Requirements:
• Passionate about the arts and music
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Computer skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Social Media & Wordpress
• A go-getter with a proactive attitude
• Ability to work collaboratively & independently
• Willingness to commit 16 hours/month
• Grant writing, fundraising, marketing and event planning experience a plus
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Compensation
This position is on a volunteer basis. Certificate of Completion. Time and Work with Executive Director to develop art administration, event planning, fundraising experience. Credit Possibilities for Students.
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Production and Documentation Volunteers

Volunteers are need to staff our public events and productions.
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Production Volunteer Activities
• Help set-up, take-down and clean-up during events
• Help artists with exhibition productions (painting, setups, installations, de-installations)
• Assist during public events in merchandise, food/drink, ushers, safety, answering questions from audience members
• Help distribute flyers and posters and promote events online and on the streets
• Assist staff in archiving, organizing, data entry, etc.
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Documentation Volunteer Activities
• Photographing or Videographing events and exhibitions (personal equipment needed)
• Download photos/videos to Documentation Manager within a couple days from shoot
• Work with Documentation Manager on photo/video direction
• Preping for gallery postings and video production and distribution
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Time Commitment
On event-to-event basis
Work is done reporting to the Event Manager or Documentation Manager.
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Requirements:
• Passionate about the arts and music
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Computer skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Social Media
• A go-getter with a proactive attitude
• Ability to work collaboratively & independently
• Event volunteer and documentation experience a plus
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Compensation
This position is on a volunteer basis.

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]]> http://www.me-di-ate.net/volunteer-opportunities/feed/ 0 ME’DI.ATE Art Group Incorporates as a Non-Profit Organization http://www.me-di-ate.net/medi-ate-art-group-incorporates-as-a-non-profit-organization/ http://www.me-di-ate.net/medi-ate-art-group-incorporates-as-a-non-profit-organization/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 00:23:50 +0000 Alan So http://www.me-di-ate.net/?p=1492 May 16, 2011 – Long-time San Francisco Art Group Restructures to Better Serve Bay Area with Innovative Programming. Its incorporation comes almost 13 years after its founding and a nine year presence in the Bay Area. This new chapter in ME’DI.ATE’s history enables it to better serve the Bay Area, expand its innovative programming, and increase capacity for artists, audiences, and funding opportunities with this new stronger organizational foundation.]]> Long-time San Francisco Art Group Restructures to Better Serve Bay Area with Innovative Programming

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May 16, 2011 – ME’DI.ATE Art Group, best known for the acclaimed arts festival Soundwave, is pleased to announce its incorporation into a California non-profit public benefit organization (501(c)(3) pending). Its incorporation comes almost 13 years after its founding and a nine year presence in the Bay Area. This new chapter in ME’DI.ATE’s history enables it to better serve the Bay Area, expand its innovative programming, and increase capacity for artists, audiences, and funding opportunities with this new stronger organizational foundation.

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ME’DI.ATE has assembled an experienced Board of Directors with backgrounds in creative and business management to guide the organization, and an accomplished Board of Advisors that will help expand its knowledge base, and build more connections between artistic, educational and local communities. Founder Alan So will continue to lead ME’DI.ATE as Executive and Artistic Director and serve as a member of the Board.

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To celebrate and fundraise for our new organization, ME’DI.ATE will be embarking on a series of events late Summer. Subscribe to our email list at www.me-di-ate.net or like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SoundwaveFest for up-to-date programming announcements. Donors can also support our non-profit by going to www.me-di-ate.net/donate

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Tracy Paulding, President
Creator and Director of COOK! culinary programs for young chefs, Paulding & Company, A Creative Kitchen
Jeff Ray, Vice-President
Artist, musician, filmmaker, writer, and activist, Founder & Executive Director of Mission Creek Music & Arts Festival
John Moore, Treasurer
Actor, singer, director, dramaturge, Associate Director at Urban Opera and Artistic Associate of Central Works Theater Company)
Elise Baldwin, Secretary
Intermedia Artist, Audio Director at Electronic Arts
 

Alan So
Founder of MEDIATE Art Group, Creator of the Soundwave Festival
Louis Armstrong
Oceanographer, water resources specialist, Senior Vice President for URS
Maya Stein
Poet, published author, writing teacher, chef, and renegade hair stylist
Luc Meier
Interdisciplinary programs Manager at swissnex San Francisco

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ADVISORY BOARD

Adam Fong, Musician, Associate Director at Other Minds, Co-Founder of Emerging Arts Professionals

Agnes Szelag, Artist & Musician, Course Director at Ex’pressions College for Digital Arts

Andrew Harvill, Facilities Supervisor for the National Center for International Schools

Barry Threw, Cultural Producer and Developer

Christina LaSala, Artist, Department Chair Individualized at California College of the Arts

David Graves, Musician and Composer

E.E. “Chip” Grant IV, Conductor, Founder & Artistic Director of Urban Opera

Edward Schocker, Musician, Co-founder of Thingamajigs

George Ridgely, Castro Street Fair Executive Director, Race Producer for Bay to Breakers 		 
Jessica Resmond, Artist, Co-founder of MEI.collectiv

Josh Wilson, Journalist, Founder of Independent Arts and Media, Newsdesk.org, and The Fabulist

Marielle Jakobsons, Artist & Musician, Audio Artist at Electronic Arts

Odessa Chen, Musician

Patricia Watts, Founder and West Coast Curator of ecoartspace

Raub Roy, Sound Artist

Reenie Charrière, Artist and Arts Educator

Tana Sprague, Sound and Media Artist, and Cultural Producer

Tania Ketenjian, Radio Producer and Journalist, Founder of the [UnObserved]
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