Soundscapes | BIENNALE MONTREAL 2009

SOUNDSCAPES is an open source music initiative curated by Claudio Marzano and Scott Clyke as part of La Biennale de Montréal 2009.

The goal of this 3-step project is to generate an indefinite number of musical compositions from common source material.

Step 1. Canadian pianist, composer and arranger David Ryshpan created a soundtrack for Rick Leong's painting entitled Dancing Serpent in Dawn's Quiet (2006), a recent addition to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts' Permanent Collection.

Step 2. Musicians, DJs and producers across Canada and the world are invited to remix/reinterpret the original score.

Step 3. The remixes will be showcased both on this website and as part of an exhibition taking place at the Bourget building from May 1 to 31, 2009.

A selection of the collected remixes will also be featured on a limited-edition CD and as part of an evening of live/DJ performances at Sala Rossa on May 23, 2009.

All material created for the SOUNDSCAPES project is released under a Creative Commons Attribution - Noncommercial - Share Alike 2.5 license.

To contact us, email music@biennalemontreal.org.

Thank you.