Ars Electronica Festival · 1996
Media Survival Kit
by James Dashow
🏆 Award of Distinction · Prix Ars Electronica 1996
James Dashow's “Media Survival Kit” was honoured with an Award of Distinction at the Prix Ars Electronica 1996, category Digital Musics & Sound Art.
James Dashow's music for acoustic instruments, speaking voices, computer, and dancer, is about cultural commentary, expressive gesture, sound, and bringing together the different sound worlds of traditional instruments and electronics.
About James Dashow
James Dashow (USA), born 1944, lives in Rome. For several years, he has directed the Forum Players in Rome, a contemporary music ensemble, and is now director of the Studio di Musica Ellettronica Sciadoni.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.