Free-to-air

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Music wants to be free

In July 2007 Eileen Simpson & Ben White will be resident at Cornerhouse, Manchester's international centre for contemporary arts, as part of ARTRADIO.

Free-to-air centres around an invitation for bands and musicians to perform covers, versions and interpretations of the 1920s and 30s out-of-copyright folk, blues, and jazz from the Open Music Archive. A series of live plugged and unplugged performances will take place in the Cornerhouse gallery and be broadcast live on the radio. Performances will be recorded and licensed under Creative Commons ShareAlike, generating a new resource – free for use and reuse in the future.

The artists also present a series of radio broadcasts featuring copyleft licensed audio material including: new music, film soundtracks, archive material from the Open Music Archive and discussions about libre culture.

For two weeks Free-to-air opens up a temporary channel for music, exchange and discussion that operates beyond individual proprietary and commercial interests – a series of truly free broadcasts.

We’re inviting bands and musicians to respond to the rare out-of-copyright folk, blues, and jazz from the Open Music Archive. It’s a unique opportunity to get to know and work with forgotten lyrics, chords, melodies and beats - to make covers and new versions of old tracks. See the sources below.

Bands and musicians are now being selected and projects are in development for July 2007. Email us for details: freetoair[at]openmusicarchive[dot]org

Schedule

Jul 13 2007
Long Night
Eileen Simpson & Ben White invite guest DJs to explore sampling, reworking and exchange via the cover version - from Reggae Elvis and a Dubstep Prince, to a kid's cover of Slade via Detroit HipHop - featuring Upstate Rockers and Jon K (Eyes Down/Fat City).

Jul 15 2007
Free-to-air live *guest artist TBC*

Jul 17 2007
Free-to-air live *guest artist TBC*

Jul 18 2007
In Conversation: Open Music Archive and Anna Colin
Artists Eileen Simpson & Ben White will be in conversation with curator and critic Anna Colin. The artists will discuss their new project for ARTRADIO free-to-air, Open Music Archive, and the implications of Free/Libre and Open Source models of creative production and distribution.

Jul 19 2007
Free-to-air live *guest artist TBC*

Jul 20 2007
Free-to-air live *guest artist TBC*

Jul 21 2007
Free-to-air live *guest artist TBC*

Jul 22 2007
Free-to-air live *guest artist TBC*

Jul 24 2007
Free-to-air live *guest artist TBC*

Jul 25 2007
Free-to-air live *guest artist TBC*