New Sound Travellers site

Please note that this site has been superceded.  For up to date information on sound Travellers please visit www.soundtravellers.com.au.
Thanks and apologies for any inconvenience.
Joanne

Media release – improvised jazz – 22 May 2008

JAZZ YOUR WAY
Sound Travellers initiative brings outstanding jazz to the nation
Three excellent jazz groups – Mace Francis Orchestra, Misinterprotato and Way Out West – will bring their exciting and unique sounds to towns and cities across Australia as they all embark on tours in the second half of this year with the help of the [...]

Media release – New music 22 May 2008

Media release 21 May 2008
Classical music is dead! Long live classical music!
SOUND TRAVELLERS TAKES NEW MUSIC ON THE ROAD.
From June 2008, a collection of Australia’s most innovative classical musicians will be hitting the road to bring their diverse and exciting sounds to new audiences across the country, with the help of the Sound Travellers initiative.
The [...]

Media release Sound Art – 21 May 2008 – Overview

SOUND TRAVELLERS INITIATIVE TOURS SOUND ART NATIONALLY
Sound Travellers is on the road! Australia’s most innovative emerging and accomplished sound artists are taking sonic explorations cross-country. Ghosts of 29 Megacycles and Adam Trainer, Tom Hall, ii and roaming festivals Liquid Architecture 9 and Room 40’s Open Road Project are set to tour the nation.
Sound Travellers is [...]

Media release – General – Sound Travellers, 20 May 2008

Media release 20 May 2008
ON THE ROAD
Musical points of departure, arrival and the space between
The first tours for Sound Travellers, a national touring project for sound art/electronica, improvised jazz and contemporary classical music are about to commence, headed for every State and Territory over the next six months.
We are launching a National media campaign in [...]

Media release – Sound Travellers – First grant round announced

Media release – full copy available here in pdf

Musical points of departure, arrival and the spaces between.
From Karratha to Canberra – Darwin to Hobart, Sound Travellers is pleased to announce our first round of funding with tours that cover every state and territory of this wide brown land. Between June and November 2008, Australia will [...]

Sound Travellers

Welcome to Sound Travellers.
Ceres Solutions and Performing Lines have joined forces to announce the New Music Touring Project – Sound Travellers – a two year project to facilitate and promote the national touring of sound art/electronica, improvised jazz and contemporary classical music. Initial seed money is being provided by the Australia Council.
This project is [...]