Residency at STEIM

I have been fortunate enough to spend Xmas and NYE this year at STEIM in Amsterdam, where I am collecting recordings for a new piece.

Thanks to everyone at STEIM and Happy New Year!

New Year in Amsterdam by Sam Salem

Lightness

(2011): A stereo acousmatic work.

“…the search for lightness as a reaction to the weight of living.” Italo Calvino

Lightness (2011) by Sam Salem

This miniature was completed in 2011. It uses Manchester as its source.

Residency at Musique et Recherches

Yesterday was the last day of my residency at Musique et Recherches in Ohain, Belgium, where I was fortunate enough to spend almost all of July creating a new work based upon the sounds of Brussels and Ohain, supported by the PRS for Music Foundation and Bliss Trust.

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Cities of Sound / FutureEverything

I’m delighted to announce that Pond Life is being exhibited as part of FutureEverything 2011.

Cities of Sound is an exhibition curated by Chris Swithinbank of the Raise Your Voice Collective.

The exhibition runs from 11th – 15th May at the Kraak Gallery in Manchester.

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Espace du Son

I was fortunate enough to participate in Espace du Son towards the end of 2010, and it was a wonderful experience. I diffused Liaison Mecanique (Bernier), La Mer Bleue (Lotis), Labyrinth (Ratcliffe), Etude Pathetique (Schaeffer) and Forêt Profonde: Forêt furieuse by Francis Dhomont.

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Dead Poets

(2010): A stereo acousmatic work.

1. Central Park (A Conversation with Adam)
2. Last Stop
3. Coney Island, Baby
4. Phone Home / We Were Champions

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To what depths of dark pigment

(2010): A piece for cello and diffused audio.

This piece was created in collaboration with Mauricio Pauly, an instrumental composer based in Manchester.

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Pond Life

(2007- 2011+): An interactive AV work.

Pond Life is an ongoing series of interactive audiovisual installations involving simulated life forms projected into a water tank, created in collaboration with Patrick Sanan.

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