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18/09/2024
SonarMix 051: Marie Montexier b2b Mor Elian - Hands-in-the-air modern rave, live from Sónar 2024
Berlin DJs
Marie Montexier
and
Mor Elian
each have a reputation as exacting selectors and tastemakers: Marie is a
well-known vinyl junkie
and record collector, while Mor produces the kind of
dance music that makes brains explode
. They’re artists who attract words like ‘refined’, ‘cutting-edge’, ‘technical’, ‘forward-thinking’, polished’, but what often gets forgotten is how much fun they have with what they’re doing.
SonarMix 051
might just change that narrative. Recorded live at
Sónar by Night 2024
, it captures the pair in the mood for a party, trading chunky basslines, looping breakbeats and percussive breakdowns. Across the final hour of their back-to-back at
SonarLab x Printworks
, they effortlessly connect the sounds of rave’s past, present and future, whistles and piano stabs giving way to mutant rhythms, sinuous melodies and stuttering vocals. It’s the sound of two highly skilled DJs having a whole lot of fun, and taking the audience along for the ride with them.
No tracklist on this one, just 60 minutes of hands-in-the-air dance music.
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17/09/2024
Sónar at GITEX GLOBAL this October: Sónar+D at Expand North Star and Eric Prydz’s ‘HOLO’ at Expo City Dubai
This October,
Sónar
travels to Dubai for two special collaborations that take place within the as part of
GITEX GLOBAL
, one of the biggest tech events on the planet.
As previously announced,
Sónar+D
will team up with
Expand North Star
,
the
world’s largest event for startups and investors
, to present a
showcase of cutting-edge creative technology from
13th to 16th October
. The
full programme is revealed today
, with an
exhibition area open across all four days
, and
talks and presentations
by the exhibitors on
14th October
.
Exhibition - a taste of Project Area
Arts Korea Lab
brought a taste of Korea’s vibrant art and technology sector to Project Area 2024; they’ll be exhibiting four different projects at Expand North Star.
Team Pearl
’s ‘
Separium: 12th Elevator’
uses AI and human participation to create dynamic virtual multidisciplinary exhibition spaces;
Seungsoon Park
demos a pair of projects focused on audio, AI-powered music tool
MixAudio
and XR soundscape project
MindscapeXR
;
collective_nshp
present ‘
Neural Tides: Oceanic Neural Granular Synthesizer
’ which uses neural networks to map how marine debris moves throughout the natural world; and
3ARTH
’s ‘
Echoes of Emotion
’ uses AI to deliver music tailored to each user’s emotional state.
DataMind Audio
’s
‘Combobulator
’ uses neural networks ethically trained on world-class sound designers (“Artist Brains”) to generate sound. Aimed at creating a sustainable musical ecosystem, it gives producers access to an endless bank of new sounds, while ensuring that artists receive a cut of the profits for their contributions.
Krea.ai
makes AI easy for creatives, with intuitive and delightful interfaces that make prompting and art generation simple. Renowned Barcelona-based digital artist
Boldtron
will represent them at Expand North Star, answering questions and explaining how he uses the Krea suite to get the most out of his AI-generated art.
Talks & Conferences - Bringing Lounge+D to Dubai
On
October 14th
, Expand North Star attendees will be able to hear first hand from
Arts Korea Lab (Team Pearl, Seungsoon Park, collective_nshp
, &
3ARTH
),
DataMind Audio
and
Krea.ai (Boldtron)
as they take to Expand North Star’s
The Future of Creativity
stage to present their work and respond to questions. They’ll be joined by longtime Sónar+D collaborators
BSC Data Viz Group
, who’ll explain how they use supercomputers to analyse data and create highly complex visualisations; as well as model ‘digital twins’, virtual models and copies of real-life objects, processes and scenarios.
Eric Prydz’s HOLO: A planet-sized show to close GITEX Global 2024
Additionally, in collaboration with local promoter
M Premiere
, we’re bringing
Eric Prydz
’s planet-sized show
HOLO
to
Expo City Dubai
for the
GITEX GLOBAL closing concert
on
18th October
. After wowing audiences at Sónar 2023 in Barcelona, this unmatched audiovisual spectacle - and one of the defining shows of recent years - will be performed for the very first time in the MENA region, a fitting conclusion to GITEX Global 2024.
You can secure
your free pass
for
Expand North Star
here
.
Tickets for
HOLO
are now on sale
here
.
Sónar at Expand North Star is made possible with support from our partner
ME Dubai
.
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