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Radio~Sound~Art

From: Joan Schuman
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A short primer on radio artistry. Read the full description.
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200103 What exactly do radio artists do? Six artists talk about their work, the medium and how sound can be used to paint an aural picture. Interviews are layered over a sound bed of the artists' pieces in the non-narrated radio primer. Artists featured are Chicagoans Terry Kapsalis and John Corbett (collaborative duo) featuring their work, "Dead Level"; Carol Genetti and Eric Leonardson (collaborative duo) featuring their piece, "Animism"; Lisa Kucharski and her "Liquid Snow"; and the producer, Joan Schuman, featuring "Speech Acts."

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Piece Description

What exactly do radio artists do? Six artists talk about their work, the medium and how sound can be used to paint an aural picture. Interviews are layered over a sound bed of the artists' pieces in the non-narrated radio primer. Artists featured are Chicagoans Terry Kapsalis and John Corbett (collaborative duo) featuring their work, "Dead Level"; Carol Genetti and Eric Leonardson (collaborative duo) featuring their piece, "Animism"; Lisa Kucharski and her "Liquid Snow"; and the producer, Joan Schuman, featuring "Speech Acts."

Broadcast History

2001
-Weekend Edition/Saturday, NPR
-art@radio WMBC-FM (http://art-radio.net/)
-Transom (www.transom.org)
-Festival Garage-01: Sound Without Image, Berlin, Germany

2003
-Deep Wireless Festival (New Adventures in Sound Art, Toronto, Canada)

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  • Added to PRX ~6 years ago
  • Produced: Jan 01, 2001
  • Producers: Joan Schuman

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