Drip and Creative Commons at RockED NU107

14 04 2008

Local electronica group DRIP (Beng Calma-Alcazaren, Malek Lopez, Arvin “Caliph8″ Nogueras, Ian “Morse” Magbanua), Mark Laccay, and Creative Commons Philippines (Atty. Jimmy Soriano and Atty. Berne Guerrero) were guests in the RockEd Radio session (hosted by Lourd de Veyra and Gang Badoy), entitled “Dripping Creativity” on 13 April 2008, 2000H +0800 at the NU107 studio in Pasig City.

Besides performing three of their songs live on the show, DRIP provided audience the rationale why they licensed their second full length album “Identity Theft” under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Philippines license. Creative Commons Philippines provided a short orientation on copyright and Creative Commons licensing by answering inquiries on the matter during the show.

More pictures at Facebook.



DRIP and Creative Commons on RockED Radio (NU107, 13 April 2008)

19 03 2008

DRIP is scheduled for a radio guesting on the show RockED Radio at NU107 FM on April 13, 8PM at NU107, AIC Gold Tower on Ortigas Avenue, Pasig City. The show features current issues in music and what not, and on occasions, bands or groups also perform live on air. As it was deemed necessary, Creative Commons Philippines was invited to talk about the Creative Commons license and how it works, its application to the Philippines and beyond, and other related topics, in the same session.



Independent artist DRIP to launch CC-licensed album

12 03 2008

Local electronica group DRIP will be launching their independently produced 2nd full length album entitled Identity Theft on 15 March Saturday, 8pm (+0800) at Magnet Café High Street, Bonifacio Global City, City of Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. Special guests Us-2-Evil-O, Corporate Lo-Fi, Yosha, and Mark Zero will also be performing. Copies of the CD will be sold for the first time on the event.

This album introduces a first in the Philippines—the enhanced CD contains shared files of some of the song’s elements that DJs and remixers can use to create their own remixes of the songs. The DJs and remixers from all over the world can now use these songs in their sets and can claim them as their own remix provided that they provide a share-alike attribution to the original DRIP songs that they are remixing. This explains the tag line “SOME RIGHTS RESERVED” on the album in lieu of the usual “ALL RIGHTS RESERVED”. The full legal license can be viewed on the Creative Commons website at www.creativecommons.org. DRIP becomes the first Filipino music group to release a Creative Commons licensed full-length album.

What is DRIP?

It’s the classic trip hop set-up: three quiet Filipino guys in the background to tweak knobs and play instruments, with a hot Filipina female vocalist to enthrall the audience with her voice. But Drip goes beyond mere trip-hop band clichés: they are meta-glamorous, a little dark, and seductively experimental. “Capable of giving you simulated bliss,” wrote the Manila Times about the quartet. With an EP independently released in August of 2003 and constant live performances, Drip’s cult status grew with Manila’s musical cognoscenti. Drip’s 1st full-length album called “Far Side of the World” is still out from Terno Recordings and is also available on the CDBABY.COM website.

DRIP is Beng Calma-Alcazaren on Vocals, Malek Lopez on live keyboards, sound design & programming, Arvin “Caliph8″ Nogueras on Turntables & FX and Ian “Morse” Magbanua on beats, samples & programming.

Learn more about DRIP at http://dripmanila.multiply.com, www.myspace.com/dripmanila, www.deeprockdrive.com/artist/drip, www.friendster.com/drip and http://amp.channelv.com/drip


Press release and image from Caio Cadiz, marketing and promotions manager for the local independent electronica group DRIP. Image remains in full copyright.



Websining

6 02 2008

From the Websining.net1 website:


NCCA PHILIPPINE ARTS FESTIVAL

(PAF2008) / WEBSINING 2008

OPEN CALL FOR COMPUTER/DIGITAL ART

Have you created computer/digital art and would like to share your unique, innovative and courageous work with others doing similar work?

Would you like to exhibit your work together with other digital artists creating works beyond competition or commercial motivation?

