Convergence - new audiovisual experiences online and offline. A showcase of artists who use new musical interfaces and explore the audiovisual. Curated by Stanza in association with soundtoys.net.

Curated by Stanza of "http://WWW.SOUNDTOYS.NET" The website for new experiments in audio visual media, sound and interactive art. 'Convergence' - new audiovisual experiences online and offline. 'Convergence' showcases artists who use new musical interfaces and explore new media for creative purposes. Artists are producing new audio-visual experiences, including Internet art, games, generative music and interactive environments. The exhibition reflects the current fascination with creatives from all disciplines focusing on new media and software for audio visual expression. Many artists are developing their own programs, pushing beyond the boundaries of the standard new media technologies and interfaces.

Highlights of Featured work: LEAFCUTTER JOHN, and PELADO are both writing their own applications in max and msp, used for manipulating sound. JULIAN BAKER and IXI both explore director software to make highly inventive stand-alone applications and music tools. TOXI, AREA 3 and ATTY'S explore sound controlled interfaces using the Antionne Schmitt FFT extra. SCHMITT,BAKTERIA and others are building autonomous generative machines. Also installed on one of the machines GOLIN LEVIN's beautiful interactive 'Flong' piece, is written in Java and only available as a stand alone.
Working in the same sphere we have artists like Peter LUINING, RECHORD and STANZA, all with a fascination for interactive 'painting'.
STANZA also exhibits his new subvergence work, and the project 'Inner City'.
Other premieres include IREALIST'S new audio visual work and SQUIDSOUPS 'Alt Zero 4'.
CHRISTINA MC PHEE and JOHN KLIMA'S 'Glasbead' experiment with 3-D worlds.
Soundtoys.net would also like to acknowledge online contributions by ANDY WILSON, JIM ANDREW and JAY MALAIPERUMAN and the other hundred artists exhibiting who have allowed for this project to develop.

Stanza
www.soundtoys.net, info@soundtoys.net

soundtoys.net is not funded by any arts organisation.

Convergence features offline contributions from:
Julian Baker, Pelado, Stanza, Boredom Research, Andy Forbes, Squidsoup, Jey Malaiperman, Andrew Allenson, Rechord, Iriealists, Amy Alexandra, Karsten Scmitt, ixi, Golan Levin, Meso, Leafcutter John, Michaelmedia... and more.

Convergence features online contributions from:
Ian Andrews, Antionne Schmitt, Andy Wilson, Soda, Backeria, Rain Ashford, Adam Rogers, Michael Van Der Haagen, Biran Judy, Jim Andrews, Peter Luining, Sub Meta... and more.