Spectropolis projects: Microrardio Sound Walk by free103point9 Transmission Artists

About Microradio Sound Walk: Microradio Sound Walk is a multiple transmitter sound piece and walking tour of the Lower Manhattan airwaves utilizing broadcast and computer technology to create a soundscape that responds to both the architecture and sonic phenomena of this urban space. It is created and directed by free103point9 transmission artists Damian Catera, Matt Mikas, Michelle Nagai, and Tom Roe.

Microradio Sound Walk consists of multiple transmission stations situated along a loosely defined route starting in City Hall Park and branching out throughout the immediate neighborhood. Listeners proceed through the route in the order of their choosing, as they move farther away from one station and grow closer to the next the signal they receive will fall in and out. This sonic progression maps the spatial qualities of the airwaves and provides a tangible example of their ubiquitousness. Listeners worldwide will also be able to tune in the City Hall Park airwaves on free103point9 Online Radio.

About free103point9: free103point9 is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit media arts organization focused on establishing and cultivating the genre Transmission Arts by promoting artists who explore ideas around transmission as a medium for creative expression including investigations in AM and FM radio, Citizen's Band, walkie-talkie, generative sound, and other broad and microcasting technologies. free103point9 serves diverse public audiences through programs including an online radio station, a distribution label, a performance/exhibition/transmission series, an education initiative, and a preservation program.

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Spectropolis thanks these organizations for their help: Bway.net, Wiselephant, Justin T. Molloy and jtmdsgn, B Squared Design, Starworks, and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation

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