Heritage Studios x VK: open-call Polyrhythms workshop

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Heritage Studios x VK: open-call Polyrhythms workshop

Heritage Studios x VK: open-call Polyrhythms workshop 

This spring, (A)WAKE and VK, under the banner of the Heritage Studios program, are hosting a workshop series dedicated to Polyrhythms. Led by Brussels/Rotterdam-based producer Cheb Runner, the sessions will offer an in-depth exploration of Polyrhythms, with a special focus on Amazigh rhythms.

Spots are limited to 12 participants — sign up here. 

Freelance · VK Vaartkapoen, Sint-Jozefsstraat 14, rue St Joseph 1080 Molenbeek

About the program

This skill based workshop will cover key skills such as understanding rhythmic structures, syncing complex patterns, restoring archival tapes, and creating original remixes.

Program / dates:

  • 11th March 18.30-21.00  Introduction to polyrhythms 

  • 18th March 18.30-21.00  Syncing complex patterns on recordbox/ cdj’s

  • 1st April 18.30-21.00 Practice session on cdj’s, focus on effects

  • 22th April 18.30-21.00  Restoring archival tapes/ remastering

  • 29 April 18.30-21.00 Editing session: how to create original remixes

  • 6th May 18.30-21.00  Practice session on cdj’s, individual feedback on performance

All sessions will take place at VK Vaartkapoen, Sint-Jozefsstraat 14, rue St Joseph 1080 Molenbeek (Brussels)

Practical info / Requirements

  • Electronic artists with basic to advanced DJing skills

  • Based in Belgium (no travel costs covered)

  • Available for all 6 sessions

  • Willing to perform at Amazigh Disco Night in VK (June, exact date TBC)

  • Free of charge for selected participants

  • Maximum of 12 participants

More info and/or questions: Greet Simons /  greet.simons@vgc.be 

Initiators

Heritage Studios is a program of (A)WAKE. (A)WAKE sets up programs by and for people somehow wired to theWANA* (West Asia and North Africa) region. Embedded in multidisciplinary art practices, electronic music development, and transnational connections, these programs provide a space for sharing and exploring strategies to navigate challenging socio-political climates. With Rotterdam as our main outpost, we are creating an exchange between bicultural, second/third generation and diaspora artists, designers and cultural workers. 

De Vaartkapoen (VK) is an experimental cultural house in Molenbeek( Brussels) where music,and society consolidate. A concerthall and a meeting place for music lovers, creative minds, and locals

Producer Cheb Runner (Reda Senhaji) is a musical hurricane rooted in Moroccan soil, exploring the West European electronic musical landscapes. Nurtured by both worlds, he represents a new sound of in-betweenness. Using first hand sounds and recordings of his own sample bank based on traditional instruments, he mixes playfully analog with digital effects supported with an unique collection of synthesizers. Cheb Runner started his career on the music scene flirting with different names, collectives and genres the last 10 years. Both as producer, composer and DJ he is merging traditional and contemporary electronic sounds together moving from Moroccan chaabi, spiritual sounds to eclectic disco, deep techno and Dutch gabber. He is part of the (A)WAKE collective.

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