Newsletter 05

		Content

	01	CTM 2021 Daily News: 22 January

	02	Electronic Cities: Music, Policies and Space in the 21st Century

	03	Possible Futures of Creative Valuation

	04	Dark Koplo

	05	Partners

	01	CTM 2021 Daily News: 22 January


	CTM 2021 – Transformation key visual. Design by Vojd.

We continue the festival with three thematic modules within our Discourse series, further exploring the theme of »Transformation.« Khyam Allami's Apotome environment for microtonal tunings launches in the late afternoon, and we invite artists worldwide to sign up for slots to play with and test out its possibilities. The music programme begins tonight with a selection of commissioned audiovisual works.

	02	Electronic Cities: Music, Policies and Space in the 21st Century


	Brixton's Club 414 Photo by Anthony Pommell

Panel with Damien Charrieras, Leila Adu-Gilmore, Ruxandra Trandafoiu, Sara Ross, Stéphane Sadoux

14:00 UTC+1 | online

This panel highlights the most striking results of the forthcoming book Electronic cities: Music Policies and Space in the 21st Century, which looks at Electronic Dance Music (EDM) scenes in 18 cities across Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Asia, North America, and Australia. It focuses on the historical development of these scenes, with an emphasis on the post-2000 context, including the current pandemic and its far-reaching effects.

	03	Possible Futures of Creative Valuation


	Cherie Hu Photo courtesy of the speaker

Panel with Cherie Hu, Jean-Hugues Kabuiku, Trevor McFedries

16:15 UTC+1 | online

Moderated by Caroline Busta & Lil Internet, this discussion brings together a number of creators, musicians, writers, and researchers to think through how we might collectively envision more equitable and sustainable systems for independent music and related creative industries.

		Mutating Hazards: New Threats and Injustices in AI


	Tiara Roxanne Photo courtesy of the artist

Presentations and discussion with Maya Indira Ganesh, Jason Edward Lewis, Sabelo Mhlambi

18:15 UTC+1 | online

Counter to common Silicon Valley myths, the development of new technologies is never objective, detached, nor neutral. Three presentations explore the implications of our relationship with and understanding of AI, followed by a group discussion moderated by Tiara Roxanne.

		Apotome Launch


	Khyam Allami Photo: Johanne Issa

Generative Microtonal Environment and Software

Lauch Friday 22 January at 18:00 UTC+1

Created by Khyam Allami and Counterpoint, Apotome is a novel browser based music software that offers new possibilities to work with tuning system of any culture. It will be launched during CTM 2021 through a string of activities that surround the online platform. Apotome will be autonomously generating audio-visual material based on algorithms curated by Allami, that can be seen and heard through a standard URL link to be launched Friday. During this time, anyone, world-wide, will be able to sign-up for a predetermined time slot and have the chance »perform« Apotome by manipulating its parameters, whilst the result is broadcast live via both within CTM Cyberia and through the dedicated URL link.

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		AKAM/E/GRAFIA


	EPX and ERAM Photo courtesy the artists

Commissioned video by ERAM & EPX feat SASKIA

20:30 UTC+1 | online

This vortex-inducing b2b mix composed only of Brazilian productions, mainly those of residents of the ZONAexp label.

		MBELEDOSSS! (EXPLODE!)


	»MBELEDOSSS! (EXPLODE!)« by Gabber Modus Operandi x Rimbawan Gerilya x Siko Setyano, 2021. Image courtesy the artists.

Video by Gabber Modus Operandi x Rimbawan Gerilya x Siko Setyanto

21:05 UTC+1 | online

A 45 minute-long 3D animation video mixtape follows the journeys of an alien envoy that investigates an AM radio transmission from Earth, landing and starting his journey at a textile market.

		XquisiteForce.AV


	»XquisiteForce.AV«, still, 2021. Image courtesy by Kevin Karanja.

Collaborative audiovisual composition curated and produced by SFX

21:50 UTC+1 | online

For this collaborative audiovisual piece, over 40 sound and visual artists created a composition sequentially, having only seen the end of the previous contribution.

	04	Dark Koplo


	Y-DRA Photo courtesy of the artist/CTM

Commissioned video by Y-DRA

22:15 UTC+1 | online

Yogyakarta-based multidisciplinary artist Y-DRA explores one of Southeast Asia's most popular dance music forms, taking us on a tightrope walk between joy and pain.

	05	Partners

Funded by

»CTM Cyberia«, »Streamback«, and »CTM Drop App« are developed as part of »dive in. Programme for Digital Interactions« of the German Federal Cultural Foundation with funding by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media through the NEUSTART KULTUR programme.