[inter/meta/trans] L.A. Bent Festival: April 12-14

[Lewis Keller]

Full release here:
http://bentfestival.org/files/larelease.html

The Tank is pleased to announce BENT 2007: The Fourth Annual Circuit Bending 
Festival. The term circuit bending refers to the inspired short-circuiting 
of battery-powered children's toys to create new musical instruments, and 
over the last few decades a worldwide subculture has sprung up around this 
amazing art form. We are very excited that for the first time the Bent 
Festival will be crossing America in April, making stops in Los Angeles, 
Minneapolis and New York. We will bring together performers, educators, and 
visual artists from around the world who not only push the circuit bending 
genre forward but also are on the cutting edge of the contemporary music and 
art scenes. In addition to interactive art installations and nightly 
concerts, adults and children alike can participate in workshops led by some 
of the world’s greatest circuit benders.

Concert Schedule:

Thursday 4/12 - 9pm - $10
Il Corral
662 N. Heliotrope Drive LA, CA
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John Richards - aka kREEPA
Toy Junkies
DSS Trio
David B. Leikam
Pink Canoes



Friday April 13 - 8pm - $10
Velaslavasay Panorama
1122 W 24th Street LA, CA
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Christiaan Cruz
Loud Objects
Lewis Keller
Pixel Form
univac
Mystery Palace



Saturday April 14 - 8pm - $10
Velaslavasay Panorama
1122 W 24th Street LA, CA
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Brain Sucking Peanunanners
Jeff Boynton and Mona Jean Cedar
Hans W Koch
XDUGEF & OGOGO
Lorin Edwin Parker
Jeff Donaldson
Skyline Electric



WORKSHOP SCHEDULE - SATURDAY APRIL 14
Velaslavasay Panorama
1122 W 24th Street LA, CA
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11:00am - Intro to Circuit Bending Workshop - FREE

11:00am - Solid Logic - This hands-on workshop titled, Solid Logic, will 
consist of a brief intro to electricity, resistance, capacitance, RC timing 
and basic CMOS digital ICs.

2:00pm -The Exquisite Circuit - The Exquisite Circuit is an intro-workshop 
that mimics a standard exquisite corpse exercise, but with circuits boards 
instead of drawings. We will emphasize creativity and connectivity.

2:00pm - Dirty Electronics Workshop - The workshop will present a number of 
key concepts through the practical construction of a DIY electronic 
instrument from scratch, the Pseudophone.

4:00pm - New Instrument Interfaces - Creating intuitive, expressive 
machines, art works and inventions often hinges on creating expressive and 
unique controls. Lorin Edwin Parker will lead you through ways of making a 
resistors, capacitors and control voltages more like strings on a cello or 
harp, subtle, nuanced and a bit unpredictable.

4:00pm - CD Player Hacking - Adrian Dimond will be leading a cd player 
workshop. There will be a limited supply of portable cd players and 
additional supplies provided.

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