The Music Department at the University of California Santa Cruz and Symbolic Sound invite you to join us as we explore the theme of Altered States (and Ecosystems) through talks, live performances, workshops and lively discussions at the Kyma International Sound Symposium, KISS 2018, in Santa Cruz, California, 6-9 September 2018.
Program Overview
The annual Kyma International Sound Symposium includes papers, workshops, demos, and live performances presented by Kyma practitioners, all tied together by a unifying theme. You are invited to learn, to share, to meet, and to enjoy!
Kyma experts from around the world will be in Santa Cruz to share their expertise in workshops, demonstrations, talks, and live performances.
The schedule below gives an overview of events. Click here for the program in detail.
Thursday 6 September 2018
- 14:00 Registration, Music Center Lobby
- 14:30 Kyma Open Lab, Digital Arts Research Center (DARC) 306
- 17:00 Reception, MUS 114
- 18:00 Concert 1: Beginnings, Endings & Alternatives, DARC 108
- 20:00 Dinner together (included with conference registration), Music Center 114
Friday 7 September 2018
- 10:00 Morning Presentations 1, Music Center 131
- 11:30 Coffee, Music Center Lobby
- 11:45 Morning Presentations 1 (continued), Music Center 131
- 13:00 Lunch together (included with conference registration), Music Center 114
- 14:30 Concert 2 Performances: Dreams, Trance & Conciousness, DARC 108
- 16:00 Concert 2 Presentations, DARC 108
- 17:00 Coffee, outside DARC 306
- 17:00 Desktop Demos & Kyma Open Lab, DARC 306
- 18:00 Concert 3: Acoustic Signals + Digital Systems, Music Center Recital Hall
- 20:00 Dinner together (included with conference registration), Music Center 114
Saturday 8 September 2018
- 10:00 Morning Presentations 2, Music Center 131
- 11:30 Coffee, Music Center Lobby
- 11:45 Morning Presentations 2 (continued), Music Center 131
- 13:00 Lunch together (included with conference registration), Music Center 114
- 14:30 Concert 4 Performances: Alternative Controls: Audience, Data, Encryption, DARC 108
- 16:00 Concert 4 Presentations, DARC 108
- 17:00 Coffee, outside DARC 306
- 17:00 Desktop Demos & Kyma Open Lab, DARC 306
- 18:00 Concert 5: Outdoors, Recital Hall
- 20:00 Dinner together (included with conference registration), Music Center 114
Sunday 9 September 2018
- 10:00 Morning Presentations 3, Music Center 131
- 11:30 Coffee, Music Center Lobby
- 11:45 Morning Presentations 3 (continued), Music Center 131
- 13:00 Lunch together (included with conference registration), Music Center 114
- 14:30 Concert 6 Performances: Altered States & Ecosystems, Recital Hall
- 16:00 Concert 6 Presentations, Recital Hall
- 17:00 Coffee, outside DARC 306
- 17:00 Desktop Demos & Kyma Open Lab, DARC 306
- 18:00 Concert 7: Analog meets Kyma for Dinner, DARC 108
- 18:30 Dinner together (included with conference registration), DARC 108
KISS 2018 events will take place at the orange-flagged venues shown in the map below:
Program as of 13 August 2018. Details are subject to change. Please check back or visit our Facebook page for news and announcements.
About
KISS, the annual Kyma International Sound Symposium, is talks, workshops, demos, and live performances presented by Kyma practitioners, all connected by a unifying theme. You are invited to learn, to share, to meet, and to enjoy!
Previous Symposia
- KISS 2009: 8-10 October 2009, Barcelona, Spain organized by Cristian Vogel
- KISS 2010: 24-26 September 2010, Vienna, Austria organized by Bruno Liberda and Peter Rantasa
- KISS 2011: 15-18 September 2011, Porto, Portugal organized by Eduardo Magalhães
- KISS 2012: 13-16 September 2012, St Cloud, Minnesota organized by Scott Miller
- KISS 2013: 12-15 September 2013, Brussels, Belgium organized by Rudi Giot
- KISS 2014: 25-28 September 2014, Lübeck, Germany organized by Franz Danksagmüller
- KISS 2015: 9-12 August 2015, Bozeman, Montana organized by Theo Lipfert
- KISS 2016: 7-10 September 2016, Leicester, UK organized by Craig Vear and Simon Smith
- KISS 2017: 12-15 October 2017, Oslo, Norway organized by Jøran Rudi, Ulf Holbrook and Anders Tveit