This year, Loop will cover a broad range of subjects around creativity, music-making and self-expression. We’ll shine a light on artists and makers who use environmental and architectural space as a catalyst for composition, and adopt off-the-grid practices to get beyond the constraints of current music-making tools.
There’ll be Performances, Presentations, Discussions and Track Deconstructions, as well as hands-on Workshops, intimate Studio and Listening Sessions. Plus, we're offering opportunities to collaborate with Loop attendees and artists in Music Improv Sessions, and to work alongside designers in the Maker Zone, a space for experimentation and collaboration.
Loop 2020 artist, event and venue information is constantly being updated.
Presentations
Sylvia Massy
Adventure Recording with Sylvia Massy
dublab
dublab: Live from Loop
Hildur Guðnadóttir
Hildur Guðnadóttir in Conversation
An Paenhuysen
Loop Art Tour
Khyam Allami
Microtonality: Tuning Your Creative Process
Rob Ramirez, Tom Hall
Sound and Vision: Creating Audio-Reactive Visuals with Jitter
Stephen O’Malley
The Art of Collaboration: In Conversation with Stephen O’Malley
Mary Anne Hobbs
The Magic of Listening Together, with Mary Anne Hobbs
Discussions
Jules LaPlace, LANDR, Leigh Smith, Shelly Knotts
Hearing the Human: Machine Learning in Music Production
Eric Pitra, Helen Leigh
Instrument Design Philosophy
A.Fruit, Andrew Huang, Felicity Mangan, ZULI
Start Here
Adam Neely, Jamila Woods, Liz Teutsch
Those Who Can, Teach
Track Deconstructions
Camea, Splice
Splice presents: Track Deconstruction with Camea
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Track Deconstruction with clipping.
Georgia Anne Muldrow
Track Deconstruction with Georgia Anne Muldrow
Maker Zone
The Maker Zone is part studio, part laboratory, part classroom and part hang-out space, where participation is relaxed, but actively encouraged. It’s a space where we explore unique approaches to music technology and interdisciplinary creativity through collaborative sessions. You can help build a large-scale musical instrument, learn about controlling modular synths with signals from the human body, or sew your own synthesizer. The emphasis is on hands-on skills and knowledge that can be passed person-to-person. These are accessible sessions designed to benefit all skill sets, with social interaction at their core. All Maker Zone events run from 2pm to 7pm, and you can drop in at any time. Come along, make some friends, make some noise and make something new.
Helen Leigh
Stitch and Glitch: Sew Your Own Synthesizer
Installations
Khyam Allami
Apotome by Khyam Allami and Counterpoint Studio
Marco Barotti
Clams
Hainbach
Landfill Totems
Lossz, Spherical Aberration
‘Passing By’: Spherical Aberration and Lossz
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REBUS
Shure, Yuri Suzuki
Shure Presents: Garden of Russolo
LABS, Spitfire Audio
Spitfire Audio presents: LABS Booth
Playtronica, Splice
Splice and Playtronica Present: ColorTune (A Synesthetic Color to Sound Experience)
Meetups
Every evening at Loop, you’ll have opportunities to spend time with other attendees and participants at Meetups. These aren’t structured Workshops, Presentations or Discussions, just a place to get together with people of similar interests and share ideas in an informal environment. There is no need to sign up beforehand. Just check the program and head along to any Meetup that sounds interesting to you.
Marco Barotti, Spitfire Audio
Environmental Music: Data Sonification in a Time of Climate Crisis
Music Improv Sessions
While creativity is a deeply personal experience, music-making is ultimately social – a rewarding process of listening to, learning from and collaborating with each other. Facilitated by artists, producers and educators, Loop’s Music Improv Sessions present a unique opportunity to improvise in a fun and welcoming group setting and make something none of us could have invented on our own. Get together with like-minded people, develop new skills and connect with potential collaborators, both creative and technical. All ability levels are welcome and no preparation is required – simply be ready to get lost in the musical present moment and experience the magic of shared creative flow. Music Improv Sessions are small group events and have limited space. If you’d like to take part in a session, sign up on the same day at the info hub.
Maria Teriaeva
Electroacoustic Ensemble with Maria Teriaeva
Jamila Woods
Emotive Mash-Up with Jamila Woods
Joel Holmes & Cody Currie
Jazztronica: Music Improv Session with Joel Holmes and Cody Currie
Ex-Easter Island Head
Music Improv Session with Ex Easter Island Head
Colin Self
Paramour of a Whirlpool with Colin Self
Mount Liberation Unlimited
Polyrhythms and Metric Modulation with Mount Liberation Unlimited
Hilary Jeffery, Maya Shenfeld
Site-Specific Performance with Maya Shenfeld and Hilary Jeffery
Stephen O’Malley
Studies of Intonation and Duration with Stephen O’Malley
Performances
Hilary Jeffery, Maya Shenfeld
A Site-Specific Performance with Hilary Jeffery and Maya Shenfeld
duendita
Live Performance with duendita
Ex-Easter Island Head
Live Performance with Ex-Easter Island Head
Sotomayor
Live Performance with Sotomayor
Uwalmassa
Live Performance with Uwalmassa
Sound Check is a space where you can experiment with synths, controllers and toys without pressure or time constraints. It’s a chance to connect with brands and technologists, but it’s not a trade show – no one will try to sell you anything. If you do find something you like however, there’ll be representatives from our sponsors and partners close by to answer your questions. Find out more