NWEAMO
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Founded by composer Joseph Waters in Portland, Oregon, U.S. in 1998, the New West Electro-Acoustic Music Organization (NWEAMO) produces an annual international festival of electro-acoustic music. The mission of NWEAMO is to forge connections between the composers, performers and lovers of avant garde classical music and the DJs, MCs, guitar-gods, troubadours and gourmets of experimental popular music.
NWEAMO is an all volunteer, non-profit 501-c-3 organization dedicated to the promotion of music that involves the creative use of computers and electronics, and to building a diverse community among electro-acoustic composers throughout the world.
Festivals
NWEAMO concerts typically feature a variety of electro-acoustic styles and genres, ranging from Intelligent dance music the abstract avant garde.
In 2002 the festival added San Diego, California to its locations. In 2005 the festival expanded further, with an additional night added in Mexico City. New York City and Venice, Italy were added 2006. The 2007 festival included a summer component in Europe (Berlin, May 18-19; and Venice, May 25-26) in addition to the main autumn festival: San Diego (Oct 5 & 6, 2007); Boulder, Colorado (Oct. 13, 2007); Morelia, Mexico (Oct. 19, 2007) & New York City (Oct. 26 & 27, 2007).
Each year the festival supports the work of approximately 30 composers/performers.
Each year the festival focuses on a theme:
- 2011 East Meets West (San Diego)
- 2010 Around the Corner...Art is Made (San Diego, Venice Italy)
- 2009 What Is A Machine (San Diego, Venice Italy)
- 2008 Can Art Be About Sex? (San Diego, Miami, Stonybrook, New York City)
- 2007 Synesthesia: The Mixing of Senses (San Diego, Boulder, Morelia (Mexico), New York City)
- 2006 Pulse: The Influence of Africa (Portland, OR; San Diego, CA; New York City, NY, Venice, Italy)
- 2005 Connection to the Ancients (Portland, OR; San Diego, CA; Mexico City)
- 2004 Invented Instruments (In Memory of the 30th anniversary of the death of Harry Partch)(Portland, OR; San Diego,)
- 2003 The Plastic Fantastic Interactive(Portland, OR; San Diego,)
- 2002 To Beat Or Not To Beat, That Is The Question (Portland, OR; San Diego,)