With ‘Sonic Experiments’, the ZKM | Hertz-Lab awards scholarships for composers with a focus area in the field of electronic music and sound art as part of its artist-in-residency programme.
The ZKM | Hertz-Labor offers international composers and artists the opportunity to apply in three different categories/genres and submit project proposals to realise new works. All works can be audiovisual. The categories/genres that can be selected include:
- Ambient.
- Noise.
- Drone.
The following modes of realisation and presentation can be chosen for all three categories:
- Composition for live electronics.
- Mixed Music (acoustic instruments in combination with electronics).
- Experimental performance with prominent electronic music or sound component.
- Live coding.
- Acousmatic.
- Fixed media.
For multichannel acousmatic or audiovisual fixed media works that use spatial sound as a design tool and are conceived for performance in the ZKM_Sound Dome, the free spatialisation software ‘Zirkonium’ developed at ZKM can be used, but does not have to be.
The duration of the residency for realising the production at ZKM | Karlsruhe should be 4 weeks. Possible dates for the residencies are between mid-September and the presentation at the end of October 2023 and will be arranged individually. The duration of the work to be realised should be 10 to 20 minutes. The works produced during the residency are expected be premiered in a concert on 27 October 2023 at the ZKM_Cube in the presence of the composers.
The amount of the scholarships is 1500 EUR each for the entire duration of the residency. All costs for the realisation of the musical work as well as the accommodation for the period of the stay will be paid by the scholarship holders from this amount. For the one-time travel to Karlsruhe and back, travel expenses can be reimbursed up to a maximum amount of 600 EUR, taking into account the applicable travel expenses law.
