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Whats next…

MzTEK is rejigging our organisation, so please bare with us while we sort ourselves out. We have a few things on the boil, and will keep you posted as soon as we have some news.
Meanwhile, thank you for making 2011 such a fantastic year!
 

MzTEK’s new home at C4CC

We are now based at the Centre for Creative Collaboration! 
The good people of C4CC invited us to join a community of creatives, researchers, freelancers and SME’s at their awesome space in Kings Cross.

C4CC is a new initiative in collaboration for London. It’s a pilot project and a prototype for a bigger idea. They are bringing together [...]

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T-Hack with G.HACK

[ November 19, 2011; 10:30 am to 4:30 pm. ]

G.Hack is an art and technology lab for women at Queen Mary University of London. They are participating artists in the Chi-TEK project, and have developed an interactive table for sound mapping tea houses across London.

This workshop will teach basic techniques involved in the construction of an interactive table top, using infrared sensors. It will also teach [...]

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Moving Forest

[ November 26, 2011 11:00 am to November 27, 2011 5:00 pm. ]
MzTEK has teamed up with AKA the castle to present an open hardware hack workshop as part of Moving Forest London2012 initiative by AKA the castle.

MzTEK is hosting a two day open hardware hack workshop focusing on modifying/remodelling /hacking recycled hardware for generating revolting noise, based on the Chip Tune Marching Band workshop for creating a portably powered [...]

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Musique Concrète

[ December 10, 2011; 10:30 am to 4:30 pm. ] Musique concrète (“concrete music” or “real music”) utilises sound as a compositional resource in unusual ways. The material does not have to be exclusively derived from musical instruments or voices, nor to elements traditionally thought of as “musical” (melody, harmony, rhythm, tempo and so on).

A full day exploring experimental sound and composition.

Explore the history of [...]