Hosting of AcadeMeet IMMSANE Europe and European Talent Award at Soundtrack Cologne 17

For a 5th year in a row, Yati will moderate the presentation and head the jury of the European Talent Award for film score and sound design at Soundtrack Cologne 17 on Saturday, 17th October 2020 in Cologne, Germany. This award, now in its 17th year, has become one of the most prestigious compositional awards in Europe focussing on film scoring and sound design. The Jury-members this year are the conductor Gordon Hamilton from the WDR Funkhausorchester, composer Stephen Warbeck, composer and director Maya Lavelle and composer Diego Baldenweg.

Additionally, Yati will also head the newly-renamed AcadeMeet IMMSANE Europe (formerly EEAMS) on Thursday, 15th October 2020. This initiative is designed to share research, discuss pedagogic resources and issues and disseminate new ideas in teaching film music and sound design and it is by invitation only for colleagues in the HE field, professionals and their students. Soundtrack Cologne partners with IMMSANE to create a platform for the regional association of IMMSANE at this meeting.

Due to the Covid pandemic, Soundtrack Cologne 17 - which was originally planned to take place in April - had to be moved TWICE, to take place during this week.

More information on Soundtrack Cologne 17 can be found here.

1st International Media Music and Sound Arts in Education Zurich Congress 1st - 3rd October 2020

The official programme for the 1st International Media Music and Sound Arts in Education Zurich Congress 1st - 3rd October 2020 has been confirmed and is now live here: https://www.immsane.com/immsane-zurich-2020-programme

The IMMSANE Zurich Congress will be taking place in-person at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) and also via LIVE STREAM for IMMSANE members.

The programme will focus on the 1st IMMSANE General Assembly and will feature keynotes by Rens Machielse (HL, HKU and author of The Soundtrack) and Bryan Mingui (CN, PKU Beijing). The programme also benefits from the collaboration with Soundtrack Zurich and Zurich Film Festival and features case studies and panels with Marco Biscarini (IT), Marcel Vaid (CH), Michael Künstle (CH), Nicolas Rabaeus (CH), Olivia Pedroli (CH) and Jacob Eisenbach (CH). There will also be a panel on International Film Music Competitions and a panel on Sound Design with International participation. A Sound Art panel will headed by Eleni-Ira Panourgia (GR) with papers from Joseph Hyde (UK), Roger Alsop (AU) and Germán Toro-Perez (CH). Finally, an evening Sound Art performance and Film Screenings will also take place.

Participation and accreditation to IMMSANE Zurich is available on-site and requires membership to IMMSANE: https://www.immsane.com/become-a-member. Participation via LIVE STREAM is available for free to IMMSANE members. In-person event congress badges may purchased on-site, and includes the Sound Art performances, film screenings and refreshments for CHF 25 (students), CHF 50 (IMMSANE, ZFF and SMECA) and CHF 100 (standard entry).

Additionally, we ask that all participants undertake a short survey before IMMSANE Zurich 2020: https://umfragen.zhdk.ch/index.php/759855?newtest=Y&lang=en

IMMSANE is directed by Yati Durant (UK) and developed together with Prof. André Bellmont (CH) to expand collaboration, develop initiatives and research and share pedagogy with educators and industry professionals around the world. IMMSANE Zurich 2020 is hosted by Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) and collaborates with Soundtrack Zurich and Zurich Film Festival. Further partners can be found on the IMMSANE website:  https://www.immsane.com

Creative Scotland funding award for development of Saundaryalahari 3!

Yati has been awarded a funding award from the Creative Scotland: Sustaining Creative Development Fund for development, research and composition of Saundaryalahari 3! This award will support the compositional research for this work for the next several months, which is turning out to have quite some new technological demands.

Saundaryalahari 3 will be Yati’s third “series” of works inspired by the 8th Century Indian literary work in Sanskrit written by Adi Shankara called the Soundarya Lahari or Saundaryalahari (Sanskrit: सौन्दर्यलहरी) meaning "Waves Of Beauty”. The composition involves compositions that utlise a hybrid audio-visual system that portrays the complex geometric/spiritual design of the original texts while updating and presenting the work in a multi-media format for public performance.

Development of Saundaryalahari 3 including research, experiments, finished pieces and concerts is being documented on a special research site here. It is turning out to be exciting and new work!

The first experimental live performance of Saundaryahari 3 will take place at the International Media Music and Sound Arts Network in Education (IMMSANE) Zurich congress on Friday, 2nd October at 8pm in the Dolby Atmos Studio of the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). An audiovisual recording of the performance will be posted on the Saundaryalahari 3 research site later.

For more information about the IMMSANE Zurich congress 1st - 3rd October 2020 please click here.

HFF München FILM MUSIC WORKSHOP 2020 in cooperation with Hochschule für Musik und Theater München

The University of Film and Television (HFF Munich) is hosting a summer school masterclass in film music with Yati 31.08 - 01.09 (online) and 07. - 09.09.2020 (HFF/HfMT Munich). Details below:

HFF München FILM MUSIC WORKSHOP 2020 in cooperation with Hochschule für Musik und Theater München

31 / 8 / 2020 – 1 / 9 / 2020 Online

7 / 9 / 2020 - 9 / 9 /2020 HFF/HfMT München

Apply until bis 17 / 8 / 2020

Max. 10 ParticipantsFee: 250 €

Direction of the workshop: Yati Durant (Film Composer and Professor of Sound Art at Hochschule für Musik und Theater München , www.yatidurant.com)

The workshop will be taught in English (German also possible)

Description:This film music workshop will introduce students to working on an advanced level with scoring, conducting and producing string quartet compositions and recording to film scenes. Participants will receive theory and technique and apply it in a real-life professional scoring session with the renowned Paranormal String Quartet  The scoring sessions will be recorded and participants will receive video and audio of the sessions upon completion.

Method & outline

Students will be given a film scene (approx. 5 min) to score for string quartet approx. 1 month in advance of the workshop.

The first two days of the workshop will take place online and will focus on film music scoring techniques and creative theories, including:

• Techniques regarding theories and methods of scoring scenes to film

• Setting up a film recording session with a DAW

• Synchronisation with click and/or streamers and punches

• Conducting the live instrumentalists to timing information

• Working with the quartet to achieve good results (producing)

The second three days of the workshop will take place in the HFF and HfMT and are focussed on setting up, recording, mixing and producing with the string quartet. Each participant will have time conducting and recording their own film scenes with the String Quartet under the supervision of Yati Durant. The beginning and end of each session will involve a preparation for composers/conductors and analysis of (video) feedback.

To apply to the workshop, applications will be accepted until 17th August 2020 at the HFF Summer School website here.