The Soft Noise Skillshare is a series of bimonthly workshops highlighting women, trans, and non-binary sound artists and practitioners. These events, aimed at demystifying the sound-making process and addressing barriers to entry in the audio fields, are open to all skill levels and experience, ranging from absolute beginner to professional.

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Have you ever wanted to learn more about synthesizers? Please join us and Mallory Yanhan Qiu on March 25th for a workshop introducing the free software modular synthesizer, VCV Rack.

At this time, Soft Noise Skillshares are only open to women, non-binary, and trans participants in an effort to encourage equity in sound and audio spaces. All levels welcome, no experience necessary.

Please note: Participants will need a laptop with VCV RACK downloaded in advance. For access and equipment needs, please email meredith.f.haines@gmail.com.

About Mallory Yanhan Qiu

Mallory Yanhan Qiu is a multidisciplinary artist based in Chicago, Illinois, born in Chongqing, China in 2000. Her interdisciplinary approach reflects her deep passion and honed expertise in the areas of live video and sound performance, sonic exploration, body movement, poetry, and digital visual art. Fueled by her curiosity in the realm of physical sensation and mimicking biological movements, Qiu endeavors to invert the familiar and discover memory-laden locations that exist simultaneously in proximity and distance. Through examination of the tumultuous fluctuations of daily life, she endeavors to bridge the gaps between space, physicality, and recollection. By seamlessly integrating elements of movement, auditory study, and visual art, Qiu creates works that probe and expand upon one’s experiences and perspectives in both the physical and virtual spheres. Qiu has performed at Compound Yellow, Epiphany Center for the Arts, Elastic Arts, Mana Contemporary, {} () {} ∆ ‡ | () {} Nonation Art Lab, Research House for Asian Art, SAIC, and Tritriangle.

About Soft Noise Skill Share

The Soft Noise Skillshare is a series of bimonthly workshops highlighting women, trans, and non-binary sound artists and practitioners. These events, aimed at demystifying the sound-making process and addressing barriers to entry in the audio fields, are open to all skill levels and experience, ranging from absolute beginner to professional.

Soft Noise Skillshares encourage inquiry, exchange, improvisation, and play for all in attendance in order to demystify the sound production process and address barriers to entry in the audio field for those who do not identify as cis-gendered male. With input from community members, curator Meredith Haines is bringing together women, non-binary, and transgendered hosts from many corners of sound, such as field recording, DAW operation, hardware hacking, synthesis, and more.

Artists will develop events around their own strengths, with each installment typically including elements of performance, artist talk, lecture, hands-on workshop, and experimentation session.

Soft Noise Skillshares are open to women and gender-nonconforming participants of all skill levels, ranging from enthusiast to professional.

HCL Accessibility

The main building entrance requires the use of a small set of stairs. The 4th floor studio is accessible via both stairs and an elevator. A more accessible entrance is located on the North side of the building where there is a double-wide entry ramp to a door operated by the lobby staff, who is reachable via the door intercom. For any other questions or requests regarding accessibility accommodations, please contact HCL’s Accessibility Coordinator, Yolanda Cesta Cursach Montilla (yolanda@highconceptlabs.org).

Presented by High Concept Labs and the Monira Foundation in Joint Residency at Mana Contemporary.

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