History

New Adventures in Sound Art is the only organization in Southern Ontario that devotes its year-round programming to experimental sound art and its many varied forms and cross-disciplinary spin offs.

The organization, initially founded by its Artistic Director Darren Copeland in November 1998, was originally called “New Adventures in Sound.” From 1998 to 2001, the organization revolved around the Sound Travels presentations, which took the form of residencies and performances across Canada and Europe along with an annual event on Toronto Island that featured indoor and outdoor octaphonic concerts, soundwalks, site-specific installations, public debates, and artist talks.

In March 2001 the non-profit organization New Adventures in Sound Art was founded with a revised mandate and a board of directors with Darren Copeland as Artistic Director and Nadene Thériault-Copeland as Managing Director. The programming was expanded to a year round season of local programming in Toronto creating three new events to complement Sound Travels and diversify the range of programming: Deep Wireless, a festival of radio art was established in April 2002; SOUNDplay in November 2002, a smaller festival that explores new forms for integrating sound art with other media art practices; and finally, an annual exhibition of new media sound installations called Sign Waves was created in June 2002.

New Adventures in Sound Art has succeeded in establishing an audience for electroacoustic music and sound art in Toronto through its networking with other organizations, and the production of installations, three educational booklets, soundwalks, artist talks and workshops. These all give audiences a deeper appreciation and understanding of the works being presented.

Past Events and Other Information
Performances - Descriptions of past performances in Canada and Europe.
Repertoire List - List of works in repertoire, past installations, and exhibitions.
Sound Travels FAQ - Everything you need to know about Sound Travels!
eContact! 5.3 - information on 2002 events including Deep Wireless 2002, Sound Travels, Sign Waves, and SOUNDplay