Showcase and Gig with C-drík
A twofold evening performance showcasing experimental sonic and textual compositions by participating artists of the workshop workshop
Noise Writings - a collaborative sound and word making, conceived and performed in a collective and/or individual manner.
Following the work of the local artists, musician in the noise, electronic, and experimental music field, curator, independent researcher and composer
C-drik, will present a set that challenges and expands our auditory perceptions by blending electronic textures, ambient noise, and non-linear rhythms, creating a sonic and textual both complex and captivating. A set that is crafted, to explore sonic and textual noise as a means of storytelling and expression. Fusing raw noise with layered beats and language, C-drik will perform a set where the audible and inaudible collide opening up a crevice for sounding stories and bodies otherwise.
About C-drík (DR Congo, BER)
Cedrik Fermont aka C-drík aka Kirdec is a composer, musician, mastering engineer, author, radio host and concert promoter who has been working in the fields of noise, electronic and electroacoustic music since 1989. His compositions and installations vary from sound art and electroacoustic to noise to industrial to more conventional “dance” music. He was born in Zaire (DR Congo), grew up in Belgium and now lives in Berlin. He studied electroacoustic music in Belgium with Annette Vande Gorne. Cedrik Fermont has been active internationally since 1989 in various musical projects such as Črno Klank, Axiome and Tasjiil Moujahed as well as a solo artist. He has collaborated with several musicians of the free improvisation scene, especially in Asia, Africa and the Americas. Cedrik Fermont is the founder of Syrphe, an online platform for alternative musicians from Asia and Africa.
A few words about the workshop Noisy Writings
Noisy Writings is a four-days workshop on improvising, writing, rewriting, cutting and pasting, warping and performing text and sound facilitated by artists and curators Antye Greie-Ripatti (AGF) and Cedrik Fermont (C-drik). Learning and unlearning ways of writing and sounding words through sound and vice versa, this workshop will provide the space and time to explore, both on a collective and individual manner, non-linear and fragmented ways of composing with electronic sound, speaking and singing voice, everyday objects and bodies. A hands-on workshop where participating artists will jam and discover, together as a group, ways of writing sounds and sounding words. Participants will be encouraged to come up with intimate sonic portraits, capturing the essence of their personal sonic identity. These portraits will offer a deeper understanding of their creative processes, influences, and positionalities. A diverse range of sounds, styles, mediums and technologies, will be nurtured in order to accommodate the needs and interests of the group. The participating artists together with Antye Greie-Ripatti (AGF) and Cedrik Fermont (C-drik) will engage in a mutual exchange where all parties will be regarded as equal in a process of learning and exchanging skills, experiences and knowledge. The workshop will culminate in a live performance open to the public where the artists will showcase their noisy sets, or else instances of their personal and group noisy wor(l)ds with the audience.
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