HEK - 8bit MixTape Workshop

Overview

Date and Location

HEK - Basel, Sunday 28. June 2015

Time: 11 - 18h

Location: HEK

Particapants

Limited participation: max. 15 people

Age: 14 and above

Regiser by mail to:

For who?

• You like the chip-tunes of the old 80ies computer games?
• You are a DIY electronics enthusiast?
• You are interested in algorithmic 8bit music?

You NEED an 8bit Mix Tape!

The workshop is perfectly suited for beginners aswell as more experienced programmers, 8bit musicians and lo-fi enthusiasts. Basic arduino programming is appreciated but not needed to be able to participate and make the 8bit MixTape.

Mentors

dusjagr aka Marcjono aka Marc Dusseiller

Dr. Marc R. Dusseiller is a transdisciplinary scholar, lecturer for nanotechnology, cultural facilitator and artist. He works in an integral way to combine science, art and education. He performs DIY (do-it-yourself) workshops in lo-fi electronics and synthesizers, hardware hacking, phyisical computing, nanotech and microscopy. He was co-organizing Dock18, Room for Mediacultures, diy* festival (Zürich, Switzerland), KIBLIX 2011 (Maribor, Slovenia), workshops for artists, schools and children as the former president (2008-12) of the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society, SGMK. In collaboration with Kapelica Gallery, he has started the BioTehna Lab in Ljubljana (2012 – 2013), an open platform for interdisciplinary and artistic research on life sciences. Currently, he is developing means to perform bio- and nanotechnology research and dissemination (Hackteria | Open Source Biological Art) in a DIY fashion in kitchens, ateliers and in developing countries.

• http://hackteria.org
• http://www.mechatronicart.ch
• http://www.dusseiller.ch/labs/

8bit MixTape on GitHub

https://8bitmixtape.github.io/

Credits and Thanks

The 8bit Mix Tape has been developed as an international collaboration of various groups and individuals between Switzerland and Indonesia.

• Manticore aka Iyok aka Budi Prakosa - lifepatch.org
• Squaresolid aka Ucok aka Andreas Siagian - lifepatch.org
• Marcjono aka dusjagr aka Marc Dusseiller - dusjagr labs / hackteria / SGMK

Later editions are now developed in collaboration with:

• Gaudi aka Urs Gaudenz - GaudiLabs

Special thanks go to:

• Michael Egger - A.N.Y.M.A
• Antirender aka Ade aka Adhari Donora - lifepatch.org
• Stahl aka Christoph Stähli - Stahllabs / SGMK

Credits

The 8bit MixTape is based on Viznut's "Algorithmic symphonies from one line of code". Kiitos!

Impressions of earlier 8bit MixTape sessions

8bit MixTape Workshop @ Radiona, Zagreb

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Next Level Shit edtion, by GaudiLabs, in progress

If you are lucky you might be able to purchase this new toy during the workshop!!!

8bit Mixtape Workshop @ WSK, The Festival of the Recently Possible, Phillipines

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http://lifepatch.org/8bit_Mixtape_0.9_workshop_di_WSK,_The_Festival_of_the_Recently_Possible,_Filipina

8bit Mixtape Workshop @ Piksel Festival, Norway

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http://hackteria.org/workshops/piksterialab-2014-bergen-10-15-nov-2014/