[Leonardo/ISAST Network] Call for Proposals - LMJ 17: My Favorite Things: The Joy of the Gizmo

[Leonardo/ISAST]

Leonardo Music Journal Call for Proposals
LMJ 17: My Favorite Things: The Joy of the Gizmo

If, as Marshall McLuhan so famously suggested, the medium is the 
message, then the gizmo must be the one-liner. From baroque violinists 
to laptoppers, sound artists have long fetishized the tools of their 
trade, the mere naming of which can provoke an instant reaction: Shout 
"LA-2A," "TR-808," "JTM45" or "Tube Screamer" in a room full of 
musicians, and you will notice the eyes brighten, the breath shorten 
and the anecdotes pour forth.  But only to a point: Many a "secret 
weapon" is held close to the chest.

This is the chance to get that secret off your chest: LMJ 17 will 
address the significance of physical objects in music and sound art in 
a time of increasing emphasis on software and file exchange. We are 
soliciting papers (2,000--5,000 words) and briefer artist's statements 
(500-1,000 words) on the role of purchased or homemade instruments, 
effect boxes, pieces of studio gear, "bent" toys, self-built circuits, 
and so on, in your work as a composer, performer, artist, producer, 
recording engineer, etc. Wherever possible, please include photographs 
of your subjects (300 ppi TIFFs preferred).

Please submit a brief proposal by 23 October 2006 to Nicolas Collins 
at <ncollins at artic.edu>.   Final texts and all materials (text, image, 
sound file) must be received by 2 January 2007.  Contact Nicolas 
Collins <ncollins at artic.edu> with any questions.