Sound Reasons 2013

Presenting Swiss musicians, Andy Guhl, Jasch and Eisentanz at Sound Reasons 2013, a sound art, contemporary Jazz and electronic music festival.

Sound Reasons 2013 - a festival for sound art, contemporary Jazz and electronic music.

With concerts, workshops and installations taking place across various venues, the main focus of Sound reasons this year will be on live performances and jazz-electronic music crossover. The line up consists of diFfuSed beats, Salomé Voegelin, Jaga Jazzist, Andy Guhl, Grischa Lichtenberger, Yashas Shetty, Jasch, edGeCut, da Saz, Rapoon (Robin Storey), Masta Justy, Hemant Sreekumar and Eisentanz. More artists will be added to this list in the near future.

Schedule: 
Performances 
16 November 2013: Performance & installation at the Embassy of Switzerland / Delhi 
17 November 2013: Performance at Bandra Base / Mumbai [TBC]
20 November 2013: Performance at Alliance Frances de Delhi / Delhi at 7:00 pm  
22 November 2013: Performance at Goethe Institut/ Max Mueller Bhavan / Delhi at 7:00 pm
23 November 2013: Performance at Humming Tree  / Bangalore at 7:00 pm
05 December 2013: Performance at Blue Frog / Delhi 
07 December 2013: Performance at Blue Frog / Mumbai 


Workshops
18 November 2013: Workshop at GATI Dance Forum / Delhi 
21 November 2013: Workshop at KHOJ / Delhi

Studio Session
19 November 2013: At Peninsular Studios / Delhi

Who/ When/ Where
For details on who is playing when click here.

Entry: For updated information on the concerts and workshops visit http://soundreasons.in
While some events are open to public, others would require prior registration. 
Contact mail@soundreasons.in for more detailed information and GATI  for workshop related questions.


A follow-up of the creative efforts from the 2012 edition will be a collaborative presentation by the Swiss artist Jasch (Jan Schacher) and dancers based in Delhi. Jasch works in the field of electronic and improvised music, performance art, jazz and contemporary music. His main focus is on works combining digital sound and images, abstract graphics and digital video, electro-acoustic music and mixed-media projects. This performance, on 20 November 2013 at Alliance Francaise de Delhi is facilitated by Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council in collaboration with Gati Dance Forum. Also scheduled are workshops by Andy Guhl and a presentation/ talk by Salomé Voegelin on 18 and 19 November at Gati Dance Forum, Khirki. Sound Reasons seeks to overcome the dominance of functional interpretations, while maintaining an open access to technology and production.

The festival is being presented in collaboration with Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council, Goethe Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, Concerts Norway, Blue Frog, Alliance Francaise de Delhi and GATI Dance Forum.

NOTE: Please refer to the Sound Reasons website for the updated schedule.