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Greetings -
This is a call to performers for the upcoming 3rd Annual
Boise Experimental Music Festival, which will take
place May 29 through June 1, 2008. If you are
interested in performing at this event, please review the details of the
program below and follow the submission guidlines located here: http://www.boisemusicians.com/BEMF-3/Submittals.htm (also
pasted at the end of this message)
Warm regards,
Krispen Hartung
Boise Experimental Music Festival
Event Coordinator and
Artistic Director
info@krispenhartung.com
1-208-724-5603
3rd Annual Boise Experimental Music
Festival
The 3rd Annual Boise Experimental Music Festival is
a four-day event occurring May 29 through June 1, 2008 in the Boise down town and North
End areas. The festival will feature approximately 38 musical performances, 14
headliners from out of state or other countries, 24-30 unique performers/groups,
and 20 hours of music. The music performances featured at the festival will fall
into the experimental, avant-garde, or free improvisation music genres. The festival will also integrate
experimental and avant-garde film, during intermissions and during most all
performances to produce a multimedia experience for
attendees.
The
purpose of this music festival is to a) promote and increase awareness of
experimental music in the Boise and surrounding
Treasure
Valley, b) provide a
recurring annual venue for experimental musicians to express their art amongst
their peers and potential music enthusiasts, and c) foster local artistic
diversity, awareness, and appreciation of unusual and avant-garde forms of
art.
www.myspace.com/boiseexperimentalmusicfesival
www.boisemusicians.com/BEMF-3/
Mission
Statement
The intent
of BEMF-3 is to raise awareness and appreciation of experimental music, provide
an artistic venue and outlet for experimental musicians from all over the world,
and place Boise, Idaho on the world map of creative music as a
best-in-class and highly respected music event.
Timing
The date for this festival is
May 29 through June 1, 2008 (Thursday through Sunday). The event will begin with an
evening kickoff performance on
Thursday at 3 Shapes Aikido in the North End of Boise from 7pm
to 11pm. On Friday there will be another evening performance for headliners at
the El Korah Shrine Center, from 9pm to Midnight. On Saturday,
the main festival begins at 1pm at the El Korah Shrine Center for back to back
performances until 7pm, and then there is a third set of evening headliner
performances from 9pm to Midnight. Finally, on Sunday, the festival begins
at 1pm at the El Korah and continues until 7pm. On Monday, there will be a
luncheon for all performers at the Bittercreek Alehouse, at
1pm.
Note: the above timing and details are subject to minor changes
until the month before the event.
Venues and Overall Program Schedule
May 29, 7pm - 11pm
(Thursday)
3 Shapes
Aikido
1512 north 10th
street
Boise,
Idaho 83702
208.387.0410
May 30, 9pm - Midnight
(Friday)
El Korah Shrine Center
1118 W
Idaho
Boise, ID
83701
208-343-0571
May 31 (Saturday, 1pm -
7pm)
El Korah
Shrine Center
1118 W
Idaho
Boise,
ID 83701
208-343-0571
May 31 (Saturday, 9pm -
Midnight)
El Korah
Shrine Center
1118 W
Idaho
Boise,
ID 83701
208-343-0571
June 1 (Sunday, 1pm -
7pm)
El Korah
Shrine Center
1118 W
Idaho
Boise,
ID 83701
208-343-0571
Note: the above timing is
subject to minor changes until the month before the event.
Testimonials
"BEMF is
one of the most unique and enjoyable festivals out there that focuses on
improvisation and creative musical practices. The gathering of artists is as
much a social event as an artistic one, bringing together musicians from all
over the country to hang out in beautiful downtown Boise at the lovely
restaurants, coffee houses, pubs...and to listen to each others music. A
wonderful event." - Jeff Kaiser (tea drinker, vegan,
occasional yogi, and trumpet player)
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"Remarkably short on attitude, long on the surprises
that recombinance encourages, and as genial and matter-of-fact as the community
that hosts it, BEMF has an interesting secret to drive its growth - anybody
who's been there once wants to come back again, and they've told their friends."
- Gregory Taylor
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"...BEMF
is one of the best organized, most creative and most generous in spirit of any
I've ever participated in. I'm just astonished that in less than two years that
you have created a world class new music festival." - Rick Walker (festival
coordinator & artistic director / professional
musician)
Performance Submission Process
1) Send the following information to info@krispenhartung.com before March
31, 2008:
- Your Name
- Your group name (if applicable)
- email and/or phone number
- Website (if available)
- A brief description of your music (300 words or less)
- References: a list of other festivals or major performances in your
music history (those that would be more consistent with the
experimental/avant-garde genres)
- Attached sample mp3s (no more than 6MB of attachments) of your work,
preferably from a live performance
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