Found Sound Nation Party at Tammany Hall! Monday Dec 6, 8pm, 152 Orchard St.
Bang on a Can’s Found Sound Nation, the socially-engaged mobile production crew that runs the Young Producers Project, is hosting our first-ever party on Monday, December 6. The fine folks at Tammany...
View ArticleNew Zim Video
At the Party last week we showed a new video which was edited together by our friends Marcia and Shiller. It’s a mix of some music, random excerps of video, and some speaking by our poet friend Biko....
View ArticleDec 2010 Party Photos
some pics from our December party at Tammany Hall in NY. photos by Marcia.
View ArticleBay & Paul Grant
We were just awarded a grant from the Bay & Paul Foundations! This grant allows us to really dig in on some work we’ve been wanting to do – which is to strengthen our programming in NYC schools and...
View ArticleCongrats 2 Jennifer
A big congratulations goes out to our very own Jennifer Kessler! She was recently selected as a 2011 Createquity Writing Fellow. Jennifer’s fellowship will allow her to “bring a strong voice in arts...
View ArticleWGXC Youth Radio Explosion
Over the last few months we’ve had the privilege of working with some very talented youth from the Hudson Valley, putting together the region’s most badass youth radio show since the 1930s. Listen to...
View ArticleAEDEA Music School
C&J of Found Sound Nation recently traveled to Mexico to work with youth who are part of Carnegie Hall’s Musical Exchange program, and had a great two-day residency at AEDEA Music Center in...
View ArticleLimbo
Music video collaboration with slam poetry artist Dikson at the Harare International Festival of the Arts in Zimbabwe, 2010.
View ArticleHORIZONS
In June 2011 we led a remarkable music production and performance workshop at Horizons juvenile detention center in the Bronx, NY with renowned brass band Slavic Soul Party. This project was part of...
View ArticleESCALANTE
In May of 2011 Found Sound Nation designed workshops at Brooklyn Community Arts and Media High School (BCAM) that integrated our process of music production with subject class curricula. Selected...
View ArticleFound Sound Nation featured on NPR
Recently, NPR covered a songwriting project we led at Horizons juvenile detention center in the Bronx with the amazing brass band Slavic Soul Party. These workshops are part of our ongoing partnership...
View ArticleHelp support our project at Ciné Institute, Haiti
This July, Found Sound Nation will conduct a film-scoring workshop with young Haitian filmmakers at the Cine Institute in Jacmel. Please visit our Kickstarter site to help support this project.
View ArticleKickstarter Campaign for Haiti Project Successful!
Thanks to all of our supporters for helping us meet our target of $3,000 towards funding a film workshop with the Ciné Institute in Haiti. We are in the midst of planning our trip in the fall, and will...
View ArticleFound Sound Nation in Italian Newspaper la Repubblica!
Check out the article of our recent project in Italy…
View ArticleFound Sound Nation with the Lucerne Festival, 2011
For the next three weeks, Found Sound Nation is leading a series of projects in collaboration with the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland. This week’s project: a music-writing workshop (using found sounds...
View ArticleLUCERNE STREET STUDIO
Day 2 In August and September 2011 Found Sound Nation ran a Street Studio project at the renowned Lucerne Festival in Switzerland. As part of the Spotlight program of the Lucerne Festival Academy,...
View Articlepoptech
Found Sound Nation at PopTech! SPACE Our very own co-founder Chris Marianetti will be representing Found Sound Nation at PopTech as one of their 2011 Social Innovation Fellows! Read more about what...
View ArticleOneBeat
Today, the team at Bang on a Can’s Found Sound Nation program is pleased to announce a new partnership in which we will bring the music of the world to the streets of the United States. Bang on a Can’s...
View ArticlePopTech Talk & Interview
Found Sound Nation from PopTech on Vimeo. Found Sound Nation, 2011 Social Innovation Fellow Chris Marianetti’s organization that unites people through collaborative music projects, recently announced...
View ArticleOneBeat Website is Live
SPACE We’ve launched the OneBeat website! Click picture above. We are now accepting applications for the inaugural 2012 OneBeat program. If you or someone you know is interested in applying please...
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