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Announcing: SONICS 2022 Talks Programme

October 13, 2022
Supported by those lovely people at Wow And Flutter

These are all free events but you must register for a ticket HERE

ELIJAH – KEYNOTE TALK AND Q&A
Friday 21st Oct. 6.30pm- 7.30pm Rock House Basement, Gotham Alley: Elijah – Keynote Talk and Q&A – FREE
Elijah is an artist, writer, DJ, manager and curator. Having run the independent and influential grime label Butterz that he founded with Skilliam in 2010, his daily writing project of ‘yellow squares’ on Instagram represents his reflections, ideas, questioning and curiosity about the creative process and what it means to be an artist right now, posing many questions that often don’t get asked, i.e. how much does it actually cost to run a club event, or that some would rather not be asked at all. We’re honoured to have Elijah join us at Sonics 2022 for a talk and Q&A as our opening session.

GIRLS TWIDDLING KNOBS – LIVE PODCAST
Saturday 22nd October 11am-12.30pm Rose Cottage, Gotham Alley: ‘Girls Twiddling Knobs’ Podcast – special live edition with guest Riz Maslen – FREE
Hosted by musician and sound artist Isobel Anderson, Girls Twiddling Knobs is the UK’s leading, critically acclaimed podcast celebrating women making music with technology. Through a combination of inspiring guest discussions and in-depth solo episodes exploring all things recording, production and creativity, Girls Twiddling Knobs goes beyond the gear and gadgets and right to the heart of what it takes to truly experiment and create with sound. Join us to watch this special podcast recording with guest Riz Maslen.

HOW UK CITIES SHAPED RAVE CULTURE – PANEL
Sunday 23rd October 2pm-3.30pm Rock House Basement, Gotham Alley: Out Of Space – How UK Cities Shaped Rave Culture – panel discussion, hosted by Colin Steven, Velocity Press- FREE
Published by Velocity Press, Jim Ottewill’s book Out of Space: How UK Cities Shaped Rave Culture explores city by city the fabric and culture of our electronic music scene from the 1990s to today. Velocity Press publisher Colin Steven will host a panel discussion on the book’s themes and how they relate to Hastings & St Leonards club culture.
With Kim Cosmik (Hybrid, Mixfits, ex Spiral Tribe), Aaron Liberator (Stay Up Forever), Remi Vibesman (Hidden Beach), William Bunch (Hastings Homegrown/Wheel Up Collective/Fraktured Planet) and Emma Joliffe (Lemur Beats/Mixfits/Club Fliq).

These are all free events but you must register for a ticket HERE