Would you like your work to converse and interact with other works in a curated national traveling exhibition?

As part of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts-PAF2008 celebration, WEBSINING announces the Open Call for Computer/Digital Art!

The Open Call is open to works of various formats, including still digital image, animation, software art or aesthetic programs, web or net art, ASCII art, sound art and experimental forms of computer art) on the theme: “PROCESS/YON”, a play on the concepts of “process” (change, movement) and “procession” (a public movement according to a formal or ritual ceremony).

The general rule on submission formats is for the work to be transmissible, executable and viewable through the Internet. Thus for static images, for example, these should be optimized for web-based viewing and not for printing. For software art, these should be executable/accessible via a browser. For animation, video and sound, these should be in formats suited to streaming. In principle, the works should take into consideration the Internet and the computer as creative mediums.

If you are an artist using FOSS and/or create art that is distributed under GPL or Creative Commons licenses, we encourage you to participate. Your work will be presented in a special category.

Filipinos working and residing outside the country, especially the large community of OFW creative workers: visual artists, graphic designers, digital animators, programmers, and entertainers - are also encouraged to participate.

“Connect the Dots” by Jong Pairez, Filipino artist working in Japan.

Works submitted to the Open Call will be exhibited on the WEBSINING website. The works will also be shown at the Philippine Arts Festival celebration in February 2008 and will be included in the WEBSINING: PROCESS/YON CDROM-Catalog. All participating artists will receive a copy of the CDROM-Catalog.

Queries about the Open Call may be sent to processyon@websining.net.

Submission duration is from January 15 to February 15, 2008.

SUBMISSION PROCESS:

Copy and fill-up the Submission Form below, and send on or before February 15, 2008 to processyon@gmail.com.

THE WEBSINING TRADITION:

An important aspect of the WEBSINING tradition is to encourage new developments in the use of modern technology in the creation and distribution of art. The Open Call for Computer/Digital Art opens WEBSINING and the public to a broader range of digital art formats that do not easily conform to the mechanics of a contest. WEBSINING is also hosting experimental workshops and forums to encourage and support artists in their development of a wider approach to art and technology within a local cultural context.

ABOUT WEBSINING: PROCESS/YON:

WEBSINING: PROCESS/YON is a National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA) funded project, involving collaboration between the Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) and Korakora.org. It is part of the NCCA-Philippine Arts Festival celebration and is intended to expand and develop Philippine digital art practices within the continually evolving WEBSINING tradition initiated by the National Committee on Visual Arts (NCVA) in 2005.

FOR QUERIES AND MORE INFORMATION:

Inquiries about the Open Call for Computer/Digital Art may be sent to:

FATIMA LASAY
Project Director, PROCESS/YON
Email: processyon@websining.net
http://www.korakora.org/

TREVOR BATTEN
Assistant Project Director
Email: trevor@tebatt.net
http://www.tebatt.net/

ALAN G. ALEGRE
Project Coordinator
Email: alalegre@fma.ph
http://www.fma.ph/

More information at http://websining.net/process/yon/

OPEN CALL FOR COMPUTER/DIGITAL ART SUBMISSION FORM

PROCESS/YON
websining.net/process/yon

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Fill-up and email with your work to: processyon@gmail.com
OR send to:

FOUNDATION FOR MEDIA ALTERNATIVES
Unit 1, No 32 Esteban Abada Street
Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Philippines

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15, 2008

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Full Name:
Nickname:
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Occupation:

CONTACT

Address:
Landline:
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ART WORK:

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Declaration:

By submitting an entry to the “WebSining 2008: PROCESS/YON”, I declare that the above-mentioned artwork was conceived and executed exclusively by myself. I allow the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) free use of my artwork for purposes of publicity/and or marketing. I shall abide by all rules and regulations imposed by the NCCA in the pursuit of the project. Any violation due to technical deficiencies and/or copyright infringement in my artwork, as stipulated in the rules and regulations, shall be grounds for the disqualification of my artwork.

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