Virtual Sound Museum

Welcome to the Virtual Sound Museum - a series of curations made possible by the 2020 Added Velocity Fund Grant. All curations are centered around a specific theme and include an informational video regarding the concept in question, videos of live performances by artists who engage with the concept, and a video of a discussion between all involved artists / teachers. The performances and discussions occur at live events produced by Sound Museum Collective, and are documented here in their entirety.

winter 2022

IDENTITY & PLACE

Sim explores topics of time, space, & electronic dance raves

within the occupied Lenape land called Philadelphia as it relates to life’s ephemera and our histories.

Local Artists Savan Depaul/Ishtar Sr., Cami-Oh, & Gorpopap collaborate on a live improvisational piece that contemplates space and time

in the queer landscape of the occupied Leni Lenape land called Philadelphia.

January 2022 Artist Talk: process and what it means to be queer electronic musicians in the occupied Lenape land called Philadelphia.

Savan DePaul/Ishtar Sr. , Cami-Oh, GorpoPap, & Sim

Fall 2021

Sound & The Body

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exploring SOUND & THE BODY with Zoe of Thirdspace Somatics

Zoë of Thirdspace Somatics takes us on a journey through the liminal space between our physical and audible worlds.

Installation by Serpentine Bead

Serpentine Bead sets up an interactive sound installation, inviting the audience to throw rocks at two hanging pans and triggering sonic reactions.

Serpentine Bead live performance

Violet Cutler and Ana Woulfe of Serpentine Bead perform in a meditation on the theme of “Sound & The Body”

Street Rat - Sound / Noise / Body pt.I

Street Rat performs in their interactive noise suit in response to the Sound & The Body curatorial concept.

Street Rat - Sound / Noise / Body pt.II

the second half of Street Rat’s performance on Sound, Noise, & the Body

spring 2021

beat making & production

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Beat Making tutorial by Nkozi

Nkozi takes us through the step-by-step process of beat creation on her MPC1000, while discussing the fundamentals of making beats on any device.

TCGBeatz performance

TCGBeatz performs her new original album, on which she did all the production, beat making, and recording.

Artists Talkback with Nkozi and G'tayah of TCGBeatz

Nkozi and G’Tayah discuss their journeys through the music industry, offering insight into their own technical processes & their mindset on prevailing in a musical career path.