2024 marks 20 years of the Audio Foundation and to kick off a bumper year of extraordinary sound celebrations we are excited to announce...
The Inauragural Aotearoa International Festival of Secret Sounds!
7 nights and days of amazing unusual music and sound art featuring artists from Japan, France, Australia, Northland, Ōtautahi & Tāmaki Makaurau.
Free improvisation, noise, minimal drone, jazz skronk, invented instruments, outdoor installations, electronic microscoppery and unbelievable ululations combine and clash in a spirit of unbridled & fearless sonic skillduggery.
Festival and nightly passes available.
Night 1 - Thursday 08 Feb 8pm
Richard Francis & Jess Robinson - sublime deep listening electronic music by NZ sound art legend Richard Francis (Buried Sound, Esosteel) in collaboration with prolific emerging composer & electronic artist Jessica Robinson.
Roger Manins & Rosie Langabeer - First time duo meeting between two leading lights of NZ jazz and improvised music
Motte / Heather Webb (Chch) / Chris O'Connor - Exciting guitar talent Heather Webb in collaboration with extraordinary exemplars of adventurous music Motte (violin/electronics) & Chris O'Connor (drums/percussion)
Full programme details at www.audiofoundation.org.nz
FRI 9 FEB - AUDIO FOUNDATION - 8PM
JOHN BELL/PHIL DADSON/IVAN MRSIC
GUILLAUME GARDAUD (FRANCE)
HEATHER WEBB/BRENDAN MORAN/STEFAN NEVILLE
ROD COOPER(AUS)/KAORI KOMURA(JAPAN)
SAT 10 FEB - AUDIO FOUNDATION 2pm - 5pm
HEATHER WEBB
SAM LONGMORE
WHIPPING STAR - ANITA CLARK & MATTHEW GUNN
JOHNNY CHANG PLAYS PHILL NIBLOCK
8pm
JOHN BELL/NEIL FEATHER/STEVE COURNANE/DARREN HANNAH
KAIROS (FRANCE) - Jean-Sébastien Mariage & Gwennaëlle Roulleau
KAORI KOMURA
ROD COOPER & TRUE BLISS EXPERIENCE
SUN 11 FEB - AUDIO FOUNDATION 5PM-8PM
STEPHEN BAIN HEADPHONE EXPERIENCE
Jean-Sébastien Mariage/HEATHER WEBB
TASH VAN SCHAARDENBURG - CIVIL TWILIGHT
Gwennaëlle Roulleau KAORI KOMURA
GOING GOING GONG
MON 12 FEB - WINE CELLAR - 8PM
VITAMIN S HOSTS EVERYBODY PLAYS
TUES 13 FEB - AUDIO FOUNDATION - 7.30PM
IGGY EPSTEIN/TASHI STEWART/EAMON EDMUNDSEN-WELLS/JEFFREY GARUS
ROD COOPER
WED 14 FEB - AUDIO FOUNDATION - 8PM
RAHANA LARSEN TAYLOR/PARKS/ALLANA GOLDSMITH
SONSON (HERMIONE JOHNSON/JEFF HENDERSON) & KAORI KOMURA
ANIMAL DUO (FRANCE) - GUYLAINE COSSERON/DIEMO SCHWARTZ
