Hey y'all! It's summer in Boulder and it feels like paradise. What a great place to be!
We just had our summer solstice Gemini party over the weekend and it was a beautiful inspiring heart-opening gratifying crazy adventurous time. Thanks to everyone that came and made it an unforgettable party! I think my friend Michael said it best: "We gosh darn wove ourselves thick between those branches and across that clearing."
Last month I was lucky enough to attend the 10th anniversary of the Mutek festival in Montreal, along with a crew of other Communikey friends. Whew! I'm still processing that one! I got to see so many brilliant pioneers and veterans of the electronic music and visual art world. Only a month after the CMKY festival, I think I speak for everyone who was there when I say that we are moving forward to next year's festival with a great amount of creativity and inspiration.
One of the best features of Mutek was the ICAS panel (International Cities for Advanced Sound & Related Arts), aptly named 'The New World Order: Re-Deploying Digital Culture in North America." It featured our very own Kate Lesta, representing Communikey, alongside Alain Mongeau (director of Mutek), Malcolm Levy (New Forms Festival, Vancouver), Bryan Kasenic (Beyond Booking, NYC), Sean Horton (Decibel Festival, Seattle), and Susan Langan (Grey Area Foundation for the Arts, San Francisco). From the Mutek website: "[T]here’s a new network slowly forming that shows promise and could be a signpost of change. This panel assembles North America's new decision-makers to discuss the issues and possibilities for electronic music and digital culture in the New World, emphasizing the power of collectivity, networks and imagination." The massive turnout for this panel was a great indicator of what the panel was actually about: we're building a whole community of people who have similar visions of what we can do with electronic art in North (and South) America. Communikey is just one group among many who are moving in the same direction. Wow!! It's an exciting time to be a part of this!!
But back to the present... Communikey is having a yard sale fundraiser this weekend! It's gonna be a hootenany, with music from our friendly CMKY djs, food & drinks, and of course lots of neat treasures: records & CDs, books, furniture, clothes, electronics, knick knacks and more. Come hang out with us on a beautiful Saturday and support Communikey! Dance a little, bring something to BBQ, and take some new treasures home with you. <3
Where: 1055 8th Street (intersection of 8th & College)
When: Saturday, June 27, 9am-3pm
Why: Because CMKY needs your support!
Cheers, folks, and I'll be back with more news soon... Hope everyone's having a lovely kickoff to summer 2009!
1 comment:
Hey I met you outside of Metropolis in Montreal and thought I'd check out the CMKY scene! That panel was indeed very inspiring and as a consequence I am getting involved with the New Forms Festival here in Vancouver. Keep carrying the flame!
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