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S O U N D M E D I C I N E

4 . 1 3 . 1 4

4 - 5 pm

“THE CREATIVE PROCESS”

with Christopher Willits

5 - 6 pm

“THE VOICES OF THE VOICE”

with Silvia Nakkach

6 - 7 pm

“LISTENING TO NATURE”

with Ryan Kleeman

7 - 8 pm

GROUP IMPROVISATION

all instructors and participants

schedule

In this workshop I will introduce ideas I cover in a longer course of the same name. We will explore how to flow from an idea in your imagination to the manifestation of that idea, moving through intention to completion. We will talk about creating what you love, through your love, discipline, and devotion. No musical or artistic knowledge or practice is required to gain inspiration and insight from this workshop.

Christopher Willits - “The Creative Process” Silvia Nakkach - “The Voices of the Voice”Ryan Kleeman - “Listening to Nature”

This course allows us to take a deep journey into the wonderful sounds of nature. Through observing, engaging, and active listening, we connect to the natural world in new and unique ways. This workshop will offer a snapshot of a longer course where our journey will include deep listening as well as capturing a dynamic array of sounds in the field.

This workshop is about extended vocal techniques, the art of sound expression, Silvia’s “Tone Magic”, and music improvisation applied to composition, recording, and sound in healing. An innovative approach to overcoming recording and performance anxiety will also be a focus in this session. Silvia teaches a graceful practice of impermanence leading to spiritual and creative autonomy. The voice as an instrument is the primary tool in this workshop, please feel free to bring other musical instruments along with you.

session descriptions

Christopher Willits is a multimedia artist – an electronic music and guitar pioneer, composer, producer, photographer, filmmaker and system designer. Named “the Picasso of sound” (Tokafi), Christopher uses his self-designed software tools to “paint with his guitar” (Pitchfork), creating “mesmerizing, intricate electronic soundscapes” (Nowness) and lush audiovisual performances of weaving patterns, texture, and harmony. Willits creates immersive experiences of overlapping sound and light. Working solo and in collaboration with the likes of Ryuichi Sakamoto, Matmos, Zach Hill (Hella/Death Grips), and Taylor Deupree, Christopher has released over 20 albums within the last decade. Willits is based in San Francisco and has a master’s degree in electronic music from Mills College. In addition he instructs graduate classes at California College of the Arts and Goucher College.http://christopherwillits.com/

instructor

instructor

Ryan Kleeman is an Audio Engineer, Sound Designer, and Instructor based in the Bay area. Currently, Ryan is working as a recording, mixing, mastering engineer and sound designer at Overlap Studio, Studio Guapo and Ghostcat Studios. Kleeman is Faculty at The Art Institute of California-San Francisco teaching Audio Production courses as well as teaching Audio Post-Production courses at The Bay Area Video Coalition. Ryan has engineered with Bay area Artists Christopher Willits, Silvia Nakkach, David Darling, miRthkon, The Living Earth Show, Roma 79, and Future Twin.http://ryankleeman.com/

instructor

Silvia Nakkach, MA, MMT, is a pioneer in the field of sound, transformation of consciousness and music in shamanism. She is an award-winning composer, an author, a voice-culturist, and a former psychologist. As a recording artist she has released 11 CD-albums. She is the founding director of The Vox Mundi Project and Mystery School of the Voice, an international project devoted to teaching and preserving indigenous musical traditions and combining music, service and spiritual practice. She has contributed an extensive body of therapeutic vocal techniques that have become landmarks in the fields of sound in healing and cross-cultural music therapy training. She presents internationally at universities, medical and music conferences and facilitates ongoing Certificate programs. Silvia is in the Faculty of the California Institute of Integral Studies, and it was selected by Utne Reader as being one of 40 international artists who will shake the art world, and she is one of the most innovated and respected music healers in the field today.http://voxmundiproject.com/

The Voice Loft4053 Harlan Street, Loft # 202Emeryville, CA 94608

http://www.thevoiceloft.com/

To Enter the Building:

The Main Entrance is to the right of the building’s private Parking Lot - dial #2020 on the KEY PAD

to the right of the entrance.

(*if there is no response, please call 510-595 0819 to be buzzed in.)

Take the stairs through the door to the left (before elevator) to the 2nd floor.

Take a left out of the stairway, and go down the hall to #202 - last door on the right.

General Orientation:

The Voice Loft is on the corner of HARLAN and 40th St in the Besler Building.

HARLAN St. is located three blocks WEST of San Pablo Ave, and two blocks EAST of Hollis.

We are located four blocks East (or behind) IKEA in Emeryville.

From BART:

Easy & Free access from MacArthur Station

From MacArthur BART take the FREE Emery Go Round – Shuttle ( where all shuttles park. HOLLIS

to PIXAR Animation Campus ) and walk 2 short blocks to Harlan and 40th.

location & directions

contact

SOUND MEDICINE

http://www.overlap.org/sound-medicine-041314

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http://voxmundiproject.com/

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