GRIP: Introduction course in sound engineering (ENG) – METEOR festival 2023 edition!

Arrangør: Bergen Kjøtt + BIT Teatergarasjen + AKKS Bergen
Dato: Tueasday 14. october
Tid:
14:30 Presentation: Seize the tools of sound engineering!
15:00 – 18:00 Workshop: Introduction course in sound engineering
Billetter: 100,- (free places available for people under 26 years)
Rom: Fabrikkhallen (2. floor)
Aldersgrense: For 18 years and above
Språk: English
Påmelding: akks.no/bergen/grip/

More info: During METEOR 2023, the GRIP team will present their work and hold an introductory course at the home of GRIP, Bergen Kjøtt, as part of the festival´s Feminist School.

Get to know how a sound system works, routines for setting up sound equipment and good practice for creating sound for live events! An introductory course to start to build expertise and networks in sound engineering.

GRIP is open to everyone over the age of 18, and we emphasize our aim to welcome more women, non-binary and transgender people in sound technician roles in Bergen’s cultural organisations. No previous experience is necessary.

Instructor: Elaine Maltezos (she/her)
Elaine is a freelance sound engineer specialising in recording and live stage sound and is the technical manager at Bergen Kjøtt. Her career focus today is acoustic music recording, as well as being a live sound engineer for both music and theatre. She was born in Chicago, and grew up playing the viola in an orchestra. Becoming a singer-songwriter led her to a degree program at the University of Miami with a music engineering focus, where she switched to complete her degree in music composition and studio music production. Elaine has recorded and worked with several acoustic ensembles, artists and festivals, including Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Bergen National Opera, Bit20 Ensemble and Festspillene i Bergen.