Monday 23 May 2022
CTM 2022 – Contact
AL Berlin

Kimia Bani & Ben Osborn (Open Music Lab)

What does it mean to mix music education and activism? How can spaces for music-making be inclusive and respond to crises in sustainable, enduring ways? And whereas music technology’s history often centered on established, privileged institutions and individuals, how might we more actively collaborate across different musical cultures, backgrounds, styles, and individual voices? Kimia Bani has been both a participant in Open Music Lab and an instructor; Ben Osborn is the space’s co-founder and co-director. They’ll share their experiences and explore how we can all play together in new ways.

The talk launched the Hacklab 2022 week, where a group of fellows selected via open call explored and realised new collaborative musical ideas.

CTM 2022 Festival Discourse

CTM 2022: MusicMakers Hacklab Input 2 – Shared spaces for music creation

Berlin’s CTM Festival supports an open, networked, mutually-collaborative, global music culture through its yearly 10-day festival as well as countless collaborative and research initiatives, co-commissions, concerts, and other constantly-evolving formats. The 2 decades old festival stands out for its conscious pairing of daring artistic content and adventurous club experiences with an in-depth discourse programme, framing today’s sounds and music cultures within a shifting, hybrid global society.