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Soft Noise Skillshare | Series #5: DIY Contact Mics | Steph Patsula

  • High Concept Labs 4th Floor, 2233 South Throop Street Chicago, IL, 60608 United States (map)

Soft Noise Skillshare

Series #5: DIY Contact Mics |
Steph Patsula


Soft Noise Skillshares are open to women and gender-nonconforming participants of all skill levels, ranging from enthusiast to professional. 

Learn electronics and soldering skills with host Steph Patsula by building your own contact microphone. No soldering experience necessary! Just come as yourself and you will gain hands-on experience constructing microphones from readily made materials. This workshop offers a unique opportunity for participants to delve into experimental instrument creation, fostering a sense of community and sparking new ideas in sound exploration.

RSVP

Capacity is limited to 12. Please RSVP in advance by e-mailing softnoiseskillsharechi@gmail.com. For this workshop we are asking participants to bring their own ¼ inch or ⅛ inch cable. If this is not an option for you, please note this in your RSVP and we can accommodate. 

High Concept Labs is supporting this event with in-kind studio access. We are only able to support events like this because of the generosity of our donors. Please consider supporting HCL:

About Steph Patsula

Steph Patsula (b. 1988, CA/US) is an interdisciplinary artist best known for their work investigating the dynamic between autonomy and intimacy within human and non-human relationships. Patsula's research is grounded in live performance, which embraces the unpredictable dynamics of working with materials, spaces, and bodies via improvisation–a process that reflects a personal desire for mutualism through attentiveness to a range of sensory thresholds. Their performances and installations have been presented at the Experimental Sound Studio (US), Elastic Arts (US), Gallerí Úthverfa / Outvert Art Space (IS), Mile Zero Dance (CA), New Music Edmonton (CA), and Capture Photography Festival (CA), among others.

About Soft Noise Skill Share

The Soft Noise Skillshare is a series of bimonthly workshops highlighting women, trans, and non-binary sound artists and practitioners. These events, aimed at demystifying the sound-making process and addressing barriers to entry in the audio fields, are open to all skill levels and experience, ranging from absolute beginner to professional.

Soft Noise Skillshares encourage inquiry, exchange, improvisation, and play for all in attendance in order to demystify the sound production process and address barriers to entry in the audio field for those who do not identify as cis-gendered male. With input from community members, curatorMeredith Haines is bringing together women, non-binary, and transgendered hosts from many corners of sound, such as field recording, DAW operation, hardware hacking, synthesis, and more. 


HCL Accessibility

To learn more about the accessibility of our studio, please review our Access Information. For any other questions or requests regarding accessibility, please contact Angee Lennard, HCL’s Accessibility Coordinator, at angee@highconceptlabs.org or 312-374-1117.


Presented by Meredith Haines in partnership with High Concept Labs and Monira Foundation in Joint Residency at Mana Contemporary.

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