Call for Music


CMMR 2013 welcomes contributions to music and audio/multimedia installations that will be presented during concerts co-located with the conference.
This year, for the first time, CMMR is in partnership with Théâtre des Bernardines to present two evening concerts. The concerts will take place at Théâtre des Bernardines during the CMMR conference on the evenings of 15th and 16th October 2013. Please visit the Music venue page to learn more about the Theatre. We invite submissions for music concerts, as well as for sound/media installations to be set up in the Theatre during concert evenings. The conference will also feature poster/demonstration sessions for which we invite submissions of musical interfaces.

Topics

Original contributions are encouraged in, but not limited to, the following topics:
  • bullet blue  All performances related to the conference theme "Sound, Music and Motion" (synthesis, composition, performance, music and motion for the images)
  • bullet blue  Music for instruments and electroacoustic
  • bullet blue  Live or recorded electronic music for up to 8 channels
  • bullet blue  Augmented instruments and new controllers / interfaces
  • bullet blue  Acoustic instrumental music composed by algorithmic tools
  • bullet blue  Music composed for visuals (e.g., dance and music, soundtracks, multimedia compositions, applied music to dance and movement in general etc.)
  • bullet blue  Performances of traditional music enhanced with live visualisation or interactive technology
  • bullet blue  Jazz and improvised music - improvisation software
  • bullet blue  Installations and interactive pieces
Submissions of any musical style or genre are warmly welcomed.
For pieces involving traditional instruments, an ensemble consisting of electric guitar, piano and percussion (1 player) will be available. Authors are also encouraged to provide their own interpreters/performers. Submissions of 15 minutes or less are preferred, however music of any length will be considered.

Submission

Procedures to submit music are detailed in the Instructions for Authors and Submission section. Submitted papers must be camera-ready conforming to the format specified on the CMMR 2013 website.

Important dates for music submissions

Submissions deadline July 1, 2013
Notification of acceptance August 15, 2013
Providing detailed performance materials September 1, 2013

For inquiries regarding music submissions, please contact the music chair using the following email address:
cmmr2013-music (at) lma.cnrs-mrs.fr

We are looking forward to your contributions !