“Rupa Suara” Workshop for Artists, Musicians, and Music Producers in Indonesia

With the advanced development of audio technology, more and more aspects within the practice have become more accessible and affordable, including a new multi-dimensional approach ‘immersive audio’ – the art of sound design that aims to produce a fully immersive listening experience where audio is perceived as coming from all around you. This contemporary approach to audio elements is then combined with visual elements to produce a new mixed-media composition that influence each other in an effortless manner as if they are one.

In the Rupa Suara workshop, participants will take part in a range of theoretical and practical activities related to audio-visual topics mentioned above, ranging from music composition in immersive audio formats, the introduction of audio-reactive visuals, to the creation of D-I-Y modules. The workshop is designed to explore development of music/aural composition into immersive format, both in the context of live performance and recording production, how reactive visual elements can be attuned, synchronized, and combined with audio elements to produce a different experience that exhibits new possibilities in mixed-media practices within the current and future landscape.

Workshop Details

• Workshop will be held at the GoetheHaus Jakarta
• Selected participants will be awarded and provided a certificate of participation from Goethe-Institut Indonesia
• Selected participants will receive the Audio-Video Instrument Module
• Period: 03. –06.12.2023

Eligibility Criteria

• Be a musician or music producer, aged 21–40
• Based in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, Bekasi area
• Have an interest or affinity towards the practice of immersive audio and audio-reactive visuals
• Possess a basic proficiency in the use of DAW (Digital Audio Workstation)
• Have a basic understanding of music composition and music production in general
• Have your own music composition work that has been recorded or produced
• If selected, participants are expected to prepare and provide their submitted music works in WAV format and audio stems (separated audio tracks by instrument group)

Application Requirement

• If this workshop aligns with your interests and career trajectory, they encourage you to submit
  • curriculum vitae (in English or Indonesian) and most recent picture,
  • motivation letter (in English or Indonesian), and
  • one of your musical composition/work in MP3 format.

For more information, visit Goethe-Institut.