KLG 2020: klingt gut 2020 International Symposium on Sonic Art and Spatial Audio Arts and Media Campus, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences Hamburg, Germany, May 14-16, 2020

klingt gut is an interdisciplinary event at the intersection of art and technology. KLG 2020 will have a special focus on sonic art, sound design, electro-acoustic music, spatial audio and extended / digital realities.

We invite proposals for scientific and artistic works for inclusion in the 2020 edition of klingt gut.
We are seeking papers, audio or audio-visual works, installations, performances.

The deadline for submission of abstract/précis, workshop proposal, artwork or artwork proposal is extended to 15 December. Upload your submission here: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=klg2020

Submission Guidelines

(1) Categories for scientific proposals are paper, poster or performative lecture (paper with live performance / demo). All proposals must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. All proposals must include abstract, and précis with bibliography / references.

(2) Categories for artistic proposals are fixed media (audio or audio-visual/video work), XR (VR, AR, MR), installation (permanent or temporary), or performance. We encourage (but not request) the submission of original works that have not been staged at other conferences. All proposals must include a work description, work samples / documentation and detailed technical requirements.

Accepted artists and authors are requested to present their work at the symposium in person. Please note that the cost of attendance/performance at klingt gut KLG 2020 must be covered by the participants themselves. KLG 2020 has no funding to cover artist fees, travel, or accommodation. Letters of invitation can be supplied on request if participants wish to source their own funding. However, accepted authors and artists will get free attendance.

As klingt gut is an international event, conference language is English. We kindly request to submit all material in English.

Deadline for submission with title, abstract and précis / work description / work samples and technical requirements is 30 November 15 December 2019. Notifications of acceptance will be sent in January 2020.

Note: submissions can be updated at any time before the deadline. Submit your proposal via EasyChair here: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=klg2020

Accepted papers, posters and performative lectures are invited for inclusion as full paper or short paper in the klingt gut 2020 Proceedings. The final full paper / short paper submission deadline is 1 May 2020. The proceedings will be available online, open source. It is encouraged that final papers of all scientific presentations are submitted.

List of Topics

Possible topics for scientific contributions include but are not limited to:

• aesthetics and perception of spatial audio and of audio in virtual environments,
• auditory immersion and illusion, 
• spatial audio and binaural rendering,
• interactive audio, audio for immersive technologies and VR/AR audio,
• sound design, soundscapes and acousmatic / electro-acoustic music,
• impact of technology on artistic practice.

Possible topics for artistic contributions include but are not limited to:

• sonic art / media art
• music production and sound design for immersive media
• acousmatic music
• live electronics
• experimental video, VR, AR

For the presentation of artistic works, amongst others the following technical setups will be available in different venues:

• loudspeaker dome / multi-channel diffusion / 3D array / HOA system (6th/7th order),
• 8-channel loudspeaker ring,
• large scale headphones playback,
• 4K projection,
• VR and AR spaces.

We encourage specifically the submission of spatial audio works and of works for digital realities (VR/AR).

Young Artist Award

Accepted artistic works submitted by students (undergraduate / graduate / PhD students not older than 30 years; valuation date is December 1, 2019) are eligible for participation in the KLG 2020 Young Artist Award. The works will be assessed on-site by a jury and prizes will be awarded during the event. Participants in the competition must attend the Award Ceremony. Award categories are

1. Excellence in Art, Design and the Production of Sound
2. Excellence in the Application of New Technologies in Sound Art and Sound Design

Committees

Program Committee

• Freida Abtan, Goldsmiths University of London (UK)
• Alo Allik, Queen Mary University London (UK)
• Jan-Mark Batke, University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer (DE)
• Jan Berg, Luleå Technical University (SE)
• Sabine Breitsameter, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (DE)
• William Brunson, The Royal College of Music in Stockholm (SE)
• Nicolas Collins, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (USA)
• Ian Corbett, Kansas City Kansas Community College (USA)
• Wolfgang Fohl, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (DE)
• Kerry Hagan, University of Limerick (IRL)
• Michael Iber, St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences (AUT)
• Paul Jeukendrup, Royal Conservatoire The Hague (NL)
• Can Karadoğan, Istanbul Technical University (TR)
• Maximilian Kock, OTH Amberg-Weiden (DE)
• Hyunkook Lee, Huddersfield University (UK)
• Sascha Lino Lemke, University of Music Lübeck (DE)
• Mariana Lopez, University of York (UK)
• Piotr Majdak, Austrian Academy of Sciences (AUT)
• Angela McArthur, Queen Mary University London (UK)
• Maura McDonnell, Trinity College Dublin (IRL)
• Marie-Kristin Meier, Institute for Sound & Music, Berlin (DE)
• Annika Neidhardt, Ilmenau University of Technology (DE)
• Kirsten Reese, Berlin University of the Arts (DE)
• Michael Sandner, Detmold University of Music (DE)
• Carola Schaal, musician & performance artist, Hamburg (DE)
• Kilian Schwoon, University of the Arts Bremen (DE)
• Mattias Sköld, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm (SE)
• Ian Thompson, University of Greenwich (UK)
• Franz Zotter, Institute for Electronic Music and Acoustics Graz (AU)

Organizing Committee

• Thomas Görne, Anke Haarmann, Kristin Kuldkepp, Ulrich Schmidt, Stefan Troschka - Oona Braaker, Marta Denker, Sebastian Dieterle, Max Gausepohl, Tania Granada, Marcela León Espinoza, Maryam Safi, Jose K Sani, Melina Stephan, Anette Stobert, Bastian Striepke, Anca Tuțescu, Yinjun Zhang // Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Venue

The conference will be held at the Arts and Media Campus Hamburg, May 14-16, 2020.

KLG 2020 / TENOR 2020 cooperation

5th klingt gut Symposium on Sonic Art and Spatial Audio KLG 2020 is cooperating with 6th Conference on Music Notation and Representation TENOR 2020 - see https://tenor2020.hfmt-hamburg.de/

Last day of TENOR conference will be the first day of KLG symposium. Attendees will be able to get passes at a reduced rate should they wish to participate in both conferences.

Contact

All questions about KLG 2020 submissions should be emailed to submissions@klangsymposium.de.

Questions regarding TENOR 2020 should be directed to the music chair Jacob Sello music-chair.tenor2020@hfmt-hamburg.de or to the conference chair Georg Hajdu: chair.tenor2020@hfmt-hamburg.de