From: Scot Thrane Subject: EVENT: Netcast Live! (AusMusic Day) Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 07:06:49 +1000 Message-ID: ************BTBO NETCAST LIVE! ************* AUSTRALIA MULTIMEDIA DAY Call for participation! Come help broadcast Australia Music Day live on the Net! INFO Production Meeting: Thursday, 7 Nov @ 7pm QMAC (127 Margaret St, Brisbane 3236 9111) Q's?: please call Mike Dockray, or qinfo@qmac.org.au, Scot Thrane VIRTUAL Participation: Are you international and want to participate? Please respond with any ideas! Australia Multimedia Day/Australian Music Day URL's: http://www.gil.com.au/AusMusic http://www.qmac.org.au/BTBOLive/ general info: www.qmac.org.au **************************************************** WE NEED YOU: - Do you have a keen drive to experiment with netcasting or an interactive web? - Do you have CUseeMe? - Do you have a machine with an Ethernet connection, or digital in/out for video, sound or other? - Do you have a digital camera, video, DAT, or other wild electronic device (keyboards, musical instruments....) - Experiment with some of the most talented netcasters/webweavers in Australia Byte the Big One! @ the Roxy 23 November, will be netcast live over the Internet through an ISDN pipe (sponsored by Ipswich City Council) (more details see end of this message) BTBO is expected to sell out at the Roxy with over 2000 people, 9 bands and 3 stages of Australian Music. There are also 9 workshops during the day covering film, music and multimedia. The Concept: A production team of 20 - 40 people collecting sounds, images, video, creating graphics in a Hybrid network of PC's, Mac and SGI equipment, all connected to a SGI webforce server, connected to an ISDN pipe down to Ipswich City Council. A couple of Web-Jockey's, similar to a D-J spinning tunes, except spinning multimedia on the web live. Users will also get to access live cameras in located in each of the 3 stages in the roxy and CUseeME. The team will also perform our own music, video and interactivity. This in turn will be piped through any broadcast media we can find - currently negotiating with a national broadcast TV station to air it on the night - radio station for simulcast stereo We've asked Silicon Graphics to supply the server (A very good possibility) Apple for some high end production boxes (A good possiblility) PC boxes (Don't know of any yet - any ideas?) Macromedia for all their software (they've said yes!) PLEASE come along to the info production meeting on Thursday night @7pm - If not, please pass this on to somebody you know will be interested. WHAT"S IN IT FOR YOU: - a Macromedia T-Shirt, maybe some software - Free entry to all the workshops and event (Value of $60) - Play with some of the best multimedia equipment, creative and technical people in Australia HAPPYNETCASTING! Scot Thrane Press Announcement - Please Distribute widely! ***********************BYTE THE BIG ONE!************************ An Australian Music Day Event Bands*Bands*Bands: Saturday, 23 November 1996 @ the Roxy: 8pm Workshops for Artists, Musicians and Filmmakers: Saturday, Nov. 23 all day Presented by Brisbane Independent Filmmakers AusMusic Queensland Multimedia Art Centre, Inc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PERFORMANCE @ THE ROXY 3 Stages of non-stop music! ToothFaeries, Isis, Tangled, Bulldozer, Lyngren, Stone, the Five Hanks, Porc Slicer and more Multimedia Installations to explore: NETcast LIVE! experimental music mix new media sites and performances (See end of this message for ways to participate!) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- WORKSHOPS (9:30am to 4:30 - party after!) 9 Workshops lead by top professionals in the music, film and technology industries Include: Multimedia Publishing your creativity on the web - Dorian Dowse Hybrid Technologies: Integrating sound, video and computer interactivity - Dorian & Jeremy Alsop It's a Digital Shindig! New Media Artists perform and discuss their work: - Dorian Dowse/Water Dragon, The Lovers (BMG/Gotham Multimedia label) and The Pagan Love Cult Music Legal Info on how to set up your band Music Management Film Making the video clip/ music video Financing for Independents AusMusic Day Documentary: (Closed workshop: Sponsored by Optus) (Volunteers needed: see end of this message for details) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TICKET PRICING - Performance @ the Roxy: $8 conc. $ 10 General Book @ the Roxy Workshops Concession. General 1 Workshop 15 20 2 Workshops 28 35 3 Workshops 40 50 PACKAGE DEAL AND SAVE: 3 workshops and the performance: $48 conc. $58 general admission Concessional Prices include QMAC, BIFF and AusMusic Members Credit Cards Accepted Bookings for Workshops (including performance) @ Queensland Multimedia Arts Centre, Inc. 127 Margaret St. * Brisbane Q 4000 Tel: 07 3236 9111 Fax: 07 3236 9066 ************************CALLS FOR VOLUNTEERS**************************** VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Want to go to the workshops and performance but can't afford it? Then volunteer your time: We need: Workshop Stewards & coordinators Roadies & stage hands Publicity and marketing Booking and office administration This event can provide you with excellent experience and networks of people. ********************CALL FOR CREATIVE PARTICIPATION********************** QMAC is organising the Multimedia arts - chill out room at "Byte the Big One" We want to here from anyone who would like to be involved by: displaying their work, performing, dressing the room, designing, constructing, painting, hunting & gathering equipment, demonstrating, supervising & ushering etc. This will be a BIG FUN DAY with inspirational lectures, great live acts, DJs & experimental stuff. Byte the Big One is happening in November '96, so QMAC needs to hear from you NOW !!! Whether you would like to slot-in your existing project, create something specially for the event or just help out on the day, contact Queensland Multimedia Arts Centre A.S.A.P. Contact: Leon or Paul email : qinfo@qmac.org.au http://www.qmac.org.au phone (07) 3236 9111 127 Margaret St, Brisbane, Queensland 4000 =========================================================== President Queensland Multimedia Arts Centre, Inc. 127 Margaret Street * Brisbane, Q 4000 Tel: [+61] 7 3236 9111 Fax: [+61] 7 3236 9066 email: thrane@qmac.org.au * http://www.qmac.org.au/ QMAC is a network of people working with traditional to digital technologies within the Arts, Screen and Cultural industries. Managing Director, Media Link Emerging Technologies Division Media Link International, Pty Ltd Lvl 1 * 349 Coronation Drive P.O. Box 1487 * Milton Q 4064 Tel: 07 3870 0466 * Fax: 07 3870 4534 Scot's personal website: http://www.qmac.org.au/~thrane/ ===========================================================