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2015
Presented by INA GRM, HEADFUN, LES ARTS MINIS ET LE ZOO
Présences Electroniques Geneva is celebrating this year its first half decade, as it has now five years on the musical meter. An age that normally marks the history of an event and leads to a certain stocktaking. The opportunity is taken to revisit the genesis of an event that, while taking up the concept of the eponymous Parisian festival from which it originates - « PRESENCES électronique »-, yet differs from it with its two-fold formula.
Please note that the capacity of the venues is limited
Doors open: 7.30PM
Concerts: 8.30PM
Doors open: 11.30pm
Concerts: 11.30pm
Installation "Niche" by Mimetic and Sigmasix 6pm-10pm
Conference with François Bonnet, Diego Losa et Emmanuel Favreau
Pre-sales: www.starticket.ch
Présences Electroniques Geneva is celebrating this year its first half decade, as it has now five years on the musical meter. An age that normally marks the history of an event and leads to a certain stocktaking. The opportunity is taken to revisit the genesis of an event that, while taking up the concept of the eponymous Parisian festival from which it originates - « PRESENCES électronique »-, yet differs from it with its two-fold formula: the first, more academic one, offers at the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices a deep dive into the history of electronic music, from electroacoustic pioneers to the latest producers, around the Acousmonium, an amazing loudspeaker orchestra, whose primary purpose is the spatialization of sound; the second one more dance floor-oriented, transposes the idea of expanding sound to the clubbing format, with an optimized quadraphonic system at the Zoo.
Symbol of the attachment to the mother festival and to its instigator Groupe de Recherches Musicales INA, PEG will present two movements of a work by François Bayle, creator of the Acousmonium and composer of many acousmatic works.
The opportunity is also taken to highlight the interesting enfranchisement of the Geneva festival, which this year throws its musical and artistic net over three days - in place of the usual two - and four venues. Besides the BFM and Zoo, the Museum of Art and History, which will host an octophonic sound & light installation, “Niches” by Mimetic and Sigmasix of Geneva, and the Centre des arts, which will be the stage of an overview of the history of sound spatialization through a conference given by Ina GRM, also participate. Symbol of this expansion, the performance by John Paul Jones’, a founding member of the legendary Led Zeppelin, who will glorify the anniversary edition of the Geneva’s festival with his mythical aura. A very nice gift, you will agree…
Let’s celebrate as it should be this fifth edition and that the festival’s five stars will glow forever in the sky of sound…
To celebrate its 5th anniversary, to treat its faithful festival-goers and to offer them sound, space, design and festival tickets, PEG has partnered with Geneva and Digistore. Get 10% discount on Geneva’s full range, at the Digistore shop in Geneva, from October 13 to November 28 2015, and win entries to PEG 2015. If you buy a Geneva product, you’ll not only get the 10% discount, but also PEG tickets that match the value of that 10%. The more you buy, the more you’ll hear!
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