About the Soundwave Festival
ME’DI.ATE’s Soundwave Festival is San Francisco’s premier experiential arts festival held every two years over the span of two months over the summer. Bringing together sound purveyors from across the sonic spectrum (from sound art to experimental to classical to popular music), Soundwave presents innovative performances and activities that challenge the way audiences see and hear sound and music. Each season investigates a new idea through sound that incites diverse artists and musicians to create work that explores the season’s theme in new and innovative directions. Led by Artistic Director Alan So, Soundwave has completed three incredible seasons: 2004’s Free Sound, 2006’s Surround Sound and 2008’s Move Sound. Soundwave has established itself as one of the most anticipated events in the San Francisco Bay Area avant-sound scene and a growing reputation in the global sound and art communities. Among its accolades, Soundwave won Best ’07 Award and called a ‘Future Classic’ by San Francisco Magazine, ‘Inspired’ by 7×7, ‘Unique and participatory’ by SF Chronicle, ‘Magical and deeply personal’ by SF Weekly, featured on numerous local and international radio programs including the BBC (UK), CBC (Canada), NPR (New York), KPFA (Berkeley), KUSF (San Francisco), as well as an in-depth feature on the PBS-KQED television program SPARK* with an accompanying experimental music Educator’s Guide. www.projectsoundwave.com
Past Seasons
About Mediate Art Group
ME’DI.ATE is a volunteer-driven, San Francisco-based non-profit arts group. Founded in 1998, its mission is to develop innovative exhibitions, products and live events that challenge perspectives and inspire new and unique experiences within ourselves and the world around us; present diverse artists, mediums and places to exchange ideas and collaborate; connect new and diverse audiences to experimental arts and visions; and provide an innovative forum and an essential voice for progressive ideas to be seen, heard and explored critically, imaginatively and without limitation. ME’DI.ATE showcases emerging and established local artists, as well as national and international artists, to bring innovative ideas and perspectives to Bay Area audiences. For more information about us, please visit our website www.me-di-ate.net.
Production Team:
Founder, Executive & Artistic Director: Alan So
Technical Director & Resident Artist: Jorge Bachmann
Fundraising Coordinator & Festival Liaison: David A. Graves
Project Manager: Lillian Le
Fundraising Manager: Andrew Harvill
Event Manager: Estelle Fabre
Assistant Manager: Jessica Resmond
Documenters: Michael Smith, Thomas Pontaillier, Antonio Verdeazul
Web Developer: Paul Low
Graphics: Alan So, Max Sarrazin
Organizing Volunteers: Laura Levinsohn, Meghan Peel, Maria Mouk, Jeff Callen, Lori Filocamo, Angela Milash
Event Volunteers: Carolyn Kim, Darin Little, Robin Dee, Jeff Schwartz, Jesse Martinez, Kelly Cheung, Michael Poulton, Raub Roy, Dianne Eveland, Sunny Medwed, Melissa Gonzales, Kapi’olani Lee, Amy Bergstein, Lindsay White
Curatorial Committee:
Alan So (Chair), Jorge Bachmann, David Graves, Jessica Resmond
Sound Advisors
Marielle Jacobsons, Agnes Szelag, Jeff Ray, Danny Grody, Matt Davignon, Odessa Chen, Jay Kreimer, Chip Grant