Handmade Music Night
September 17, 7:30 to 10:30 p, FREE admission & Colt 45 while it lasts

Presented by createdigitalmusic.com, MAKE Magazine, XLR8R Magazine, and Etsy.com
Hosted by 3rd Ward

The noisy, electrically-powered, instrumentally imaginative, science-fair-party Handmade Music returns to Brooklyn in September. This month, our featured guest is sound artist and 3rd Ward faculty member Amanda Ervin. She'll show off some of her elegant electronic creations. After the event, if you're interested in learning more, take one of her workshops so you can make your own work (http://www.3rdward.com/3rdwardclasses/audio-tone-generator.html).

AMANDA ERVIN is an artist and engineer who received her Combined Media MFA from the University at Albany in 2005. Her work, mostly inspired by the automation of things, has spanned many artistic media from mechanical paper dolls to music, and currently she plays electronic instruments with the band The Drunkard’s Wife. Her electronics classes, held at 3rd Ward, allow students to use electricity and sound in creative ways.

On September 17th, she will present a conglomeration of automated sounds, layered oscillators and looping toys. All raw and noisy, with a hint of rhythm, just because dancing is fun.

For more information visit http://handmademusic.noisepages.com/

OPEN CALL FOR WORKS

Bring your own work to the party! All projects, all media (electronic, acoustic, hardware, software), and all levels of functionality (working, partially working, in-progress, completely broken) are welcome! It's a chance to show off what you're doing and get tips from fellow makers from around the greater-NYC DIY music community.

If you're interested this month - or want to get our attention for a future month - sign up on our Google Docs form: http://bit.ly/hm917call