Ross Calia - Emergent Melbourne

NOMINATION: Work of the Year - Electroacoustic / Sound Art

NOMINATION: Work of the Year - Electroacoustic / Sound Art

The Electroacoustic / Sound Art category is for works which utilise and manipulate digital and/or analogue sound as the primary medium. The work may be interdisciplinary (incorporating more than one media). It may include, but is not limited to; sonic art, electronics, interactive work, generative music, environmental sound, installations, soundscapes, electroacoustic music, and intermedia works. A work is defined as a single complete musical composition, or expression. This includes music with movements or sub-works (i.e. song cycles), installations, and real-time compositions (improvised music).

If you believe your work to be nominated in the wrong category or the details of your nomination to be incorrect, please contact the AMC via email at awards@australianmusiccentre.com.au before proceeding with the nomination.

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Nominee

Ross Calia

Title of the work

Emergent Melbourne

Performer

Ross Calia

Performance Date

13/3/2024

Venue

The Lume, Melbourne

Nominator Statement
Emergent Melbourne is Ross Calias third immersive soundtrack project composed, performed and produced for The Lume Digital Gallery in Melbourne the worlds largest of its kind. For this project, the soundtrack was synchronised to captivating digital visualisations by Simon Burgin. Rather than a technical extension of soundtrack performance and production, Ross uses immersive technologies as an integral colour, character and compositional tool in his works, reminding us that our experience of sound and listening is always 360 degrees and 3-dimensional.

Eligibility checklist

Support Materials

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