The subtitle for the festival was Explorations in Music And Sound! The were concerts held in regular concert halls and venues, at the city library, outside, in an exhibition hall and even in an apartment. One of the focuses for the festival was young sound art from the western parts of Sweden surrounding Gothenburg. Another was to highlight the collaboration between various promotors, musicians and records labels in Gothenburg.
Participating artists
Ahmad Al Khatib [JO] | Alejandra Salinas & Aeron Bergman [ES/US] | Amanda Glans [SE] | Anders Forslund [SE] | Anders hultqvist [SE] | Anna Oxygen [US] | Axel Rudebeck [SE] | Axelsson Nilsson Duo & Musica Vitae [SE] | Beam Stone [SE] | BJ Nilsen [SE] | Bue Nordström & Proto/Kolle [DK] | Charlotte Hug [CH] | Chris Watson [GB] | Dahl/Munthe [SE] | Dan Fröberg [SE] | Daniel Skoglund [SE] | Duo Ego [SE] | Gageego! [SE] | Geiger-orkestern [SE] | Göteborg Modern [SE] | Göteborgs Symfoniker & Lars Danielsson [SE] | Henrik Rylander [SE] | Hild Sofie Tafjord [NO] | Huntsville [NO] | Ida Lundén [SE] | Ingeborg Aarsand [NO] | Istanbul Sazendeleri [TR] | Jacob Kirkegaard [DK] | Jana Winderen [NO] | Jan Risberg [SE] | Jenny Sunesson [SE] | Johan Boberg [SE] | Kevin Drumm [US] | KloAK [DK] | Kristoffer Björkman [SE] | Labfield [NO/SE] | Laurie Anderson [US] | Lindha Kallerdahl [SE] | Ludd [SE] | Läder [SE] | Mariam Vallentin [SE] | Mark Wastell & Graham Halliwell [GB] | Mats Almegård [SE] | Mats Lindström [SE] | Midaircondo [SE] | Mike Harding [GB] | Minn Minn Lights [NO] | MoHa! [NO] | Monica Danielson [SE] | MonoMono [SE] | Neue Vocalsolisten [DE] | Nim [SE] | Nordic Energy Ensemble [IS/NO/DK/SE] | Norrbotten NEO [SE] | Psychic Ills [US] | Salvatore Sciarrino [IT] | Sewer Election [SE] | Staffan Mossenmark [SE] | Sunburned Hand Of The Man [US] | Sönderbyggd [SE] | The Moth [SE] | Wildbirds & Peacedrums [SE] | Åke Parmerud [SE] | Älgar med kompass [SE]
General Information
Festival Organization
Nils Wiklander | Project Manager and CEO, Joachim Nordwall | Project Assistant, Clemence Leroy | Project Assistant, Staffan Sörenson | Festival Producer, Magnus Lemark | Production and Coordination, Lisa Wallin | Production and Coordination, Christian Pallin | Production and Coordination, Christina Sandell/Vidsyn | Logotype and Graphic Profile, Fredric Bergström | Webmaster and Web Design, Johan Scherwin | Editor, Kari Agger | Graphic Design, Magnus Strömberg | Technical Coordination, Staffan Svensson | Chief Financial Officer
Göteborg Art Sounds Board
Nils Wiklander | Festival Director, Ole Lützow-Holm |Composer, Staffan Mossenmark | Composer and Sound Artist, Anders Hultqvist | Composer, Staffan Svensson | Musician
Geiger Board
Tony Blomdahl | Composer and Chairman, Paul Bothén | Composer, Sven Rånlund | Writer, Axel Rudebeck | Composer, Måns Almered | Musician, Marcus Fjellström | Composer
Financial Aid
Västra Götalandsregionen, Konst- och Kulturutveckling, Göteborgs Stad Kultur, Göteborg & Co, Kulturrådet, Svenska Institutet, Nordisk Kulturfond, Stiftelsen Anna Ahrenbergs för vetenskapliga m fl ändamål, Stiftelsen Eduard Magnus musikfond, Folkuniversitetet
Partners
OPEN/Konst- och Kulturutveckling, Göteborgs Konserthus, Rikskonserter, Musik i Väst, Göteborg Artist Center, Geiger, Levande Musik , Nefertiti Jazz Club, Koloni, Kning Disk, iDEAL, Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Göteborgs Konsthall, Göteborgs Stadsteater, Göteborgs Stadsbibliotek, Röhsska Museet, Vara Konserthus, EMS