A new 3-year initiative co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union, the SHAPE project reunites 16 European non-profit organisations active within the ICAS – International Cities of Advanced Sound network to create a platform that aims to support, promote, and exchange innovative and aspiring emergent musicians and interdisciplinary artists with an interest in sound.

SHAPE thus attempts to present a variety of idiosyncratic sounds from all over Europe, and to provide audiences and professionals with insightful lectures, talks, and workshops by experts in various fields related to sound and performance.

All 16 organisations will collectively choose 48 musicians to participate in a mix of live performances, residencies, workshops and talks across member festivals and special events. A new pool of 48 artists will be selected subsequently for each of years two and three of the SHAPE initiative.

The SHAPE project will launch at CTM 2015 with a Meet and Greet on Thursday 29 January at the Projektraum of the Kunstquartier Bethanien. Presentations by several SHAPE organisations as well a selection of participating artists will give an insight into the upcoming year of activities, musical projects, and beyond. All interested artists, professionals and the general public are welcome to come meet SHAPE coordinators and musicians!

A selection of SHAPE artists will also perform at CTM 2015.

• 12Z [HU]
• 99 Project [SK]
• Aisha Devi [CH]
• Ame Zek [HR/DE]
• Assimilation Process [DE]
• Borusiade [RO]
• Bruma [FR]
• Christian Wolfarth [CH]
• Credit 00 [DE]
• DJ Nigga Fox [PL]
• Extreme Precautions [FR]
• Félicie D'estienne D'orves / E.Jaumet [FR]
• Felix Luque Sanchez [ES]
• Gábor Lázár [HU]
• Grey Branches [BE]
• Hildur Gudnadottir [IS]
• Ideal Corpus [FR]
• Jakob Ullmann [DE]
• Julien Mier [NL]
• Kathy Alberici [UK/DE]
• Ketev [IL]
• Lorenzo Senni [IT]
• Low Jack [FR]
• Mārtiņš Roķis [LV]
• Matthijs Munnik +Joris Strijbos [NL]
• Marco Donnarumma [IT]
• Michael Seba [CZ]
• Mørk [NO]
• Moritz Simon Geist [DE]
• Noise Control [NO]
• Oknai [SK]
• Oliver Ratsi [FR]
• Pavel Karafiat [CA]
• Pasajera Oscura (chra & irradiation) [AT]
• Plapla Pinky [FR]
• Reptile Master [NO]
• RSS B0ys [PL]
• Sagat [BE]
• SILF [HU]
• Sillyconductor [RO]
• Stanislav Abraham [CZ]
• Torus [NL]
• Ulrich Troyer [AT]
• Vinzenz Schwab [AT]

• Yro [FR]
• Zamilska [PL]
• & more to come

• Biennale Némo / ARCADI – Paris, FR

• CTM Festival / DISK e.V. – Berlin, DE
• Cynetart Festival / TMA Hellerau e.V. – Dresden, DE
• Festival Maintenant / Association Electroni[K] – Rennes, FR
• Insomnia Festival / Association – Tromso, NO
• Les siestes électroniques / Association Rotation – Toulouse, FR
• Meet Factory – Prague, CZ
• MoTA – Museum for Transitory Art – Ljubliana, SL
• musikprotokoll im steirischen herbst / ORF – Graz, AT
• RIAM Festival / Technè – Marseilles, FR
• Rokolectiv Festival / Association – Bucharest, RO
• Schiev Festival / Black Drop Productions – Brussels, BE
• Skaņu Mežs Festival / Association – Riga, LV
• TodaysArt Festival / The Generator Foundation – The Hague, NL
• UH Festival / Ultrasound Foundation – Budapest, HU
• Unsound Festival / Fundacja Tone – Krakow, PL

Creative Europe Programme of the European Union

ICAS - International Cities for Advanced Sound